Today I went for a jog on Tiger Mountain near Issaquah.
I have thoroughly enjoyed its footpaths this summer, together with many others: families, daycare children, high school students, handicapped persons, seniors and tourists.
Today I am full of pride and disappointment.
Our community showed up in overwhelming force to communicate a clear message to the city council.
Why does the City of Issaquah and Port Blakely want to remove requirements for evergreen trees and landscaping in Issaquah Highlands? My understanding is that Port Blakely can’t afford the landscaping, and evergreen trees are just too difficult to deal with.
It is true we are considering the potential of a pump station to convey our stormwater runoff to Lake Sammamish.
The Issaquah School District encompasses six jurisdictions – King County, Bellevue, Issaquah, Newcastle, Sammamish and Renton. The Issaquah School District only does business with two of them – Issaquah and Sammamish.
The economic situation for the past two years has been difficult on many, including our plethora of businesses in Issaquah. We have seen many businesses close, such as Sweet Additions, Sherm’s BBQ, GI Joes, and Blockbuster, to name a few. Issaquah businesses continue to struggle and are fighting just to survive.
Well, the City of Issaquah is at it again. They are proposing to allow 35 acres of forest to be clear cut up near Issaquah Highlands, leaving not a single stick standing.
Thank you for your great reporting on mountain bike opportunities in Issaquah.
Throughout the month of July, Issaquah businesses are joining forces to offer Issaquah Outdoors, a series of events, classes and workshops geared to help both kids and adults try out new activities.
The purpose of a buy local program, in whatever form it eventually takes, is to encourage a stronger local network of investment, jobs, products, ideas, wealth and opportunities.
As a resident of Klahanie for 17 years, I can assure you that the issue of the trees was indeed presented to homeowners more than eight years ago repeatedly in Board meetings and in Klahanie news.
As a resident of Issaquah Highlands and a long time bicyclist (mountain and road), I support the cultivation of Issaquah’s…
I enjoyed Joan Newman’s article (“Hard times indeed…” The Reporter, June 18) about her interview of Donna Arndt and of…
Hats off to the CIP Advisory Task Force for their ideas for central Issaquah.
Sunset Elementary School (SES) PTA raised $36,000 during our recent Walk-A-Thon (WAT) fundraiser on May 7.
At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19, the Sammamish Farmers Market begins its third year.
For at least the last four years, Mayor Ava Frisinger has proclaimed a Day of Prayer “in keeping with the wishes of the Congress.” The beginning of her proclamation states: “Whereas on April 17, 1952, the Congress of the United States approved the joint Resolution to provide for setting aside an appropriate day as a National Day of Prayer.”
That Congressional resolution has just been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge who declared the obvious: The government has no business encouraging Americans to pray, just as it has no business asking Americans to attend church.
I truly hope that the deed is written air tight to preserve not only the wonderful property the Mary Pigott has decided to entrust to the city, but also to preserve the intent of retaining the land as a park.
Suggestion for the former Sammamish library site – my personal observations are:
Is there really a need for a rec center on the Plateau? I might see it in the inner city where kids really do need a place to hang out that provides a quality draw for after-school activities. I don’t see that as a problem here on the Plateau. We have quality schools that offer a high-level of activities on campus.
