The City Establishment in 2011: "vote for Bissett"
Councilman Bissett in 2012: casts de facto vote for annexation of Newcastle by Bellevue
The election for Newcastle City Council is a long 5 months away, and you can be reasonably certain that the town establishment will be for my opponent. Hence, the importance of remembering 2011, the year they came out for Mr. Bissett, who thereby won an overwhelming victory that November, and before the one-year anniversary of that election voted on September 4, 2012 to start talks with Bellevue about annexing Newcastle. This wasn't mentioned as a part of his platform, though, as I remember. This year, the vote for Position No. 6 could make the difference of whether Newcastle is going to be a pauper in Bellevue City Hall or remain an independent city. With my opponent's position on annexation not really clear to date, Bissett in the annexation camp (given his 9/4/12 vote), and only 2 really firm members on the sitting Council of 7 against annexation (3 are more or less nominally against), it doesn't take a lot of math figuring to realize that Newcastle's no-to-annexation wing should vote for me to be reasonably assured that the "Being Bellevue" wing will not reach 4 votes on the Council.
By the way, don't be surprised if my opponent trys to preempt a possible "referendum" on this issue by suddenly parroting my position, but I came out unequivocally and immediately against annexation in the Newcastle News, shortly after Councilmembers Erxleben and Bissett voted for talks with Bellevue.
- Mark Greene
[revised on 5/21/2013]
By the way, don't be surprised if my opponent trys to preempt a possible "referendum" on this issue by suddenly parroting my position, but I came out unequivocally and immediately against annexation in the Newcastle News, shortly after Councilmembers Erxleben and Bissett voted for talks with Bellevue.
- Mark Greene
[revised on 5/21/2013]
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