Bainbridge council seat now has six candidates
Published 1:18 pm Wednesday, December 31, 2014
The size of the candidate field for the open Bainbridge city council seat doubled just before the deadline Tuesday, and the city now has six volunteers to serve in the post left empty by the resignation of David Ward.
The three new candidates are Michael R. Scott, Joe Levan and Greg Millerd.
Scott, 58, has been a Bainbridge resident since 1989. He was a member of the Bainbridge Island School Board from 2001 to 2004.
A lawyer who received his juris doctor degree from Stanford Law School in 1982, he currently is the chairman of the Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson Litigation Group.
In his application packet, he said his priorities if appointed would be sustainable growth, improving infrastructure near the Bainbridge ferry terminal, and maintaining and improving a healthy business district in downtown Winslow, and smaller commercial centers in Lynwood Center, Rolling Bay and other neighborhoods.
Levan, 49, has lived on the island since 1995. He is a staff lawyer for the Municipal Research and Services Center, an independent non-profit that provides advice and research assistance to municipalities across Washington. He has served as the city attorney for Maple Valley, and was also an interim city manager for the city.
Levan also served as a legislative aide for U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, U.S. Rep. Jolen Unsoeld and U.S. Rep. John W. Cox Jr.
He said his priorities would include working toward a more vibrant and diversified economy.
Millerd, 48, is a commercial real estate agent. His community service includes volunteering as a board member for Bainbridge Island Youth Soccer, and as a referee in the Northwest Rugby Football Union.
In his application packet, Millerd said one of his priorities would be to revisit the council’s decision to build a new police station by itself rather than partnering with the Bainbridge Island Fire Department on a joint facility.
The other three candidates are Gary Pettersen, Monica Aufrecht and John Green.
The city council expects to fill the Central Ward vacancy early next year.
The new appointee will serve until the end of 2015.
