Newcastle City Manager John Starbard fired
February 4, 2010
Former community development director named as replacement
John Starbard
Rob Wyman
At a special City Council meeting Jan. 12, the council voted 6-1 to terminate City Manager John Starbard’s contract without cause, effective immediately. The only dissenting vote was Councilman Sonny Putter.
Talks began in December regarding new city manager
February 4, 2010
Talks regarding firing City Manager John Starbard and appointing former Community Development Director Rob Wyman as interim city manager began privately in December.
While councilmen-elect John Dulcich, Bill Erxleben and Rich Crispo said they had been in favor of making changes to the city’s management, Erxleben specifically sought out Wyman in December as a candidate for interim city manager. Read more
U.S. Postal Service denies Newcastle ZIP code appeal
January 12, 2010
NEW — 4:04 p.m. Jan. 12, 2010
The post office denied an appeal by Newcastle to create a ZIP code for the city.
Last September, City Manager John Starbard wrote a letter to U.S. Postal Service headquarters in Washington, D.C., and asked the agency to reconsider the Seattle District’s decision to deny the city a ZIP code.
In December, the city received a response from James W. Kiser, manager of delivery operations for the postal service.
“After a thorough review of the case file and the details of both the Seattle District and Western Area office decisions, it is the final determination of this office to support the denial of your request,” Kiser wrote in his letter.
