The North Beach News

Hardin is part of a crowded field for OS City Council Position 5, up against Lisa Scott, Patrick Daugherty, Edgar Schroll and Robert Doering. Hardin was the second candidate to answer the North Beach News’ questions. Her answers in bold: -What, if any, do you assess to be major areas of concern in OS —Continue reading “Introducing … Lorraine Hardin”

Hayes is battling Rich Hartman and David Linn in the Position 7 primary. Top two vote getters move on to the general election. As the first candidate to answer the North Beach News’ questions, Hayes gets the honor of his answers being posted first. His answers are in bold/italic: Question: What, if any, do youContinue reading “Introducing … Patric Hayes”

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Two candidates have replied to the North Beach News questions (see below), with a deadline of noon today fast approaching. Which of the other eight primary candidates will step up to the plate — and which will “duck and run“? **Edgar Schroll does not have email or phone on his county filing, anyone know howContinue reading “‘Duck and run’ — or answer NBN questions?”

“Have we really reached a stage where we can’t distinguish between disagreement and disrespect?” Citizen Jennifer H (won’t attempt the last name), speaking at this week’s city council meeting on an email she sent to an elected official about a decision she felt “was not in the best interest of the city…I was not expectingContinue reading “Disrespect … or disagreement?”

With not-so-subtle critiques of the mayor’s firing of the fire cheif, and caution about how the city will pay the $725,000 the booming voice of Don Williams — a resident who for years has kept an eagle-eye on Ocean Shores budgets and other matters — was back at this week’s City Council meeting. (The ZoomContinue reading “‘The Don’ lowers the boom on settlement!”

The 10 candidates running for OS City Council met more than 100 Locals at the Lions Club yesterday, as ballots started hitting mailboxes for the Aug 3 primary. Conniry and Noble, battling for her seat, are not on the primary. The North Beach News is emailing questions to the eight primary candidates, with a deadlineContinue reading “Ballots in the mail; candidate questions in the email”

Since the fire chief was fired, as one reader keeps asking: “Has overtime gone back up?” (Keep in mind that Mayor Crystal Dingler hired Bathke, in part, to keep an eye on “excessive overtime,” according to Judge Settle’s background in the $750,000 suit Bathke won.) According to city financial records, in May 2018, when BathkeContinue reading “Fire, EMS spending way up”

Did Dingler know about Bathke was being investigated by another fire department when she interviewed him pre-hire? Did the OSFD lieutenant she tasked with doing his background know about this? When and how did the OSFD lieutenant obtain “The Maple Valley Letter” with allegations about Bathke? How long did he have it before sharing itContinue reading “Suggested Bathke investigation questions”