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How should Washougal pick its mayor?

Council may ask voters to decide if choice belongs to public or council

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Washougal City Councilman Ernie Suggs (right) nominates Molly Coston (second from left) to continue as Washougal's mayor during a January Washougal City Council meeting. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Will voters or city councilors decide Washougal’s mayor? That’s a question Washougal leaders are trying to answer.

At a Feb. 24 city council workshop, Washougal leaders discussed the possibility of asking voters to vote on a ballot proposition that would designate the city council’s No. 1 position, which is elected at-large every four years, as the city’s mayor.

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