Five positions are up for election in the East Bellevue Community Council.

That’s every position, by the way.

Incumbent Steve Kasner is facing a challenge for Position 1 from current Chair Bill Capron. Reach the candidates at Kasner4council@gmail.com and wbcarron@msn.com respectively.

Betsi Hummer (betsihummer@yahoo.com) is running unopposed for Position 2, as is Gerald Hughes (ghughes@isomedia.com) for Position 3, Stephanie Walter (Stephanie4Council@outlook.com) for Position 4 and Ross V. Gooding for Position 5 (rvgooding@comcast.net).

Trygve Vandal withdrew from the Position 4 race.

The East Bellevue Community Council was established in 1969, and is empowered by state law with approval/disapproval authority over certain land-use actions in a part of East Bellevue. The council may also act in an advisory capacity on other land-use issues that directly or indirectly affect its jurisdiction.