The Maple Valley City Council unanimously approved a surface water management rate increase at the Sept. 8 meeting.
The increase is 50 cents each month per ERU or equivalent residential unit beginning in 2010 and $1 more per month in both 2011 and 2012.
King County Elections will temporarily relocate its headquarters in a phased move beginning in mid-September so that potential flooding in the Green River valley does not impact upcoming elections and voting services. Elections equipment and staff will move into the vacant County-owned Airport Operations Center at Boeing Field.
King County Executive Kurt Triplett signed a proclamation of emergency today in order to speed up preparation for an increase risk of flooding on the Green River due to damage to the Howard Hanson Dam according to a press release from the county.
The Mukilteo Beats, a group of five members playing classic ‘60s country with a touch of Eagles and some originals, will be the featured musical entertainment starting at 11 a.m. at this Saturday’s “Back to School” celebration at the Maple Valley Farmers’ Market.
For the first day of school in Kent, will the third time be the charm?
If not, teachers in the district will be looking at some pretty hefty fines.
While the H1N1 influenza (swine flu) is currently in the headlines, every year in King County thousands of people get sick from seasonal influenza, also known as seasonal flu. Seasonal flu vaccine is starting to become available, and vaccination is the best way both to prevent getting sick and to lessen the severity of illness. Federal health officials expect that a separate vaccine to protect the H1N1 influenza will begin to be distributed in October.
The Kent Education Association and school teachers are facing stiff fines if the teachers do not return to class on Monday.
King County Superior Court Judge Andrea Darvas ruled the Kent School District teachers must return the classroom Monday or face fines of $200 per day and the union will face $1,500 per day fines.
Trees have value. A large tree in a nice landscape may be worth thousands of dollars. This does not mean a homeowner could sell a tree for these prices, but there are situations where estimated values come into play.
On the day he was ordered by a King County Superior Court judge to return to work and prepare his classroom for students to arrive the next day, Greg Simpers went in to work.
He was the only one to do so at his building.
Covington will not be making changes to the city’s dangerous dogs regulations in the near future.
The City Council had directed staff to bring back information about increasing payments to King County Animal Control for more enforcement. The members were also interested in the enforcement regulations in other cities and citizen education.
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A rifle stolen more than 40 years ago was recently returned to its owner, thanks to a diligent detective in the King County Sheriff’s office who located the firearm by utilizing an online database that tracks items sold to pawn shops.
Kelly Snodgrass, president of J. Kelly Homes, was recently presented with the Rotarian of the Year award by outgoing Rotary President Shane Davies.
With teachers in the Kent School District deciding Monday to defy a King County Superior Court Judge’s order to end their nearly two-week old strike and return to classrooms, the question immediately becomes: What happens next?
The Kent teachers union voted Monday to defy a judge’s orders to head back to their classrooms this week. Instead, members of the Kent Education Association will continue to strike. At least one major picket line was due to get under way starting 5 a.m. Tuesday at Kentridge High School.
A second state mediator was sent to Kent this past weekend to help work toward an agreement on a new contract.
The second mediator was requested by the Kent Education Association and was scheduled to arrive in Kent Saturday afternoon.
Members of the Kent School Board have been staying updated on the negotiations between the district and the Kent Education Association through phone calls with Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas and near-daily meetings in executive session.
Negotiations between the Kent School District and the Kent Education Association continued over the weekend and through Labor Day in an attempt to reach an agreement before the teachers’ union meeting tonight.
Serenity Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation located in Maple Valley reported on its Web site two mares were euthanized after a dog attack.