Truly a new Council

The votes are mostly counted from La Conner residents deciding on three town council member positions in November’s election. In the first contested elections since 2015, voters elected challengers Ivan Carlson and Rick Dole and returned MaryLee Chamberlain to council. These three won in a high turnout election. Residents and candidates were all paying more attention than has occurred in years. That in itself is a good thing.

The existing council chose a new member at their meeting last night. The council representing the community in 2022 will be very different in almost every way from this y...