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What’s on November ballots in Shoreline and LFP - reformatted

Friday, October 9, 2015

Several readers felt strongly that a comment was not enough to offset the wonky formatting in the previous article. So this article has been reformatted to avoid assumptions of endorsements. - Ed.

By Evan Smith

Local ballots for the Nov. 3 election include three city council positions each in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park; the mayor of Lake Forest Park; three positions on the Shoreline School District board; two places each on the Ronald Wastewater District board and the Northshore Fire District board; and one place each on the Shoreline Fire District board, the North City Water District board, the Lake Forest Park Water District board and the Northshore Utility District board.

Voters also will fill the offices of King County assessor and County elections director, a position on the court of appeals and two places on the Seattle Port Commission. They also will decide on a King County charter amendment on law enforcement oversight and a County property-tax levy for children, youth, families and communities, along with two statewide initiatives and four state advisory votes.

Ballot order for candidates in the general election follows either the order of finish in the Aug. 4 primary ballot or the order determined by the county’s lot draw.

King County elections officials will mail ballots to all registered voters by first-class Wednesday, Oct. 14, and send voters’ pamphlets to all residential addresses over the next few days. The secretary of state’s office will send state voters’ pamphlets to residential addresses Oct. 9-15. The local voters’ pamphlet will have information on all county, port-district, city, school-district, fire-district and special-purpose-district candidates and two ballot measures; the state voters’ pamphlet will have material on the two statewide initiatives and four state advisory votes.

Here are candidates and measures on the general-election ballot:

STATE BALLOT MEASURES

INITIATIVES TO THE PEOPLE
 

Initiative Measure No. 1366

Initiative Measure No. 1366 concerns state taxes and fees. This measure would decrease the sales tax rate unless the legislature refers to voters a constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds legislative approval or voter approval to raise taxes, and legislative approval for fee increases.

Should this measure be enacted into law?
Yes __
No ___

Initiative Measure No. 1401

Initiative Measure No. 1401 concerns trafficking of animal species threatened with extinction. This measure would make selling, purchasing, trading, or distributing certain animal species threatened with extinction, and products containing such species, a gross misdemeanor or class-C felony, with exemptions for certain types of transfers.

Should this measure be enacted into law?
Yes __
No ___

ADVISORY VOTES

Advisory Vote No. 10, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1449

The legislature imposed, without a vote of the people, oil spill response and administration taxes to apply to crude oil or petroleum products transported by railroad, costing $17,000,000, for government spending.

This tax increase should be:
Repealed ___
Maintained __

Advisory Vote No. 11, Second Substitute Senate Bill 5052

The legislature imposed, without a vote of the people, the marijuana excise tax on medical marijuana sales, costing an amount that cannot currently be estimated, for government spending.

This tax increase should be:
Repealed ___
Maintained __

Advisory Vote No. 12, Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5987

The legislature imposed, without a vote of the people, additional taxes on motor vehicle and special fuels costing an estimated $3,707,000,000 in the first ten years, for government spending.

This tax increase should be:
Repealed __
Maintained __

Advisory Vote No. 13, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6138

The legislature increased business and occupation tax revenues and excluded certain software manufacturers from a retail sales tax exemption, without a vote of the people, costing $1,449,000,000 for government spending.

This tax increase should be:
Repealed ____
Maintained __

COUNTY

MEASURES

King County Charter Amendment No. 1 -- Law Enforcement Oversight

Shall the King County Charter be amended to establish a charter-based civilian office of law enforcement oversight, to provide the office with appropriate authority to carry out its duties, to establish a charter-based citizen advisory committee on law enforcement oversight and to make the county executive, in consultation with the county sheriff, the county’s bargaining agent concerning oversight of law enforcement, all as provided in Ordinance 18087?

Yes __
No ___

King County Proposition No. 1 -- Regular Property Tax Levy for Children, Youth, Families and Communities

The King County Council passed Ordinance No. 18088 concerning funding to improve well-being of children, youth, families and communities. If approved, this proposition would provide funding for prevention and early intervention to achieve positive outcomes related to: healthy pregnancy; parental and newborn support; healthy child and youth development; the health and well-being of communities; and crisis prevention and early intervention for children and youth, including for domestic violence and homelessness. The measure would authorize an additional regular property tax of $0.14 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for collection beginning in 2016 and authorize maximum annual increases of 3% in the succeeding 5 years. Should this proposition be:

Approved __
Rejected ___

OFFICES

Assessor

Lloyd Hara _____
John Wilson ____
_______________

Director of Elections

Julie Wise _______
Zack Hudgins ____
________________

Court of Appeals, Division No. 1, District No. 1

Judge Position No. 3

James Verellen _____
__________________

Port of Seattle

Commissioner Position No. 2

Courtney Gregoire ____
Goodspaceguy _______
____________________

Commissioner Position No. 5

Fred Felleman ____
Marion Yoshino ___
_________________

CITIES

City Of Lake Forest Park

Mayor

Jeff Johnson ___
______________

Council Position No. 2

Catherine Stanford __
__________________

Council Position No. 4

David A. Hammond ___
Phillippa Kassover ____
____________________

Council Position No. 6

Tom French _____
_______________

City Of Shoreline

Council Position No. 2

Jessica Cafferty ____
Keith Scully _______
__________________

Council Position No. 4

Doris McConnell ____
___________________

Council Position No. 6

Jesse Salomon __
Lorn Richey _____
__________________

SCHOOLS

Shoreline School District No. 412

Director District No. 1

Michael Jacobs ______
___________________ 

Director District No. 4

Richard Nicholson ___
___________________

Director District No. 5

Richard Potter ______
__________________ 

FIRE DISTRICTS

Shoreline Fire Department

Commissioner Position No. 3

Dan Setterberg ____
Rod Heivilin ______
_________________

King County Fire Protection District No. 16 (Northshore Fire District)

Commissioner Position No. 3

Mathew Martin ____
Don Ellis _________
_________________

Commissioner Position No. 5

David Maehren ____
_________________

SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS

Lake Forest Park Water District

Commissioner Position No. 3

Bill Donahue _____
________________

North City (Shoreline) Water District

Commissioner Position No. 3

Charlotte Haines ___
_________________

Ronald Wastewater District

Commissioner Position No. 3

Chris Eggen ___
Tim Tipton ____
______________

Commissioner Position No. 5

Arnold (Arne) Lind ___
___________________

Northshore Utility District

Commissioner Position No. 3

Matt Breysse _______
Margaret Wiggins ___
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Shoreline Fire Prop 1: Voters' pamphlet material

Saturday, July 4, 2015

The Fire Benefit Charge, Prop. 1, is one of two Shoreline Fire Department measures on the Aug. 4 ballot.
   
Here is voters' pamphlet material on Prop. 1, which requires a 60% Yes vote to pass.

BALLOT TITLE:
Shall Shoreline Fire Department be authorized to impose benefit charges each year for six years, not to exceed an amount equal to sixty percent of its operating budget, and be prohibited from imposing an additional property tax under RCW 52.16.160?

Shall this measure be approved? Yes . No

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Shoreline Fire Department provides emergency medical, and fire protection service to approximately 13.5 square miles of service area in King County.

A benefit charge is not a property tax. The benefit charge is a user fee designed to allocate the cost of the services provided by the District in reasonable proportion to the measurable benefit a property receives. The benefit charge will be based on a formula that takes into consideration levels of service, fire flows, the square footage of structures and the type of structures.

The District Board of Commissioners has determined that a benefit charge, provides the fairest, most stable, reliable and cost effective method for financing the operations of the District and maintaining a satisfactory level of services.

The proposition requests voters to authorize the benefit charge to be collected for six years from 2016 through 2021. If approved by the voters, the benefit charge will be established by November 30th of each year for collection the following year, Prior to establishing the benefit charge each year, the District Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing and each year property owners will have the right to appeal the amount of the benefit charge.

For questions about this measure, contact Matt Cowan, Fire Chief, 206-533-6510.

Statement For

King County and the City of Shoreline have one of the best fire and emergency medical systems in the nation. Your odds of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest in Shoreline are literally the highest in the world, 65%. Our fire department has also been rated as a level 3, which is very good. This high level of service is because our voters have consistently provided the SFD with the funding necessary to protect our citizens and our property. A Fire Benefit Charge (FBC) is more appropriate and the best way to provide funding for the future.

A FBC is a more equitable, and dependable method of funding. It is based on the inherent risk of a building, it’s size and use. The FBC system is flexible and allows homeowners an opportunity to provide input to our elected Fire Commissioners every year. For more detailed information visit the SFD website.

Many of the best fire departments in the region are successfully using the FBC system: Northshore, Woodinville, Kent, North Highline, and Issaquah. Many others are moving in that direction. As a Citizen I urge you to continue your support of the SFD and vote yes.

Submitted by Allen Alston and Brett Defenbaugh, 

Statement Against

No statement submitted.

Statements in favor of and in opposition to a ballot measure are submitted by committees appointed by the jurisdiction. No persons came forward to serve on the committee and to write a statement in opposition. If you would like to be involved with a committee in the future please contact the jurisdiction.

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Final list of candidates who have filed for local offices

Sunday, June 7, 2015

By Evan Smith

Candidate filing ended May 15 for local offices on 2015 ballots. Candidates could withdraw from ballot position through May 18.

Positions with three or more candidates appear on the Aug. 4 primary ballot, with the top two vote getters advancing to the Nov. 3 general-election ballot. Positions with only one or two candidates appear only on the November ballot. 

Here is the final list of local candidates:

NOTES:
(p= office that will appear on both the primary and November ballots)
(i= incumbent)

KING COUNTY: 

Assessor—Lloyd Hara (i), John Wilson
Director Of Elections (p)— Christopher Roberts, Zach Hudgins, Julie Wise

PORT OF SEATTLE: 

Commissioner, Position 2 (p)— John Naubert, Courtney Gregoire (i), Goodspaceguy

Commissioner, Position 5 (p) — Ken Rogers, Marion Yoshino, Herb Krohn, Darrell Bryan, Fred Felleman, Mark Hennon, Daniel E. Reandeau, Norman Z. Sigler, Richard Pope

CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK:

Mayor— Jeff Johnson 
Council Position No. 2-- Catherine Stanford (i)
Council Position No. 4-- David A. Hammond, Phillippa Kassover
Council Position No. 6-- Tom French (i)

CITY OF SHORELINE:

Council Position No. 2-- Jessica Cafferty, Keith Scully
Council Position No. 4— Doris McConnell (i)
Council Position No. 6 (p)—Lorn Richey, Jesse Salomon, (i) Michael Bachety

SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 412:

Director District No. 1—Michael Jacobs (i)
Director District No. 4—Richard Nicholson (i)
Director District No. 5— Richard Potter (i)

SHORELINE FIRE DEPARTMENT:

Commissioner Position No. 3-- Dan Setterberg, Rod Heivilin (i)

KING COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 16 (Northshore Fire District):

Commissioner Position No. 3— Mathew Martin, Don Ellis
Commissioner Position No. 5-- David Maehren (i)

LAKE FOREST PARK WATER DISTRICT: 

Commissioner Position No. 3—Bill Donahue (i)

NORTH CITY WATER DISTRICT (Shoreline/LFP): 

Commissioner Position No. 3— Charlotte Haines (i)

RONALD WASTEWATER DISTRICT: 

Commissioner Position No. 3— Chris Eggen, Tim Tipton
Commissioner Position No. 5— Arnold (Arne) Lind (i)



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Candidate filing for local offices starts Monday

Saturday, May 9, 2015

By Evan Smith

Candidate filing for local offices, either online or in person at the King County elections office, starts Monday.

Candidates can file in person at the County elections office in Renton or online. Elections officials encourage candidates to file online. Candidates who go to the elections office get sent to a computer terminal and told to follow directions.

Online filing lasts from 9am Monday, May 11, through 4:30pm Friday, May 15. Candidates file by following the appropriate links at the county elections web site.

In person filing lasts from 8:30am Monday through 4:30pm Friday at the county elections office in Renton. In-office filers get instructions on using an in-house computer.

All candidates must pay their filing fees by the end of the filing week. Candidates can send their fees by mail. The filing fee is 1 percent of a position’s annual salary. Unpaid positions, like those on school boards, fire commissions, and utility district boards, have no filing fee.

Candidates can withdraw their names from the ballot through Monday, May 18 at 4:30pm.

All local positions are nonpartisan. Positions with three or more candidates appear on the Aug. 4 primary ballot, with ballot order determined by a lot draw. The top two candidates advance to the November general-election ballot, where the ballot order follows vote order in the primary. Positions with only one or two candidates appear only on the November ballot, with ballot order determined by the lot draw.

Positions on 2015 ballots include Lake Forest Park mayor, three positions each on the Lake Forest Park and Shoreline city councils and the Shoreline School Board, two positions each on the Ronald Wastewater District board and the Northshore Fire District board, and one each on the Shoreline Fire Department board, the North City Water Commission and the Lake Forest Park Water District board.

Candidates for the School Board positions must each live in one of five director districts. The three school board positions on 2015 ballots are those representing Director District 1, an area north of Northwest Richmond Beach Road and east of a line that mostly follows 12th Avenue Northwest; Director District 4, which straddles Interstate 5 in the south part of the School District; and Director District 5 along Lake Washington in the southeast corner of the School District. Mike Jacobs currently represents Director District 1; Dick Nicholson now represents district 4; and Richard Potter represents district 5. Ballots throughout the School District will include all three positions.

City Council and school board positions have four-year terms; positions on the fire, water and wastewater commissions have six-year terms.

Also on this year’s ballot will be the positions of county assessor, county elections director, two positions on the Seattle Port Commission and two positions on the King County Superior Court and one place on the Court of Appeals.

Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com.

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Local ballots in 2015 will have city councils, school boards, others

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

By Evan Smith

Local ballots in 2015 will have the position of Lake Forest Park mayor, three positions each on the Lake Forest Park and Shoreline city councils, three positions on the Shoreline School Board, two spots each on the Northshore Fire Department and Ronald Wastewater District boards, and one each on the Shoreline Fire Department board, the Lake Forest Park Water and Wastewater District board and the North City Water Commission board.

All candidates for city, fire district and water or wastewater districts run at large.

School Board
Voters throughout the School District elect each board member, but candidates for each position must live in one of five director districts. The three positions on 2015 ballots are those representing 
  • Director District 1, an area north of Richmond Beach Road and east of a line that mostly follows 12th Avenue Northeast
  • Director District 4, which straddles Interstate 5 in the south part of the School District; and
  • Director District 5 along Lake Washington in the southeast corner of district.
Mike Jacobs currently represents Director District 1; Richard "Dick" Nicholson now represents district 4; and Richard Potter represents district 5.

David Wilson, who represents Director District 3, including all areas south of Richmond Beach Road and areas north of Richmond Beach Road and west of 12th Northeast, holds his position through the 2017 ballot, as does Debi Ehrlichman, who represents district 2 in the northeast part of the district.

Shoreline City Council positions on the 2015 ballot are those now held by Council members Chris Eggen, Doris McConnell and Jesse Salomon. Lake Forest Park positions on the ballot include those held by mayor Mary Jane Goss, and Council members Jeff Johnson, Tom French and Catherine Stanford.

Ronald Wastewater District positions will be those held by Commissioners Brian T. Carroll and Arnie Lind.

The Shoreline Fire District Commissioner position will be the one that Commissioner Rod Heivilin holds; the Northshore Fire District positions are the ones that Ron Gehrke and David Maehren hold.

In the North City Water District (formerly the Shoreline Water District), the position that Commissioner Charlotte Haines holds will be on the ballot. In the Lake Forest Park Water District, voters will fill the position that William F. Donahue holds. Ballots in the Northshore Utility District, including part of northeast Lake Forest Park, will include the position held by Margaret R. Wiggins.

Shoreline City Councilman Solomon is the first local candidate to register with the State Public Disclosure Commission. He will start his campaign with $17,675 raised.

Candidates must register before they raise or spend any money.

Candidates for all positions file in May. Positions with three or more candidates will appear on the August primary ballot, with the top two vote getters for each position advancing to the November general election. Positions with only one or more candidates will appear only on the November ballot.

Also on this year’s ballot will be the positions of county assessor, county elections director and two of the five positions on the Seattle Port Commission.


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Sample Ballot: Lake Forest Park

Thursday, October 17, 2013


Sample Ballot: Lake Forest Park

By Evan Smith

Here are issues that will appear on Lake Forest Park ballots for the Nov. 5 general election in addition to statewide and countywide issues that we have posted separately.

Candidates appear in the order they will appear on the ballot.

CITY

City of Lake Forest Park Council Position No. 1

  • Jason Colberg
  • Hilda Thompson

City of Lake Forest Park, Council Pos. No. 3

  • John Wright

City of Lake Forest Park, Council Pos. No. 5

  • Edgar Escandar
  • Mark Phillips


City of Lake Forest Park, Council Pos. No. 7

  • Alan Kiest
  • John Resha


SCHOOL

Shoreline School District No. 412, Director District No. 2

  • Debi Ehrlichman

Shoreline School District No. 412, Director District No. 3

  • David Wilson


SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT

King County Fire Protection District No. 16

Commissioner Position No. 2

  • Bob Jordan
  • Carolyn Armanini

King County Fire Protection District No. 16

Commissioner Position No. 4

  • Pat McSweeney
  • Kae Peterson


Lake Forest Park Water District

Commissioner Position No. 2, short and full term

  • Eli Zehner


Shoreline Water District

Commissioner Position No. 2

  • Larry Schoonmaker


Northshore Utility District, Commissioner Position No. 2

  • Robert S. Peterson

Northshore Utility District, Commissioner Position No. 5

  • Don Ellis


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Introductory statement from an unopposed candidate for Shoreline fire commissioner

Wednesday, September 25, 2013


Kimberly Fisher is running unopposed for a six-year term for the position on the Shoreline Fire District board of commissioners that Jim Fisher now holds.

It is one of two Shoreline Fire District positions on the Nov. 5 general-election ballot.

Kimberly Fischer
Kimberly Fischer

I have lived and worked in Shoreline since 1962. I am dedicated to community service and an active community leader. As a resident and small business owner, I rely on the efficient, high quality services of our Fire Department.

Being a Fire Commissioner is the ultimate way to support our firefighters and to contribute to safety and emergency response in our community. I will work to foster a cohesive environment that promotes the involvement of the Shoreline community; while supporting and enhancing the Fire Department and the services they deliver.

I will focus on assuring that Shoreline Fire has the resources it needs to fully protect and respond in our community, and to plan for growth and the increased demand for service.

I will work tirelessly to see that your tax dollars are spent effectively and efficiently to support Shoreline Fire Department in maintaining a responsible and sustainable level of service to the community. One way to do this is to build partnerships with our neighbors and look for ways to share resources.

I am honored to be endorsed by Shoreline Firefighters Local 1760 and Northshore Firefighters Local 2459.



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Northshore Fire District officials thank voters for approving benefit charge in April election

Sunday, June 16, 2013


Officials of the Northshore Fire Protection District have issued thanks to District voters for their overwhelming approval of the benefit-charge renewal on the April 23 special-election ballot.

Final results certified in mid-May showed that the measure got approval on more than 88 percent of ballots cast by voters in Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and nearby unincorporated areas of the District.  


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2013 Candidates for office

Monday, May 27, 2013

These candidates have filed for offices that will be on local ballots this year.

Since all local offices in King County are non-partisan, only offices with three or more candidates appear on the August primary ballot. The top two vote getters in the primary advance to the November general election.

Offices that will appear on the primary ballot are King County executive; Metropolitan King County Council member, District 1; Seattle Port Commission, position 3: and Ronald Wastewater Commission, positions 2 and 4.

Positions with only one or two candidates appear only on the November ballot.

2013 Official Candidate Filing

King County Executive
  • Alan E. Lobdell
  • Goodspaceguy
  • Everett A. Stewart
  • Dow Constantine

King County Sheriff
  • John Urquhart

Metropolitan King County Council District 1
(Short and full term)
  • John Fray
  • Naomi Wilson
  • Rod Dembowski

Court of Appeals, Division No, 1, District No. 1
Judge Position No. 3 (unexpired 2-year term)
  • James R. Verellen

King Superior Court
Judge Position No. 20 (unexpired 3-year term)
  • Susan H. Amini

Port of Seattle

Commissioner, Position No. 1
  • Pete Lewis
  • John Creighton

Commissioner, Position 2 (unexpired 2-year term)
  • Courtney Gregoire
  • John Naubert

Commissioner, Position No. 3 (short and full term)
  • Andrew Pilloud
  • Michael Wolfe
  • Stephanie Bowman

Commissioner, Position No. 4
  • Richard Pope
  • Tom Albro

City of Lake Forest Park

Council Position No. 1
  • Jason Colberg
  • Hilda Thompson

Council Position No. 3
  • John Wright

Council Position No. 5
  • Edgar Escandar
  • Mark Phillips

Council Position No. 7
  • Alan Kiest
  • John Resha

City of Shoreline

Council Position No. 1
  • Keith McGlashan

Council Position No. 3
  • Will Hall

Council Position No. 5
  • Shari Winstead

Council Position No. 7
  • Christopher Roberts
  • Michael Javorsky

Shoreline School District No. 412

Director District No. 2
  • Debi Ehrlichman

Director District No. 3
  • David Wilson

Shoreline Fire Department

Commissioner Position No. 2
  • Kimberly Fischer

Commissioner Position No. 5 (Short and full term)
  • Ken Callahan

Northshore Fire Protection District 16

Commissioner Position No. 2
  • Bob Jordan
  • Carolyn Armanini

Commissioner Position No. 4
  • Pat McSweeney
  • Kae Peterson

Lake Forest Park Water District
Commissioner Position No. 2 (Short and full term)
  • Eli Zehner

Shoreline Water District

Commissioner Position No. 2
  • Larry Schoonmaker

Ronald Wastewater District

Commissioner Position No. 2
  • Ginny Scantlebury
  • Arthur Wadekamper
  • Gretchen Atkinson

Commissioner Position No. 4 (Short and full term)
  • Richard Matthews
  • Craig Degginger
  • George R. Webster


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Northshore Fire benefit charge passing overwhelmingly

Wednesday, April 24, 2013


The Northshore Fire District measure on Tuesday’s ballot was passing overwhelmingly in returns posted Tuesday night.

Voters in Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and the rest of the District were giving the six-year continuation of a benefit charge an 88 percent “yes” vote, well ahead of the required 60 percent. 

More results from the election will come Wednesday afternoon. 

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New voters can register Monday for Northshore election

Saturday, April 13, 2013

New voters in Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and the rest of the Northshore Fire District can register to vote in the April 23 special election through Monday, April 15.

Only voters not currently registered to vote in Washington state can register within 28 days of the election, and they must register in person at either the King County elections office in Renton or the elections annex at the County Administration Building in downtown Seattle. The elections office in Renton is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm. 

The elections annex in Seattle is open from 8:30am to 1pm and 2 to 4:30pm. Information is available by calling 206-296-VOTE (296-8683) or 1-800-325-6165, or by checking the County elections voter registration website 

The deadline for currently registered Washington voters to file a change of address or for anyone to register by mail or on line was March 25.

Currently registered voters who have moved within the Fire District have had ballots mailed to their old addresses. Voters registered outside the District will not get ballots.

County elections officials mailed ballots to registered voters in the District April 3. Voters who didn’t get ballots should call the elections office.

Voters who register in person can have a ballot mailed to them or vote on the spot if they wait long enough for information to be verified against the statewide database.

The only item on the April ballot is a six-year continuation of the District’s benefit charge.

Ballots must be returned by mail with a postmark on or before April 23, or left at a 24-hour drop box by 8pm Election Day. Ballot drop boxes are located at the Lake Forest Park City Hall, the County Administration Building in Seattle, the County elections office in Renton or the Tahoma School District office in Maple Valley.


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Northshore Fire special election April 23

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Voters in Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and the rest of the Northshore Fire District (King County Fire Protection District 16) have their ballots for the April 23 special election.

The only item on the ballot is a six-year continuation of a benefit charge.

Voters Guide
King County Fire Protection District No. 16
Ballot Title
Proposition No. 1
Benefit Charge Continuation
Shall King County Fire Protection District No. 16 be authorized to continue voter-authorized benefit charges each year for six years, not to exceed an amount equal to sixty percent of its operating budget, and be prohibited from imposing an additional property tax under RCW 52.16.160?
Yes __
No __

The complete text of this measure is available at the Elections Office or online.

Explanatory statement
The Northshore Fire Department (King County Fire Protection District 16) is responsible for providing fire protection and emergency medical services in your community. For the last twenty-four years the Fire Department has funded these services primarily through a combination of property taxes and voter approved benefit charges.

Benefit charges are based on risk factors and the cost of providing fire protection services, unlike property taxes that relate to the value of property. Under state law, voters must approve the use of benefit charges every 6 years and the Elected Board of Commissioners is required to hold a public hearing each year to review and establish the amount of the benefit charge. Once established the aggregate amount of the charge is pro-rated to individual properties based on risk factors and collected by the county assessor, together with real estate taxes. The amount of any benefit charge imposed on any given property cannot exceed the measurable benefits of the services afforded to the property by the Fire Department and are subject to appeal.

Under state law, fire districts which collect benefit charges authorized under Chapter 52.18 RCW have reduced taxing authority. Benefit charges can constitute no more than 60 percent of a district’s annual operating budget and the maximum property tax rate is reduced from $1.50 to $1.00 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

If approved, Proposition 1 would continue the current funding method of providing emergency medical and fire protection services for 6 more years.

For additional questions regarding this measure contact:
Jim Torpin - Fire Chief, 425-354-1776

Statement in favor

Citizens of the Northshore Fire District have wholeheartedly supported the work of our fire department, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians. We have one of the finest departments in the Northwest. Its professional team of well-trained staff has proven itself repeatedly in the performance of its duties. For over two decades our citizens have voted to fund a benefit charge to support the department’s operating budget.

The combined assessment from property tax and the benefit charge for fire protection would continue to average approximately $1.50 per thousand. This is not a new tax, but it must be approved by voters every six years, and it is time to renew that commitment once again. By supporting this renewal, the taxation level for the fire district remains constant and provides a vital and reliable source of revenue for planning, equipment maintenance and replacement, and property protection. This is a crucial investment in our community, one which we will be glad we made in case our own family needs emergency assistance, or we face a natural disaster or public safety crisis. Join us in continuing the commitment to maintaining our excellent fire department.
Please vote to approve this measure.

Statement submitted by: Marella Alejandrino, Kent Sturgis, and Jack Rogers • 206-367-7153

Statement in opposition
No statement submitted.

Statements in favor of and in opposition to a ballot measure are submitted by committees appointed by the jurisdiction. No persons came forward to serve on the committee and to write a statement in opposition. If you would like to be involved with a committee in the future please contact the jurisdiction.

See previous article on obtaining and submitting ballots.


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Ballots out for Northshore Fire election

Sunday, April 7, 2013

The drop box is located
outside of City Hall
Voters in Lake Forest Park and the rest of the Northshore Fire District have started getting ballots for the April 23 special election.

The only item on the ballot is a six-year continuation of a fire benefit charge.

Ballot drop boxes at the Lake Forest Park City Hall, the King County administration building in Seattle and the Tahoma School District office in Maple Valley will be open April 15-23. A drop box at the King County elections office in Renton already is open.

Voters must leave their ballots at a 24-hour drop box by 8pm election day or mail them with a postmark on or before April 23.

Any registered King County voter can cast a ballot in person by using the accessible voting unit at the County elections office in Renton, open Mondays through Fridays, April 3-22, from 8:30am to 4:30pm, and election day, Tuesday, April 23, from 8:30am to 8pm.

New Washington voters can register to vote through April 15, but they must register at the County elections office in Renton. The deadline for previously registered Washington voters to change their voting addresses or for anyone to register on line or by mail was March 25.


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Election Watch: More than half of expected ballots returned before Election Day

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

By Evan Smith

More than half of the expected final number of ballots had arrived at the King County elections office before Election Day.

Elections officials had expected a countywide voter turnout of 52 percent (53 percent in Seattle, 51 percent in the rest of the County), but almost 27 percent of ballots had already arrived at the County elections office Monday night.

Shoreline and Lake Forest Park voters were voting at a slightly higher rate than the rest of the County.

The ballot-return rate was 27.13 percent in the Shoreline School District, compared to the countywide average of 26.81 percent. The return rate was 28.70 percent in Lake Forest Park and 28.70 percent in the City of Shoreline. The return rate for the Northshore Fire District, which includes Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and nearby unincorporated areas, was 27.70 percent.

The return rate was lower in South Snohomish County, where 23.70 percent of ballots in Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Woodway and the rest of the Edmonds School District had been returned by late Monday night.

The secretary of state’s office had expected a statewide turnout of 47 percent.


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Would you like to know what's on your ballot?

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Updated 9/10/2011 11:45pm


By Diane Hettrick

Several times in the past, I walked into my voting place, looked at the ballot, and was shocked to find a race I wasn't expecting on my ballot.

I learned to read the sample ballot on the wall before signing in and looked at all the fine print in the voter's guide, but it was still difficult to figure out which races were going to be on my ballot.

City Council, school board, and county council races usually get a lot of publicity. Even water commissioner and fire commissioner candidates have been known to wave signs on corners.

But Port Commissioners? Judicial candidates for the various levels of courts? Democracy is not for the faint of heart.

King County Records and Elections has made it easy. If you go to this page, you can enter your name and birthdate in the Voter Guide section in the right column and it will generate a list of everything that will be on your ballot.

I just ran mine and I see that we will all have four county races this time:
  • Assessor - where Lloyd Hara is running unopposed
  • Director of Elections - incumbent Sherrill Huff and challenger Mark Greene
  • Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 2 - incumbent Gael Tarleton, and Richard Pope, who runs for something in every election
  • Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 5 - Bill Bryant and Dean Willard

The rest of the ballot depends on where you live.

City is the next category. Shoreline has three contested city council races. Lake Forest Park has a mayor's race and three city council races, all contested.

Judicial - we all have the uncontested position with incumbent Michael Spearman which was already in the primary. (see previous article)

School Board - Shoreline and LFP will vote on three school board races. These positions are different from all the others because school board members aka "District Directors" have to live in their district. However, we vote on all the positions.

District races include fire, water, and wastewater races. 
  • Shoreline is, I believe, wholly within the Shoreline Fire District. 
  • Lake Forest Park is in the Northshore Fire District which includes Kenmore. 
  • Shoreline has two water companies
    • east Shoreline is in Shoreline Water
    • west Shoreline is in Seattle Water 
  • Lake Forest Park has four water districts
    • Shoreline Water
    • LFP Water
    • Northshore Utility
    • Seattle Water 
  • Shoreline is in the Ronald Wastewater District
    • The Highlands has its own sewer district
  • LFP has two:
    • LFP Sewer System
    • Northshore Utility District
Although, it is apparently not a perfect system, as the King County Prop 1 Veterans and Human Services Levy that was approved in the primary still shows on my ballot.


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Adman, Ellis officially head for November ballot as Northshore Fire District primary votes go final

Saturday, September 3, 2011

By Evan Smith

Northshore Fire District challenger Eric Adman finished the final certified vote primary count with 55.32 percent of the vote to 34.12 percent for incumbent Commissioner Don Ellis as the two now officially head for the Nov. 8 general-election ballot.

To close the gap, Ellis will have to pick up most of the thousands of Northshore voters who didn’t participate in the primary. Two years ago, 56.24 percent of voters participated, compared to 33.41 percent in this year’s primary.

The primary results became final Wednesday when the King County canvassing board met. The County canvassing board consists of the County elections manager, the chairman of the County Council and the County prosecuting attorney,

The Northshore Fire District, also known as Fire District 16, includes Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and nearby unincorporated areas.

The District had a primary-election voter turnout of 30.90 percent, compared to the King County average of 30.83 percent.


1,403 of the votes cast did not make a selection in this race.

KING COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 16
Final Certified Primary vote count

Commissioner Position No. 1


Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: *7793/2332533.41%

Commissioner Position No. 1


Stan Isenhath
631
9.81%


Don Ellis
2194
34.12%


Eric Adman
3557
55.32%


Write-in
48
0.75%


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LFP has highest voter turnout in King County – nearly 42%

Saturday, August 27, 2011

By Evan Smith

Lake Forest Park continues to have the highest primary election voter turnout in King County.

The LFP ballot-return rate reached 41.81 percent this week – far ahead of the countywide return rate of 30.69 percent.

Those rates are unlikely to change much between now and the end of ballot counting Wednesday. Only nine ballots arrived from around the County Friday, none from Lake Forest Park.

Ballots arriving at this time are either late ballots from overseas voters or ballots that arrived on time but were returned for signature verification.

LFP voters were choosing candidates in primaries for mayor and for a position on the Northshore Fire District Board in addition to voting on the Countywide veterans and human services levy and on the single-candidate primary for a position on the court of appeals.


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LFP continues to have highest ballot return rate in King County – now more than 20 percent

Sunday, August 14, 2011

By Evan Smith

Lake Forest Park continued to have the highest ballot return rate in King County in figures released late Friday, with the return rate passing 20 percent of ballots from voters in LFP.

Elections officials expected that about half the final number of ballots would be returned by Friday.

The 20.5 percent return in LFP through late Friday was well ahead of the countywide rate of 17 percent.

LFP voters face primaries for mayor and for a position on the Northshore Fire District Board in addition to voting on the Countywide veterans and human services levy.

Lake Forest Park had the highest turnout of any jurisdiction in King County in last year’s primary, when voters rejected a levy-lid-lift proposal by a 78 percent to 22 percent margin.



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