Parties interested in proposing changes to the Sammamish Comprehensive Plan have until Oct. 1 to submit what’s called a Docket Request to the city.
Changes sought may be for anything in the Comp Plan: zoning,
environmental, housing, transportation or any other policies; .
Zoning changes may be for up-zoning and down-zoning.
Anyone may propose a Comp Plan amendment.
Mayor Christie Malchow announced Thursday night on her Facebook page the appointment of Larry Patterson as the new Interim City Manager.
No additional details are available at this time.
By Miki Mullor
Deputy Editor
Sammamish Council Member Ramiro Valderrama distorted advice from an organization
Ramiro Valderrama
before the City Council August recess that misled fellow council members about key laws governing growth, traffic and development in Sammamish.
Emails obtained from Municipal Resource Service Center (MRSC), a non-profit legal advice organization, reveal Valderrama’s selective citing of laws and legal advice from MRSC painted a picture that support his strategy to continue over development in Sammamish.
In fact, the emails, when read in their entirety, paint a different picture.
Sammamish Mayor Christie Malchow took a public stand on
Mayor Malchow
Tuesday against a years old mantra by former councils and former administrations that the “GMA mandates growth.”
In a comment made on a Facebook post on Tueday, Malchow referenced an interview she had with KIRO radio, in which she came out against the years old “head in sand:”
The Sammamish City Council approved a $300,000 payment to
Lyman Howard
former city manager Lyman Howard, to separate from the city, according to a Separation and Release Agreement obtained through a public records request.
Howard’s employment with the city terminated as of August 1, 2018.
The payment includes:
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