Issaquah Mayor Fred Butler Suffers Heart Attack

The Issaquah Press is reporting that Issaquah Mayor and Sound Transit Boardmember Fred Butler has suffered a heart attack Sunday evening and is in stable condition at the Issaquah campus of Swedish Medical Center. Mayor Butler, 75, is a jovial and well-liked advocate for Issaquah at all levels of government.

City Council President Stacy Goodman is serving as mayor pro tempore temporarily, and I have an email in to Sound Transit asking if she will be serving on the ST Board in his absence, if Butler will be able to participate remotely, or some alternate arrangement. I'll update the post when I hear back.

STB wishes Mayor Butler the best in his recovery.