I haven’t seen any articles in the traditional media as of yet, but saw this blog post earlier today which mentioned the Kirkland annexation proposal was defeated last night by the city council with a 4-3 vote. It appears the county areas north of Kirkland aren’t going to be annexed to the City of Kirkland. The group reporting the “no go”  decision was against the annexation.  I haven’t see anything on the pro-annexation website as of yet.  The area that had been under consideration for annexation is shown on this map from the City of Kirkland website.

What have you heard and what are your thoughts?  Is this a good or bad decision for the city?