Former Everett City Council Member Scott Murphy Announces Run for Mayor of Everett

""Former Everett City Councilmember, Scott Murphy, announced today that he will run for Mayor of the City of Everett in 2025.

“Public safety, homelessness and crime remain huge problems and the city’s finances are a mess,” said Murphy. “It’s time after six years that we change our current trend and restore our city to a place where we can begin to really tackle the issues our community is seeing every day in our neighborhoods and on our streets. Everett has been a great city and we can’t sit by and allow Everett to slide downhill like other cities.”

Murphy, a Democrat, served on the City Council from 2013 through 2021 where he demonstrated a strong commitment to investing in public safety, police, fire and emergency medical aid services, and other essential utility services including water, sewer and streets and their importance on public health and safety.

“Whether it is the increasing number of unhoused individuals, public drug use, the city’s worsening budget deficit, or just not feeling safe when out and about in Everett, any way you cut it, we are worse off than we were six years ago,” said Murphy. “Cassie Franklin has convened multiple political task forces over the years, yet things keep getting worse. Cassie Franklin proposed a 44% increase in the city’s property tax portion that will pass through to Everett residents and businesses. Expenses have ballooned since I left the City Council in 2021 and it’s time for serious fiscal accountability!”

Former Everett Councilmember Brenda Stonecipher said, “Scott is uniquely qualified to be Mayor of Everett. We worked together on the City Council for nine years and there was a mutual respect between us. Scott understands the city budget, the financial problems facing the city, and the community we serve.

I am confident that Scott will engage the City Council and our community in an open and transparent process to identify ways to improve efficiency and do more with the resources that are available. I also believe Scott will continue to support public safety, including fire and police where Scott is a strong advocate. Scott recognizes that the city’s efforts to address street-level impacts of the substance abuse crisis have not worked and the insufficient progress in providing adequate housing options are of paramount importance. I believe Scott will approach these issues with fresh energy and ideas.

Every city needs the right kind of leadership at the right time. I have a high regard for Scott and I believe he is the Mayor that Everett needs now,” said Stonecipher.""

Amazing to watch Cassie Franklin and conclude, wow we just don't have enough austerity and funding for cops. Truly boggles the mind.