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West likely factor in [City Council open seat] election
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Jun 26, 2005 12:17pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Spokane Spokesman-Review |
| News Date | Thursday, June 23, 2005 06:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The controversy surrounding Mayor Jim West could become a prominent issue in the race to replace outgoing Spokane City Councilwoman Cherie Rodgers, one of West's toughest critics in the scandal.
But other controversies are likely to arise as well, including water fluoridation, domestic partner benefits for city employees and the financial troubles of beleaguered Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co.
Two candidates to replace Rodgers this fall have prominent ties to Metropolitan, the $2.7 billion Spokane-based conglomerate that entered bankruptcy in 2004.
Rodgers, who represents District 3 in northwest Spokane, is nearing the end of her second term and is not eligible to run again under the city's term-limits law.
On Tuesday, Judith Gilmore, a West Central community activist, announced she is seeking Rodgers' seat on a platform of making sure neighborhoods have a voice in upcoming development decisions. Gilmore is the former community relations director for a nonprofit set up by Metropolitan.
She is expected to face former City Councilman Steve Corker, who stepped down from the Metropolitan board last year, and Joyce McNamee, a health care advocate who favors adding fluoride to Spokane water.
Gilmore said in an interview Wednesday she might not have voted for the resolution calling for West's resignation, a resolution sponsored by Rodgers that received unanimous approval by the council on May 31. Gilmore doesn't believe she has enough information to support calling for West's resignation, although council members may have information that the public doesn't, she said.
Corker, who lost to West in the mayoral primary in 2003, said Wednesday he also plans to run, and he believes West should resign. Corker said West's admitted relationship with an 18-year-old man is "just inappropriate behavior, period." |
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