The Des Moines City Council approved on Nov.
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Sound Transit restores Duwamish River
Mon, 11/19/07
Sound Transit will provide $120,000 for environmental restoration along the Duwamish River to settle two Department of Ecology penalties for water pollution violations on the Sound Link light-rail construction project.
The penalty will pay…MORE
Coyote scare in Des Moines
Mon, 11/19/07
Increased coyote sightings and the suspected killing of a dog by a coyote in North Seattle were featured in a KING 5 news report on Nov.
MOREFinal homes bought by Sea-Tac Airport for runway approach
Mon, 11/19/07
The Port of Seattle is beginning the final phase of home buy-outs for its third runway project.
The port, operators of Sea-Tac International Airport, will purchase 29 single-family homes and apartments in the approach transition zone north…MORE
Des Moines Marina ferry slated
Mon, 11/19/07
Passenger ferry service from the Des Moines Marina to downtown Seattle is set to begin in 2010.
The King County Council, acting as a ferry district board, authorized on Nov. 13 the Des Moines/South Puget Sound run as one of five…MORE
City Council OKs bike plan
Tue, 11/13/07
The Seattle City Council has unanimously passed the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan in order to, it the city's words, "increase bicycling and improve bicyclists' safety in the city."
The Bicycle Master Plan was an 18-month collaboration…MORE
Solar power users hope to inspire
Tue, 11/13/07
A handful of West Seattle residents joined homeowners with solar power across the country recently and opened their doors to citizens curious about solar energy.
Participants in the 12th annual National Solar Tour hoped to inspire others…MORE
Chronic homeless to get help in city budget
Tue, 11/13/07
Mayor Greg Nickels has added $3.5 million to his 2008 proposed budget to help fund 84 permanent supportive housing studio apartments for chronically homeless people.
Half the units at the Plymouth Housing Group's First and Cedar project…MORE
Volunteer tax preparers needed
Tue, 11/13/07
More than 350 volunteers are needed to prepare tax returns throughout King County for United Way of King County's Free Tax Preparation Campaign.
United Way of King County will operate the Free Tax Prep Campaign at 16 sites throughout King…MORE
Students plant trees with Nobel Peace Prize winner
Tue, 11/13/07
Prepared with shovels, smiles, and song, nearly 75 students from Gatewood Elementary School, the African American Academy, Denny Middle School, and Chief Sealth High School greeted Green Belt Movement founder, Wangari Maathai, at Pelly Place…MORE
