The city of Des Moines is updating its Shoreline Master Program (SMP).
The plan, required by state law, establishes goals and policies for managing the city's shoreline resources.
Since it was first developed in 1988, Des Moines'…MORE
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San Antonio welcomes Burien donations
Thu, 09/29/05
Times/News
For two weeks, volunteers in Burien donated and sorted goods for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Three full semi-trucks and 2,000 miles later, those supplies are in San Antonio, Texas, bringing evacuees a measure of…MORE
San Antonio welcomes Burien donations
Thu, 09/29/05
Times/News
For two weeks, volunteers in Burien donated and sorted goods for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Three full semi-trucks and 2,000 miles later, those supplies are in San Antonio, Texas, bringing evacuees a measure of…MORE
Staples accepts old electronics
Thu, 09/29/05
Beginning Oct. 1, King County residents and businesses will be prohibited from disposing of computers, laptops, monitors, television sets and cell phones in the garbage or at transfer stations.
The county's ban on electronics disposal aims…MORE
Water dist. compromise should keep lights on
Thu, 09/29/05
Times/News
Burien's street-light saga appeared to inch closer to a resolution last week.
Seattle City Light has told Water District 49 that on Wednesday, Sept. 28, it will pull the plug on street lights within the district unless $…MORE
Monorail leaves Ballard
Thu, 09/29/05
Steve Clark
There will be no monorail in Ballard, at least for the foreseeable future. In an effort to save the beleaguered Green Line, the Seatttle Monorail Project board of directors have submitted a ballot measure for inclusion in the…MORE
Neighbors prep peak park
Thu, 09/29/05
The Friends of Fremont Peak Park will soon enjoy the fruits of their labor when construction begins this spring on a park they have worked to create for more than four years.
It all started with the vision of a man named Jack Tomkinson, a…MORE
'West Seattle 101' is a guidebook for friends, visitors
Fri, 09/23/05
It was with a feeling of pride and accomplishment that I paged through Lori Hinton's new guide book, "West Seattle 101."
I feel gratified that what we started three years ago is actually a great guide book and available to the public.…MORE
Services listed for N. Highline
Fri, 09/23/05
Residents of White Center and the North Highline area would get slower fire protection service from Seattle than they get now from the North Highline Fire District or the district that covers Burien.
That was one message to a crowd of…MORE
Another monorail vote
Fri, 09/23/05
Mayor Greg Nickels didn't buy the new financial plan for the monorail, calling for a fifth vote and moving to deny the proposed elevated transit system the use of city streets.
In an extraordinary Saturday meeting, the Seattle Monorail…MORE
