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King County Fire Commission 28 debate: Part II
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Editor’s Note: Angela Stubblefield and Elbert Reed are running for Fire District 28 Commissioner Position No. 2. The two candidates agreed to an in-paper debate. This is the second week and includes responses Angela Stubblefield to the second editorial question and rebuttal statements to the first question answered by the candidates last week – Question No 1: Do you support or not support Proposition No. 1 authorizing an increase of previous property tax levies?
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• Describe what you believe the duties and responsibilities are of the fire commission.
Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, calls for a 40 percent chance of showers with a high of 56 and lows to 40. Thursday’s forecast is for partly sunny skies with a high to 58 and lows to 44. Partly sunny skies continue Friday with a chance of showers returning Saturday and Sunday.
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Spelling out school pride
The White River cheer crew entertained during Friday’s exciting victory on campus. Pictured are, top row from left, Danielle Bleasdale, Kasara Chabot, Caroline Siewert and Sara Comer; on bottom are Maddi Stinson, Kendra Blue and Taylor Altamirano.
Stubblefield: A fire commissioner’s primary duty is to provide an efficient and well-managed fire district that will protect and serve the public. A commissioner’s duty is to champion the taxpayer perspective, managing the district with that priority in mind. There needs to be a clearly defined budget with reserves set aside for emergencies (which do not exist at this point), a clear long-term plan to replace worn out equipment (none exists), and a committee with written,
kevin hanson, Courier-Herald
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Buckley plans to extend marijuana moratorium By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
Looking to buy more time while the tangled web of marijuana statutes is resolved, the city of Buckley is hoping to extend its moratorium on certain, specified growing and selling operations – and the public
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medical marijuana dispensaries.” The council meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Buckley Multipurpose Building on Main Street. The ongoing moratorium will allow the city “additional time to adequately address constantly changing laws regarding the prois again invited to participate in duction, use and sale of marthe discussion ijuana,” according to legal During their regularlycity of advertising placed by the scheduled meeting of Oct. city. 8, members of the City Such a step is not uncomCouncil will host a public mon in Washington, as cities hearing relating to the city’s and town across the state deal ongoing rule against “medical marijuana collective gardens and with the new reality of legalized
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marijuana, all in the wake of 2012’s Initiative 502. The measure legalized marijuana for recreational use while also calling for a system of taxation and regulation. The state is now in dicey legal ground, with a voter-approved measure that flies in the face of federal law. If federal circles, cannabis remains an illegal Schedule I substance. Putting marijuana on the back burner is nothing new. The Buckley council first passed Ordinance
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