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Turmoil in Bothell: Increasing number of issues plague mayor Bothell residents call for Freed to be “impeached”
Verde construction may have violated two municipal codes BY DEANNA ISAACS
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A group of Bothell residents have come together to try and have Bothell Mayor Joshua Freed removed from office. DEANNA ISAACS, Bothell/ Kenmore Reporter
The potential conflict of interest surfaced when the mayor sent a letter to the city of Bothell stating that he has a minority inter-
est in a group currently in contract for purchase of the back-nine of the Wayne and wanted to ensure the city [ more FREED page 5 ]
for permits and that the plat’s plans had included demolition of the historic structures. Then, in 2015, it was brought to the BLPB that the structures had indeed been destroyed. “[I] was told that yes, the water tower and house had been demolished, that city staff was aware of it, and there was no demolition permit applied for nor given,” said Landmark Preservation Board Chair Davina Duerr. “Because of the value we saw in the water tower and had [ more VERDE page 8 ]
World renouned Dr. Patch Adams visits with local students at Bastyr University
Treating the funny bone
BY DEANNA ISAACS disaacs@bothell-reporter.com
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Patch Adams shows students of Bastyr University how to treat a patient’s ailments and emotions with humor. Here, Patch Adams showcases the level of selfhumiliation he’s willing to endure to get a suffering person to smile and laugh by using fake boogers and fake bad-teeth. DEANNA ISAACS, Bothell/Kenmore Reporter
atch Adams engaged students at Bastyr University with funny delights, sad stories and fake boogers in his nose. The internationally known health care professional, best known for the movie starring Robin Williams that bears his name, addressed the college’s Center for Mind, Body, Spirit and Nature about “medicine for fun not funds” on April 4. “I went on the road 30 years ago because I failed at raising funds for a hospital,” said Adams, who is in his 45th year of fundraising. “I entered medical school in 1967 to use medicine as a vehicle for social change,
I’m a political activist. I knew that medicine was a greedy business, so I entered medical school because I knew I was going to be free.” During his free time in medical school, he studied health care delivery systems from around the world and throughout history. He had intended to create a care delivery model with a plan to provide care out of his own communal household with 20 adults and children. For 12 years, he and fellow caregivers, both medical professionals and caring individuals, ensured that anyone who wanted care got it for free without ever aligning with medical insurance or hav[ more ADAMS page 7 ]
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Signs have been popping up around Bothell stating “Impeach Freed” concerning the conflict-of-interest investigation linking the sale of the Wayne Golf Course and Mayor Joshua Freed. The signs, along with an accompanying website, come on the heels of more Bothell residents calling for his resignation during the April 7 City Council meeting.
As the controversy around Bothell Mayor Joshua Freed and the purchase of the Wayne Golf Course intensifies, more information about other developments tied to Freed are coming to light - including two possible Bothell Municipal Code violations. The Bothell Landmarks Preservation Board (BLPB) notified the City Council on March 24 that Element Residential, headed by Freed, violated Bothell Municipal Code
(BMC) while constructing the Verde by tearing down a historically inventoried house without proper authorization. The Harries House and Water Tower were built in 1928 and had been on the Bothell historic inventory since 1988. The water tower was the last water tower from Bothell’s early years. In a letter from Jeffrey Smith, senior planner with the city of Bothell, to Bothell citizen Pat Pierce it was indicated that, as of 2011, there had been no applications