Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation began fieldwork in Lake Washington July 23 to study the lake bed where support columns and anchors will be placed for a new SR 520 bridge.
Adele Pickett of Redmond spent her 89th birthday on July 12 doing the same thing she does every Monday afternoon. She volunteered at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center.
Kirkland Fire Department’s 2010 Fire Camp for junior high and middle schools students, has been canceled.
Fire Camp was funded primarily by participating families’ registration fees. Kirkland Firefighters Benevolent Association (KFFBA) contributed enough scholarship assistance to allow
The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 800 per week.
New Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplett has a lot of issues to deal with in the next five years, including annexation, the redevelopment of Totem Lake Mall and a budget deficit. The Reporter sat down with Triplett on July 15 to discuss his plans and vision for the City of Kirkland.
Kirkland’s potential use of eminent domain is a mixed bag for business owners along N.E. 85th Street, but one thing’s for certain – concern mounts as construction for the city’s largest project in history draws near.
The $14 million N.E. 85th Street Corridor Improvement project, which spans from 114th Ave. N.E., under the 405 overpass and up to 132nd Ave. N.E. at the Redmond City border, will balance access for cars and buses and provide coordinated streetscape improvements.
Legislative District 45
For Pos. 1, State Rep. Roger Goodman received a “very good” rating, while his opponent Kevin Haistings was rated “good.”
For Pos. 2, Rep. Larry Springer received an “outstanding”; opponent Mark Isaacs was “not qualified.”
State Senator Eric Oemig of the 45th District was ranked as “very good,” while opponent Andy Hill was “good.”
District 48
Both State Rep. Ross Hunter, Pos.
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Between July 7-13, the Kirkland Police Department reported 534 traffic violations (six DUIs), 17 traffic accidents, 24 noise complaints, 17 thefts, three domestic violence calls, 28 alarms, 14 motor vehicle prowls, seven burglaries, 12 disturbances, 10 cases of fraud, four harassment calls, seven malicious mischief cases, five civil issues, one assault, five car thefts and 11 animal control