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Sammamish council installs Karen Howe as mayor; Amy Lam named deputy mayor
2092173 · January 8, 2025
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Summary
At its first meeting of 2025 the Sammamish City Council accepted outgoing Mayor Kaylee Clark’s resignation as mayor for school reasons, elected Councilmember Karen Howe as mayor and selected Amy Lam as deputy mayor in voice votes.
Councilmembers on the Sammamish City Council voted to elevate Councilmember Karen Howe to mayor and to name Councilmember Amy Lam deputy mayor at the council’s first meeting of 2025.
The change followed an announcement from outgoing Mayor Kaylee Clark that she would step down from the mayoral role to focus on the final…
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