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Mukilteo candidate responds to City’s decision on alleged council appointment violations

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MUKILTEO, Wash., March 7, 2022 — Following the allegation that Mukilteo City Council members Louis Harris and Riaz Khan asked Ashvin Sanghvi, a city council vacancy candidate, to declare his political affiliation during a private meeting, a resident requested the city look into the matter and that the councilmen give an on-the-record response if the […]

Letter-to-Editor: Mukilteo City Council Corruption Concerns

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I am very alarmed by the article in the Lynnwood Times stating that at least one of the candidates attempting to be appointed to the vacant city council seat was asked by Louis Harris and Riaz Khan about their political affiliation.  Per RCW 29A.52.231, “All city, town, and special purpose district elective offices shall be […]

Councilmen Harris and Khan allegedly politicized Mukilteo council vacancy appointment

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MUKILTEO, Wash., January 31, 2022 – During the January 18th City Council candidate interviews, it was revealed by one of the candidates, Ashvin Sanghvi, that allegedly Councilmen Riaz Khan and Louis Harris asserted party affiliation as a criterion for their support to fill the vacancy on the Mukilteo city council in a private meeting with […]

Mukilteo CC selects final four vacancy candidates and talks Outreach and Grants

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MUKILTEO, Wash., January 19, 2022 – During the Mukilteo City Council January 18th Special Meeting, council members discussed its Community Outreach Engagement Plan, selected four vacancy candidates to move on to the next step in filling the vacant city council seat, and discussed at length the Community Grant Proposal dispute that was made during its […]

Mukilteo City Council gets new faces, new leadership, and revisits a past bill

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MUKILTEO, Wash., January 5, 2022 – The City of Mukilteo’s Jan 3 City Council Regular Meeting began with the swearing-in of the mayor, three city council members, and two firefighters. The council members also discussed their process to fill their vacant position. The meeting ended with the decision to reconsider the passing of Bill 20-103, […]

Mukilteo City Council confirms Kara Johnson as City Clerk

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Mukilteo, Wash., December 20, 2021 – At today’s Special Meeting, the city council voted 3-1 to confirm Kara Johnson as the city’s new City Clerk/Records Management Specialist. Councilman Khan was the dissenting vote as he wanted a full council in attendance to vote on filling the vacancy. The salary range for the position is between […]

Mukilteo approves its $15.8M 2022 budget and fee schedule

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MUKILTEO, Wash., November 23, 2021 – In a 6-1 vote, the Mukilteo City Council approved ordinance 1455, adopting 2022 city budget ($15.8 million General Fund portion) during a special meeting held Monday, November 22. The total 2022 Mukilteo Budget, including General Funds, Capital Funds, Propriety Funds and Internal Service is $40 million. The decision was […]

Mukilteo delays 2022 budget passage another week

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MUKILTEO, Wash., November 20, 2021 – After an over five-hour discussion stretching past midnight, exhausted council members agreed to delay the approval of the 2022 preliminary annual Mukilteo Budget another week, despite the plan to finalize and approve at their Monday meeting, November 15.  The following 2022 Mukilteo Budget proposals were approved by council during […]

Mukilteo narrowly adopts Housing Action Plan

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MUKILTEO, Wash., June 9, 2021 – The Mukilteo City Council passed its Housing Action Plan (HAP) with a vote of 4-3 during its four-and-a-half hour contentious Business Meeting on June 7. Councilmembers Sarah Kneller, Elisabeth Crawford, Richard Emery and Councilman Louis Harris voted for the adoption of the HAP. Councilmen Joe Marine, Bob Champion and […]

Mukilteo residents protest ahead of HAP vote

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MUKULTEO, Wash., June 6, 2021 – Residents of Mukilteo took to the streets Sunday demanding the city council vote against its proposed Housing Action Plan (HAP) ahead of Monday’s vote. The group is planning a second protest Monday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “We are encouraging the city council to reject it […]

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