Good coverage of Mayor’s race in Saturday Renton Reporter…please leave your reaction

Update:

I’ve added the link to the article.  I also wanted to add that I disagree with Mayor Keolker in the strongest terms regarding her characterization of the Highlands being the fault of the city council.  (I think Dean Radford did a good job reporting on Mayor Keolker’s comments, but I don’t agree with her comments. ) It has been well established that I wanted action on the highlands, but with public input.  I especially wanted input from the rightful owners of the property we were discussing, as well as the residents in the immediate area.  You can read more about the highlands history by clicking here.

Also, I am surprised that she is now denying that she wanted to use the pavilion building for a carousel horse museum.  She promoted this idea to the council, and even took a trip to Oregon to work on the details with a company that owned the wooden horses (as was mentioned in a comment below).  The idea was quaint, but too expensive, as it would have required a city subsidy in setting it up and running it.  Council also doubted whether such a museum could retain popularity unless it had a lot of operational and fresh attractions.  So the council eagerly supported Eric Temple’s Event Center proposal, and the mayor was upset by this.

Original entry:

There is a very detailed, comprehensive story about the mayor’s race in the Saturday Renton Reporter (I got my copy delivered tonight). I was impressed by the amount of information Dean Radford managed to cover in the two full pages. The photos are good too. There is a lot there to digest and comment on.  Here is the Link.

Meanwhile, I would love to start getting your reaction to it….please let everyone know what you think about the coverage.

kindly leave your comments below!

Thanks,

Randy