Officials from the city and Port Blakely Communities met on Monday to talk about how to best to move forward with a recent land swap and preservation proposal through all the necessary city, county and state regulations.
About a dozen residents attended the first of three public meetings to help shape the future of Sammamish Landing Park last week. Most seemed excited about the potential, although a few who live near the site said they’re worried about safety.
An ordinance three years in the making was finally approved by the Sammamish City Council last week.
The team of planners, architects and real estate experts helping to guide future development of the Central Issaquah Plan shared their progress with the Issaquah City Council Tuesday night.
The goal of Monday night’s meeting between the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) Board of Directors and local members of the governor’s Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance boiled down to what is written in Article 9, Section 2 of the Washington State Constitution:
“It is the Paramount Duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, without distinction or preference on account of race, color, caste or sect.”
The Metropolitan King County Council proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in King County, with a proclamation presented before the council this week.
The King County Elections office posted the following important dates for the upcoming General Election:
King County officials announced Tuesday that a dead crow found in Kirkland on Sept. 15 tested positive for West Nile Virus.
This is the first bird to test positive for the virus in King County in 2008, officials said in a press release. They warned that residents could still potentially become infected this year.
Issaquah was named one of the “Best Healthy Places to Retire” by U.S. News & World Report in its most current issue, scheduled to hit newsstands today.
Pool workshops; HighMark office building public hearing
Silver and mercury from fillings, fats and oils, cleaning chemicals. All of these contaminants could end up in the stormwater and potentially in Issaquah rivers and lakes. But not if Dana Zlateff has anything to do with it.
The Cory O’Brien Memorial Fund dinner and auction will be from 5 p.m. until close Saturday, Sept. 20 at Pogacha Restaurant in Issaquah.
A flock of geese flew overhead during the a ceremony to officially recognize the completion of a
$96 million project on State Route 202, as if to emphasize the 16-acre wetland included in the package.
The buzz of a weed wacker, a hum of conversations and occasional laughter filled the air at an Issaquah foster home last week.
Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery received $2,600 from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation to support their non-profit education and volunteer programs at the hatchery.
It’s pretty obvious that Salmon Days wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the fish. The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery is a main attraction for the city year round, but especially during Salmon Days.
The Lake Washington School District Board of Directors will host a conversation with legislators who serve on the Joint Task Force on Basic Education Funding. The Legislature directed the task force to: review the definition of basic education and the funding formulas; develop options for a new funding structure; propose a new definition of basic education that matches the expectations of the state education system.
Sammamish Safety Fair; Metro Transit adds service
Public invited to aquatic meeting; open house at Rachel Carson
Electrical odor; bark fire; medic; aid non-emergency; brush fire
