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Briere and Pavone headed to victory in City Council races By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
With the first batch of votes counted, incumbent Terri Briere and businessman Armondo Pavone have big leads over their opponents and appear to be headed to victory in Tuesday’s Renton City Council election. As of Wednesday, Briere had earned 4,974 votes, or 56.70 percent to challenger
Beth Asher’s 3,779 votes, or 43.08 percent. Pavone’s lead was even bigger as he collected 5,438 votes, or 60.89 percent to opponent Stuart Avery’s 3,471 votes, or 38.86 percent. More results will be released each day, but the size of the gaps will be difficult to make up for Asher and Avery. After the results were announced, Briere told a packed party of supporters that she was “relieved” and appreciated the “won-
derful opportunity to come back” to the council. Briere said going in to election day she did not have a good feel for how the race would go and credited her opponent with running a good campaign. “Beth’s campaigned really hard,” she said. This was Briere’s fourth re-election to the council. She was first appointed in 2000, then won re-election in 2001, 2005 and 2009.
Pavone called the campaign an “amazing experience” and said he really looked forward to getting started on the council. Pavone thanked his family, his supporters and the volunteers on his campaign. When asked what committees he thought he might like to be a part of, he said planning and development seemed exciting, but he also wanted to see all the different aspects of life on the council. [ more Election page 3 ]
City Council approves moratorium on pot businesses By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Residents fed up over bed-bug charges Seniors at Spencer Court still sleeping on air mattresses and facing collections over clean-up efforts from July infestation By Sarah Kehoe skehoe@rentonreporter.com
Spencer Court resident Carol Sanders, 60, gathered 20 residents together this week in the social room of the assisted living facility to take action against her landlord. Sanders says the Senior Housing Assistance Group (SHAG) in
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control of the property is neglectful of the premises and disrespectful to their residents. A bed bug infestation affecting the property since late July is the biggest concern to the residents. They were told to put their belongings in garbage bags and their beds were taken out of the room while treatment was administered. Months later, bed bugs are still swarming their rooms and many are sleeping on air mattresses or sleeping bags on the floor. They reported having to get rid of mattresses, bed frames, plants, clothes, food and other household items. “I am sleeping on a couch that is too short for me, so my legs [ more BED bugs page 4 ]
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Spencer Court Resident Carol Sanders shows the condition of her room since a bed bug infestation hit the facility in July. Carol and her husband Ken have been sleeping on an air mattress. Sarah kehoe, Renton Reporter
Anyone looking to start a marijuana business in Renton is going to have to wait just a little bit longer. The Renton City Council on Monday passed a six-month moratorium on all marijuana-related businesses, including production, manufacturing, retail and medical uses. The moratorium is designed to allow the council the opportunity to draft new rules on how the city deals with the formerly illegal enterprises, including zoning, though council President Randy Corman was quick to say the council was not trying to ban the businesses from the city. “There’s a lot of moving pieces we have to put in place,” Corman said. “It is important for this community we get it right.” The council earlier this year discussed simply treating the retail outlets as though [ more POT page 11 ]