February 2006

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

RESOLUTION NO.

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

RESOLUTION NO. 2006-03

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN SEWER DISTRICT, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, DECLARING ITS INTENT TO ANNEX THE AREA REFERRED TO AS 2006-01 ISLAND ANNEXATION - GREGORY HEIGHTS DIVISION NO.

NOTICE OF HEARING

2006-0031

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Notice of Intention has been filed with the King County Council proposing the annexation of approximately 98.2 acres of land into the Highline Water District, known as the 2005-1 Annexation, for the purpose of providing water service.

A public hearing before the Metropolitan King County Council is to be held in Room 1001, King County Courthouse, on March 6, 2006 at 1:30 p.m.

A description of the area to be annexed is as follows:

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QU

Ordinance 772

AN ORDINANCE TO CONTINUE THE MORATORIUM ON PERMITTING GROUP HOMES, RETIREMENT, NURSING OR CONVALESCENT HOMES, AND CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 727

Ordinance 773

AN ORDINANCE CONTINUING A MORATORIUM ON ACCEPTANCE OF ALL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AND SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS FOR VACANT, UNDEVELOPED AND UNDERDEVELOPED LAND, AND PROPOSALS FOR REDEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE R-12.5, R-15 AND R-20 ZONES PENDING DEVELOPMENT OF LAND USE DESIGNATIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARING BOARD DECISION DAT

Please lock your cell phone keypads and turn off the 911 autodials. Seattle's 911 system is being overwhelmed with 700 calls a day being triggered accidentally when phones are jostled in a pocket or purse. And if you give your child an old cell phone to play with, please remember to remove the battery first, as the phones can still be used to make 911 calls, even if your account is no longer active.

The arbors aren't too high in one part of Arbor Heights, where someone sheared the limbs on one side of several newly planted trees.

It's playoff time and the Ballard Beaver girls are in the thick of the basketball action with their first game this week.

Ballard was seeded in seventh place in the eight team bracket. Their possible first round opponents include Woodinville (13 and 1), Garfield (13 and 1) or Inglemoor (11 and 3).

The playoff tournament is double elimination. Ballard must win two games to advance or lose two games to end their post season.

Head Coach Karen Blair said her Beavers will fine-tune their games and work on minimizing errors in practice.

The word "sustainability" is getting a lot of mileage these days. But just what does it mean, and why is the idea of sustainability so popular? With this article, Sustainable Ballard members are starting a monthly column to explore some of the ways to practice sustainable living in the greater Ballard community.

Right now it seems like we have plenty of everything but the days of cheap petroleum are ending. And a tight oil supply affects much more than transportation and home heating. Petroleum affects our daily life.

Ballard High School's top boys swimmers were eager to compete in the King County Aquatic Center's pool for the WIAA State Championship Meet held on February 17 and 18.

"It's world class for racing. The water is cooler and deeper, it makes you go faster," said senior Gabe Pratt.

As one of the team's strongest swimmers, Pratt anchors the 200 medley and 200 free relay teams.

He enjoys the role. "It's fun being the last one in, going all out to see what you can do," he said.

The 200 free relay team (1:33.39) was seeded 14th going into the state meet.

The continued growth of the Internet and busy schedules brings a certain, unavoidable amount of social isolation. Some of us meet in local bars or coffee shops, or form alliances through work or other daily commitments, but too often we don't get to know the neighbors right on our own street.

What about a place where neighbors and community members of all ages can come together and be part of the same group? That's the idea behind community centers - a local, friendly, low-cost forum in which to connect, or reconnect, with neighbors.

When Suzanne Hall first walked through the doors of the Ballard Boys and Girls Club, she had an uphill battle to climb. Ten years ago, after Hall's parents divorced, her mother used to drop her off at the club while she worked. Back then the family depended on the Ballard Food Bank for food, donated clothing from women's shelters and financial help from other charitable groups to survive. Things got worse when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.

But young Suzanne made friends at the club, liked the nice counselors, the activities and cool kids to hang out with.