By Miki Mullor
Editor
- No real solutions to traffic congestion
- Phantom traffic projects used to approve developments
No good solutions forces City Council to rethink transportation projects plan
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Sammamish Chamber of Commerce presses on with a controversial candidate forum, ignores candidates’ concerns over impartiality
By Miki Mullor
Editor
- Three candidates voice concern over apparent bias
- Chamber’s President is a candidate opposing Mayor Malchow
- The proposed moderator contributed funds to a candidate’s campaign, heard saying that city council needs to change
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BREAKING NEWS: A split council votes to make the V/C concurrency standard permanent
By Miki Mullor
Editor
A split Sammamish City Council voted on Thursday night to make the new V/C concurrency standard permanent.
As we reported, the new standard pauses new development approvals until infrastructure can catch up.
Mayor Christie Malchow, Deputy Mayor Karen Moran and Council Members Tom Hornish and Chris Ross voted for keeping the V/C standard.
Council Members Pam Stuart, Ramiro Valderrama and Jason Ritchie voted against it.
More details about the meeting to be reported on later date.
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Critical vote on development tonight, with the Town Center looming above
By Miki Mullor
Editor
- New concurrency rules block new development due to inadequate infrastructure
- The new rules were temporary and will effectively expire tonight unless council acts
- Phase I of the Town Center, 424 homes, is currently blocked
- Council votes on whether to keep the new rules or not
The Sammamish City Council will hold a public hearing tonight (6:30 at City Hall) with an expected vote later that night to make the concurrency rules enacted in November 2018 permanent.
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2019 city council candidates list finalized; No primaries this year
By Miki Mullor
Editor
With the May 17, 2019 candidate filing deadline now past, the 2019 Sammamish City Council election will have six candidates running for three seats. A seventh candidate, Ryika Hooshanghi, withdrew her candidacy.
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