Ballot drop box back at Lake Forest Park

Thursday, October 14, 2010


The ballot drop box has returned to Lake Forest Park.

It is located on the side of the Lake Forest Park City Hall in the lower level of Towne Center at the northeast corner of Ballinger and Bothell Way.

The drop box is open for business and will remain open 24 hours a day until Election Day, November 2 when it closes at 8 pm.

A ballot drop box is a way for voters to securely return their mail ballot without the cost of postage.

Ballots are collected regularly from each drop box by King County Elections. Two official elections workers will use a chain of custody process to transport all ballots.

Ballot packets are delivered to the Elections facility where they are processed with other returned mail ballots. The signature on every ballot is checked against the voter’s registration file and if it matches, the ballot moves forward.

More about ballot boxes here.

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Hello House and the Elephant's Child at Shoreline Library


Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Children's programs at Shoreline Library this coming week feature well-known local performer Nancy Stewart and a live theatre performance of Rudyard Kipling's The Elephant's Child.

On Tuesday, October 19, at 11 am, Nancy Stewart will conduct a guided musical tour through your house, in "Hello House."  "Explore fun and easy ways the whole family can stay safe and go green." For ages 3 and older. Space is limited; first come, first seated. For more information visit the website or call 206-362-7550.


On Thursday, October 21, at 7 pm, "theater simple" will use physical comedy, puppets, masks, and old-fangled storytelling techniques, to tell the story of Rudyard Kipling's The Elephant's Child - with the help of the audience. This is an excellent introduction to live theater for the exuberant young person, and an exuberant event for the young-at-heart accompanying their smaller friends. For ages 2-8 and families. Space is limited; first come, first seated. For more information visit the website or call 206-362-7550.


The Shoreline Library is located at the corner of 5th and NE 175th - 345 NE 175th Shoreline 98155.


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Raccoon peek-a-boo.  Photo by Sonya Reasor.

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Shoreline Fire is having an open house - bring the kids. Saturday, October 16, 10am - 1 pm

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SCC Soccer: Men win, women lose


Kevin Flavin in action. Photo by Wilson Tsoi
SCC Men's Soccer Defeats Everett 4-1:

The Shoreline Community College Men’s Soccer Team jumped out to a early three goal lead, scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes of the game and went on to a 4-1 victory over Everett CC. Kevin Flavin scored two goals and DJ Drevitch and Simon Walker added goals for the Dolphins. ECC had two red cards in the contest and finished with 9 players of the field.

SCC pushed its record to 2-7-2 overall, 2-4-2 in the region. SCC is 2-1-2 in the past five games. Everett is now 1-8-2 overall. Shoreline plays Whatcom Community College next Wednesday at home at 4:00 pm.


SCC Women's Soccer Drops 2-0 Game To Everett:

The shorthanded Shoreline Community College Women's Soccer Team dropped a 2-0 game to Everett CC on Wednesday at the SCC Soccer Field. The Lady Dolphins were without three suspended players for the game due to the breaking of team rules. The game was tied at half and SCC had played even with the Trojans in the 45 minutes, but ECC put the pressure on the second half and punched through with two goals.

SCC is 4-6-1 overall, 2-6-1 in the region while Everett moves to 7-3-1 overall and 5-2-1 in the region. Shoreline hosts Whatcom Community College next Wednesday at the SCC Soccer Field in a 2:00 pm contest.



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Evan Smith: Lawsuit over Fimia e-mail continues after State Supreme Court decision


By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

Four years after former Shoreline City Councilwoman Maggie Fimia read an e-mail at a Council meeting, a lawsuit over the e-mail continues, despite a recent State Supreme Court decision.

The dispute began at a City Council meeting in September 2006, when Fimia said that she had seen an e-mail from two Shoreline residents, who said that members of the Council had interfered with the investigation of a zoning violation near the home of Beth O’Neill, one of the residents whom Fimia had mentioned.

O’Neill asked for a copy of the e-mail. She got an e-mail that had been forwarded to then-Councilwoman Janet Way, What she didn’t get was information about who had sent the original e-mail, when it had been sent, whom it had been sent to or who had forwarded it. O’Neill sought this information under the State Public Meetings Act.

A King County superior court dismissed O’Neill’s suit against the City for this “metadata,” but an appeals court reversed that decision, saying that metadata should be considered public record.

Then, last week, the State Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, agreed with the appeals court that the metadata was a part of a public record, but the Supreme Court sent the case back to the superior court for a final decision on whether the City had wrongly denied the information to O’Neill and should pay her attorney’s fees.

Dissenting justices said looking for the metadata from the computer was like looking through trash for an envelope.

O’Neill’s attorney, Michele Earl-Hubbard, said Wednesday that the City has the burden of proving that it has complied with the Supreme Court's orders.

Earl-Hubbard said the City would need to have a copy of Fimia’s hard drive from four years ago.

She said that legal fees could be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, She said she didn’t know whether Fimia, the City or both would be responsible for the legal fees and for civil penalties, which would be calculated by the number of days since the request more than four years ago. In one case, which Earl-Hubbard described as less egregious than this one, the penalty was $45 per day.

City Attorney Ian Sievers didn’t return my telephone messages.

The Supreme Court record says that the original e-mail was from Diane Hettrick, now the ShorelineAreaNews editor, to Lisa Thwing, then the chairwoman of the 32nd District Republicans. Hettrick, the second resident that Fimia first associated with the e-mail, says that someone on her e-mail list probably forwarded it to Thwing, who then probably forwarded it to Fimia.


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Landmarks Commission hearing postponed

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Todd Scott, AIA, Preservation Architect for the King County Historic Preservation Program, announced that the special meeting of the Shoreline Landmarks Commission, scheduled for Thursday, October 14, 2010, has been postponed. This postponement was requested in order to allow more landmark commissioners to participate in the public hearing. A new date has not yet been set.

For more information, email Todd or call 206-296-8636.

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Proposition 1 Informational Meeting in Briarcrest October 14

The Briarcrest Neighborhood Association will have speakers on Shoreline Proposition 1 at their October meeting, Thursday, October 14, at the Congregational Church, 15518 27th Ave NE, 7:00 - 8:00 pm. The group meets in the rooms around the back of the church.

For the first hour of the regular October meeting they will have an Informational Presentation on the City's Budget and Proposition 1 with a focus on how they might affect the Briarcrest neighborhood.

Debbie Tarry, City of Shoreline Finance Director, will give factual information on the City's 2011 budget options, the current financial situation and details about what Prop 1 does and does not do. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer time. 

Representatives from the pro and con campaigns will be present to share their views and opinions with time open for discussion.

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Police solve the case of pools of blood found at Shorecrest on October 11


 From Sgt. Katie Larsen, Shoreline Police

On October 11, 2010, the Shoreline Police responded to Shorecrest High school to investigate a report of large pools of blood in an area outside the school. Officers arrived and found the blood. It was soon determined that the blood was indeed human.

The following investigative stops were completed for the blood scene at Shorecrest High school:

1. Blood spatter expert Office Dan Christman from Bothell PD was called to do a spatter interpretation. According to the Officer there were passive cast off patterns, but not consistent with a violent encounter.

2. KCSO Deputies Kathy Decker and Troy Chaffee worked their tracking skills. They tracked through the south woods and back to the front of the school, but no additional blood or evidence was found.

3. Both a bloodhound and cadaver dogs searched the area and started on a track, but it wasn’t clear when the track was made or if it was from the victim.

4. A check of area hospitals was made.

5. No reported missing persons from Shoreline who may be a victim.

Det. Bartlett (KCSO Major Crimes) was the lead investigator on the case. At approximately 1000 the Seattle Police Department responded to a suicide attempt in the 3000 block of NE 137th. The 58 year old male admitted that he had gone to Shorecrest to kill himself. He cut himself and lay down to die. When that didn’t happen he went to his mother's home in Seattle and police and fire were summoned. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.

*Most if not all of the additional investigative services were provided at no additional cost to the City.

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NUHSA annual meeting and human service awards on October 28


NUHSA Annual Meeting and Human Service Awards Event

Help us honor individuals and organizations in our community making a difference every day.

October 28, 2010

9:00-10:30 am

Third Place Commons

17171 Ballinger Way NE

Lake Forest Park, 98155

Complimentary Continental Breakfast Provided by Honey Bear Bakery

Click for 2011 Board Nominations: NUHSA Nominations Committee Report for 2011.pdf



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Letter to the Editor: an inquiry to Art Coday


To the Editor:

Here is my inquiry to Art Coday – who is supposing that he is worthy of Democratic and Independent supporters.

Art, I am a fiscally conservative independent voter in the 32nd. I received your literature today.

1. Increase public safety. Wonderful idea. How are you going to pay for it??

2. Good Steward of Wildlife, etc. What will you do that is not being done?? How are you going to pay for it??

3. Governmental terrorism/theft - Currently the WA State government invades and attacks peaceful citizens for the choices they make of what plants, etc. to put into their bodies. The WA legislative and executive branches steal the rest of our money to attack these peaceful citizens because of ingesting "socially unacceptable" leaves and flowers. This is not only horribly wasteful it is a purely fascist intrusion into the privacy of individual citizens and destroys the very citizen/government relationship.

Will you specifically work to overturn the laws prohibiting the cultivation and use of hemp?? Will you honestly consider what other laws re: "controlled" substances could be reduced or eliminated to end the severe damage to so many people and their families due to direct governmental violence and horrific waste of all of our money??

Your answer will tell me whether you are a true conservative - or simply a big government fascist dressed in sheep's clothing.

Best wishes in the campaign.

Greg Logan
Shoreline

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Letter to the Editor: the high quality of Shoreline is now in jeopardy


To the Editor:

The city of Shoreline has arrived at a crossroads. The status quo is no longer available and we voters will make the decision as to which road to take when we vote on Proposition 1.

Since incorporation our city has made great strides and has become a great place to live and have a family. It has been recognized locally and nationally as one of the best cities in which to live. This did not just happen. It is the result of a lot of hard work and good decisions by the involved citizens, our city councils, the city staff and a lot of volunteerism. The high quality of Shoreline is now in jeopardy.

In 2001 Initiative I-747 was passed state-wide but did not pass in the City of Shoreline. Because of this initiative Shoreline has not been able to increase revenue sufficiently to keep up with inflation. Even though Shoreline is one of the most efficient cities in the region, it can no longer maintain the high level of service with its limited revenue.

Proposition 1 gives us the opportunity to permit the City of Shoreline to increase the property tax.

We voters have the following two choices:

1. We can vote yes which would increase the City's property tax at an estimated average household monthly cost of $7.60 next year and maintain the City's basic services.

2. Vote no, do not approve the requested increase of revenue, and have deep cuts in basic services.

My wife and I have lived in Shoreline for 52 years. We have seen it grow into the high quality city it has become. It would be a shame for Shoreline to regress from its current high standards, and I therefore, support proposition 1.

I urge you to give this matter your serious consideration because the outcome of Proposition 1 will have serious ramifications as to the future quality of Shoreline. Check these websites for further information: Support Shoreline and City of Shoreline.

Dale Wright
Shoreline

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Letter to the Editor: "Vote No On Proposition One" statistics not entirely accurate

To the Editor:

Yesterday I received the graphic below from the “Vote No for Proposition One” folks in Shoreline. While these overall tax rates are accurate, they are only accurate because we pay much more in Shoreline for our school district than do the other municipalities. Comparing the same communities in a more accurate way, let’s look at just the city portions of these tax rates for 2010 taxes. These figures are taken from the King County web site by searching for 2010 tax rates which returns a PDF file with a breakdown of all the tax rates for this current year. The 2011 tax rates have not been set yet and won’t be until February 2011 or so:

City Tax Levies for 2010 taxes:
  • Shoreline: $1.38
  • Lake Forest Park: $1.34
  • Kenmore: $1.44
  • Bothell: $1.40
  • Redmond: $1.57
  • Seattle: $2.92
  • Edmonds: $2.06 (including Port of Edmonds)
For the same communities the School District portions are:
  • Shoreline: $5.28 (Shoreline School District)
  • Lake Forest Park: $5.28 (Shoreline School District)
  • Kenmore: $4.04 (Northshore School District)
  • Bothell: $4.04 (Northshore School District)
  • Redmond: $2.80 (Lake Washington School District)
  • Seattle: $1.98 (Seattle School District)
  • Edmonds: $3.42 (Edmonds School District)


So this graphic, although accurate in presenting the total tax rate (including fire and other levies), it is grossly inaccurate as an analysis of what our Shoreline City government actually costs us. In fact, the City of Shoreline has nearly the lowest city tax rate.

Tracy Tallman
Edmonds


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Hello Dolly! auditions

Tuesday, October 12, 2010


The King's Players Theatre announces auditions for the musical Hello Dolly! to be performed in March and April of 2011 and the musical Oklahoma!

The cast of characters for Hello Dolly!:
  • Mrs. Dolly Levi, matchmaker (ageless, female)
  • Ernestina (female)
  • Ambrose Kemper, artist (teen to 25, male)
  • Horace Vandergelder, general store owner and 'half-a-millionaire' (middle aged to older, male)
  • Ermengarde, Horace's niece - a sheltered young woman longing to marry Ambrose Kemper (teen to 25, female)
  • Cornelius Hackl, store clerk in Mr. Vandergelder's employ (20 to 30, male)
  • Barnaby Tucker, store clerk in Mr. Vandergelder's employ (teen to 25, male)
  • Irene Molloy, milliner (20-30, female)
  • Minnie Fay, clerk in Irene's hat shop (teen to 20, female)
  • Mrs. Rose (older, female)
  • Rudolph, maitre de (older stately gentlemen)
  • Judge
  • Court Clerk 
  • Various other chorus spots; acting, dancing, and singing needed (teens to older adults, male and female)
Auditions for Oklahoma will be on the following dates:
  • Friday, November 12 from 7 pm to 9 pm
  • Saturday, November 13 from 10 am to 3 pm
  • Friday, November 19 from 7 pm to 9 pm
  • Saturday, November 20 from 11 am to 3 pm
Chorus auditions are on:
  • Saturday, November 20 from 10 am to 11 am
For auditions, please be prepared with the following:
  • a 1-2 minute monologue and 16-32 measures of a song not from Hello Dolly. If you don't have a monologue and/or song, please don't let this deter you from auditioning as we have materials you can read/sing from.
For chorus auditions:
  • be prepared to sing a line or two on your own plus a portion of a song with others.
Callbacks will be held on:
  • Tuesday, November 23 from 7 pm to 10 pm. Be prepared to perform a cold read and a song (material to be determined).

All of the above events will take place at Maplewood Presbyterian Church, 19523 - 84th Avenue West, Edmonds, WA 98026

Mark your calendars now for Hello Dolly! performances at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 - 25th Avenue NE, Shoreline 98155.
  • Saturday, March 26th, 2011
  • Sunday, March 27th, 2011
  • Friday, April 1st, 2011
  • Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
  • Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
To schedule your audition, contact via website, via email or call Jamie Miller at 425-286-6694.


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County Council approves reduction in jail fees for cities


At its October 11 meeting, the Metropolitan King County Council gave its unanimous support to a one-year reduction in jail fees for two dozen cities that contract with King County for jail services. The adopted legislation is an amendment to the contract extension between cities and King County for jail services adopted by the Council in April.

“I appreciate the tremendous amount of regional cooperation that went into these negotiations,” said Council Chair Bob Ferguson, a co-sponsor of the legislation. “As the County works to address long-term regional jail planning, it is critical that we continue to work with the cities.”





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WSDOT launches highway maintenance survey


Have an opinion on Washington’s highways? To make sure its maintenance goals are on track, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is asking the public to fill out an online survey.

The survey takes just a few minutes and asks people to rate highway pavement conditions, emergency response to collisions and bad weather, and how WSDOT should prioritize future highway maintenance spending. To make sure responses represent a cross-section of Washington residents, WSDOT requests some demographic information.

WSDOT sets its highway maintenance goals through a process called MAP – Maintenance Accountability Process, rating the level of service provided for each maintenance activity. The WSDOT Maintenance Division maintains state highways around the clock, keeping people and goods moving by overseeing:
  • about 20,500 highway lane miles
  • more than 3,000 bridges
  • 1,100 traffic signal systems
  • 10 major mountain passes
  • about 50 safety rest areas
  • a large fleet of roadway maintenance vehicles
This is the first year WSDOT has offered the survey online, which saves the department money compared to telephone surveys conducted in past years. You can learn more about the WSDOT Maintenance division here.

WSDOT keeps people, businesses and the economy moving by operating and improving the state's transportation systems. Real time traffic information is available at WSDOT or by dialing 5-1-1. 

--WSDOT 

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Mariposa Road author at Third Place Books


Mourning Cloak
The author of Mariposa Road, Robert Michael Pyle, will speak and read from his book at Third Place Books at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 13.  206-366-3333

The book recounts his adventures spending a year looking for 500 butterfly species in North America.

... "Mariposa Road" mentions big issues: global warming, fire, development, pollution, pesticides and other threats. Pyle notes these problems in case we care to help address them. His book already has raised $45,000 for habitat conservation — Pyle's followers pledged money for each species he observed — frosting on an already delectable treat.

Read the entire review in the SeattleTimes.com



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Help update Shoreline's Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan

Join the City to share ideas for the future of Shoreline's park, open space, recreation and cultural programs.

Visioning Open House Meeting
Thursday, October 14
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Shoreline City Hall

The City is updating the PROS Plan, a long range planning document that is required to be updated by the State of Washington every six years. The PROS Plan creates a 20-year vision for how the City will meet future community needs and qualifies the City for state and federal grants.

Community input is essential for a successful update to the plan.

For more information contact Parks Project Coordinator, Maureen Colaizzi at 206-801-2603.





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Shorewood boys' tennis: SW 4 vs Everett 3

Miles Jamieson helped the Shorewood tennis team beat Everett high school yesterday to break a 3 -3 tie.
The T-Bird tennis team won the match 4-3 to remain tied for second place in WESCO 3A. The team improved their record to 9-3 in WESCO.

Prep tennis: Shorewood 4, Everett 3

At Shoreview Park

Singles—Brendan Soelling (E) def. Hunter Nelson 0-6, 6-2, 6-2; Dan Snyder (E) def. Justin Oh 6-0, 6-2; Miles Jamieson (S) def. Mark Iringan 5-7, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2); Alex Seaclle (E) def. Evan Strandberg 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Doubles—Ellis Miyaoka & Nick Smith (S) def. Tom Gebert and Alex Raynor 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Trevor Cronin & Liam Keebler (S) def. Shane Hunt & Alex Quach 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; Matt Buswell & Isaac Brengelman (S) def. Andy Nguyen & Michael Lei 6-1, 6-4. Records—Everett 7-5 league, 8-6 overall. Shorewood 9-3, 9-5.

--Arnie Moreno, Coach

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Letter to the Editor: It's backwards to call leftists emotional

To the Editor:

It’s exactly backwards to call leftists emotional for not being willing to vote Republican against a Democrat they don’t like personally. We’re not voting for Homecoming Queen here. The important unemotional issue here is whether the Republicans or the Democrats will control the Legislature, and what those options mean for state policy on economics, social welfare, gay rights, and everything else we care about. Yes, liberal politicians can be contradictory personally – remember Ted Kennedy, or JFK for that matter? This is politics, and politics is about the power to make public policy. As that great liberal (not) Otto von Bismarck put it, it’s like making sausage – you don’t necessarily want to know what goes into it. So put your immediate feelings aside, hold your nose, and vote for the party, not the person. It still matters.

Chris Nielsen
Shoreline


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Police investigation at Shorecrest: Update


Police are investigating "a quantity of blood" found on the Shorecrest campus, just south of the school, Monday, October 11.

Around 6:15 am, the school custodian found the blood and notified police and school resource Officer Rob Bardsley. Access to the south parking lot and South Woods was closed to staff and students during the active police investigation.

The parking lot was reopened in the afternoon and will be open Tuesday morning as usual.

Shorecrest High School is located at 15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.

UPDATE:  Sgt. John Urquhart of the Sheriff's Office says that there was a fair amount of blood, but not necessarily a fatal amount for a human.  They will not know if it is human or animal without lab testing.  

They called out a couple of tracking dogs to make sure that no one was lying wounded in the woods or a nearby ditch, but no one was found.

They checked the hospitals to see if anyone had shown up with injuries or symptoms of low blood.

They thoroughly documented the scene in case something developed later.  







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SCC Players of the Week

Monday, October 11, 2010


Juwill Starks.  Photo by Wilson Tsoi
SCC Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week
Freshman Juwill Starks has been named Shoreline Community College Volleyball Player of the Week by the Shoreline CC Athletic Department. 

A middle blocker from McKinley High School in Honolulu, HI, Starks was pressed into a full time role when sophomore starter Lita Melino had to leave the team. Juwill had key blocks in the wins last week over Everett and Whatcom CCs. SCC is 15-7 on the season and 4-1 in the region, in a three way tie for first place.


Kevin Flavin. Photo by Wilson Tsoi
 SCC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week
Sophomore forward Kevin Flavin was named the Shoreline Community College Men's Soccer Player of the Week.
Flavin, from Oak Harbor High School, scored two goals against Skagit Valley College on Saturday, as the Dolphins won their first game of the season. SCC is 1-7-2 on the season, but the improving squad is 1-1-2 in the last four matches. SCC plays Everett CC on Wednesday.

Stephanie Lim. Photo by Wilson Tsoi.
SCC Women's Soccer Player of the Week
Stephanie Lim, a freshman from Shorewood High School, scored two goals in the SCC 4-0 victory over Skagit Valley College on Saturday and was named the Shoreline Community College Women’s Soccer Player of the Week. The Lady Dolphins are 4-5-1 on the season, 2-5-1 in the region and tied for third place in the NWAACC Northern Region. SCC plays Everett Community College on Wednesday at the SCC Soccer Field in a 2:00 pm match.


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Embrace Shorecrest on October 23

On Saturday, October 23 from 10 am to 2 pm help refresh and beautify the Shorecrest campus. Bring a garden tool and your family. Community service hours are available for Shorecrest students. Meet on the front steps.  All volunteers are welcome.

Shorecrest is located at 15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.
Upcoming events: Oct 23, Nov 20, Jan 22, Feb 12, Mar 19, April 9, May 14.


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Letter to the Editor: to my Democrat friends


To the Editor:

As a former liberal, I can relate to Democrats who can’t stomach the idea of voting for a Republican. The current gastronomical upset concerns the candidates running for Washington State Representative in the 32nd Legislative District, Cindy Ryu (D) and Dr. Art Coday (R).

Ryu had been the mayor of Shoreline until she was defeated last year. The local paper published a letter about her, and here is a post about her failure to be open and transparent in her government dealings, as well as an opinion by a disgruntled citizen regarding her obsession with micromanagement.

Art Coday is a primary care physician, serving mostly Medicare (seniors, permanently disabled) and Medicaid (very poor) patients. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and is a small business owner. He will demand government accountability, slash wasteful spending (without compromising top priorities like education), and audit for performance to track how our money is spent. The Seattle Times discredited him because isn’t a seasoned bureaucrat.

My Democrat friends are opposed to everything that Ryu stands for but are saying that they cannot bring themselves to vote for a Republican. Dennis Prager explains in this great article why it is so hard for Democrats to vote Republican: “The answer lies in emotion. For many non-leftist Democrats, it is emotionally impossible to vote Republican.”

My hope is that my Democrat friends will take a deep breath and vote for the person, not the party. That person is Art Coday.

Carol Solle
Shoreline

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Forum on income-tax initiative Sunday at Richmond Beach Congregational

Initiative 1098, which would impose a tax on the State’s highest incomes, will be the subject of a forum scheduled for 11:30 am Sunday at the Richmond Beach Congregational Church at the corner of Northwest Richmond Beach Road and 15th Avenue Northwest.

Speakers representing both proponents and opponents of the initiative will appear at the forum at the south end of Pilgrim Hall in the Church basement.


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Richmond Beach Candidates forum Tuesday, October 12



The public is invited to the Richmond Beach Candidates Forum, Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 7 pm. It is in the basement of the Richmond Beach Congregational Church, at the corner of 15th Ave NW and Richmond Beach Road in Shoreline. Every candidate for every race on the Shoreline ballot will be there in person, except the US Senate contestants, who are sending spokespeople. There will be a sound system.

The format is to feature each race in segments, rather than have all the candidates sitting at the dais the whole time. Most candidates are expected to stay and do the back of the room meet and greet and talk to reporters. In addition, all of the ballot propositions will have tables set up where spokespeople will answer questions and hand out literature.

Each candidate will have roughly 5 minutes to make a statement, followed by a few questions that have been sent in from the audience. Questions are screened for pertinence and to eliminate redundancies or consolidate similar questions.

The forum is sponsored by the Richmond Beach Community Association.




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Aurora construction: Week of October 11


Construction activities on the west side of Aurora between N 165th and N 175th
Crews will continue to install storm lines, utility vaults and the JUT in City right-of-way on the west side of Aurora between N 165th and N 175th Streets. As trenching continues north, drivers should continue to pay attention to potential driveway revisions. Access to businesses will be maintained, but may change over the course of construction. Look for blue “Business Access” signs to know where to turn into driveways.

Two lanes of traffic in each direction on Aurora will be maintained during this work. Please drive safe in construction areas and pay attention to signage indicating where vehicles are and are not allowed to turn.

Activities on N 185th Street – Interurban Trail open in this area
Crews have poured the Interurban Trail that makes up the sidewalk on the south side of N 185th Street. The Interurban Trail is now open in this area and pedestrians can travel on the trail around Bartell Drugs and south to N 175th Street. Please pay attention as some final connections still need to be completed, such as at the corner of Midvale Avenue and N 185th Street. This work must occur after final signal poles are installed at Midvale Avenue and N 185th Street; we will let you know when this work is scheduled. Please continue to use the temporary asphalt paths to connect to sidewalks at this location and others, and pay attention to any detour signage.
In the weeks ahead, curb patching and additional work will occur on the south side of N 185th Street. Work on the north side of N 185th Street will continue as crews begin installing root boxes. Intermittent single lane closures on N 185th Street will be necessary to complete construction activities.

Progressing north of N 185th Street
Crews have poured driveways and the bus pad on the east side of Aurora, north of N 185th Street. Work will continue in this area in the coming weeks, including some additional concrete work near the bus pad and paving asphalt on the back side of driveways and on the roadway (see below). Pedestrians should take care to not walk on the shoulder of Aurora north of N 185th Street; instead, please use the Interurban Trail located just east of Dunn Lumber and Sky Nursery.

Decorative brick pavers installed in sidewalks on N 175th Street
Work continues to progress on N 175th Street. Crews are currently installing decorative brick pavers in portions of the sidewalk on N 175th Street and began pouring the “radius,” or curved sidewalk corners, at the corner of Midvale Avenue and N 175th Streets, near City Hall.

The schedule for concrete pouring was pushed back due to the discovery of old underground structural components in City right-of-way at Key Bank, as well as the need to design and plan for the relocation of the fire service. If it doesn’t rain, the contractor anticipates sidewalk pouring to begin this week.

Intermittent single lane closures between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. may be necessary to complete this work.

Other construction work on Aurora
Ronald Wastewater will continue installing underground pipe on Aurora between N 192nd and N 195th Streets, unrelated to the Aurora Corridor Project. They will temporarily close one northbound lane on Aurora from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. through mid-October.

Coming soon: Paving the east side of Aurora, north of N 185th Street
During the week of October 18, crews plan to pave the east side of Aurora, north of N 185th Street. This work is currently planned to occur during the day; a single lane closures may be necessary. Stay tuned for more details.


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County Council eliminates 2011 transit fare increase for seniors


The Metropolitan King County Council today adopted legislation canceling the 25-cent fare increase for senior bus riders slated to occur in 2011. The legislation also begins the transition of replacing the Metro senior pass with an ORCA card, providing seniors with the ease of using one card for their public transportation needs throughout the region.

Senior/disabled ridership represents approximately 9 million of Metro Transit’s 107 million annual trips. In 2009, the Council adopted legislation approving a 25-cent increase in senior fares starting in 2011 to help fill the revenue shortfall in the Metro Transit Budget.

Today’s legislation repeals the fare increase, leaving the cost of a bus ride for seniors and passengers with disabilities at 75 cents.  

The legislation does increase the cost of a monthly pass from $18 to $27, but that monthly pass can now be used on any transit system in the region as part of the overall regional fare coordination effort. Consistent with other ORCA passes, yearly passes for seniors are also eliminated.



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Call for performing artists: local bands


Drom Aluinn Celtic Band
The Edmonds Arts Commission is looking for local bands to perform at our 2011 Concerts in the Park. Concerts are held on Sunday afternoons in July and August from 3 pm – 4 pm in City Park at 3rd & Pine.

This is an outdoor venue with a covered pavilion for the performers. Please send promotional material, including music, to: EAC Concerts, 700 Main Street, Edmonds WA 98020.

The deadline is December 15, 2010. Applicants will be contacted ONLY if they are asked to be on the schedule.


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Lake Forest Park budget process


The Mayor and the Budget Committee are in the process of reviewing the service cuts which will be proposed in the next biennial budget. The budget will include approximately 10% in reductions in 2011-12.

Among the discussion items are cuts to human service organizations, furloughs and city hall closure days, reducing court costs, permit and passport hours and staff, not filling the vacant police officer and significant reduction in parks maintenance, the elimination of the community services manager and the community and government affairs manager positions.

The budget process has three phases. In phase 1 the Mayor is developing a budget proposal.  The Mayor’s budget will be presented to the City Council on October 28.

In the second phase, prior to the delivery of the budget to the City Council, the Mayor is sharing his draft budget proposals with the Budget Committee. Two budget committee meetings have been held to discuss the preliminary budget issues, on Monday October 4, and Monday October 11.

The Thursday, October 14, Council regular meeting will include a budget discussion of the Planning and Building Department and the Municipal Services Department.  Public comments on any budget topic are welcome at all Council regular meetings. 

In the final phase of the budget process, the City Council will make amendments to the Mayor’s Proposed Budget and create a final budget document.

On Thursday, November 4, there will be a public hearing on the Mayor’s proposed budget.
 

On November 15, the Council Budget Committee will meet to make amendments to the Mayor’s Budget.  All are welcome to attend, and an opportunity will be provided for public comment and discussion.
The November 18, Council special meeting will include adoption of the ordinance setting the 2011 property tax and council action on the Council Budget Committee recommendations amending the Mayor’s proposed budget.  There will be a public comment period on the budget committee recommendations.   


The public hearing on the City Council’s proposed 2011-2012 biennial budget will be on Thursday, December 2, Council special meeting and continued to Thursday, December 9, Council regular meeting to provide additional opportunities for public comment.  The final hearing on December 9 will be the last opportunity for public comment prior to budget adoption.

The Council anticipates that the City Council 2011-2012 Budget will be adopted on Thursday, December 9, 2010.

Members of the public can email the City with comments and suggestions at cityhall@cityoflfp.com

 --LFP Staff and City Council

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