Mark Cross is running again for the Sammamish City Council. He served two terms (eight years) before taking the last four years off. Now, he wants back on.

We already tried this with devastatingly disastrous results. Kathy Huckabay served 12 years then took four years off. She returned to the city council two years ago, and she’s proved to be divisive, abusing her position for her own agenda and, along with Tom Vance, leads the Gang of Four majority on the council that ignores citizens and differing council members.

Cross’s first action after announcing his candidacy was to declare his endorsement of Vance and Vance’s re-election.

We don’t need another member of the Gang. We need someone who will challenge the Gang.

Cross’s opponent is Christie Malchow. She not only won’t be a “yes man” to the Gang, but also she will work to challenge the city staff to follow its own codes and the rule of law. Cross is a career government employee who’s more likely to go along than to hold the feet of the staff and the city manager to the fire.

Malchow is representative of Sammamish’s young demographics; Cross is old enough to retire.

Malchow will bring a fresh perspective and an untainted eye to the city council. Cross will bring an old perspective of old policies he helped create (and to defend).

Recycling is good, but not for the city council.

We need a fresh perspective, not one that is 12 years old.

Vote for Malchow Nov. 3.

Ursula Geiger, Sammamish