Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Ken Bounds has asked the group involved with creating a new Ballard park to rethink their preferred name and identify one that honors a historic community figure.
The Seattle Park Naming…MORE
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It's unanimous for Walla Walla sweets
Tue, 02/20/07
The Times/News presents a weekly summary of actions on bills by Highline-area legislators.
For complete information, go to www.WashingtonVotes.org-a free, non-partisan Website with plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each…MORE
City's goals still "All Within Reach"
Tue, 02/20/07
Two years have passed since then mayor and now councilmember Dean McColgan addressed the chamber of commerce of a 15-year-old city.
McColgan described a youthful Federal Way as an adolescent, a young and blossoming community that showed…MORE
State had viaduct options
Tue, 02/20/07
With the mayor battling for a tunnel, the governor pushing for a new viaduct, and Seattle voters wondering if their March 13 vote will even slightly affect the outcome, the future of vehicular transportation along the downtown waterfront remains…MORE
Des Moines lawmakers eye marina plan financing
Tue, 02/20/07
Following a review of a new master plan for the Des Moines Marina, city council members asked staff on Feb.
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Learning the system
Tue, 02/20/07
30th District legislators Sen. Tracey J. Eide (D) and Reps. Skip Priest (R) and Mark Miloscia (D) hosted a group of Federal Way students at the state Capitol this week. The group of students joined the legislators for a tour of the Capitol and to…MORE
Burien council members back March school levy
Tue, 02/20/07
Burien City Council members voted unanimously on Feb.
MORECount holding steady against fireworks ordinance
Tue, 02/20/07
Updated results from King County Elections last week showed that 60 percent of SeaTac voters wanted the discharging of personal fireworks to remain illegal in the city.
Voters overwhelmingly rejected a new fireworks ordinance that was…MORE
Stormwater permit appealed
Tue, 02/20/07
SeaTac lawmakers decided on Feb. 13 to join about 30 other cities in appealing a stormwater permit recently issued by the state Department of Ecology.
The Burien City Council voted to join the appeal process on Feb. 12.
SeaTac…MORE
Bermingham selected interim college chief
Fri, 02/16/07
Jack Bermingham, Ph.D., has been named interim president of Highline Community College.
The college board of trustees made the appointment retroactive to Nov. 16, when they dismissed then-president Priscilla Bell.
Bermingham had…MORE
