He said a benefit he brings to the city council is that he’s “experienced how government affects both small business in a positive way and a negative way (and knows) how it is for a small business owner to navigate changes and the challenges complying with different ordinances and how the city operates and still be able to make a profit and contribute back to the community.”ĭowner: “ when I realized what was going on with council: meetings being disrupted, not following Robert’s Rules of Order, passing useless ordinances by telling merchants they didn’t have to follow (COVID-19) vaccination cards and abide by state health guidelines. Armacost is married and has an adult son. He works full-time out of Changes Salon on Fir Street.

He met his son’s mother in the Bahamas and eventually settled in Sequim in 1983. He taught educational programs for L’Oréal around the globe. He worked for a large chain of salons in New York City, for the Plaza Hotel, opened his own salon and was a spokesperson for Revlon.

What’s your personal and professional background?Īrmacost said he’s been in the hairdressing industry for 49 years starting in Ohio, and then as an apprentice for Vidal Sassoon in London for a year-and-a-half.

They also mentioned the need to increase civic engagement at meetings for local agencies, such as the city council, Sequim School Board, and other Sequim area municipalities.

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