Issaquah city administration is hoping to get a development agreement for the land currently being used for mining gravel by the end of the year, called Lakeside Hillside.

The mining won’t be finished for at least another decade, although construction on a new development could be begin sooner, because land east of Highlands Drive has done being mined.

The project could mean another 700-1,200 homes for the land.

No Health Point for now

Health Point told the Issaquah City Council that it can’t make plans to come to Issaquah in the next year.

The goal had set it as a goal for 2012. The non-profit medical group is not in a financial place to make the move at this time.

North LID

Work is moving forward on the North Issaquah Local Improvement District, which would rework and add to the road network around Costco and PPC.

The council only requires support from those who possess a majority of the land, which means a few businesses could decide whether to approve the plan.

First quarter behind

The city of Issaquah is $400,000 short of its forecasted revenue this year. The city’s financial chief pointed to a number of layoffs and other extra expenditures from a recent reorganization.

In conservative estimates, Jim Blake expects the budget to level out, potentially with a small surplus, but the end of the year.

Progress at Lake Sammamish State Park

Issaquah is awaiting a formal letter from Washington State Parks requesting a memorandum of understanding over Lake Sammamish State Park.

The letter would start the process of creating a formal relationship for improving the state park. The legislature included major improvements in its budget for the park, but Governor Christine Gregoire vetoed the improvement.