Gerend lawsuit: both sides claim victory; development moratorium enacted

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By Miki Mullor
Editor

A much anticipated ruling by the Growth Management Hearing Board rejects former Mayor Don Gerend claims that the new concurrency rules were illegal. But the GMHB faults the City on procedural errors.  The Board gave the City until October 30 to correct the errors.  

The Board’s decision caps a two year long struggle between the majority City Council and supporters of the Town Center project over the new concurrency rules.

In response to the ruling, the City Council enacted an immediate development moratorium to give the City time to address these procedural issues.

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Fourth of July, other events cancelled; City hires a new attorney to advise on growth

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By Miki Mullor
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The Sammamish City Council made several significant decisions on Tuesday during a special city council meeting. 

  • The Sammamish Farmers Market is cancelled. 
  • The “Fourth on the Plateau” Fourth of July celebration is cancelled. 
  • The “Party on the Plateau” celebration (formerly “Sammamish Nights”) is cancelled.
  • Renowned attorney Peter Eglick is hired to replace former City Attorney Kim Pratt on the Gerend case.
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Mayor Karen Moran asks the public to join the 8pm applause to healthcare workers

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By Miki Mullor
Editor

This afternoon, Mayor Karen Moran addressed the public over video about Covid-19. In her address, Moran, a former nurse and a mother of two healthcare workers, is asking residents to join her at 8pm to applaud healthcare workers worldwide.

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Support our local restaurants

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If you can, please consider supporting our a local restaurant by giving them business at this time of need:

List of Sammamish restaurants for take out or delivery

City Council faces a pivotal decision on Town Center; STCA proposal reveals phase II details

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By Miki Mullor
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UPDATE: tonight’s City Council meeting has been cancelled.

The new majority on the  Sammamish City Council will face its first major decision tonight on the Town Center – whether to revamp the Town Center plan, or focus on adjustments. This decision comes as new details on further phases of Town Center are revealed in an unsolicited proposal developer STCA made to Sound Transit to place a “transit center” on one of its properties. 

STCA’s proposal details a total of 2,000 homes (6,000 residents), 2,000 employees and 11,000 daily customers in the area west of 228th Ave, above the Met Market complex.

Tonight’s meeting is closed to  public attendance due to the coronavirus but will be broadcast live on Channel 21 and on Facebook, starting at 6:30pm:

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