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Dunne defeats Beckett to earn re-election to council
11/5/2015 5:28:37 AM
By Craig Howard
Splash Contributor
Dan Dunne will return to his accustomed seat on the Liberty Lake City Council after defeating former council colleague, Josh Beckett, in Tuesday's general election. Dunne garnered 61 percent of the vote through Wednesday's second day of ballot counting to earn another four-year term.
"I'm grateful to all of my supporters and look forward to continuing the work of building our community," Dunne said after the victory. "I will continue to engage businesses, residents and our neighboring jurisdictions to strengthen our regional leadership and build on our future."
A former member of the city's planning commission, Dunne ran unopposed in the fall of 2011 and was the only representative of the governing board to face a challenger on the latest ballot. Council Members Shane Brickner and Bob Moore along with Mayor Pro Tem Cris Kaminskas were ushered in without opposition on Tuesday, as was Mayor Steve Peterson.
Dunne ran ads and posted yard signs leading up to the Nov. 3 vote while Beckett took a lower key approach. In September, Beckett said his campaign would consist of "face-to-face interaction."
"The voters decided to retain Dan, and I fully appreciate and respect the vote," Beckett said after the ballots were tallied. "I want what's best for our community, and I'm honored to have had the opportunity to have served."
Beckett and Dunne were split on a number of key municipal issues, including the utility tax. Beckett maintained that the city installed it during a turbulent economic time and should consider repealing it. Dunne characterized the tax as a vital source of road maintenance funding.
Beckett defeated Kaminskas in the 2009 general election and served through 2013. He opted against re-election and was replaced by Hugh Severs, who edged out Jeff Sitton two years ago. Beckett ran against Peterson in 2011 for mayor, falling by a large margin.
In other ballot measures relevant to Liberty Lake, Kottayam V. Natarajan Jr. ran unopposed for re-election to the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District Board of Commissioners. He will rejoin Commissioners Tom Agnew and Steve Skipworth on the LLSWD board.
In the vote for Central Valley School Board, Cindy McMullen (District 1), Debra Long (District 3) and Keith Clark (District 4) all ran alone on the ballot. Former CVSD Superintendent Mike Pearson defeated challenger Kristopher Pockell to remain on the Spokane Valley Fire Department Board of Commissioners. SVFD Commissioner Joe Dawson ran unopposed.
Spokane County Proposition 1 – which would have increased the number of seats on the Spokane County Board of Commissioners from three to five – failed after only receiving 46 percent approval.
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