Visitors to the Sammamish City Hall will have noticed the place got a bit of a facelift recently, utilizing the expertise of local company Fishtail Construction.
To spend or not to spend – that was the question being pondered by City of Sammamish councilors at Monday night’s capital project budget study session.
It was an important day in the continued transformation of the Issaquah Highlands from development-in-progress to active community, with the groundbreaking ceremony on Habitat for Humanity’s 10 home site last Thursday.
The Issaquah City Council’s decision to place improving the mobility of the city’s transportation system as it’s number one goal for 2010 would have come as good news for those hoping to see alternate transit methods reduce the increasingly troublesome problem of car congestion in the flatlands.
With just a few days remaining before they make their decision on whether to pay for the moving of the historic Freed farmhouse to the Lower Sammamish Commons, the Sammamish City Council is sharply divided as to the merits of the investment.
Thanks to the generosity of a group of PTA parents, and one Seattle based artists and father, life is a little more colorful for one group of Challenger Elementary School students.
Liberty was one of three area schools to hold their high school graduation ceremonies at the Seattle landmark, and by all accounts it was a beautiful venue and a suitable tribute to the seniors’ 13 years of schooling.
A spectacular hydroplane crash on the final day of the Tastin’ and Racin’ event on Lake Sammamish over the weekend ended well with both drivers reportedly uninjured.
Strong arguments are emerging on both sides of key topics in the Beaver Lake Master Plan, including the expansion of sports fields and the use of synthetic turf, and the provision of a facility for fishermen.
Not too much to worry about in the city says new police chief
The NRA’s well-financed and fervent lobbying continues to guarantee liberal access to not just sporting rifles, but semi-automatic assault rifles and handguns, which are made regularly available to children, felons, and people with mental illnesses.
Ava Frisinger will begin her fourth term as the Mayor of Issaquah in November of this year.
The City of Issaquah’s Public Works Department will soon look into ways to retain greater control of stormwater regulations in the city.
Grand Ridge Elementary students Nicole Foster, Tiffany Wung, Mia Foster, Jackie Haning, Emma Swanson, and Madison Tamaela raised money for the Eastside Baby Corner at their popular art gallery at the Issaquah ArtWalk last Friday.
On the first Friday of each month until September, musicians, artists and craftspeople make downtown Issaquah their own.
A month and a half of detective work by Sammamish Police paid off dramatically on Monday morning when a raid involving Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams and two separate locations netted about $25,000 in stolen goods, plus drug manufacturing equipment and a stolen shotgun.
The City of Issaquah is on the verge of adopting provisions for alternative energy sources into its municipal code, including permitting wind turbines on non-residential land, and allowing solar panels to be exempt from building height restrictions.
Despite being hard hit by the crisis in the housing market and resultant economic contraction, Issaquah’s heralded zHome project is still seeking a way forward in the Highlands.
Jordan Issacs swam, rode and ran the race of his life, one of the many tired but happy winners at the Issaquah Triathlon at Lake Sammamish State Park on Saturday.
During the City of Sammamish council elections race of 2007, a suitable and affordable venue for a candidate question and answer forum could not be found, and so no such forum was held.
