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Candidates duke it out at debate Snohomish County faces an unexpected and often controversial pace of housing construction in both urban and rural areas, and the issue is No. 1 among candidates seeking election as county executive and to the County Council.In more than two hours of debate Wednesday night, they did their best to scratch the surface of the hottest issues facing the county. Snohomish County had the second-highest population growth in the state in the past year, adding an estimated 15,000 people. The debate was moderated by Ed Bremer of KSER 90.7 FM in Everett, and by Futurewise, the Pilchuck Audubon Society and the Livable Snohomish County Coalition, all groups opposed to sprawling housing developments. About 50 people attended. Republican challenger Jack Turk of Snohomish came out swinging at incumbent County Executive Aaron Reardon, calling him a career politician who owes too many favors from campaign donations. Reardon, of Everett, swung back, saying his four-year record shows he's ready for re-election, and he has an open-door policy for talks with everyone. Democrat Mike Cooper of Edmonds and Republican Renee Radcliff Sinclair of Lynnwood, chasing an open seat on the County Council, traded partisan barbs and tried to stake out the greenest ground. Both are former state legislators. Democrat Brian Sullivan, a state representative from Mukilteo, had it easier: His opponent for another open seat on the County Council, Republican Bill Cooper, was out of town. The candidates each reflected on gridlock, protecting farmland, promoting airliners at Paine Field, allowing Harvey Field to develop into the river floodplains, allowing cul-de-sacs in rural pasture land and shoehorning more housing into the urban core. Here are some highlights of what the candidates had to say: Democrat Mike Cooper, running for County Council District 3 Republican Jack Turk, running for County Executive Republican Renee Radcliff Sinclair, running for County Council District 3 Democrat Brian Sullivan, County Council District 2 Democrat Aaron Reardon, incumbent county executive Reporter Jeff Switzer: 425-339-3452 or jswitzer@heraldnet.com. |
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