Incumbent Fire District 7 Commissioner Neil Doherty holds a commanding lead in primary election results, but the latest returns show him short of a majority.
As of Monday, Doherty had 48 percent of the primary vote to 33 percent for Brad Ray who will be his general election opponent.
Ray, who had just returned from vacation when I called him two weeks before the primary, beat Frank Porembski, who took 17 percent of the primary vote.
Three weeks ago, when I reported statements from Doherty and Porembski, I left out Ray’s statement. Here I present statements from both Doherty and Ray:
Neal Doherty: “As one of your current Fire Commissioners, I bring 10+ years of experience to the position. I will focus on ensuring financial responsibility with your tax dollars, provide the best service possible all the while keeping our firefighters safe.”
Brad Ray: “I will make decisions based on my experience from 28 years as a first responder with the King County sheriff’s office. I’ve seen both waste and proper use of manpower and other resources. I want to see everyone in our district have the best possible service.”
Edmonds does allow referenda
I wrote two weeks ago that Seattle was voting on a plastic-bag ordinance while Edmonds wasn’t because Seattle allows people to bring council-passed laws to a vote through referendum petitions.
Edmonds Councilman Steve Bernheim points out that Edmonds law does allow for initiatives and referenda.
The difference, he says, is that the plastics industry spent millions to bring the Seattle law to a vote.
My changed e-mail address
You’ll notice a new e-mail address for me at the end of this column.
It’s not really new. It’s been my home address for many years, but I’ve discovered that, while I check my home address several times each day, I sometimes go a week or two without looking at the Enterprise account. I don’t like to bother with Web sites and passwords.
It became a problem when Edmonds Councilman Bernheim wrote to the Enterprise account to point out my error on the Edmonds referendum law. I checked the account just before the paper went to press and wrote him a note that he was more likely to reach me at my house.
He asked why the paper carried the Enterprise address.
So did I.
Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@verizon.net.
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