JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is June 6, 6:00PM
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
Articles from around the area, including re-prints from various newspapers (provided under Fair-Use provision.) These are information only, which means that many, Many, MANY of these do not represent my point of view. (Seriously, they don’t.) I just want you to know what’s out there being discussed by electeds that concern Des Moines.
When the Detroit Lions moved back to the city from Pontiac in 2002, the current Detroit mayor made a remark to Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., whose family owns the NFL team. “I said to Bill, ‘You will never do more for the future of this city than what you did here today,’ ” Mayor
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Campaign signs dot the slope of a hill in Murrysville, Pa.Credit…Kristian Thacker for The New York Times By Julie Bosman Published Nov. 1, 2020Updated Nov. 3, 2020 CHICAGO — In Illinois, Florida and Arizona, police officers have been summoned to investigate Biden signs set ablaze and Trump flags swiped in the night. Homeowners, angry over their campaign signs
... continue reading.My name is JC Harris and I’m running for City Council because Des Moines needs change. Now. I say ‘now’ because our current council is moving far too slowly. They exaggerate the health of our city, touting our turn-around from near-receivership in 2016 as being an indicator of future success. But that is a very
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By Marc Stiles – Senior Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Dec 12, 2018 The fourth phase of a sprawling mixed-use industrial development south of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has been sold in a record-setting sale to Indianapolis-based Duke Realty, according to public records. Panattoni Development Co. and its equity partner, LaSalle Investment Management, sold the fully leased two-building
... continue reading.AGO 2017 No. 5 – Aug 3 2017 Attorney General Bob Ferguson OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT—PUBLIC MEETINGS—CONFIDENTIALITY—ETHICS—MUNICIPALITIES—CRIMES—Whether Information Learned In An Executive Session Is Confidential 1. Information learned in a properly-convened executive session of a governing body of a public agency is generally confidential. 2. The disclosure by a municipal officer of information learned in
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Nichols left in mutual agreement with Douglas County, Nevada before his contract expired Mon, 08/08/2016 by Clara McMichael James Nichols – the candidate tapped as the new city manager for Des Moines – wrapped up a short-lived experience earlier this year in a similar position for Douglas County, Nevada. Douglas County has marked similarities to
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City Council selects James Nichols out of a pool of four finalists for city manager Clara McMichael Tue, 08/02/2016 We need somebody who’s going to be a great communicator, and through all the interviews and reviewing background and looking at skills sets, Jim Nichols fits the leadership and the communications skills sets above all others,”
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Des Moines in the process of choosing a new city manager Tue, 07/26/2016 by Clara McMichael On July 20, the city of Des Moines hosted a meet-and-greet so community members could meet with the four finalists that the city council has chosen to fill the position of city manager. The four finalists are Michael Matthias,
... continue reading.120th anniversary message to the community from Publisher Frank Blethen For Immediate Release — Jan. 22, 2016 Lindsay Taylor, Consumer Marketing Manager Welcome to Greater Seattle’s future of robust independent journalism and public service. A positive future few other cities in America will experience. Your Seattle Times is an anomaly in this era of dangerous
... continue reading.EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Waterland Blog nor its staff:] Based on conversations with fellow councilmembers and the public, I’ve pulled the utility tax issue off of the December 17th Des Moines City Council agenda. It will not
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