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Mercer Island faces aging infrastructure, facility losses and a tightening budget, city manager says
Summary
City Manager Jessie Bohn told prospective candidates that Mercer Island has aging infrastructure, a permanent city hall closure in 2023 after an asbestos finding, a public works building in poor condition, and a looming general-fund deficit to be discussed at a May 20 finance work session.
City Manager Jessie Bohn told attendees at a candidate orientation that Mercer Island is confronting significant infrastructure and fiscal challenges, including aging sewer, water and stormwater systems, a 2023 permanent city hall closure due to asbestos, and a public works building described as "on life support."
"Infrastructure and funding," Bohn said when asked about the council's most pressing issues, and she noted the island "developed with great intensity in the fifties and sixties, and everything is aging out right now" for…
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