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Mayor Haakenson says the EMS Transport Fees (city's bill, if the paramedics take you to a hospital) go with the sale of the Fire Stations. Mayor's reasoning is that Mountlake Terrace didn't sell their Fire Station. Edmonds is selling 3 Fire Stations therefore the EMS transport fees go with stations. Huh? What does this mean? Edmonds taxpayers will continue to pay for the purchase of these public assets for as long as the term of the contract. Currently Edmonds Property owners are paying a Public Safety Levy .12 per thousand property valuation, amounting to $840,000 per year to pay the bonds for fire station 17 and the public safety building. This tax will continue along with the EMS Transport Fees. According to the September 1, 2009 Meeting Minutes , Fire District 1 is considering the option of floating bonds to be used for the 8 million dollar purchase and using Edmonds EMS Transport Fees to pay for the new public debt. This means Edmonds taxpayers will be paying th

Last Friday, my email box was cluttered with a unsolicited spam message from Council Candidate Cloutier. Ms Cloutier used the very same email service that Councilman DJ Wilson uses to communicate Constant Contact, a permission-based email service, meaning "people who have asked to receive your message". I have never asked, nor do I desire to learn what is on Ms. Cloutier's simple mind. Here is Ms. Cloutier's evasive and unresponsive answers to my questions as to how she obtained my email address. If you too received this unsolicited email without permission forward it along with a complaint and objection to abuse@constantcontact.com . THE EMAILS Ms. Tupper: It is not that I being uncooperative, it is just that you are not getting the answer you want. I can only tell you what I know. I encourage you to make the contact with Mr. Nault. I hope that he can help you find an answer that will satisfy you. Best of the Evening, Priya On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 7:26 PM, F

Edmonds Voters can't go wrong! Latest News - The Snohomish County Elections conducted the manual recount of the City of Edmonds Council Position 3 race on Friday, September 11, 2009 at the Bethany Tabulation Center located at 1818 Pacific Avenue, Everett. Results have been released and will remain unofficial until certified by the Snohomish County Canvassing Board on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 11:00am. Follow this link for the unofficial results . Thank you, Councilman Ron Wambolt for your four years of service to our community!

Well, the weather seems to be signaling that Autumn is approaching, but no need to fret ... there’s lots going on in Edmonds that might interest you. So here’s an update from your friendly, neighborhood, Precinct Committee Officer ... and Edmonds advocate. · The Edmonds City Council Primary results are in... well, sort of... Diane Buckshnis ( http://www.dianebuckshnis.com/ ) won the primary for Edmonds City Council Position 2. And she received more votes than any city council candidate participating in the primary. That makes her one for one in Edmonds elections. Her opponent in the upcoming general election, Strom Peterson –the appointed incumbent–, is zero for three in Edmonds elections. No doubt a close general election is anticipated, but the results indicate Diane effectively communicated her issue-based, Community-focused message and that it is being well-received. As Diane says, “When elected, I intend to advocate for the ENTIRE Edmonds Community because, I believe, Community In

The 2009-2010 Edmonds City Final Budget $7,9372.337. Proposed Fire District One Contract $7,902,183. savings $70,154 THE MAYOR IS GIVING AWAY THE EDMONDS EMS TRANSPORT FEE OVER $700,000 Extra Expense to Edmonds $629,846

To the Edmonds Mayor, your presentation is an illogical analysis of the current and future revenue and expense compared to existing budget and the Fire District 1 proposal to provide fire and EMS services. Needless to say, the cost savings are an exaggeration. The Mayor and Interim Finance Director have manipulated the numbers to present a more favorable result to the council and public. THE PROBLEM WITH THE MAYOR’S PRESENTATION IS BOTH A PROJECTED REVENUE AND A PROJECTED EXPENSE ARE PROBLEMATIC! The first discrepancy found in the Mayor’s presentation is the EMS transport fee to the tune of $700,000. This revenue figure appears in the Comparison of City Operated Fire Department -vs.- Contracting for Services and then the tax revenue magically disappears from the Fire and EMS Contract Services with Fire District 1 spreadsheet. Nowhere in the Mayor’s PowerPoint presentation does he reveal the EMS Transport Fee revenue disappears from the City’s revenue and does not appear in the Fire Di