Insane Kirkland Annexation Behaviour?
Apparently Kirkland is about to annex a whole chunk of unincorporated King County, which would almost double the population of Kirkland.
The insane thing is that the citizens of Kirkland, whose resources will get spread thin, don’t get to vote on the issue - only the citizens in the area targeted for annexation!
Oh, and being a ten year (high) tax paying non-US citizen, I don’t get to vote anyway…
No taxation without… Oh. Whatever.
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"Here's the kicker: Kirkland residents DO NOT get to vote on this issue. Only the people living in the proposed annexation area do (seriously!)."
LOL..... sorry but that is really funny....Its taken America in a whole new direction..
"er....vote for the president...anyone not voting for him will be not counted in the final tally...whoopee! the president got in by a 100% majority!!!"
Sorry bout yer luck....guess it isnt so funny after all...
It sure seems that the "taxation without representation" issue is, at best, considered only in some circumstances (federal only?).
I used to live in New Hampshire and work in Massachusetts. As an employee in Massachusetts I had to pay their state income tax. However, I was not able to vote in their state elections.
What's a gal to do? This is nuts! Annexation makes no sense.
Why would anyone living in Kirkland ever want such a thing!?!
Honestly, can anyone really give a good reason for Kirkland to risk so much of its future?
How can this thing be stopped? Is the city listening? No!