We all agree that a council member should make public safety the number one priority. Michael Plunkett has definitely done that as a council member. He voted to save paramedics when Mountlake Terrace pulled out of Medic 7. He also voted to add Bational Chiefs to improve the safety of fire fighters and those they save. During tight budget times, he refused to cut public safety. Michael Plunkett has clearly passed the test of public safety.
And of course, he cast his ballot for last year's EMS Levy, a crucial measure that funds our Paramedics and our EMT's, so they can aid the public with their emergency medical needs.
Every current council member and every current council candidate, including primary candidates like Al Rutledge, cast their ballot in the EMS levy election, except one.
Priya Cloutier. She chose to blow it off, along with a lot of other Edmonds elections.
Priya will attempt to slide by this issue by pointing out her endorsements, but we all know action trumps endorsements. How can we trust our public safety services to someone who can't find the time to check the "EMS levy" box on a ballot and mail it in. Michael Plunkett "acted" to fund public safety, and Priya "failed to act" to fund public safety. No endorsement can overcome that simple fact.
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