Ritchie cites clash on moratoriums as reason for council resignation
Ritchie leaves as Sammamish gears up to fight against the state and developers over growth.
Ritchie leaves as Sammamish gears up to fight against the state and developers over growth.
Council members disagreed on whether the City should raise property taxes during an economic crisis.
City Hall, facing a budget shortfall, is considering an increase to the property tax rate. Public hearings start tonight.
Candidates Kim Schrier (D) and Jesse Jensen (R) sharply criticized each other, but also both expressed a desire for bipartisanship.
Sammamish has until Oct. 31 to figure out how to disburse $1.57 million to aid economic recovery.
Gen. Barry McCaffrey described Trump as the biggest threat to this country since World War II.
Sammamish has a relatively low rate of COVID-19 tests, cases, hospitalizations and deaths when compared to the rest of King County.
The move comes four months after Washington state issued a stay-at-home order to control COVID-19.
Council meeting on June 16 concluded with a vote to explore commissioning public art.