School bond failing once again
March 12, 2008
UPDATE
Early polling results in the $189.6 million Snoqualmie Valley School District bond election show the proposition failing for a third time.
As of March 14, 7,449 ballots — or 37.31 percent of registered voters — had been counted. Of those, only 58.08 percent voted for the bond. A 60 percent approval is needed for the bond to pass.
In past elections, the bond failed to pass with approval votes of 57.8 and 58.6 percent.
This information will be updated as it becomes available.
Neighbors want to red card soccer field
March 12, 2008
Pete Glover, with his dog Sammie and neighbors Chris Scoones and Dan Wilbert, stand near the fence separating Glover’s property from the Fewings, who plan to expand their soccer camp. Contributed by Minion Display Italic
A soccer field is tearing a North Bend neighborhood apart one permit at a time. Just south of I-90’s exit 34, three neighbors are suing a fourth for leveling a pasture into a soccer field and then transitioning it into a larger camp. Read more
Got water?
March 12, 2008
North Bend is on the verge of getting more water from Seattle. Photo by Ryan Piersol
A long-awaited end to a building moratorium, resolution of the city’s water woes, and a new sanitary sewer system that is viewed as key to city growth are all on the cusp of reality for North Bend. Read more
Parents, students want Day of Silence dropped
March 12, 2008
This year’s upcoming Day of Silence at Mount Si High School prompted a turnout of nearly 100 people at the district school board meeting last week, primarily to ask that the event be dropped. Read more
EDITORIAL: Snoqualmie, North Bend — thanks for the welcome
March 12, 2008
Thank you Snoqualmie. Thank you North Bend. We want you to know that your welcome is much appreciated!
We’ve had the chance to meet community leaders, newsmakers, business owners and residents in the last month, and you have made this newspaper feel welcome. Read more
Letters to the Editor
March 12, 2008
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
Our Hospital District 4 Commissioners say their mandate is to provide health care to the Snoqualmie Valley. If that is so, why are they appealing Swedish Hospital’s plan to build a 175-bed, full-service hospital in Issaquah, just 10 minutes away from the proposed new Snoqualmie Valley Hospital site? Read more
Growth boundary could be problem for hospital
March 12, 2008
Snoqualmie City Council
Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson could only shake his head Monday while trying to explain to his City Council colleagues what has transpired in the more than year-long effort to relocate Snoqualmie Valley Hospital to a new location near I-90. Read more
A new look planned for North Bend
March 12, 2008
Downtown Master Plan to be presented Tuesday
A host of far-reaching improvements, including new streetscapes, open spaces, targeted development and enhanced gateways to the city, are all part of the North Bend Downtown Master Plan, which will be presented to the City Council on Tuesday. Read more
Branding Snoqualmie no easy matter
March 12, 2008
Finding a catchy “tagline” for Snoqualmie, then marketing the city in a cost-efficient manner, were heavily debated topics of discussion at Monday’s City Council meeting. Read more
Echo Glen escapee found after seven hours
March 12, 2008
Interstate 90 and state Route 18 were closed for a few hours March 6 while Washington State troopers and King County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a manhunt for a 16-year-old sex offender who escaped from the Echo Glen juvenile detention facility in Snoqualmie. Read more
