April 2021

information from Highline Public Schools

Highline Public Schools announces two property sales in progress or completed, plus one purchase of property adjacent to the Central Office. The new purchase will expand the parking area for meetings and professional development and consolidate storage space.

Highline Public Schools is purchasing the HiLine Lanes bowling alley property adjacent to the district central office. The opportunity to make this purchase came up as the owners prepared to retire and sell the property.
 

The funds to purchase the property are coming from the sale of surplus properties owned by the district, as suggested by the community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC). By law, the proceeds from these sales must go into the district capital fund. The funds cannot be placed in Highline’s general fund to pay for operating expenses or educational purposes. 

Executive Constantine statement on Chauvin verdict:

Following the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin in Minnesota, King County Executive Dow Constantine issued the following statement:

"Today, a Minneapolis jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of all charges – second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter – for the killing of George Floyd last year.

information from the City of Seattle

Following the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis, the City of Seattle is providing an update for residents. City of Seattle department leaders have been preparing to allow residents to have the space to grieve and honor the life of George Floyd.  

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information from Seattle Police Blotter

Detectives are investigating after an 18-year-old was injured in a drive by shooting Saturday night. 
Witnesses called 911 at 9:10pm to report one of the people riding in their car in the 2000 block of SW Charleston St. had just been shot. 

Officers found the 18-year-old man with a non life threatening gunshot wound to the head. 
Seattle Fire Department medics took the man to Harborview Medical Center where he is currently recovering from his injuries. 
Detectives are interviewing witness and are currently developing a suspect description. 
If you have any information in this case please call the tip line at 206-233-5000.

information from King County

King County is once again taking its annual Earth Week celebration digital in 2021 with a week full of quizzes, Earth-friendly actions around the home, and other activities – culminating on with a special video presentation of the 2021 King County Green Globe Awards on Earth Day, April 22, led by Executive Dow Constantine.

Beginning Sunday, April 18, and continuing throughout the week, each King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) division – Wastewater, Solid Waste, Water and Land, and Parks and Recreation – will highlight what they are doing to ensure clean water and healthy habitat – and offer suggestions on how we can all pitch in for a healthier environment at home and across the county.

Throughout the week, DNRP will be posting environmental quizzes and activities on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, where families can test their knowledge about King County’s remarkable environment.

By Jean Godden

News in Seattle is now dominated by vaccine this and vaccine that. What we hear and see are many conflicting messages, especially now that all U. S. adults have become eligible for vaccination. 

Our local officials -- elected and appointed -- are unanimous. They're urging us to get a covid-19 shot "as soon as possible." Meanwhile other officials are reporting -- oops -- that our state may not receive sufficient supplies; still others advise us to "just be patient." It's enough to give any sane person a terminal case of whiplash. 

On the rosy side of this vax madness, it is comforting that the hang-ups are just a temporary demand and supply problem and, yes, there is an end in sight. Likely by the summer solstice, we'll all be dancing around the maypole, waltzing through the streets and putting our anxieties behind us. 

Metro will begin gradually increasing passenger limits on buses.

On Saturday, April 17, Metro will allow 40% of pre-COVID capacity (50% seated capacity). This means the passenger limit will move from 12 to 20 riders on 40-foot buses, and from 18 to 30 customers on 60-foot buses.

This increase in load limits is in step with other transit agencies and in line with Governor Inslee’s guidance for public transit agencies. King County entered Phase 3 of the Healthy Washington – Roadmap to Recovery” plan on March 22.