Today Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson announced her decision to fill Teresa Mosqueda’s vacant council seat with Concrete Eco-Block, one of the several concrete blocks that have been illegally stationed outside of Nelson’s business, Fremont Brewing, for years.
“I’ve worked closely with Councilperson Concrete Eco-Block for years as they worked tirelessly to illegally obstruct the street outside my business, and I know that they’ll put the same steadfast work ethic to further my vision of the city council: Do what I say and make it even harder for homeless people to exist in this city,” said Nelson during a press conference. “Sure, they’re a block of few words, but that’s because they’re all about action— and that action is physically moving homeless people further to the margins of society.”
But as the pool of over 70 candidates was narrowed to one finalist, Seattleites were skeptical of the strange process of appointing a new councilperson to what is normally a democratically elected position.
“It just doesn’t feel right that they can just appoint someone instead of holding a special election — I mean Eco-Block is probably a better option than appointing Tanya Woo to an unelected position after she just lost an election to Tammy Morales, but why am I being denied my democratic right to elect an environmentalist bale of hay or a transit-minded bollard?” said Rainier Beach resident Nik Johnson. “Councilperson Eco-Block might have run as a Democrat, but it’s plain as day that they’re just there to obstruct any progressive effort in this city—in this case, literally.”
Meanwhile in City Hall, Mayor Bruce Harrell has appointed Blitz the Seahawk as Senior Deputy Mayor after his niece left the position earlier this year.
