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Issaquah Council President Barb DeMichele resigns immediately, cites health concerns

Issaquah City Council · March 3, 2026
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Council President Barb DeMichele announced her immediate resignation at the March 2 meeting, citing health challenges and expressing confidence in the council to appoint a qualified successor; councilmembers offered tributes to her decades of local public service.

Council President Barb DeMichele told the Issaquah City Council on March 2 that she is resigning effective immediately, citing ongoing health challenges that she said prevent her from adequately fulfilling council duties. In a prepared statement she thanked colleagues and regional partners and asked…

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