Bothell Mayor and council receive thousands in contributions from Pastor prior to land vote

BOTHELL—On July 16, the City of Bothell entered a Letter of Intent with the Bothell United Methodist Church (BUMC) to gift the church, at no cost, a city-owned plot of land worth $6 million to be used for affordable housing and a community space. But conflict-of-interest concerns have since been raised involving one of BUMC’s […]