Incumbent Candidates For City Of Waitsburg

MAYOR

Walt Gobel

Age: 68

Years Living In Waitsburg: 6

Occupation: Retired from the

Washington State Patrol, 27 years,

Pasco School District Transportation

Supervisor, 12 years

Served as Mayor: 2 years

No. 1 Priority: "To keep the city

running in the black."

CITY COUNCIL

Scott Nettles

Age: 45

Years Living In Waitsburg: 44

Occupation: Correctional Officer

at the prison, 12 years

Served as council member: 2

years

No. 1 Priority: "I want to find

creative ways to bring money into

the city so we don't have to raise our

utility rates."

Karl Newell

Age: 67

Years Living In Waitsburg: 6

Occupation: Retired electrician,

42 years

Served as council member: 2

years

No. 1 Priority: "Balance the

budget."

Marty Dunn

Age: 54

Years Living In Waitsburg: 17

Occupation: Lead mechanic for

the City of Walla Walla, 25 years

Served as council member: 10

years

Served as mayor: 3 years

No. 1 Priority: "Our no. 1 priority is to keep the City of Waitsburg

running in the black."

Kevin House

Age: 45

Years Living In Waitsburg: 9

Occupation: Service manager at

McGregor, 16 years

Served as council member: 2

years

No. 1 Priority: "Trying to keep

rates and taxes low, but not at the

expense of maintaining what we

have."