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REVIEW LATEST SCHOOL BOND ELECTION RESULTS ONLINE

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CATCH O’ THE DAY

Election results were released after press time for this edition of the Sammamish Review. We have up-to-the-minute results for both the Issaquah School District and Lake Washington School District bond proposals online at sammamishreview.com.

New Community and Aquatic Center brings out the smiles

BY TOM CORRIGAN tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com

Smiles.

That’s what observers say are the most common reactions as folks begin to experience the new Sammamish Community and Aquatic Center.

Operated by the Sammamish YMCA, the shiny new building was open to legacy and new charter members of the Sammamish YMCA April 17 and April 19, respectively.

Legacy members are those who belonged to Sammamish YMCA prior to construction of the new building.

“The place is just cooking,” said Mayor Don Gerend, after a visit to the facility.

“Everybody had happy faces on.”

Project Manager Anjali Myer said everything within the building is up and running.

“People are just really excited,” she added. “It’s been SEE CENTER, PAGE 8

City moves forward with plans to rebuild Issaquah-Fall City Road

BY TOM CORRIGAN tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com

With design work only 10 percent complete, city staff members are seeking input on rebuilding Issaquah-Fall City Road from not only Sammamish’s legislators but also its residents.

Rehabbing the stretch of road between 247th Place Southeast and Klahanie Drive Southeast is one of the first projects to come about as a

result of the annexation of the Klahanie neighborhood last year. The city previously reported the project was to receive $800,000 in design work in 2016, with construction beginning in early 2017 and wrapping up about two years later.

Public Works Engineer John Cunningham went through the ins and outs of the project for the City Council at its regular SEE ROAD, PAGE 11

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Andrew Metcalf of Klahanie, 14, catches the third of the five fish he’s allowed April 23 on the dock at Pine Lake Park during the opening day of fishing season, the third consecutive year he has been out with the other hundreds of anglers at the annual event. To view more photos from opening day, go to sammamishreview.com.

City Council leaves 42nd barricade as is

Tense session ends with 6-1 vote to keep road blocked

BY TOM CORRIGAN tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com

Despite hours of discussion, including more than an hour of public comment, the City Council is not through with the question of whether or not to permanently leave in place the controversial Northeast 42nd Street barricade.

Acting on the motion of Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo, the council voted 6-1 to not pursue a proposed $150,000 study of the barricade and the surrounding streets and to reaffirm a 5-1 February vote that kept the gate in place.

As he has in past, Valderrama-Aramayo said the

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city has been looking at this issue far too long. The council last took it up earlier this year, but that was nowhere near the first time the barricade drew attention.

“I think we’re remiss in addressing this over and over again,” Valderrama-Aramayo said, at a few points earning a SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 11

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No levy lid fix leaves school district with a lot of uncertainties

BY DAVID HAYES

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The supplemental budget Gov. Jay Inslee signed April 18 tops $38 billion, but does not contain the top priority for the Issaquah School District and 294 other districts across the state.

Unless the Legislature addresses an expiring temporary increase in the levy lid early in the next session, Issaquah looks to lose $7 million from its 2018 budget and $14 million by the end of 2019.

That means cuts to programs or even teacher staffing levels.

While Issaquah has its funds in place for the 201617 school year, it’s planning beyond that has district officials worried.

“It really hurts us in financial planning,” said L Michelle, district communi-

cations director. “Its not clear what our revenue picture is going to be. It stymies our long-range planning.”

The school district had sent a letter March 24 to state Sen. Andy Hill, chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, to support House Bill 2698 that proposed extending the levy lid through the 2018 special session.

However, to make it out of the special session negotiations, the levy lid fix was put on the back burner.

The shortfall to the 2017 budget arose from measures taken during the recession in 2010. The Legislature bumped the levy authorization cap Issaquah and other districts could collect by 4 percent to compensate for the reduction to state funds cut. The bump would stay in place through the end of 2017.

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The levy authorization drops back down by 4 percent from 28 to 24 percent for Issaquah, resulting in a $7 million loss of funds for a single year and $14 for biennium in loss of revenue.

The letter to Hill pointed out the district, with nearly 20,000 students and 2,200 employees, is expecting an increase in enrollment due to full day kindergarten, not to mention it will continue its annual growth of 400-500 students according to district projections.

School Board President Suzanne Weaver said the situation is still up in the air as there is language in the budget that acknowledges the need still fully fund education, as per the McCleary State Surpeme Court decision.

“The problem with that is if we think there is even a possibility of a budget cut, we have

to plan for that,” Weaver said.

“We can’t go in at one level and recoup another, like with using levies.”

Board member Lisa Callan, Issaquah’s legislative representative, added they’ll have to compare the current situation with 2010, the last time the district made force reduction notices.

“We’ll have to start making decisions of what cuts to make that have the least impact on programs and staff and minimize staff reduction,” Callan said. “All this is a potential worst case scenario.”

Michelle said the district would examine all of its programs and decide at the cabinet level which can stay or which can be trimmed. The last resort, she added, is cutting staffing levels when the district is already experienc-

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ing a teaching shortage.

“It’s been harder to attract quality teachers. We’re recruiting in other states, so the last thing we want is to have to do that with this hanging over our heads,” Michelle said. “We’ll definitely look at cutting programs before we look at cutting teachers. We’ll do everything we can to retain teachers.”

The contingency plan needs to be in place by April 1, 2017, as per contract with the Issaquah Education Association, the teachers’ union. Callan said the state Legislature may readdress the issue by June 15, but that doesn’t align with the local bargaining agreement.

“So we’ll also have to have conversations with the IEA what’s going on here. We don’t want to cause havoc in lives,” she said.

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Metro Transit unveils ‘Metro Connects,’ King County’s version of ST3 While most of the attention of the public has been focused on Sound Transit and its $50 billion ST3 plan, King County Metro has been putting together its own long range plan — Metro Connects — in conjunction with ST3.

There are numerous factors spurring Metro into action, Chris O’Claire, Metro manager of strategy and performance, told the Issaquah City Council on April 18, the day the full plan was released to the public. O’Claire said much of Metro’s motivation is linked to the anticipated growth expected to hit the region.

Metro figures have the Puget Sound area increasing by 1 million people by 2040.

Those folks will be working an added 850,000 jobs.

“We know that our highway system is not going to grow much more,” O’Claire said.

To meet the expected demand for transit service, Metro wants to increase its service by a whopping 70 percent, moving from 3.5 million service hours annually to 6 million by 2040.

Additionally, Metro hopes

ridership will double.

Officials would like to see the number of commuters who use transit nearly double to 24 percent, which would take some 300,000 cars off the roads every weekday.

According to information on Metro’s website, Metro buses should be arriving at some Link station – one that connects with other transit services - every 1.5 minutes.

Currently, about 20 percent of King County residents have what Metro considers access to frequent service. Officials want that number to more than triple to 70 percent.

O’Claire also talked a lot about park-and-ride facilities.

“We know that the parkand-ride appetite is nearly insatiable,” she said, adding there are plans for 1,900 new stalls along the Interstate 90 corridor. O’Claire couldn’t say for sure where those stalls would go.

O’Claire specifically noted new bus routes could connect downtown Issaquah as well as the Issaquah Highlands and Sammamish with each other, along with spots in Bellevue. Riders should also be able to more easily go much further via transit than they do now, reaching areas further north and south.

One issue O’Claire did not

talk about was the cost of Metro Connects. On its website, Metro admits the plan won’t be cheap, but never mentions a specific dollar amount. To make the scheme work, Metro figures it will need two or three more bus operating and maintenance bases; fleet expansion and replacement; replacement of trolley infrastructure; additional workforce from drivers to mechanics; and, an expanded Transit Center to coordinate service and respond quickly to events.

“It’s a vision for how our system will be operating in the future,” said Rochelle Ogershok, a King County spokeswoman, in talking about Metro Connects.

She noted that Metro has a number of different funding sources, including its own revenues. But Ogershok said Metro Connects may rely a lot on partnerships. As the plan unfolds, the system will begin to take a look at funding shortfalls, she adds.

Like Sound Transit, Metro is in the midst of gathering public opinion. You can take an online survey at bit. ly/1ajekFi. Metro has several open houses planned, including an event 5-6:30 p.m., May 3 at Sammamish City Hall in the City Council chambers.

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Issaquah School District wins national Green Ribbon Award

The fifth annual U.S. Dept. of Education Green Ribbon School honorees and District Sustainability Awardees were announced April 22. The Issaquah School District is among the 15 honorees for the District Sustainability Award.

“The Green Ribbon School awards show how much students and staff care about the environment and sustainability,” said state Superintendent of Schools Randy Dorn.

The selected districts and schools are being honored for their exemplary efforts in at least one of the Green Ribbon Pillars: n reducing environmental impact and costs n improving health and wellness of students and staff n providing effective environmental and sustainability

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The film “Blessed are the Peacemakers: One Man’s Journey to the Heart of Palestine” will be shown May 4 at 6:30 at Pine Lake Covenant Church. An incorrect date was listed in an April 7 story about the filmmakers.

Eastlake senior wins national scholarship Eastlake High School senior Anthony Humay is a 2016 recipient of a Young

education, incorporating science, technology, engineering and math; civic skills and green career pathways “What I appreciate about these awards is the variety of projects,” Dorn said. “It shows just how much students and staff care about the environment and sustainability. It also shows me how creative students can be. I wish them all well, and I know they will serve as models for the rest of the state.”

Dorn cited examples of each awardee, including Issaquah Schools. Water conservation efforts have led to no increases in the irrigation rate, even though the district added new irrigation systems to five buildings.

Awarded schools have the opportunity to be honored in Washington D.C. Entrepreneur Foundation Scholarship.

Humay is one of just 100 students nationwide to earn the National Federation of Independent Business honor.

He won the State Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award, which comes with a $2,000 scholarship. The award recognizes Humay’s work with Midzy, the social polling platform he created.

Earlier this year, he won the Lake Washington School District’s Teen CEO competition and the $3,500 prize to invest in his company.

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OPINION

On Further Review

Letters to the Editor

Sound Transit 3 costs too much and takes too long to build

City Council decision opens city to unlimited liability

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ast week this space featured a well-reasoned, well-written piece urging support of the colossal transit plan known as Sound Transit 3.

Our Neil Pierson did a great job with it. He’s a good writer. Which makes it all the more annoying that he was just plain wrong.

Let’s start with the cost of this thing. “On its face, ST3 looks like a bloated whale of debt,” Pierson wrote. Tom Corrigan That’s actually a wonderful description of ST3. It is a bloated whale of debt that will be gulping money for at least the next 25 years.

Pierson argues that when you break it down, it will cost the average taxpayer about $17 a month. I don’t know where he got that figure, but I’m more than comfortable it’s correct.

So what?

If perhaps we could pay on the ST3 bill $17 at a time, it might fly. In reality, we’ll paying big, lump sums all at once — not exactly fair to low-income types.

In Sammamish, a previous bloated transit plan, ST2, costs the average homeowner with property valued at $700,000 about $362 annually. ST3 will add $546 to that same tax bill, making the grand total for transit $872 a year. Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo said he is already hearing from residents who wonder why they should pay big bucks for a plan that does nothing for Sammamish directly.

In the interest of fairness, Sound Transit says the additional tax bill will be an average of $400 a year. Obviously, that figure will be higher in areas where home prices are above the area average, places like Sammamish.

Property taxes aren’t the only things that will get more expensive due to ST3. We already pay way too much for car license tabs. ST3 would add $80 in taxes per $10,000 of a vehicle’s value each year.

Luckily for me, my car’s a bit of a beater — I am a newspaper reporter after all — and probably isn’t worth $10,000. But, of course, that doesn’t apply to everyone.

While the Sammamish City Council balked at approving ST3, Issaquah officials jumped on it, saying the light rail that will reach the city 25 years — as in a quarter of a century from now — is worth it. If the trains were getting here a lot sooner, it just might be.

The fact is, nobody knows what this area will be like, culturally or economically, in 2040. Computers and microchips changed the planet in the last 25 years. Who knows what technology might supply in the next 25? How about telecommuting? Personally, given a laptop, internet access and a phone, I could do 80 percent of my job in my living room in my bathrobe. I can’t be the only one.

At this point, we could go back to the whale analogy. Instead, lets call ST3 pie-in-the-sky thinking that reaches too far and, oddly, moves too slowly. The folks who dreamed it up should be given credit for a bold plan. Too bad it just doesn’t seem tethered in reality.

Contact reporter Tom Corrigan at tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com.

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The City Council has determined by a 6-1 vote that Northeast 42nd Street is so unsafe that the street must be barricaded.

Barricading the street does not correct the unsafe conditions cited by the City Council members. The street is still open for use by the public along several of the areas that the City Council members considered unsafe.

The city is now required to correct these unsafe conditions without delay in order to protect the public.

Failure to take immediate action to correct all of the unsafe conditions opens the city to unlimited liability for negligent or reckless operation of public facilities that the city knows or should have known to be unsafe.

An immediate study regarding the safety of the Northeast 42nd Street corridor is now necessary because of the statements made by the City Council members. After all of the safety issues are corrected, there will be no need for the barricade at Northeast 42nd Street.

Greg Reynolds Sammamish

42nd Street gate decision is made, now let’s move on

As someone in favor of the retention of the Northeast 42nd Street gate, I appreciate the Sammamish Review’s recent coverage of the latest Sammamish City Council confirmation of the many previous councils’ decisions to retain the gate.

As councilmembers Valderrama and Odell eloquently wondered, why are we revisiting this issue for the ninth time? Can the mere passage of time reduce the many safety problems? It certainly won’t reduce the number of cars that would use the neighborhoods of Timberline, Timberline Park, Waterbrook, and Hidden Ridge as a cut-through. The city now estimates that 3,600 cars daily would drive through the gate, which is 20 percent of the volume of Sahalee Way. Sahalee Way is intended to be an arterial road; by contrast, our neighborhoods were intended to be . . . neighborhoods.

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Timberline, continually lobbies to open the gate. He says some Timberline residents would go west through an open gate, easing congestion on those going east to Sahalee Way. He apparently cares nothing for the far-larger number of nonresidents who would use Timberline streets as a cutthrough.

There simply is no upside to opening the gate for any of these neighborhoods.

Three HOAs with required quorums continue to have unanimous votes in favor of retention, and we’re tired of these fire drills.

Let last Tuesday’s resolution be the final word on the subject. The City Council has better things to worry about than “fixing” a nonproblem.

Bob Seidensticker Sammamish

A plea to save the chapel at Providence Heights campus

If any building in our town should be preserved, it is this architectural jewel with the 14 triangular stained-glass windows. We do hope the Issaquah City Council can do something to save this from the developer’s totally insensitive plan. With 40 acres to build on, you’d think they could leave this as a centerpiece to the development.

Issaquah is already overrun with development. Every pristine piece of land is being swallowed by concrete. Can we not put the brakes on anywhere? Set some terms and conditions and limits?

Ray and Barbara Extract Issaquah

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Four reasons you’ll have an easier time supporting your favorite charity May 3

By Stephanie Zurn

f you support any nonprofit organization in the Puget Sound area, you are probably very aware that the Seattle Foundation’s day of giving, GiveBIG, is rapidly approaching. The postcards are arriving and the emails are beginning to fill your inbox. Ugh! While all of the GiveBIG ads can be a little overwhelming, the opportunity to stretch your donations is an amazing one, and you should certainly take advantage of the event. This year, the Seattle Foundation has made it even easier. Here are four of the BIG reasons you’ll have a much easier time supporting your favorite charity during GiveBIG this year: 1. You don’t have to give on the day of. Maybe you want to give right now, while it’s on your mind, or maybe you are on vacation May 3. For whatever reason, if you are worried about finding the time May 3

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to go online and give, the new advancegiving feature of GiveBIG will make your life easier. With this feature Stephanie you can make Zurn a pledge donation anytime between NOW and May 2 and it will count for the GiveBIG stretch.

2. You can make sure the organization you support gets your full donation. If you are giving $100 to your favorite cause, you want them to get $100, right? Not $96. With the new GiveBIG features, you can select to pay the processing fees for your online transaction, ensuring the organization gets the full amount of your donation.

3. You can support multiple organizations in a single transaction. Maybe you want to donate to kids and the theater, and you don’t want to

have to go online and complete two different transactions to do it. Now you don’t have to.

Thanks to new GiveBIG features, you can now give to multiple organizations in a single transaction.

4. You can learn more about an organization and make a donation in the same location.

No more switching back and forth between an organization’s information page and the page where you actually make a donation. Because of the new GiveBIG features, this all happens on one page!

While there isn’t much to be done about the GiveBIG ads coming your way, these new features should help make giving a little easier. Learn more about GiveBIG at givebig.seattlefoundation.org.

If you are still considering who you will support during GiveBIG, please consider the local nonprofits right in your backyard. In Issaquah these include: Eastside Baby Corner, Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank, Issaquah History Museums, Village Theatre, Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, Issaquah Schools Foundation and St. Joseph School Issaquah and Snoqualmie.

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Thirsty thieves Someone entered a residential garage in the 2000 block of 235th Place Northeast and helped themselves to some beer from a refrigerator, along with a cooler to carry it in. The theft was reported April 12.

Car prowls n A purse was taken from an unlocked truck parked April 12 around 10:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of Southeast 25th Way. n Golf clubs disappeared from a truck parked in a residential driveway in the 2800 block of 278th Avenue Southeast. The theft was reported at 10:20 a.m. April 14.

Vandalism A dispute between neighbors may have led someone to pour petroleum products around the base of some large trees in the yard of a resident living in the 2400 block of Southeast 46th Court. The owner of the trees said a neighbor wants the trees cut down. The incident was reported April 13.

Thefts n Someone stole a bicycle from a driveway in the 2600 block of Southeast 39th Way. The theft was reported around 4 p.m. April 13.

n A second bicycle was stolen April 17 from in front of the QFC store, 2902 228th Avenue Southeast. The theft was reported at just after 5 p.m.

Residential burglary A thief, or thieves, smashed a sliding-glass door on the back of a home in the 2200 block of Northeast 25th Way in order to gain entry to the residence.

Northing was reported stolen.

The incident was reported 4:47 p.m. April 14.

Assault A man was charged with simple assault after police say he threw his live-in girlfriend out of his car in the parking lot of the Jack in the Box restaurant, 620 228th Ave. NE. The girl suffered abrasions on her elbows, police said. The incident took place just after 11 p.m. April 15.

Ouch Someone threw a water bottle at a resident walking in the 1500 block of East Lake Sammamish Way. The bottle struck the person in the back of the head. The only suspects were three teens in a passing white SUV. The incident was reported at 12:39 a.m. April 17.

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THE BEAT HUMANS OF ISSAQUAH

HENRY LEVEL

By Jacqueline Rayfield Liberty High School Henry Level is a beloved English teacher at Liberty High School. Besides teaching the student favorites, sophomore Honors English and senior English, Level gives highly valued advice to his students.

Question: How can students make sure that they are respected by their teachers?

Answer: “Don’t be afraid to interact with your teacher.

It could just be saying hello or asking about something in the teacher’s room. I don’t think it ever hurts to build a relationship with someone on a personal level. I don’t know if students realize it, but usually what I have the most respect for in students is the way that I see them interact with each other and treat each other.

Are you really listening to each other during discussions for instance? Are you someone who goes out of your way to help someone else? I gain a lot of respect for students when they do something kind.

And that’s probably true in a workplace as well. If the boss sees that a person didn’t have to do something, but they went and did it anyway, that would look really positive. It’s really just about being a genuine, nice person.”

Q: Are there any things your students have done that have caused you to gain or lose respect for them in the classroom?

A: “I’ve seen anything from the snotty moments when a teenager sits there and rolls their eyes at somebody else, or being critical in a harsh way. A lot of times it takes several good moments to build respect, and it can be lost quickly.”

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An open letter to students

By Matthew Duff Issaquah High School Dear Teenagers of Issaquah, Teenagers often profess that adults don’t understand them.

We’re slower to observe that the reverse is often true as well.

Most of us can’t relate to taxes, marriage, careers, parenting, midlife crises or the global economy. So what do we say when we’re talking to adults?

For a long time I entered “grown up” conversations as if there was a right thing to say and I didn’t know what it was, and I ended up mumbling awkwardly and smiling a lot.

Consequently, most of my conversations with adults didn’t last very long. If a lot of teenagers feel the way I did, that probably hurts the teen-adult relationship dynamic.

We’d do better to relax a little. Just because you lack

obvious mutual interests doesn’t mean you can’t address adults with confidence and poise. That doesn’t mean you have to act unnatural, but do maintain eye contact and have confidence in what you think and say. Interact with adults as confidently as you interact with your peers, and depending on the situation, nearly as casually.

Most importantly, respect your elders. Regardless of

which generation is hipper or more technologically savvy, adults have been through more of life than we have, and they might in fact know some things we don’t. Adults often have good advice, and teens would do well to give it the time it deserves. Adults will recognize that respect, be impressed and reciprocate it.

Sincerely, Teenagers of Issaquah

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An open letter to parents

By Erika Kumar Skyline High School Dear Parents of Issaquah, First and foremost, thank you for the big and the little sacrifices you have made for us. I know we often come off as ungrateful and moody, but deep down we recognize and are deeply appreciative of everything you’ve done for us.

However, there are some issues that need to be addressed. To begin with, both parents and teenagers need to

An open letter to teachers

By Megan So Liberty High School Dear Teachers of Issaquah, While we students truly appreciate our educators, there are many things we wish you would understand (or remember, since you too were once in our positions) about our lives.

High school students are fairly busy people. While some may simply watch Netflix from 3 to midnight, many have responsibilities besides school, like extracurricular activities,

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016 work on peacefully bridging the generational gap between us. We understand you grew up in a different time, but that doesn’t mean you get to impose your generation’s values and customs onto us. We’re growing up in the 21st century, and we fully intend to take advantage of those benefits, like social media. After all, we have to deal with challenges unique to our generation. We are under immense academic and social pressures, unlike anything any previous generation has had to deal with in their teens. We have to be the perfect student, the perfect athlete, the perfect musician, and the perfect volunteer because we have to get into a good college and graduate high school knowing exactly what we want

part-time jobs, sports, family and volunteer work. Don’t forget, teens need their sleep to properly function the next day. Adding three to five hours of homework on top of that makes it difficult for students to be grateful for school. We only spend a few odd hours a week together and far less time interacting on a one-on-one basis, so you may not always realize that we have a million other things stressing us out outside of your class.

As important as school is to our lives, please remember that we students want to explore what the world has to offer beyond our desks and computers. We want time to make memories that we can reminisce when we are adults.

We want to spend breaks trav-

to do in life. Media and society in general creates unattainable expectations for our looks.

We’re trying so hard to fit in, find a sense of belonging, and understand our place in the world. On top of all of that, we come home and have to be the perfect son/daughter/sibling. If you were under all of that pressure, you’d be moody too.

And yes, sometimes we mess up. Sometimes we make stupid choices. But that doesn’t mean we’re bad people. We’re just confused human beings trying to figure out how this world works and trying to learn how to become an adult. Despite what it seems like, we are trying our best.

Sincerely, Teenagers of Issaquah

eling or resting, not studying.

We understand that you have a required curriculum that must be covered in limited time, and we thank you for your support and dedication to our learning. But from here on out, please consider the aforementioned. School is supposed to be a place where students develop a passion for learning, not a distaste for academics.

We do realize that many of the issues we have with school is the fault of the U.S. education system. We certainly don’t personally blame you for all the shortcomings of education. All we are asking is a little more understanding and awareness of the struggles of your students.

Sincerely, Teenagers of Issaquah

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DO YOU EVER FEEL DISRESPECTED

BY ADULTS BECAUSE OF YOUR AGE? Skyline

HELIQIONG SUN Sophomore

“I feel like, as a general age group, our credibility is automatically lowered in the eyes of adults. Also, using social media is a primary way of communicating for our generation, but since adults didn’t have it as youth, they frown upon it.”

NIRAJ PANCHALAVARAPU Freshman

“When I was younger, I felt like adults disrespected me and they thought that I couldn’t do things because of my age. Now, adults treat me like the adult I am and it’s a great feeling!”

Liberty

YARELI SANCHEZ Freshman

“I haven’t been disrespected personally because of my age but sometimes people think we can’t do certain things because we are too “young” or such. It’s annoying because they don’t know what we can or can’t do. Age doesn’t define how mature or immature we are.”

KIRAN SINGH Junior

“On occasion, adults treat children in a patronizing manner, but it often only affects students who feel disrespected because they’re mature.”

Issaquah

An open letter to strangers

By Namrata Chintalapati Issaquah High School Dear Strangers of Issaquah, I know that as I become an adult, my life will get harder, but this is the hardest it’s ever been for me. I know that you have the best intentions when you say, “You’re too young to be so stressed”, but I’ve never had as many different things to worry about as I do now.

School, sports, family, friends, activities, the prospect of college

— there’s a lot happening.

There are a lot of things I worry about that you may find silly, like finding a date to homecoming or trying to follow fashion trends. I don’t think it’s fair to say I shouldn’t care about those, though. Different people have different things that are important to them, and as we grow older, our priorities shift.

One of the greatest struggles is that I can’t really define whether I’m a child or an adult. I’m at this awkward stage at which there are certain decisions I’d like to make for myself, but I can’t be entirely self-sufficient just yet. I’m just learning how to handle life independently, but I can’t be expected to make all the right choices all the time. I promise

I’ll try my best, but I may slip up here and there. I really don’t want to be judged negatively for making a few mistakes — after all, I’m trying. And part of growing up is learning from your failures, right?

You were a teenager at one point. Maybe you even have a kid who’s going through what I am. Whatever the case, I could use all the encouragement I can get. I want to learn, I want to grow, and even though I may seem weirdly closed-off or indifferent at times, I secretly want your help. I want guidance, but I also want to be independent.

I don’t get it, either, but I guess it’s just part of being a teenager.

Sincerely, Teenagers of Issaquah

SOPHIE MARTS Senior

“I would say that there is definitely a stereotype that teens aren’t taken seriously because of their age, but there are so many adults (like teachers, coaches, parents, counselors, and other community members) who see our potential to succeed and want to help us get where we’re going!”

GRACE CHEN Sophomore

“Sometimes, adults underestimate my knowledge, determination, work ethic, etc., because of my age and they don’t take me seriously when I present my ideas or goals. They are surprised when I ask detailed, specific questions or give input, but this underestimation actually motivates me. On the other hand, there are also some amazing adults who believe a lot in the youth and see your age as an advantage.”

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School officials expect stadium to be finished this summer

BY NEIL PIERSON

npierson@sammamishreview.com

More than four years after taxpayers approved funding, Skyline High School’s refurbished stadium is expected to be open and fully operational in time for the first football game of the 2016 season.

Issaquah School District officials held a public meeting at the school on April 19 during which they addressed delays to the $6.5 million project. Funding was obtained in an April 2012 bond measure and construction was supposed to begin the following summer, but was pushed back until 2015 as a committee battled over the stadium’s design and proposed costs. School officials also delayed construction to minimize the impact on fall and spring sports.

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a delight.”

The center opened to the general public for a “soft opening” on April 22. A grand opening with a little pomp and circumstance is set for April 30.

The project was budgeted initially at $34.5 million.

Some design changes sliced that number to $33.4 million. That included the entire

home grandstand completed, the second phase of the project is set to begin soon and be finished by Aug. 26. There’s a three-week window for the timeline to be extended as Skyline’s first home football game isn’t until Sept. 16.

Steve Crawford, the district’s director of capital projects, and Jake Kuper, the district’s chief of finance and operations, spoke to a group of about 20 community members during last week’s meeting, a question-and-answer session that was often heated.

Skyline parents were upset with the delays to the project and some said the fiasco undermined their willingness to vote for Issaquah’s newest bond measure, a $533 million proposal that was on the April 26 ballot.

Crawford said the grandstand’s contractor, Outdoor Aluminum, was responsible

for a substantial delay and the district may seek to recoup about $100,000 for its budget. There were also flaws in the grandstand’s roof construction, although Kuper said the contractor fixed them at its own expense.

To date, Kuper said, about $3.3 million has been spent, leaving roughly $3.2 million to build a horseshoe-shaped building that will house the stadium’s new locker rooms, restrooms and concession stands.

The project couldn’t be completed in one phase, he said, because access to the south end of the field was limited while the grandstand was being built.

Crawford said the bidding process for the second phase opened April 8 and was set to close April 26. The Issaquah School Board could authorize a contract at its April 27 meeting and whoever is

selected could begin working within a few days.

After initial delays, the stadium was scheduled for completion last fall. But two prefabricated press boxes didn’t arrive until late November, Crawford said, and the city of Sammamish wouldn’t issue a full occupancy permit for the new grandstand until the roof and support posts were installed.

Skyline hosted three home playoff football games last fall and used the lower portion of the grandstand through a temporary occupancy permit, Crawford said.

Skyline Principal Donna Hood, who was also at last week’s meeting, said the decision to move early-season games to Issaquah and Eastlake high schools were made with everyone’s best interests in mind. Skyline kept revenue from ticket and

building, from design costs to construction. Workers are still finishing a punch list of last minute projects, but Myer said the final cost should be somewhat under budget, around $32.9 million.

Construction began June 12, 2014. While the city built the community center, the Sammamish YMCA will operate the building on a day-to-day basis. At 69,000 square feet, the new building is 20,000 feet bigger than any

of the other 13 YMCA’s in the area, said executive director Dave Mayer. It will feature 125 classes of one kind or another weekly. Wi-Fi will be available throughout the building.

Mayer made his comments to a meeting of the grassroots group, Citizens for Sammamish.

The new YMCA will follow the pillars of the organization, Mayer added, those being youth development, healthy living and social

responsibility. whole project,” Gerend said.

Mayer mentioned programs Mayer said there are varisuch as the Earth Service ous ways you might be able Corp. Family nights will feato save on membership rates. ture movies on a wall of the Sammamish residents do pool room while visitors are not have to pay a joining fee. invited to float along the cenScholarships can be applied for ter’s lazy river to watch. and the YMCA will offer daily Gerend said around 3,000 and monthly rates as well. membership packages are Go to blog.sammamishymca. already sold for the new org for more information building. He added that num- or to become a YMCA member represents between 9,000 ber. Watch Mayer’s talk to and 10,000 people.

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concession sales, she said, although Issaquah’s staff was utilized during a game there last September.

“We felt it would be best for the crowd not to be sitting in rented bleachers at those two games,” Hood said. “It was a decision made with a lot of stakeholders … It wasn’t kneejerk.”

Kuper acknowledged frustration over delays but said the district is scheduled to open three other facilities – Sunny Hills Elementary, Issaquah Middle School and Gibson Ek, a new alternative high school – on time this fall.

“I don’t like when things don’t go as planned,” Kuper said. “This has caused a lot of reflection and also a complete update and re-haul of the capital projects website.”

Updates for all of the district’s ongoing capital projects are available at bit.ly/1NMobbX.

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Calendar of events Friday, April 29 Issaquah Alps area work party, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., Issaquah, tools provided, bring Washington Discover Pass, 652-2753 Issaquah Alps area dog hike, 10 a.m., easy, 3-5 miles, 200- to 1,000-foot gain, meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., Issaquah, 322-0990

Toddler Story Times, ages 12-36 months, 10:30-11:10 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Art docent training, noon to 2:30 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., Issaquah, julietterd@hotmail. com Fun and Games Friday, ages 6-12, 3-4:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130

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Sunday, May 1 Pre-1970 Vintage Travel Trailers Show, 9 a.m., Triple XXX Root Beer Drive-In, 98 NE Gilman Blvd., Issaquah, 253335-1500 Hebrew Story Time, ages 3 and older, 1-1:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Study Zone, grades K-12, 3-5 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 artEAST presents meet the new gallery artists, 4-6 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., Issaquah, arteast. org Sammamish Symphony Orchestra presents “The Driving Force of All Nature” concert, 2 p.m. Eastlake Performing Arts Center, 400 228th Ave. NE, tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors and $10 for children 10 and under, sammamishsymphony.org

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Intermediate ESL Class, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, grades 6-12, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Study Zone, grades 6-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Issaquah Highlands Bridge Club, 7-10 p.m., free, bring your own beverage or snack, conference room at Blakely Hall, 2550 NE Park Drive, Issaquah, 256-1170

Tuesday, May 3 Play & Learn Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Teen Think Tank, grades 6-12, 2-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Zentangle Beyond Basics, noon to 2 p.m., artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., Issaquah, $43/member, $48/ non member, bit.ly/1YJFct0 Study Zone, grades K-12, 6-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Open Mic Night, sign in at 6:15, performances 6:308:30 p.m., Depot Museum, 78 Front Ave. NE, Issaquah, all ages, issaquahopenmic.com Talk Time, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Youth Writing Club, ages 10-14, 7-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130

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meeting April 19.

The revamped roadway will consist of two travel lanes in either direction and a center turn lane for at least some of the refurbished stretch. Plans also call for curbs, gutters, sidewalks, landscaping strips and bike lanes. At least one section will have not a straight sidewalk, but what Cunningham called a “meandering sidewalk,” complete with decorative landscaping.

Intersections within the target area will be controlled by either traffic signals or roundabouts.

Cunningham mentioned three options for the point where the road crosses the North Fork of Issaquah Creek: a steel arch over the waterway; a box culvert; or a fullfledged bridge. He noted the last option would be the most expensive and probably take the most time to install. In any case, he said detour routes would need to be set up when crews are at work on the crossing.

In a letter to the council, Cunningham said in the area of the creek, planners may do away with landscape/amenity strips, as well as the center turn lane, in order to limit impacts on the stream and surrounding wetlands.

The city plans a May 12 public meeting on the project from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Pacific Cascade Middle School, 24635 SE Issaquah-Fall City Road.

Cunningham promised officials would be in contact with other entities that have a stake in the project, such as the City of Issaquah.

round of applause from the nearly standing room-only audience, almost all of whom opposed opening the street.

In the end, after roughly three hours of discussion, the council instructed City Manager Lyman Howard to come back before legislators with more information on the issue, including how often the gate is opened for emergency services. Staff members were told to do all work in-house without any outside consultants.

Public Works Director John Cunningham proposed the $150,000 study, which was immediately panned by most of the council. Cunningham later stuck up for his staff, saying they were just trying to follow the council’s request to study the issues around the gate. Several council members said they did not need an expensive study to know the streets around the gate are substandard and unsafe.

“I may not be an engineer, but I do have a degree in common sense,” Councilman Tom Odell said, arguing the city does not have the money to fix the streets surrounding the gate and, in any case, such work is not a priority. Like ValderramaAramayo, he earned applause from residents.

Councilwoman Kathy

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those on the other side are easily worth seven figures.

Reynolds staunchly denies the streets around Timberline are unsafe, calling such comments “fear-mon-

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The longstanding barricade put in place by King County before Sammamish incorporation cuts Northeast 42nd Street in two and divides the Timberline neighborhood on one side and Old Mill Point on the other.

effect to subvert the Timberline HOA from knowing what is going on,” Reynolds said in a phone interview after the meeting. He denied the HOA ever voted to keep the gate in place.

According to Reynolds, the group on one side of the gate does not want the extra traffic that reaches Timberline and the city seems to keep backing them. He wondered out loud if that was because the homes in Timberline are in the $500,000 range while

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gering.” He criticized city officials for stating in public the streets were unsafe, offering the opinion — similar to Huckabay’s — that they had opened themselves up to lawsuits.

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Huckabay cast the only “no” vote against Valderrama-Aramayo’s motion. She said it was “completely irresponsible” to leave the streets as is if officials know them to be unsafe.

“I don’t want to be on council when we’re sued,” she said.

The crowd of residents talked about how King County approved some 20 variances when the streets in the area were first built.

They talked about the steepness of the roads, about cars flipping over on sharp turns where the roadway arches in the wrong direction. According to the various speakers, homeowners associations in the three developments around the barricade all had voted to keep it in place.

Only three residents spoke in favor of removing the barricade, including Greg Reynolds, who has probably been the most outspoken critic of the gate.

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Penalty kick, red card help Wolves overcome Eagles Boys soccer: Eastlake 2, Issaquah 0

BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@sammamishreview.com

Locked in a scoreless tie with about 20 minutes to play, the Eastlake and Issaquah boys soccer teams were looking for some sort of game-changing play during their April 22 encounter in Sammamish.

The host Wolves got the momentum shifter when Issaquah goalkeeper Cameron Oen charged out of the net to deal with an Eastlake attacker who had broken free behind the defense.

Oen dove feet first at the ball, but only made contact with his opponent, who went tumbling to the turf. The referee immediately reached for his back pocket and gave Oen a red card, setting up a penalty kick that midfielder Connor

Eastlake junior defender Blake Miller (18) works the ball upfield as Issaquah senior forward Brandon Lee (left) and junior forward Jack MacDonald close in during the first period of their April 22 soccer match.

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Eastside Catholic hasn’t achieved Bainbridge’s long-term success – the Crusaders will seek their first state berth next month

– but had a landmark moment when the teams met in an April 20 doubleheader in Sammamish.

After seeing the first game slip away in heartbreaking fashion, the Crusaders found their resolve and won the nightcap, 5-0, the first victory against Bainbridge in coach Angela Napier’s seven-year tenure.

“I’ve been waiting for this opportunity for years now,” Napier said.

“I knew if any team could do it, it would be this team, this year.”

The win didn’t come as easily as hoped. In

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the first game of the day, EC led 4-1 entering the seventh inning, only to watch as the Spartans scored four runs – all with two outs – for a 5-4 victory.

EC pitcher Caroline Sonnen walked two batters and three seeingeye singles followed to tie the score. The goahead run came home when catcher Nicole Moe tried to pick off a runner at third base,

only to see her throw skip away into left field.

After Bainbridge (5-5 overall, 3-3 Metro) retired the Crusaders in order in the bottom of the seventh, frustration was etched across the faces of EC’s players and coaches.

“When we play these top-notch teams it’s all about doing the little things,” Napier said.

“Our girls have a ton of

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Eastside Catholic third baseman Harper Brown throws across the diamond to first baseman Molly Brown for the final out of the seventh inning.

fire and they play with heart.

We just need to keep learning and believing in ourselves.”

The Crusaders (7-4 Metro) gained control in the early stages, getting a two-out RBI single from Harper Brown in the first inning, then taking the lead in the second when Caroline Larsen reached third on a sunaided fly ball and scored on Molly Brown’s groundout.

The lead grew to 4-1 in the third as McKenzie Spires drilled a ground-rule double over the left-field fence, bringing home Abi Kirsten and Harper Brown.

Sonnen made that margin stand up through six innings, but took the hard-luck loss.

Although she consistently worked under pressure, walking six with six hits allowed, she also got out of the jams, striking out five and surrendering only one earned run.

“She is a solid pitcher,” Napier said of Sonnen. “We’re blessed to have good pitchers and she definitely brings value to Eastside Catholic.”

Kirsten, the team’s senior ace, took charge of the second game. She went the distance,

scattering seven hits and three walks while striking out six.

Batting first as the visiting team, the Crusaders took a 1-0 lead in the first but didn’t build upon it until the seventh. They loaded the bases for Moe and the freshman launched a grand slam for the insurance runs.

Moe, who also plays select softball, could be a key member of the program for years to come alongside four other ninth-graders who’ve been starting regularly.

“She’s learning the program, learning the different players,” Napier said of Moe. “She has done nothing but impress the players and the coaching staff.”

Moe drove in all five runs for EC in the second game. Second baseman Maddie Iem, who had a couple defensive gems in the opener, was 3 for 3 with two doubles and two runs scored in the nightcap. And Spires, a freshman outfielder, went 4 for 8 in the two games.

With the bitter taste of defeat in their mouths, Iem immediately brought the players together between games and seemed to have a galvanizing effect.

“Our captains are really strong and (Iem) has taken a very strong verbal leadership role – the girls respect her and listen to her,” Napier said.

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Ahlquist converted for the game’s first goal in the 61st minute.

Issaquah pressed for a late equalizer but Zack Pruitt sealed the win in the final seconds with a shot from midfield as the Wolves earned a hard-fought, 2-0 decision in Class 4A KingCo Conference play.

The opposing coaches, naturally, had differing viewpoints on the fateful play.

“I don’t know about the red card,” Issaquah’s Kyle Tatro said. “I’ll just leave it at that.”

“That was a certain red,” Eastlake’s Adam Gervis said. “There’s no question about it because it was a goalscoring opportunity.”

Ahlquist, the Wolves’ senior captain, calmly converted the spot kick down the middle past Oen’s replacement, Phinney Tasker, a junior varsity callup who was on the bench because No. 1 goalkeeper Ian Lambert was away for an academic commitment.

A youth soccer official, Ahlquist said he likely wouldn’t have

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Issaquah junior goalkeeper Cameron Oen (left) collects the ball in the first period while contending with Eastlake senior midfielder Connor Ahlquist (3) during their April 22 soccer match.

given a PK, but once that call was made, a red card had to be given because Oen was the

last defender.

“For a ref, it’s a tough situation,” he said.

“Most refs would give

a PK there just because the ball is out of reach of the player while the keeper takes him out.”

Eastlake had to overcome 11 secondhalf fouls, including a second yellow card to defender Max Langston shortly after the opening goal.

With 10 players left on each side, the teams opened up their attacks and had 15 combined shots in the second half after taking only five in the first half.

Issaquah earned a corner kick in the dying seconds and brought Tasker to the front line, but Eastlake quickly stole the ball and advanced to midfield, where Pruitt rolled a shot into the empty net and ignited a raucous celebration.

Gervis, who is looking to lead the Wolves back to the state playoffs for the first time since they won it all in 2011, applauded the Eagles for making things tough. The difference maker, he believed, was Eastlake’s ability to create chances with offthe-ball movement.

“Issaquah played their tails off, frankly,” he said. “That’s the hardest I’ve seen a team work

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“Issaquah were just working like dogs.

They don’t have the same skill level that we do. They can’t move it around. They’re direct and it’s a different style of play that we had to adapt to, and we did.”

Eastlake (3-3-1 KingCo, 10 points) hasn’t solidified a playoff spot heading into the final week of the regular season, but can do so with a win against Mount Si. The teams meet in Snoqualmie at 7:30 p.m. April 28.

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But they’ll be without the services of Langston and forward Crinan Dunbar, who received a post-match red card for arguing with the referee, Gervis said.

Ahlquist said the Wolves may use a more defensive-minded formation and believes their back line is capable of rising up to the task.

“Our center backs are playing well,” he said.

“They’re winning balls in the air. They’re quick and they don’t give anyone inches to shoot, which is a big factor in high-school soccer.”

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