Following a review of a new master plan for the Des Moines Marina, city council members asked staff on Feb.
MORENews
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
Storm response evaluated
Tue, 02/20/07
A standing-room-only crowd spilled into the foyer at The Hall at Fauntleroy in West Seattle for a recent "town hall meeting" about King County's response to the mid-December wind and ice storms.
Highline and West Seattle were hit harder…MORE
Weekly legislative roll call report
Tue, 02/20/07
Y = Yes N = No E = Excused NV = Not Voting
HB 1116
Creating a plan to increase the homeownership rate to 75 percent by 2020.
By a vote of 65 to 31 on Feb. 12, the House approved HB 1116, which would require the…MORE
Table set for new Burien city manager
Tue, 02/20/07
Mike Martin is a happy man.
"I'm thrilled to be here," the new Burien city manager said in a recent interview. "I'm so excited about what's going on in this community that I could do handsprings."
It felt "like the table is set"…MORE
North Highline Council seeks replacement
Tue, 02/20/07
The North Highline Unincorporated Area Council is seeking applicants for an open at-large council position.
Candidates must be 18 years and older, a resident of the area, a business/property owner in the area or an official employed…MORE
Cruise ships to move to Pier 91
Tue, 02/20/07
The Port of Seattle will build a new container terminal and relocate an existing cruise terminal, the Port Commission decided last week.
"Recent and anticipated growth in the Port's container shipping business is driving this project,"…MORE
