Between Wednesday, June 4, and Tuesday, June 10, the Kirkland Police Department reported 217 traffic violations, 18 thefts, 18 assaults (10 domestic violence), 16 vehicle prowls, 16 alarm calls, 14 noise complaints and 11 disturbances. At least 37 people were arrested.
The Lake Washington School District broke ground on the new Robert Frost Elementary School in the Kingsgate area of Kirkland on June 11. The school will replace the existing elementary as part of the District’s modernization program.
Hundreds of Kirkland residents crowded into City Hall June 12 for a Planning Commission meeting to discuss two plans for Parkplace redevelopment, but it was a third plan floated by the commission to allow up to 11 stories that had the crowd buzzing.
Of the estimated 200-250 people in attendance, many expressed surprise that the Commission would offer a plan to increase by three-stories the first proposal submitted by the developer — especially considering the controversy surrounding an original request to increase the height limit from five to eight stories.
Kirkland Mayor Jim Lauinger presented a group of Northwest University students with a public service award at the City Council’s June 3 meeting in recognition of the many hours the students spent designing and editing public service advertisement videos for Kirkland’s Green Building Program. Groups of students worked on the one-minute videos as an assignment for a mass communications course.
Kirkland Police officer Eric Trombley said he called out to the suspect once, twice, even four times to stop running. But the man kept moving, fighting through a steep ravine of blackberry brambles — and toward a residential neighborhood.
Three Kirkland students are among the 2,800 students nationwide who have received National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities.
More than 100 pieces of artwork by 50 local artists ages 65 and over will be on display at Kirkland’s Madison House Retirement Community for the third annual “Every Picture Tells a Story” art show July 1 through July 20.
Juanita resident Wesley Petersen is one of five members of a Western Washington University human-powered submarine team that will travel to San Diego, Calif., July 23-27 to compete in the Human-Powered Submarine Contest, sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
The Sammamish Trails District of Boy Scouts of America — which covers Kirkland — last week announced two Kirkland boys as its newest Eagle Scouts.
A recent audit of the Lake Washington School District came back clean, with the State Auditor’s Office reporting no major problems or deficiencies at area schools. In concluding its report, the Auditor’s Office told the District it should be “very pleased” with its results, according to a District news release sent out last week.
Fourth of July fireworks, graffiti removal and most of the city’s IT department are a few of the programs and services at the margin that could be trimmed from the city budget in the next two years, city officials said at their most recent meeting to discuss a growing “record deficit.”
The Kirkland Planning Commission will host a hearing to discuss a proposed height increase for Parkplace tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the City Council chambers.
The King County Sheriff’s Office annual “Party Patrol” to target underage drinking at high school graduation parties began last Friday and will continue at least the next several weeks.
The goal of the extra patrols is to curtail teenage drinking and driving.
That and more incident reports from the Kirkland Police Department between the dates of May 28 and June 3.
A potential controversy over Bridle Trails State Park was avoided last week when Seattle City Light agreed to drastically reduce the number of trees it would cut down to protect power lines running through the park’s center.
The Juanita Beach swim area closed last Friday after water samples taken by the King County Department of Natural Resources showed high levels of bacteria.
The Kirkland City Council again put off a definitive decision on downtown development at its June 3 meeting, both delaying judgement on an appeal of the Bank of America redevelopment project for a third month and suspending another downtown redevelopment appeal until later in June.
City Council again put off a definitive decision on downtown development at its June 3 meeting, both delaying judgement on an appeal of the Bank of America redevelopment project for a third month and continuing a hearing for another downtown development proposal.
The Kirkland Parks Department kicked off its popular “Kirkland Steppers” free walk program for adults age 50-plus yesterday with the first event of the year.
