tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post8019232638111781059..comments2024-03-28T03:50:29.923-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: Issue statements from candidates for a full term on the Ronald Wastewater BoardCarl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-52981987597185670142013-10-07T13:54:19.724-07:002013-10-07T13:54:19.724-07:00@9:09 Good enough for Chase and Ryu is good enough...@9:09 Good enough for Chase and Ryu is good enough for me. Or are they Tea Party, too? And here I thought McCarthyism was dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-18708496529746322122013-10-06T21:09:19.000-07:002013-10-06T21:09:19.000-07:00Between Scylla and Charybdis; Between a Rock &...Between Scylla and Charybdis; Between a Rock & a Hard Place; Between Ginny Scantlebury (Tea Party) and Gretchen Atkinson (City takes over the Utility). Neither one of the above appeals to me, but those are our choices, and one of them will win the position. I cannot in good conscience vote for a Tea Party supporter for any position at all - I've seen how intransigent and ideology-driven they are, no matter the consequences and to the detriment of democracy - they are responsible for the current destructive shutdown of our federal government. Their kind of thinking is not MY cup of tea. Reluctantly, then, I must vote for Gretchen Atkinson, who at least shows some potential flexibility on the question of the city take-over of the utility. I see no advantage at all for this takeover until we have written rules that will prevent the city from taxing the utility without a vote by the citizens if it is in the city control. As things stand now, no council can determine what a future council will do about taxing a utility under its control. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-8343633340749462772013-10-03T12:33:03.840-07:002013-10-03T12:33:03.840-07:00@12:16 PM Vitriol won't help your candidate ge...@12:16 PM Vitriol won't help your candidate get elected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-49244152230147792722013-10-02T15:02:35.553-07:002013-10-02T15:02:35.553-07:00The city council is an insular organization that v...The city council is an insular organization that voted itself a raise on Monday that will do anything or say anything to maintain the status quo. The city council just issued $3.6 million in debt, raided the surface water utility enterprise fund for unrelated expenses (which the city promised the voters they would never do last year in the SPU election - raid the utility fund), the city has spent 45% of its reserve fund in four years even though they got a property tax levy lift AND they think they can manage Ronald Wastewater. In case anyone was paying attention, the city was talking about issuing almost $5 million in debt and condemning another business in order to add onto City Hall, the city spends and spends with end in sight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-49118333607993517282013-10-02T12:16:43.985-07:002013-10-02T12:16:43.985-07:00As candidate Atkinson pointed out, the reaction by...As candidate Atkinson pointed out, the reaction by the remaining Ronald commissioners when one of their good old boys was voted out was to create another two positions and give him his job back. Any reasonable person would see this is abject graft, but apparently there are a few people out there (including candidate Scantlebury) who wish to bury their heads in the sand or otherwise just refuse to consider the awful truth, which is that Ronald is an insular organization that will do or say anything to maintain the status quo. Shame on them, and shame on those who assist them in perpetuating this fraud.<br /><br />I'm hopeful after the results of the primary, let's keep our fingers crossed that the voters will see through the Ronald shenanigans and get the candidates who want to work with the city in there before the Ronald commissioners and staff squander all their reserves away on legal bills and paying themselves for 100% of their accrued sick leave as a parting golden handshake.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050809015528663391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-43604990351409834762013-09-30T15:12:39.231-07:002013-09-30T15:12:39.231-07:00Scantlebury sounds like a breath of fresh air. May...Scantlebury sounds like a breath of fresh air. Maybe she can bring an end to this tiresome squabble. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-62818335946550910012013-09-30T12:19:10.408-07:002013-09-30T12:19:10.408-07:00This is a non-partisan position @9:21 pm, and Ginn...This is a non-partisan position @9:21 pm, and Ginny has bi-partisan endorsements, so your point is? Some people have more open minds and are more informed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-60461331603080630282013-09-30T09:03:57.989-07:002013-09-30T09:03:57.989-07:00@8:23 am - Ronald Wastewater has NOT doubled their...@8:23 am - Ronald Wastewater has NOT doubled their rates in the past ten years, that is King County Brightwater. Learn how to read your bill, the Ronald Wastewater portion is around $14, the rest is from King County and the rate increases are due to that albatross called Brightwater.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-61475858349250282742013-09-30T08:23:14.355-07:002013-09-30T08:23:14.355-07:00Ronald Wastewater has doubled their rates in the p...Ronald Wastewater has doubled their rates in the past ten years. That's ridiculous. We're going through tough economic times and they keep driving up costs. Look at your old bills. I used to pay $53, and now its over $100. Why can't they control their costs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-6198382372444804692013-09-30T07:50:42.735-07:002013-09-30T07:50:42.735-07:00Then why were the issue statements for Richard Mat...Then why were the issue statements for Richard Matthews and George Webster run on different but consecutive days last week?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-45179678734006902712013-09-29T23:59:11.706-07:002013-09-29T23:59:11.706-07:00Ronald Wastewater, as an independent utility, has ...Ronald Wastewater, as an independent utility, has proven to be an excellent steward of public resources and the public trust for more than six decades. The Shoreline City Council's only reason for making a grab for Ronald Wastewater is that they have dollar signs in their eyes. I appreciate Scantlebury's common sense statement and that she, unlike her opponent, does not appear to be a rubber stamp for the Shoreline City CouncilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-15848739195807100292013-09-29T21:21:34.401-07:002013-09-29T21:21:34.401-07:00I think it is interesting that Ginny Scantlebury d...I think it is interesting that Ginny Scantlebury does not mention that she is the spokeswoman for the Shoreline Caucus, Shoreline's Tea Party Organization. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-18649322963326050582013-09-29T21:13:46.871-07:002013-09-29T21:13:46.871-07:00They are both in the same article. Candidates are ...They are both in the same article. Candidates are listed alphabetically.DKHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407480347227038860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-87858215295557834152013-09-29T21:00:34.595-07:002013-09-29T21:00:34.595-07:00Why did Gretchen Atkinson get an introductory stat...Why did Gretchen Atkinson get an introductory statement and Ginny Scantlebury did not?<br /><br />All the other candidates have been able to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com