The chief executive officer of the Port of Seattle is Tay Yoshitani. His name was misspelled in the Sept. 19 edition.
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Copter aids repairs to Miller Creek in Normandy Park
Tue, 09/25/07
Repairs to Southwest Suburban Sewer District's main trunk line along Miller Creek near Sixth Avenue Southwest got a lot of public attention last week with a giant Sikorsky helicopter hovering overhead.
The Sikorsky helicopter transported…MORE
City nixes pedestrian zone in Crown Hill
Tue, 09/25/07
The city of Seattle's Department of Planning and Development recently told a group of Crown Hill community members they would not recommend that 15th Avenue Northwest be designated as a Pedestrian Zone.
A city-wide process, The…MORE
Most at Alki meeting want new pedestal and plaza for Statue of Liberty
Tue, 09/18/07
Alki's new bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty needs both a taller, lighted pedestal and a new plaza with commemorative brick pavers, according to the majority of people attending a Seattle Parks and Recreation public meeting in the Alki…MORE
Appeals court upholds $10 million judgment against city of Burien
Tue, 09/18/07
Burien council members are pondering their next move in the wake of a recent state Court of Appeals decision that upheld a $10.71 million judgment against the city.
This is the latest chapter in an ongoing land-use dispute that began…MORE
Hundreds welcome statue back to Alki
Tue, 09/18/07
Approximately 300 people listened to the West Seattle Big Band's sweet mix of patriotic songs and jazz as they waited on the Alki Promenade for the arrival of dignitaries on a lovely, late-summer evening for the unveiling of a replica of a…MORE
Burien's consultant to study SeaTac annexation
Tue, 09/18/07
SeaTac City Council members picked a familiar name Sept.
MOREPort of Seattle CEO steers toward green seas
Tue, 09/18/07
Tay Yashitani, who has been chief executive officer of the Port of Seattle for six months, wants to make Seattle the "cleanest and greenest" port in the nation and then use its eco-friendly image for competitive advantage.
"Cleaning up the…MORE
Burien buys Seahurst property
Tue, 09/18/07
After six years of planning and negotiating, the city of Burien finally has approved the purchase of a nine-acre portion of the Seahurst Park area for $750,000.
Council members voted 5 to 1 at their Sept. 10 meeting to approve the purchase…MORE
Volunteers help build new playground for Lafayette School
Tue, 09/18/07
Second-graders Reed Lower and Sara Golliver negotiate garden chores to help complete Phase 1 of Lafayette Elementery School's playground remodel. About $350,000 was raised for the project, which includes a new grass field surrounded by an asphalt…MORE