By Miki Mullor
Editor
The Growth Management Hearing Board (GMBH) has continued (postponed) Don Gerend’s lawsuit to invalidate the new concurrency rules enacted by the majority of City Council.
Continue readingSahalee HOA and Timberline HOA are hosting a forum for Sammamish City Council candidates.
The forum will take place at the Sahalee Country Club on September 5, 6-8 pm.
The forum is open to the public. Questions to the candidates will be fielded from the audience.
Registration is required at the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sammamish-city-council-candidate-forum-hosted-by-sahalee-and-timberine-communities-tickets-69801711799
By Christie Malchow
Mayor, City of Sammamish
Guest Op-ed
We often hear this term, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡. But does it?
It doesn’t in the absolute sense. Actually, state law prevents it from paying its full impact, leaving the balance of the burden to existing taxpayers to fill the void.
Continue readingBy Miki Mullor
Editor
Aug. 19. 2019: Town Center developer STCA last week received two traffic concurrency certificates that clear the way for 419 new homes and 82,000 square feet of retail space on the southeast corner of SE4th and 222nd Ave. SE.
Three members of the council, staff and STCA believed its Town Center project would not pass concurrency testing as a result of the new concurrency standard adopted earlier this year by a split City Council. Indeed, unofficial test runs over nine months indicated this was the case.
Yet, last week, city staff ran an official test and STCA Phase I passed concurrency, with no improvements to the roads.
How was this possible?
This article unpacks and explains the details behind the approval and raises serious questions. It is unusually long and reads best on a desktop.
Mayor Christie Malchow and Deputy Mayor Karen Moran called a Special Council Meeting to discuss the issues with staff.
The Special Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug 20, at 4pm at City Hall.
Alternative ways to watch:
By Miki Mullor
Editor
Four Sammamish City Council candidates participated in a first candidate forum out of a few planned this election season.
The forum, held at the Sammamish Library on Sunday, August 11, was organized and moderated by the South Asian American Together (SAAT-WA) organization. The forum also included Issaquah candidates.
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