Indeed, Raj. The scary part is that if the council continues to play partisan politics and can't come to a decision then the decisionmaking will move up the food chain to the King Co. Council. We'll have non-Bellevue people (with the exception of former mayor/council member Claudia Balducci) choosing for us. I'm not okay with that.

Last night the council declined to further discuss and vote on the candidates due to the absence of councilmembers Wallace & Chelminiak. We'll see if it happens next week. During public comment a diverse group of Bellevue's neighborhood leaders addressed the council to give their input for who should be appointed: Aaron Laing. I'm part of that group. Despite our varied backgrounds and neighborhood differences, we all agreed Laing is thoughtful, analytical, knowledgeable re: land use (big issue), his family represents B'vue's diversity, and he can balance planning for growth/economic development with protection of the neighborhoods, which is our main focus.