Echo Lake Neighborhood hears from Attorney General and City Manager

Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager
Bob Ferguson, State Attorney General
Photo by JM

The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association (ELNA) held its October general meeting on Tuesday, October 21, with presentations from State Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Shoreline City Manager Debbie Tarry.

Ferguson explained that the Attorney General runs the largest law firm in the state, with 323 attorneys and over 1100 employees. The job of the Attorney General, he explained, is primarily to defend the laws of the state. The office also handles affirmation action, consumer protection, and individual complaints.

He talked about some of the complexities of the recreational marijuana laws, their relationship to the federal government, and the current lawsuits from individual jurisdictions and marijuana groups.

Other major cases are education funding, Hanford cleanup, and campaign finance law.

Debbie Tarry said that the goal of the City staff is to implement our vision of the city through exceptional customer service.

She reviewed some of the current major projects - the Aurora Corridor, Point Wells, 185th Street subarea, and 145th Street subarea. She talked about the Citizen Satisfaction Survey, the budget process, and Echo Lake Park.

The next meeting on November 18 will feature Miranda Redinger, from Shoreline Planning, discussing the 185th Street Subarea planning.

ELNA is contained by Aurora, 205th, I-5, and 185th.