Are you tired of those yes signs for Lynnwood Proposition 1? Some comments!
1. Originally this was a movement to recall Mayor Don Gough. Since they couldn’t get enough signatures they opted to change the form of government. (How rational is that?) The irony: If proposition 1 passes, Gough, by state law, will sit on the Lynnwood City Council for the next two years.
2. Will a city manager/council type of government be good for Lynnwood? Research suggests that sometimes this type of government works, and sometimes it doesn’t. Both Anacortes and Federal Way recently changed back to a mayor/council government after experimenting with a manager/council form.
3. The City Council (the council on which Gough will sit) will be charged with hiring and overseeing the city manager. The people of Lynnwood will not have a say. The City Council will be totally responsible for the administration of the city and will function without any oversight. Do we really want to give that much power to the City Council?
4. In this time of financial difficulty, has anyone researched what the cost of changing city government will be? It might be good to know some tentative figures before we plunge into a change. I have heard that it is much more expensive. Don’t let Lynnwood end up with a new form of government that does not work. Vote no on Proposition 1.
Don Smith
Lynnwood
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