Wed, Nov 09, 2011
Arlington Fly-In Director To Lead Small Community
ANN has learned that Barbara Tolbert, who serves as executive
director for the very successful Arlington Fly-In in the Seattle
suburb, has been elected Mayor of Arlington in balloting held
Tuesday.
Tolbert won 1,290 votes of the 2,365 cast in the race, or 54.55
percent. She defeated Steve Baker in the race to succeed Margaret
Larson, who retired after two terms in the office. The two
candidates advanced to a run-off election in vote-by-mail balloting
in August as the top vote-getters.
As in many small communities, the city budget was a leading
issue in the campaign. Tolbert a member of the city's
Airport Commission, faced a strong challenge from Baker, a member
of the Arlington City Council. She told the Everett, WA
Herald newspaper in October that she plans to poll people
about city services to determine which ones the electorate thinks
are essential and which ones can be handled by outside agencies or
volunteers.
According to her campaign website, Tolbert ran on a platform of
Economic development that supports businesses and stimulates job
growth; Ensuring safety in our community; Preserving and
promoting those aspects which make Arlington such a great place to
live, and; and Delivering responsive government to benefit our
citizens. She had been endorsed by the retiring Mayor as well
as the Arlington police and fire unions.
The Arlington Fly-In, thought to be the third-largest of its
type in the nation, is also recognized as one of the most
successful.
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