The Sammamish Community Center is already $2 million over budget, according to the first estimate to come into the City.
Voters approved a $30 million project in an advisory vote last November.
The Sammamish Review revealed the overage in its article reporting that Don Gerend will seek another term. The reference is short and it’s buried but it’s there.
Issaquah held an informational meeting May 8 about the potential annexation of Klahanie, an area of nearly 11,000 residents, and omitted a key piece of information: the city is pursuing a hostile take-over of the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District, the provider of their water service.
Nor did the city tell Klahanie residents that it is pursuing a permit with the state Department of Ecology that will inject stormwater into the aquifer that supplies drinking water to Klahanie.
So much for being open and transparent.
[Issaquah plan threatens Klahanie water supply.]
In a handout Wednesday night, Issaquah wrote:
What would not change with annexation
In this flyer, Issaquah says it does not have plans to provide water and sewer service to Klahanie. What the city is not saying is that it does have plans to include Klahanie in its future utility service. In Issaquah’s own 2012 Comp Plan, the city clearly shows Klahanie inside the “Future Retail Service Area” (Figure 2.0x).
Why does this matter? Keep reading below the jump.
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