Lynnwood City Council discusses residency requirements and unlimited virtual attendance

LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council revisited a contentious topic Monday, relating to recodifying residency requirements for City Councilmembers, as well as discussed, a 90-day unlimited virtual attendance for councilmembers (which appears to provide a financial benefit to councilmembers if approved), during its Business Meeting Monday, May 12. In the wake of Binda’s residency kerfuffle, Council member […]

What has happened with Councilman Josh Binda requires fixes

What is going on with [Lynnwood Councilman] Joshua Binda’s residency issues is absolutely exposing of a need to restore democratic integrity. I believe we need a Red Team – or a team of experts – to look at our current laws and recommend improvements for integrity at a statewide level. We should have clear but […]

Binda breaks silence on Everett address discrepancies, says he was just ‘housesitting’

LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood City Council Vice President Joshua Binda broke his silence surrounding allegations made that he has been living in Everett during council’s meeting Monday, February 10, claiming that he had simply been housesitting for his father while he was out of the country tending to his ailing mother in Liberia. Council Vice President Binda’s grandmother […]

Letter-to-Editor: Lynnwood City Council, hold Binda accountable

I am writing to express my deep concern over the repeated misconduct Lynnwood Council Vice President Joshua Binda, which has damaged public trust, wasted city resources, and compromised the integrity of our city government. I urge Mayor Frizzell and esteemed members of the Lynnwood City Council, to take action and hold him accountable for his […]