Tag Archives: City Council

Public Comment Needed: Initiative/Referendum

Current State of Affairs: Our council met at the COW June 15th meeting, and rehashed information they previously had reviewed.  They did not present a first reading of the ordinance, but rather added a study session for July 14th meeting.  … Continue reading

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Election Returns

Tomorrow concludes the advisory vote on the powers of Initiative and Referendum.  Current statistics from King County Elections have 18.6% of registered voters having returned their ballots thus far.  Here’s the breakdown as of 8pm this evening (April 27th): Active … Continue reading

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Initiative/Referendum banter

There’s been a lot of back & forth over the last few issues of the papers on the “FOR” and “AGAINST” sides of the advisory vote.   The Sammamish Review has supported the affirmative vote, as have Council Members Valderrama and … Continue reading

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March 3rd Council Meeting

City Hall is likely to be packed on Tuesday night as the council hears from Kevin Brown, King County Director of Parks and Recreation, on the Trail issue (particularly Section 2A).  The February 17th council meeting was particularly critical of … Continue reading

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Last Night’s Council Meeting

It was certainly interesting to say the least.  The big topics were the 90% design plan on the ELST and the 42nd St Opticom barrier in the Hidden Ridge neighborhood, to which an endless stream of neighbors spoke during the … Continue reading

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