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Issaquah City Council members met with local state legislators on Monday at Tibetts Creek Manor.
Issaquah Councilman Dave Kappler and North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing had the undivided attention of the King County Council Budget Review and Adoption Committee at the Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus in Issaquah on Tuesday.
Officials from Issaquah, Sammamish and surrounding jurisdictions have been invited to meet with King County budget leaders at a meeting today in Issaquah.
The Issaquah City Council Major Development committee met again on Monday with numerous city staff and Port Blakely staff, including Port Blakely Communities President Judd Kirk.
Issaquah’s Major Development Ad Hoc Committee, formed to discuss the Park Pointe proposal, met last week to receive more information about the process.
Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert and Democratic challenger Darcy Burner engaged in their first official debate of the 2008 election season at Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Center on Oct. 8.
Village Theatre will hold its Eighth Annual Youth Education Luncheon at noon on Thursday, Oct. 23 at the theater. The luncheon will support Village Theatre’s youth education scholarships and free arts education programs. The program will feature emcee, Dave Ross of “The Dave Ross Show” on NewsTalk 97.3 KIRO as master of ceremonies.
The Skyline construction project is finally underway.
Permits for the renovation were granted from the City of Sammamish on Tuesday afternoon.
The Sammamish Chamber is selling tickets for its gala dinner and auction, which will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Sahalee Country Club.
Proceeds will benefit the SAMMI awards.
The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce will host a candidate forum at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Pine Lake Covenant Church in Sammamish.
“We are looking forward to giving area residents a chance to hear what their local candidates have to say before the November election,” Executive Director Deb Sogge said.
The city of Issaquah will begin removing 22 aging poplars this month.
The trees, which are located on the northwest corner of Front Street and Northeast Gilman Boulevard, will be replaced with ginkgo and dogwood trees.
State Route 900 will be closed down to one lane from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Thursday.
The closures will be from Talus Drive to Newport Way.
It was a windy day in June and Barbara Purdom struggled to hold down her feathery pink boa.
Last fall, Lake Washington School District unveiled its new district Web site. Based on feedback from staff, students and parents, the site was designed with the goal of being information-rich and easy to navigate. That site has since won four awards and users have given it good reviews.
A group of community leaders working to support the Issaquah Food Bank will meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Masonic Lodge, 57 West Sunset, in Issaquah.
Vehicle prowl; domestic dispute; bear spotted; drunken driving; house egged; domestic violence; shoplifting; drug arrests
With department heads sitting front row to give her their show of support, Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisigner proposed a 2009 budget with a 5.6 percent increase to the City Council and audience members.
After the prime Front Street location sat vacant for months, the owners of the old Allen’s Furniture store thought they had finally found a great restaurant tenant to fill the space.
State Route 900 will be closed down to one lane from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Thursday.
The closures will be from Talus Drive to Newport Way.
