Abduction attempt at Snoqualmie Ridge store
July 22, 2011
A subject witnesses described as a “gray-haired man” approached three children at a supermarket on Snoqualmie Ridge and offered them candy if they would leave with him, a City of Snoqualmie release stated.
One of the boys told the man they were with their mothers, and the man left the store. Read more
North Bend considers sales tax increase to support road maintenance
July 22, 2011
With the cost of roads rising and tax revenue remaining stagnant, North Bend City Council voted to create a Transportation Benefit District, which has limited ability to collect taxes.
The Council wants the district to ask voters for a 0.2 percent increase to the city’s sales tax to pay for transportation infrastructure maintenance. The increase would be on the November election ballot. If approved, it would make the sales tax in the city 8.8 percent for 10 years.
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North Bend considers changes to medical marijuana ban
July 22, 2011
North Bend’s administration is considering changes to the city’s one-year moratorium on facilities for production or distribution of medical marijuana to recommend to City Council.
The Council heard testimony from Steve Sarich, a medical marijuana activist who lives near North Bend, at its July 19 meeting.
The current ban is overreaching and could prompt a lawsuit, Sarich said. The Council should scrap the ban and set up a working group to develop city policy and zoning rules for medical marijuana.
