Sammamish Comment’s Scott Hamilton and Jen Baisch attended the City Council Candidates Forum tonight (Monday).
The write-up of this event will be posted Tuesday morning.
Candidates forum post coming Tuesday
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Our City Council recommendations begin July 19
- The only candidates forum for the Aug. 1 primary is tonight, 6-8pm at Sammamish City Hall. The event will be taped for broadcast later on Sammamish TV21 and Youtube.
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Sammamish Comment will begin making its recommendations for the City Council primary on Wednesday, July 19.
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Position 7 Candidate Questionnaires today
Today Sammamish Comment publishes the candidate questionnaires of Position 7 for City Council.
Position 7
The candidates are Melanie Curtright, John Robinson and Pamela Stuart.
A fourth candidate, Roger Chapanis, dropped out of the race too late to remove his name from the ballot.
The candidate responses are printed verbatim. The Comment only checked their responses for spelling and grammar. Each response is in its own post, so scroll down on The Comment’s Home Page to see each response.
The responses were reviewed and processed by Scott Hamilton.
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Position 7 Questionnaire: Melanie Curtright
Melanie Curtright
Questionnaire
Name: Melanie Curtright
Position: 7
General
Why are you running for Sammamish City Council?
I’m running to ensure that Sammamish families of all kinds have a strong voice in our local government and feel safe and valued. Our community is becoming more diverse 
every day and I believe we have a responsibility to ensure that our city council reflects that diversity. As a single mom working full time, I know how hard it is to make ends meet and care for a family. I bring needed perspective and life experience to the council.
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Position 7 Questionnaire: John Robinson
John Robinson
Name: John Robinson
Position: Sammamish City Council Position 7
General
Why are you running for Sammamish City Council?
My wife Daphne and I have been blessed to raise our family in Sammamish, and as long-term residents of nearly 30 years, we have witnessed the dynamic growth of our 
community as it transitions to a more urban setting and we are concerned for our community character and our quality of life. Recently I retired from a business career and I now have the time to devote to City Council and apply my seasoned business leadership experience for a more open and transparent government. I believe it is my moral obligation to apply the learned management principles of my cumulative experiences to find the proper solutions for growth management, traffic and transit balance, and protection of our environment while maintaining a conservative fiscal policy.
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