Geoff Bowie for Mayor of Black Diamond, Washington.

Visit our Facts about the City of Black Diamond page for information about what decisions our city is facing in the near future, and what rules and plans are involved.

Experience Matters for Black Diamond

Why This Matters Now. With a very large amount of development underway, Black Diamond needs leadership that:

• Knows the technical details of infrastructure and environmental protection.

• Understands how developers operate and won’t be misled.

• Can and will ensure that citizens’ voices are followed in planning and budgeting.

Geoff Bowie's background blends local government experience, community service, and construction management and infrastructure expertise. Geoff will lead with better long-term planning so our city is not caught off-guard by predictable needs. He understands our community, and how to value and protect our small-town charm and history as growth and development occur. Read more about Geoff's qualifications.

Solve Our City’s Public Safety Crisis

Black Diamond’s Fire and EMS staffing have decreased despite population growth. Our fire service provider, lacking promised developer funding, is ending service by 2028! Ignoring years of warnings, the city built a second fire station on Lawson Street that now sits empty. Prior to construction, Geoff was one of the first residents to tell the Mayor and Council that the Fire Station plans should be changed. Had they listened to Geoff, our current fire service crisis might have been avoided.

Geoff is committed to making sure similar problems do not happen in the future.

Solve Our City’s Growth Management Crisis

Poor planning and ineffective city management are causing: declining public services; delays in key road and park projects; and capital funding gaps for police, courts, water, and schools. City Hall is shifting developer costs to tax and rate payers.

Geoff will bring Solutions, including better planning and standing up to special interests.

Geoff Bowie has testified several times over the years encouraging the city to require developers to do more to support schools for our students. Current officials repeatedly chose to give developers a 50% discount on fees charged to developers toward the cost of schools.

Thanks to concerns of people like Geoff and his supporters, the school district worked to get more funding from the developer. The district recently announced a deal where the developer will provide additional funding for the district to build a new Ten Trails Elementary.

Geoff will continue to work to ensure developers do more to support students.

Solve Our City’s School Capacity Crisis

Future second Black Diamond Elementary School site in Ten Trails.