Mount Vernon and Anacortes Vie for County Seat
Skagit County faces a power struggle as petitioners move to shift the county seat from Mount Vernon to Anacortes.
W. H. Johnson, ex-mayor of Anacortes, today filed with the county commissioners a petition asking for submission to a vote of the people of the question of removal of the county seat from Mount Vernon to Anacortes. The petition is signed by 1,031 names. Burlington and Sedro will each file a petition within a few days.
“W. H. Johnson, ex-mayor of Anacortes, today filed with the county commissioners a petition asking for submission to a vote of the people.”
County seat fights were common in the 1890s as towns vied for the economic engine of government services. While Skagit County settled these borders long ago, the rivalry between coastal hubs and inland towns continues to define local governance across Washington.
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