More programs and facilities for seniors, a cultural/performing arts center, a swimming pool, and the preservation of existing green spaces are emerging as some of the priorities of Sammamish residents as the city continues its series of public meetings to discuss its parks and recreation plans.
A small group of Citizen Corps volunteers from Issaquah and Sammamish took part in a groundbreaking, statewide emergency response exercise earlier this month.
As they work toward a partnership agreement on the old library, situated on the corner of 228th Avenue NE and Inglewood Hill Road, the City of Sammamish and the Boys and Girls Club are holding two public meetings next month to gather information from residents.
A team of parents and helpers from Issaquah, Klahanie and Sammamish were on hand early on Tuesday morning to greet the semi-trailer which made the long trip from Little Brownie Bakers in Louisville, Ky. On board were 4,590 cases of cookies, including more than 1,500 of the very popular Thin Mints, and almost 1,100 cases of Samoas.
On Tuesday, Feb. 23, the Issaquah and Sammamish Interfaith Coalition will host two community meetings, during which they will discuss the current needs of the camp, the short term goals of residents and organizers, and creative solutions to long term problems.
Sammamish City Council has approved a contract for up to $12,000 for a consultant to conduct a citywide traffic count.
The program will include turning movement counts at 17 intersections during both morning and evening peak hours, and seven day average daily traffic counts at 38 locations.
Everywhere in the house, there is color.
On the front steps, a folk-art creature welcomes you. In the living room – animals, landscapes, both real and imagined, friends and family, dreams. Everywhere, color.
For many of us, the inspiration and energy to help people in need is something that comes later in life. Often it isn’t until we have seen a bit of the world, and witnessed first hand the suffering and trials of others, that we are moved to act.
For most of us, having a full head of hair might not be something we think about very often.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Sammamish police were in the process of gathering evidence against a Sammamish man accused of embezzling more than $21,000 from the Spartan Baseball Club, a summer league for boys ages 8 to 13.
Police are still hoping to catch up with the owner of the 2008 Cadillac Escalade that was abandoned at the Shell service station near the Pine Lake Shopping Center on 228th Avenue after allegedly being driven over a nearby median strip.
A 36-year-old Federal Way man is being investigated for fraud after allegedly attempting to cash a “washed” check at the Sammamish branch of Wells Fargo earlier this month.
Maybe someone got a bad grade, or maybe the looming school budget cuts are stressing people out – but the Lake Washington School District was the subject of a graffiti attack in Sammamish last week.
A 53-year-old Sammamish man was lucky to avoid injury when somebody threw a rock the size of a softball through his living room window on Feb. 10.
In a definitive statement of its hopes for the future of Sammamish, the city council voted on Tuesday night not to consider an application from a group of landowners to increase the allowed commercial and residential density in one quadrant of the proposed Town Center.
Sammamish Police are still searching for two men who eluded capture following a car chase on the Plateau on Jan. 30.
The tents collected by South Cove resident Susan Sullivan to help the people of Haiti following last month’s earthquake will soon be on their way to Port-Au-Prince, thanks to fellow South Cove resident and Snoqualmie Valley Rotary Club member, Bill Whitacre.
The crossover point refers to that moment when the city’s revenue, collected mostly from property tax, will fail to cover the expenses of running a city and providing things like police and fire service, maintained streets, sidewalks, parks and playgrounds.
The organizers and residents of Tent City 4, the homeless persons encampment currently located at the Community Church of Issaquah on Mountain Park Blvd SW, reported this week they were overwhelmed and overjoyed by the remarkable support received from the people of Issaquah and Sammamish.
With so many displays, not to mention art works and delicious dishes, the Arbor School needed some extra space and so held the cultural event at the Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus.
