Council Approves School District Ties

City of Newcastle, WA -- Council Meeting of April 16th, 2013 (Part 3 of 3)

 

Stewart Shusterman, the Facilities Project Manager for the Renton School District, spoke and made a half-hour presentation, including answering questions from the Council, as he was politely received by the Council and other city officials.  After Mr. Shusterman's speech, the Council voted unanimously to approve an ordinance for impact fees for the Renton School District and separately for a resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement with the district.  Both votes were 7 - 0.  Nobody from the audience spoke for or against the ordinance.

 

Regarding the 4th of July festivities in Newcastle, Mayor Rich Crispo noted his concern about overcrowding around the Lake Boren fireworks extravaganza, but there was a general concensus by the Council not to cancel this popular fireworks show.  They may try to draw less attention to it, however -- an event which draws a lot of out-of-towners -- to alleviate potentially dangerous crowding conditions.  One suggestion, from Councilwoman Carol Simpson, was to drop the advertisements in the Seattle Times.

Providing Newcastle with expert legal advice for years has been Dawn Reitan, Newcastle's City Attorney, who has guided the city down a wise and legally sound course, including at this meeting, where she made sure that the ordinance procedures, among others, were astutely followed.

 

This has nothing to do with the most recent Council Meeting, but regarding Newcastle election news, Councilman John Dulcich will run for re-election (announcing after the initial posting of this essay, but before this update).  Mayor Rich Crispo recently announced that he is running for another 4-year term.  Councilman Bill Erxleben has decided to leave City Hall at the turn of the New Year. 

Mark Greene, the only announced non-incumbent candidate for Council to date, has already started his campaign.

[revised on 5/3/2013]