Vote Amy Forrest

08/31/2026

Happy Monday everyone, and I hope you enjoyed the weekend!

With all the excitement and anticipation of the most recent elections, it’s important to remember our city services, resources and jobs are STILL on the chopping block due to the 6 million dollar deficit we have. We still need solutions, so I’m going to throw 2-0 a softball solve and ask that he do at least something for our city on his now 5th year in office to clear that deficit.

One of my ideas throughout my campaign was implementing a Tax Increment Financing plan, or TIF for Yakima's First Street area. TIF is a development funding tool that allows a city to use future increases in property tax revenue (which is the “increment”) from a specific area to pay for improvements of that spot. Investors pay for things like lighting, sidewalks, roads, infrastructure, or new business incentives. So what are the benefits for Yakima if we implement this idea?

💰No new taxes: The TIF uses growth in existing tax revenue.
💰Revitalizes a struggling area of town: Increasing safety/walk around
💰Encourages private investment: Developers are more likely to build when infrastructure improves.
💰Long-term financial return: After the TIF district expires (usually 20 years), all the increased tax revenue flows back to the general fund, creating a nice boost, and will continue to sustain for the future! Basically-growth pays for growth. Win-win.

How would it generate money?

Right now, First Street properties bring in a set amount of property tax each year. After improvements, property values rise, and new businesses increase activity. That new tax revenue (the increment) stays within the First Street area for 20 years to pay off the improvements. So here is an example: if the area’s value grows by $60 million, it could produce about $700,000 in new tax revenue per year. That’s enough to fund around $10 million in upgrades without new taxes or borrowing from the city’s general fund.

When the TIF period ends, all of the new tax growth goes back into the city’s budget permanently, creating long-term revenue for Yakima.

Let’s see if Matt will take this idea and run with it. He should, he should! Yet he won’t, because it wasn’t ‘his idea.’ He’s notorious for that. God help us.

08/21/2026

Happy Friday Everyone! It’s been a long week, and looking forward to this weekend.

I pride myself on being relatively self aware. Self aware enough to point out when I’m wrong, or stand corrected. So I’ll address my last post about Matt Brown panicking and throwing Berg in the D15 race.

I stand corrected because word has it, it was Brown that really wanted that D15 seat….and badly! The ‘higher powers’ told him he shouldn’t since he just ran for city council, and it would ‘look bad’ if he ditched that role right after being elected. If that doesn’t prove to you he’s just filling a seat, claiming a title, and faking his way until something ‘better’ comes along, I don’t know what will. Other than the fact that he sits there on his hands with no solutions to our mounding multi-million dollar deficit.

Hey 2-0, if you didn’t WANT the city council seat, why waste your donors money? And time? Why waste ours? We’d be happy if you decided to step aside. You know, since you really don’t want this. Yakima would have one less problem if ya did step aside. 😉

08/06/2026

Good morning everyone! I’m curious what your thoughts are regarding the recent local election results.

I’ll tell you mine…of course. 😉 I’m disappointed. Due to the ridiculous and inept ’Matt Machine’ that literally plagues our area, we lose out on qualified candidates that truly want to work for the people, and get things done. Chase Foster was one of those people running against a Matt Brown hand pick, Reedy Berg.

We’re stuck with mouth breather Berg who got thrown in by Brown only because he was terrified I was running for the D15 seat, and he couldn’t let that happen, so he panicked. I doubt Berg even wants that position, but rest assured, he won’t move without Matt telling him what to do. Lucky us huh? The guy ‘leading’ our city into further and further trouble with a 6 million dollar deficit is calling the shots, and he is going on his 5th year of council with zero plan to solve for it.

Also, I was shocked at the numbers the PA candidate pulled. Do you want a PA that only has about 4 years experience, isn’t involved in any capacity with our city and the people? I don’t. I want a PA with over 20 years experience and who knows my city, county, and the community inside and out. Regardless if there’s an R or a D behind their name. Should be non-partisan anyhow bc justice is blind-or at least it used to be.

Sadly, our area will continue to be plagued by one person. Blows my mind the failure upwards of this Brown guy. A YVC drop out, with no real world work experience other than church videography. It’s sad how one person has caused so much damage to our city and county, and I’m telling you, it will be felt for years to come. At least he’s got that R tho am I right? 🤷‍♀️

08/04/2026

You have until 8:00pm tonight folks!

07/27/2026

Geez, it’s as if he spends all of his time purposely NOT working for the position he was ‘wanting’ so baldy-aka “Big Boy Mayor” of the city of Yakima. And it’s as if he is purposely lying and spreading falsehoods about his perceived rivals. All of his work dedicated to falsehoods and lies. Such a lovely a Christian guy aye?

Although, as I expected, and said over and over again….Matt Brown is only in this for the title, not the actual workload. He doesn’t know how to work for our city of Yakima. Look at the last 4 years as evidence of that. If he did work for us, we would be financially thriving, not drowning in deficit.

Matt Brown….let’s put some of this energy you have in meddling and working for another city, and work for us like you were elected to do. In Yakima. We’re almost coming up on a year since you’ve been re-elected. What’s happening with the deficit Matt? If you don’t want to work for us here, and spend all of your time meddling in other cities, then please step aside from the city council position, because there are those of us that DO want to work for our city. There are those of us that DO want to save our city services, jobs, and resources. Since you obviously don’t care, kindly think about stepping aside for us. 😉

Full article below.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jul/17/yakimas-mayor-attempts-to-influence-spokane-county/?fbclid=IwZnRzaATUeOdwZG9mBWZkaWQWULXcxakFUloMOmhFmxfV9RdatKtBKmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5D_l2js1Be2dlgPniVFdlUuuXF68nI5mRflRqvsAr9u2Vmqp-Y0U2OrTKG-w_aem_LWKnDISjqoh2eO0eBOKrSg

The mayor of Yakima appears to have a strong opinion about who should be the next auditor of Spokane County – a job with the primary responsibility of overseeing local elections.

07/20/2026

Happy Sunday Everyone!! Oh, did I miss you!

Alright, I can’t. I can’t. So Yakima’s ‘Big Boy Mayor’ Matt Brown is not only cannibalizing his own Republican Party by throwing anyone with a pulse to run against highly qualified, locally respected, Republican candidates, he’s also meddling in a Spokane election. Big boy “Mayor” Matt Brown doesn’t like this particular candidate, because he advocates for tribal members in the Spokane area.

Look, we all know how much damage Matt Brown has done to our city, we live it! So he just can’t help himself to infringe upon another city’s municipality can he?

Hey, Spokane…Please look at the failure here in Yakima under Matt Brown as your guide. A 9 million dollar deficit, that he made cuts in services to (important needs) down to 6 million, then taxes us anyway!! He has ZERO plans for further reduction on this 6 million dollar price tag in terms of revenue generation, so we look forward to a future of further reductions in services and resources. Spokane, reject anything to do with this guy. He’s a clown and half our city would do anything for him to be gone out of our local government. We almost had him out ourselves, and we’re determined to make it happen soon, trust us. 😉

07/16/2026

Vote Chase Foster District 15!!!

Ballots have officially dropped everyone, and I am excited to get to work for you, for our families! I have a few more events coming up so you can come out and ask me anything. On July 23, join us at Hoptown Pizza in Zillah, and on July 28, come out to Bron Yr Aur Brewing Co in Naches. Both events are from 5:30pm-7:30pm. I appreciate your time, and I want to get to know what’s important to you, the people I want to represent. Vote Chase Foster, D15!

07/08/2026

This is tonight, you should go!

We are doing this again everyone! If you missed last get-together, here is another opportunity. Please join me this Wednesday, July 8, at Rooted Yakima Valley, 26 N. 1st in Yakima from 5:30pm-7:30pm. I am looking forward to meeting and listening to the constituents I will be representing at the State level. This is open to the public, and no presentations, just one-on-one conversations. Come out and ask me your questions! See you Wednesday, and thank you for supporting.

07/03/2026

Thank you to my one of my favorite people in the world, main supporter, and prior campaign manager, retired Superior Court Judge David Elofson for showing your support for Chase Foster. We appreciate your questions, thoughts, and guidance always. A great night, and we anticipate more. Vote Chase Foster for D15 guys. He’s the real deal, and absolutely wants to work for the people-that’s us!

07/03/2026

Come down to Rooted on 1st and meet Chase Foster! He’s the candidate for State Rep District 15, and he wants to meet and visit with our community. We’re here now until 7:30pm tonight-come on out!!