Decision on North Bend hotel amendment delayed again
March 11, 2010
UPDATED — 2:00 p.m. March 11, 2010
After months of delays, North Bend City Council voted to wait a little longer to vote on a proposal to amend the city’s development regulations to allow a hotel to be built south of Interstate 90’s Exit 31, at its March 2 meeting.
Lead found in high school portable classrooms’ water
March 11, 2010
NEW — 1:55 p.m. March 11, 2010
Tests done in early March showed that water in Mount Si High School’s portable classrooms had levels of lead higher than what is recommended by the EPA.
Roll call, March 11
March 11, 2010
Y = Yes, N = No, E = Excused, X = Not Voting
Senate Bill 6444, which passed the Senate 25-19, would make modifications to the state’s operating budget. It’s now before the House.
Residents call for more details on Snoqualmie’s community center plan
March 11, 2010
UPDATED — 11:55 a.m. March 11, 2010
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A group of Snoqualmie residents are asking City Council to take a closer look at a proposed agreement with the YMCA of Greater Seattle for operation of a future community center.
North Bend unveils ambitious marketing plan
March 11, 2010
NEW — 10:40 a.m. March 11, 2010
North Bend’s marketing team has finished its plan for 2010, some of which has already been implemented. The plan is part of the city’s strategy to draw more visitors – and their money – to North Bend.
School notes, March 10
March 10, 2010
Cascade View Elementary
Class photos K-2 March 16
Eastside Fire & Rescue response times improve, overtime drops
March 10, 2010
NEW — 6:00 a.m. March 10, 2010
When Eastside Fire & Rescue Chief Lee Soptich finally had a chance to reflect on 2009, one he counts as the most stressful of any in his 24 years as a fire chief, he said it was a mixed bag.
Police blotter, March 10
March 10, 2010
NEW — 6:00 a.m. March 10, 2010
Snoqualmie
Who crashed the car?
A car went into a ditch at about 12:45 a.m. Feb. 26, in the 9500 block of Meadowbrook Way Southeast. Wyrsch’s Towing impounded the car.
An officer saw a woman walking near the car, but the woman said the car was not hers.
Later that night, a woman at Smokey Joe’s Tavern reportedly said she had been in an accident, but police do not know if it was the same accident.
In the park after hours
A caller reported two juveniles in a park at 6604 Azalea Way S.E. at 10:03 p.m. Feb. 27. When an officer arrived, the subjects were gone.
There was no damage found to the park.
Stolen from Missouri
On Feb. 28, an officer confirmed that a 2008 45-foot, Caparral flatbed trailer that had been parked in the 35000 block of Southeast Center Street for about eight months had been stolen in June 2008 from its owner in Missouri.
The Webb City Missouri Police Department requested the trailer be impounded and said that the trailer’s owner would contact Snoqualmie Police.
Speeding in a school zone
A woman was caught going 37 mph in a 20 mph school zone at noon March 3, in the 8700 block of Meadowbrook Way Southeast. The woman had been driving with a suspended license and had a number of unpaid traffic tickets.
The woman was issued citations for speeding and for not having a front license plate. She will receive a criminal citation for driving with a suspended license in the third degree.
North Bend
Panhandling at QFC
A man was panhandling at the North Bend QFC at about 4:30 p.m. March 3. A QFC employee signed a King County Sheriff’s Office Trespass Warning Letter. The suspect agreed to stay away from the store.
Camping on the trail
A woman who was walking along the Middle Fork River Trail behind her house noticed a green Ford Explorer parked on the trail. She saw a man and a woman at the river’s edge in what appeared to be a campground. As she continued walking, she found a prescription bottle of methadone and then called police at about 5:30 p.m. March 3.
An officer found the woman had a misdemeanor warrant for $350 for driving with a suspended license in the third degree. He arrested her. The officer returned the prescription bottle to the man and asked him to clean up the campsite.
Later, the officer learned that the man had multiple non-extraditable felony and misdemeanor warrants and a warrant from King County Sheriff’s Office, but the officer was unable to locate him.
Stolen snowboard
A juvenile’s snowboard was stolen from a friend’s car top carrier while parked at McDonald’s at about 11:42 a.m. March 4. The friend’s car top carrier was not damaged and no other belongings were stolen.
Prescription drugs missing
A woman reported her prescription drugs were stolen from their respective pill bottles sometime between Feb. 26 and 28 at the 4000 block of Southeast Reinig Road. The woman had kept the drugs in her pillow case. She said only her mother, who had just visited her from Canada, knew about the methadone prescription. The officer told the woman to keep her prescription drugs in a locked safe.
Stolen credit card
A North Bend man reported his U.S. Bank credit card number had been stolen and used in two transactions between Feb. 9 and 11. The man canceled his card.
Dumped mail
A road crew found dumped mail on the 4460 block of Southeast Edgewick Road at about 7:08 a.m. March 1. An officer returned the mail to the two listed victims. The officer suspects the mail theft was linked to a burglary that had just been reported in the area.
Snoqualmie City Council hears concerns about Ridge community center
March 9, 2010
NEW — 3:15 p.m. March 9, 2010
A group of Snoqualmie residents are asking City Council to take a closer look at a proposed agreement with the YMCA of Greater Seattle for operation of a future community center.
Outdoor recreation lobbyists fight to get keep Mount Si trail open
March 7, 2010
NEW — 6:00 a.m. March 7, 2009
With the State Legislature’s current session winding down, advocates for outdoor groups are lobbying representatives to restore money to operate 22 popular trails and campgrounds in Snoqualmie Valley and the rest of Washington.
