Editing Woodway, Washington (section)

==Government and politics==
[[File:Woodway Town Hall, June 2020.jpg|thumb|right|Woodway's [[town hall]], opened in 2013]]

Woodway is an incorporated [[code city]], but its official name remains the Town of Woodway. It has a [[mayor–council government]] with six elected officials on four-year terms: the mayor and five town councilmembers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Woodway Municipal Code Chapter 1.08: Classification of Town |url=https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Woodway/#!/Woodway01/Woodway0108.html |publisher=Town of Woodway |via=Code Publishing |access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref>  Woodway's town hall was moved in 2013 to a new building designed by [[GGLO]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Woodway Town Hall |url=https://www.gglo.com/places/woodway-town-hall/ |publisher=[[GGLO]] |access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> Woodway is the only community in Snohomish County without public library service; residents have repeatedly voted against paying into the [[Sno-Isle Libraries]] system, with individuals citing high property taxes as their primary reason for opting out.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=August 9, 2006 |title=No library cards?! Families' petition spurs Sept. 19 vote |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20060809&slug=woodway09n |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref> Woodway residents could purchase Sno-Isle nonresident cards annually to access its resources prior to 2000, when it stopped issuing such cards.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brunner |first1=Jim |title=Woodway to vote on library: Some oppose taxes accompanying joining system |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19981028&slug=2780170 |access-date=April 13, 2024 |work=The Seattle Times |date=October 28, 1998}}</ref>

At the federal level, Woodway is part of the [[Washington's 2nd congressional district|2nd congressional district]], which encompasses western Snohomish County and the entirety of [[Island County, Washington|Island]], [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit]], and [[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom]] counties.<ref>{{cite map |author=Census Bureau Geography Division |year=2023 |title=118th Congress of the United States: Washington – Congressional District 2 |scale=1:295,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA02.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> From 2012 to 2022, it was part of the [[Washington's 7th congressional district|7th congressional district]] along with Edmonds and most of Seattle.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Evan |date=December 29, 2011 |title=Edmonds council president decries move to 7th District |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/edmonds-council-president-decries-move-to-7th-district/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |author=Census Bureau Geography Division |year=2013 |title=113th Congress of the United States: Washington – Congressional District 7 |scale=1:103,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd113/cd_based/ST53/CD113_WA07.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> At the state level, the city is part of the [[Washington's 32nd legislative district|32nd legislative district]], which also includes [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]], [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]], Shoreline, and parts of Edmonds and Seattle.<ref>{{cite map |author=Washington State Redistricting Commission |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Legislative District 32 |page=33 |work=District Maps Booklet 2022 |url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Maps/Redistricting%20Map%20Booklet_2022.pdf |publisher=Washington State Legislative Information Center |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> Woodway lies within the [[Snohomish County Council]]'s 3rd district, which also includes Edmonds and Lynnwood.<ref>{{cite map |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Snohomish County: County Council Districts |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/99589/County-Council-Districts-PDF |publisher=Snohomish County Elections |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref>