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ELECTION 2013: REDMOND CITY COUNCIL
Allen: driven by transportation issues SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
Kim Allen first joined Redmond City Council after witnessing a meeting during which a council member told a group of concerned residents they were just like any other special interest group and suggested they get a lawyer in order to speak with the council. This attitude did not sit well with her. Allen, who was a member of the City of Redmond’s planning commission at the time, said she believes if residents need to speak with their elected officials, they should have access to them without hav-
Kim Allen stands behind Redmond City Hall. She is running for reelection for City Council Pos. 4. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter ing to lawyer up. “They’re the people that make up our community,” she said about residents.
Eight years later, Allen, 54, still believes this as she is running for re-election — unopposed — for a third
term for Pos. 4 on City Council. One of the main reasons she is running again is because she wants to continue the work she has done regarding transportation as a member of the King County Regional Transit Committee — of which she is currently the vice chair. “It’s a very critical time for transportation,” the Detroit native said. “All of this affects Redmond.” Allen said for the last three years, the committee has been working on a strategic plan for King County Metro Transit and she wants to ensure Redmond [ more ALLEN page 7 ]
Shutz: ready to get involved with the city SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
One of the first times Byron Shutz got involved in his community was about 10 years ago with the PTSA at John James Audubon Elementary School in Redmond. After his first year with the association, he became president. Since then, he has become more involved, working with fellow Lake Washington School District (LWSD) parent Barbara Billinghurst to increase awareness of the education funding issues public schools face. Now Shutz is taking his
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involvement to the city level as he is running — unopposed — for Redmond City Council Pos. 2, which will be empty next year. Current Council President Pat Vache will be vacating the position once his term ends in December. Since Shutz — who has lived just southwest of Idylwood Beach Park in Redmond since 1994 — announced in March that he will be running for public
Byron Shutz stands outside of the Lake Washington School District. He is running for City Council Pos. 2. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter office, he has been speaking with people in the community to find out what concerns they have. He has
also been working to get up to speed on all the different moving parts within the [ more SHUTZ page 8 ]
John Stilin stands outside of SoulFood Books. He is running for reelection for City Council Pos. 6. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter
Stilin: focused on the community SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
Although he has already served one term on Redmond City Council, John Stilin continues to learn on the job. He said it takes a long time to get a grasp on things, and after almost four years, he has gained a better understanding about what role council plays in the City of Redmond. With this in mind, Stilin thought it would be good to continue the learning process and run for a second term for Pos. 6 on council. Stilin, who is running unopposed, said his motivation for running is the idea of public service. “I’m doing this for the good of the community, and if I wasn’t, I’d step down,” he said. Since he has been on council, Stilin said he
has been pushing to see the way the city communicates with the community improve. This was something he felt so strongly about that the mayor asked him to sit in on the interview cycle when the city was in the process of hiring a new chief communications officer. Stilin said council members typically are not involved when it comes to hiring members of the mayor’s staff. “I think that was just a really good moment,” Stilin said. Stilin said the city still has a long way to go when it comes to community engagement, and as a former arts commissioner for the city, one of his goals for his second term is to be able to walk up to the average Redmond citizen and have them know what [ more STILIN page 7 ]
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