FREEDOM COUNTY v. SNOHOMISH COUNTY

No. 42637-1-I.

977 P.2d 612 (1999)

FREEDOM COUNTY, By and Through Freedom County Commissioners, David Peter GUADALUPE and Thom Satterlee, Appellants, v. SNOHOMISH COUNTY, By and Through its Chief Executive Officer, Snohomish County Executive Bob DREWEL, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered May 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Guadalupe (Appearing Pro Se), Arlington, WA, for Appellants.

Gordon W. Sivley, Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, Everett, WA, for Respondents.


APPELWICK, J.

Appellants' seek recognition of Freedom County based on petitions delivered to the Secretary of State. Holding that a county may not be created by petition, we affirm the trial court.

FACTS

The Appellants, Thom Satterlee and David Peter Guadalupe, purport to represent "Freedom County," a proposed county to be formed from a portion of Snohomish County. Proponents of Freedom County claim that 12,679 Snohomish County residents signed petitions...

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