I think THIS is the election year when all of that changes. Residents are organizing, thanks to communication tools like Nextdoor.com. Council incumbents and challengers can choose to ignore that fact or they can choose to acknowledge it and work *with* residents instead of against them. We'll see who is smart this election...

Though many of us suspect the decision has already been made, that doesn't mean the battle is over. If CoB screws the citizens of Bellevue on this shelter site the citizens are prepared to go legal, and they have darn good evidence to use against the CoB. That's going to cost ALL of Bellevue's taxpayers a lot of money, as well as delay the construction of a shelter. Way to go, CoB!