“Fight!”

The simple blog post from Save Our Renton Library sums up all that’s left of the Renton library annexation vote.

Monday, the King County Library System began its process of integrating Renton, but passionate opposers are threatening to slap the City of Renton with a lawsuit over a FAQ flier.

“There are numerous factual inaccuracies in there that make KCLS look better than it is and Renton more expensive than it is,” said community activist Ben Johnson.

The city sent the flier to the state Public Disclosure Commission to get its approval and even made changes before sending it out.

“The folks who didn’t want to get KCLS have tried to make this some issue of subterfuge, and they’re missing the basic point,” said Jay Covington, the city’s chief administrative officer. “We’re trying to say let’s get on with trying to provide really great library service.”

About half of the Renton vote was for the annexation with a 53-vote lead.

The tight lead encouraged Johnson and others to pursue legal action over the flier, he said.

They’re paying a lawyer out of shallow pockets in hopes of overturning the election in court.

“We feel very confident in our argument,” Johnson said. “If we went before a judge, there’d be no question.”

It’s rare for an election to be reversed, especially without a recount.

A letter of intent to sue was sent to the City Clerk and state attorney last week, calling for an investigation.

The city hasn’t budged. After hearing two complaints, the PDC stands by its response.

“It appeared to be a fair and objective presentation of facts,” said PDC spokesperson Lori Anderson.

After mailing the fliers with the garbage bills to Renton residents, the city issued a correction about the cost of keeping the Renton library. It was printed in the Renton Reporter.

The initial numbers were a few years old, and since the library has seen budget cuts, reducing its piece of the city’s general fund.

Renton regularly sends its annexation fliers to the PDC for input, said Marty Wine, assistant chief administrative officer.

However, the PDC leaves fact checking to the cities, Anderson said.

“We tried to put information out there that was as objective as we could,” Covington said. “The city feels like this (issue) has been asked and answered.”