25TH YEAR, NO. 17
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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016
SAMMAMISH
LAST-SECOND HEROICS
REVIEW Both school bonds passing easily BY DAVID HAYES dhayes@sammamishreview.com
Both the Lake Washington and Issaquah school districts’ bonds are on pace to pass as of King County’s May 6 certification date. Lake Washington Lake Washington’s Proposition 1, which asked for $398 million in 20-year bonds, is passing 66.2 percent to 33.7 percent. Issaquah’s is receiving one of its highest voter approval ever at 71.3
BY TOM CORRIGAN When the Sammamish Farmer’s Market kicks off May 11, Deb Sogge, executive director of the city Chamber of Commerce, promised there would be some major changes in the summer time tradition. First up, is a larger number of food trucks. Sogge mentioned Buns on Wheels, with gourmet burgers and numerous other new entries. Despite some well-publicized problems last year, the city invited back the Los Chilangos food truck operated by Menendez Brothers, LLC of Bellevue. The firm operates two food trucks that last year served numerous farmers’ markets, including Sammamish and Issaquah. Los Chilangos was shut down by Public Health – Seattle & King County after an outbreak of E. coli was allegedly traced back to the
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percent as of press time. Reaction to the news was quick and overwhelmingly positive. Lake Washington Superintendent Traci Pierce wasted no time posting a letter to the community on the district’s website thanking them. “We are truly grateful for the support for education from our communities,” said Pierce in the letter. “It has been a true SEE BONDS, PAGE 5
Food truck linked to E. coli outbreak returns to Farmers Market tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com
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truck. Issaquah’s Elizabeth Buder, 4, was one of 13 people sickened in August and September 2015 allegedly after eating food from Los Chilangos while at the Issaquah Farmers Market. Elizabeth developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious complication of E. coli poisoning that can lead to kidney failure. The girl was hospitalized for roughly three weeks. In November, her family launched a lawsuit against Los Chilangos. In addition to temporarily shutting down Los Chilangos, the county also forced closure of a commercial kitchen used by the food truck and others for food preparation. The Eastside Commercial Kitchen reopened in September. Sogge said Los Chilangos first came to the SEE MARKET, PAGE 7
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Hugo Aliaga, 3, is fitted for one of the free bicycle helmets being given away by the Group Health at Bartell Drugs Care Clinic table during the Sammamish Community YMCA grand opening celebration April 30. For more photos of the event, see Page 3 or go online at sammamishreview.com.
City Council splits on next move for Sammamish Trail BY TOM CORRIGAN tcorrigan@sammamishreview.com
Although the latest skirmish was brief, the battle over the East Lake Sammamish Trail goes on. In a 3-3 vote, with one abstention, the City Council last week turned down a move to agree with King County on at least one point of the legal maneuvering over the
southern portion of the trail. As part of its appeal to the state’s Shoreline Hearings Board, King County contends Sammamish Hearing Examiner John Galt had no jurisdiction over the case. Sometime after 11 p.m. April 19, at the tail end of a meeting that started at 6:30 p.m., Councilman Bob Keller made a motion for the city to side with the county
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over the jurisdiction issue. The motion ended in a 3-3 tie, with Councilman Tom Hornish abstaining as he lives near the trail. Because the issue ended in a tie, it automatically failed. “I would oppose this motion,” said Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo, prior to the vote. “I believe that we should side with our SEE TRAIL, PAGE 2
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