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State wants stricter standards for docks, other rules on Sammamish lakes

By Caleb Heeringa

By Caleb Heeringa

Is the bass an invasive predator that preys on native Kokanee and Chinook salmon, or sport fish whose population must be protected for the enjoyment of anglers?

That depends on which government agency you ask. And for hundreds of Lake Sammamish shoreline homeowners, the answer may mean slimming down any new or replacement docks.

“The problem is the bass, not the docks,” local homebuilder and waterfront homeowner

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The city-owned dock at Pine Lake Park is wider than would be allowed under state regulations, but would likely be grandfathered in.

Dwight Martin said during a City Council meeting June 20.

The City Council is considering

its response to the state See LAKES, Page 2

Sammamish residents sentenced to time in jail on misdemeanor crimes will have a bit longer to think about what they did on their way to the slammer.

By a unanimous vote at their June 20 meeting, the City Council approved an agreement with Snohomish County to house those sentenced to jail terms in connection with misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor crimes in the city. The city, which pays for those it incarcerates, usually defaults to the Issaquah Jail for such convictions, but often has to use King County Jail for longer sentences.

“Issaquah is usually the cheap-

est, but it isn’t set up to hold people for that long,” Administrative Services Director Mike Sauerwein told the council. “This is a lowercost option (than King County.)”

The move could net the city as much as $30,000 in savings on jail costs.

King County Jail now charges the city $500 for the first day of an incarceration, plus $120 for every additional day, while Snohomish County charges about $152 for the first day and $62 for each following day. Issaquah Jail has a flat rate of $90 a day.

In 2010 the city paid for 319 days worth of jail time at King County Jail, compared to 821 See JAIL, Page 5

Another barricade removal has some residents upset

By Caleb Heeringa

The upcoming opening of roadway west of Eastside Catholic has some neighbors concerned that their residential neighborhood will become a new shortcut for speeding motorists.

The road – 218th Avenue Southeast just north of Southeast Fourth Street – is being opened in connection with the construction of the 26-home Pine Meadows development on Southeast Fourth Street.

Sammamish Public Works Director Laura Philpot said the city hadn’t considered the road as part of its normal connectivity process because the decision to connect 218th Avenue had been made by the city’s Hearing Examiner well before the city decided to delve into the contentious issue of its barricaded roads in 2009.

“All of that decision was done

during the public process as part of the Hearing Examiner’s approval (of Pine Meadows),” Philpot said.

That doesn’t alleviate the concerns of neighbors like Angie Huleen, whose home is right next to the soon-to-be-open road, which contains a sidewalk on one side that ends near her property.

Huleen said she hadn’t followed the Hearing Examiner process for the subdivision, which was approved several years ago and had been delayed by the recession. She said she didn’t know about the road opening until she saw city staff taking pictures at the base of her driveway a couple weeks ago.

Huleen said she fears the road will become a thoroughfare, particularly for young drivers coming from the northwest and heading to Eastside Catholic, which is See BARRICADE, Page 5

Photo by Caleb Heeringa

Ronn and Genette Altaras, residents of 218th Avenue, walk their dog on a new connector that will link up two sides of the road.

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species protection, Berge said he was surprised to hear that state fishing regulations don’t treat bass any differently on Lake Sammamish than on other Washington lakes.

Under state rules, largemouth bass between 12 and 17 inches must be returned to the water, though anglers are allowed to keep one fish over 17 inches.

Fish under a foot can be kept. For smallmouth bass, only one fish over 14 inches can be kept and anything smaller is limited to 10.

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cover and allowing more sunlight through to the water below limits an unfair advantage that the bass wouldn’t enjoy in a natural ecosystem.

“In nature you don’t have features like that,” Berge said. “You might have an overhanging log or something, but nothing that extends into deeper water way off the shore – it’s a totally unnatural situation.”

But given that bass are one of the main predators of Lake Sammamish kokanee, which are under consideration by the federal government for endangered

gested Sammamish limit its docks to four feet in width for the first 30 feet – an especially important part of the lake for salmon fry. Ecology allows an exception for disabled homeowners who need a wider dock for accessibility.

Joe Burcar, a shoreline planner for Ecology, said Redmond’s shoreline regulations also lack the “grandfather clause” that Sammamish has, which allows a Sammamish homeowner to go over the normal size regulations.

In a way, Redmond may also be the early bird who got the worm when it comes to dock and other shoreline regulations.

Burcar said Redmond began updating their shoreline regulations and had draft proposals put together before a 2003 settlement between Ecology, statewide business interests and environmentalists that led to Ecology evaluating city’s plans based on a bit more stringent standard.

But the same regulatory flexibility that is giving some Sammamish residents bellyaches over the things being allowed to their neighbors in Redmond may still benefit Sammamish homeowners.

Burcar said Ecology is willing to find compromise with the city on code language relating to things like fences near the shoreline and the size of docks and vegetated buffers on Pine and Beaver lakes.

The City Council is slated to vote on their response to Ecology’s required changes to its shoreline regulations at its July 18 meeting.

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Department of Ecology, which recently sent the city a list of required changes to its shoreline regulations.

Among the state requirements is that Sammamish only allow docks of 4 feet or narrower. The city’s proposed regulations had called for allowing up to 6-foot wide docks.

Ecology is requiring that Sammamish adopt U.S. Army Corp of Engineer standards for the size and shape of docks – 480 square feet for a single residence and 700 square feet for joint use – instead of Sammamish’s original request for 600 square feet for a single residence and up to 1,000 square feet for joint use.

Ecology officials note that they’ve left provisions in the regulations that would allow a homeowner replacing a dock to get credit for the size of their earlier, larger dock provided the new dock is built with more ecofriendly materials and allows more sunlight through.

The sunlight is aimed at making life tougher on one of the major predators of Lake Sammamish’s chinook and kokanee salmon – small and largemouth bass. Hans Berge, a fisheries biologist with King County Department of Natural Resources, said large docks provide dark lairs where bass wait for young salmon, which grow up in the shallow waters near the shoreline. Cutting down on that

State officials believe Pine and Beaver lakes likely have a small population of native cutthroat trout, though no one has done a proper analysis of the lakes’ fish populations for a decade or more.

Several shoreline homeowners and City Council members have claimed in recent months that there are no native species of fish the lakes.

Justin Spinelli, an inland fish biologist with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, said several native cutthroat trout were caught during a survey of Pine Lake in 2000, as well as varieties of sculpins, minnows and sucker fish that are considered native species.

Hans Berge, a fisheries biologist with the King County Department of Natural Resources, says those native cutthroat are still present in the lake, though not in as great of numbers as the non-native bass and perch and planted rainbow trout. How does he know?

“I’ve caught them,” he said.

Beaver Lake has not had a fish population analysis done since 1992, as part of the Beaver Lake Management Plan. Though the lake had historically been known as a home to the cutthroat, none were caught during the four days of sampling.

Spinelli said that the Fish and Wildlife program that does surveys of lakes like Beaver and Pine was discontinued in 2002 due to a lack of funding and was only recently reinstated.

Martin said. “Let them keep the bass – encourage homeowners to catch the bass under their docks as an act of environmental stewardship and good citizenship.”

The comment garnered laughter from several dozen other shoreline homeowners in attendance, all of whom encouraged the council to fight for the document they had spent hundreds of hours crafting in 2009.

Justin Spinelli, an inland fish biologist with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the rule is designed to balance the interests of both juvenile salmon and sport fishermen who enjoy catching Lake Sammamish’s bass. He said studies show that smaller bass are the biggest threat to salmon fry.

“Typically the smaller fish are the ones that are most predatorial to the (young salmon),” he said. “Generally when they grow up they are moving off shore and looking for other things to eat.”

Berge disagreed with that assessment, saying that in his experience studying the fish of Lake Sammamish, even larger bass can be found under local docks, preying on the same fish the state is seeking to protect by limiting the sorts of docks that Sammamish residents can build.

In addition to the fishing issue, residents have complained that Ecology is denying Sammamish dock regulations that it has already approved for Redmond.

In particular, Redmond dock owners are allowed up to six feet of width on their dock if they can prove it necessary to city planners, whereas Ecology has sug-

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Council approves new long-term transportation plan

By Caleb Heeringa

East Lake Sammamish Parkway stayed on the city’s list of potential road improvement projects, despite grumbling from some City Council members who wanted to see it gone.

The council unanimously approved its six-year plan of road projects at its June 20 meeting.

The document plans the road widenings, bike lanes, sidewalks and other transportation improvements the city expects to need to meet future growth. It also predicts the money that will come in from impact fees associated with development. The city must put a project on the list in order to qualify for grant money from the state or federal government.

Placing a project on the plan is

City approves funding police in high schools Sammamish will renew the contracts of two police officers based at the city’s two public high schools.

At its June 20 meeting, the City Council approved spending about $90,000 a year for the next five years on each of the school resource officers at Skyline and Eastlake high schools. The Issaquah and Lake Washington school districts cover the rest of the $154,000 annual cost of the positions – a number that includes the employee benefits and other administrative costs associated with each position.

Alana Hall, Skyline’s officer,

Correction A story titled “More roads than expected to be paved” on page 6 of the June 22 issue incorrectly identified the neighborhoods that will be repaved. The Sahalee Woods, Sammamish Crest, Park Hill East and Park Glen neighborhoods will get new pavement.

Added projects Among the items added by staff to the city’s long-term road projects and approved by council were: ◆ $1 million to widen and add a curb, gutter and sidewalk to 218thAvenue Southeast between Southeast Fourth Street and East Main Street in 2013. ◆ $800,000 for possible design of a sidewalk or bike lane on the north side of Northeast Inglewood Hill Road between 216th Avenue Northeast and 224th Place Northeast in 2012. ◆ $150,000 for the possible design of a sidewalk or bike lane on the east side of 244th Avenue Southeast between Southeast 32nd Street and Southeast 24th Street in 2012. just a first step in building it. The council has yet to approve funding for any of the projects; all the planned projects will go before the council during the annual budget process.

Last year, the council approved moving more than $27 million worth of spending for the expansion of East Lake

Sammamish Parkway from the city’s six-year plan to “future years,” essentially indefinitely postponing the project.

At the time, city staff said the slowdown of development made the project unnecessary in the near term, though several newly elected council members had been stridently opposed to the

and Stan Chapin, Eastlake’s officer, work at the high schools during the school year, investigating crimes and developing relationships with school administrators and students.

“We are very excited about the contract renewal and believe they are a very valuable resource to both schools,” Sammamish Police Administrative Seargent Jessica Sullivan said in an email.

the King County Council seats at a series of public hearings across the county. The closest to Sammamish is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 30 at Bellevue City Hall.

By law, the council districts must be redrawn following the U.S. Census to ensure each seat represents about the same population. The council’s districting committee has come up with four different options for the new boundaries; citizens are invited to view them and give input before the council adopts a new plan in the coming months.

None of the proposed boundary changes directly affect Sammamish, which stays in the third district in every plan. The

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first phase of the project, which was finished in 2010 at a cost of about $10.3 million.

The rest of the project, which would stretch from Northeast 26th Street north to 187th Avenue, remains in limbo in the city’s updated plan. That wasn’t enough for some on the council.

“I think a lot of (the council) would like to see the project get lost off the record, not just deferred,” Councilwoman Nancy Whitten said. “What are the pros and cons (of doing that)?”

City Manager Ben Yazici suggested the council wait until they had seen some updated studies that the city will be doing to measure the traffic flow on the parkway and nearby roads.

Councilman Mark Cross said the transportation plan was a long-range document and that a

lot could change as far as regional transportation in the coming years, pointing to a Sound Transit plan that would extend light rail from Seattle, through Bellevue and into Redmond by 2023. A transit hub and 1200-stall parking lot is envisioned in southeast Redmond in connection with the light rail project.

“There’s plenty of time for future councils to discuss this at length,” Cross said. “It’s possible that East Lake Sammamish Parkway will be a key link to a transit hub. That’s something that may become more clear in the next four or five years.”

plans would change who is in the distrct along with Sammamish.

Some of the plans suggest splitting up the cities of Issaquah or Redmond into different districts and otherwise changing the makeup of the council seats.

To learn more and see the four proposed boundary changes, visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/districting.aspx

less challenger in the race for reelection, after a candidate dropped out of the race.

Initially, the race for the Director District No. 5 seat included Weaver, Joseph Arnaud and Issaquah resident Brian Neville.

In filing information, Arnaud listed a Maple Valley address near Tahoma High School, in the neighboring Tahoma School District. Candidates for the Issaquah School Board must reside in the area they seek to represent.

Candidates could withdraw from local races until June 16.

Man drops out of Issaquah school board race Issaquah School Board member Suzanne Weaver faces one

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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Review editorial Bass in the lakes: friend or foe?

Bass and kokanee salmon in Lake Sammamish are poster children (poster fish?) for why state government needs to do a better job of talking to itself.

Apparently, two different state agencies have different ideas about which fish is more important to protect.

The state should figure out which fish — if any — needs help, and work together to do that.

On one side is the state Department of Ecology, which wants to restrict the width of docks on Lake Sammamish.

Wider docks make for wider shady spots in the lake, and those shady spots are prime hunting grounds for the bass that like to munch on the everdwindling numbers of kokanee salmon in Lake Sammamish.

Lined up on the other side is the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. They want to protect the bass because people like to sport fish for them. As a result, they’ve put in place very specific regulations about how many fish anglers can catch and just how big they can be. Their goal seems to be maintaining a sustainable population of both largemouth and smallmouth bass for sport fishermen.

So, who is the state trying to help, here? Kokanee?

Bass? Fishermen? Shoreline property owners? Some combination?

The current system seems to try to help everyone a little, but because of competing regulations, could end up helping no one.

The kokanee are likely in the worst shape of all those choices, so maybe start there.

Yes, there are competing interests, but a lot of what government does is to try and balance competing interests. In this case, state officials need to get together and decide on a goal.

Only then can they develop policies that consistently strive to achieve a goal, no matter the agency.

Each department can set the rules it needs in its area of expertise in order to help make things work.

Localities can have clear, consistent guidance about what will be expected from their own regulations.

This is about more than which fish to try and save, it’s about making government more functional for everyone.

Poll of the week Who should the state try to help with its dock regulations?

A) Bass.

B) Kokanee.

C) Fishermen.

D) Shoreline property owners.

To vote, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

OPINION

SAMMAMISH REVIEW

Sammamish Forum Build the community center My family moved to Sammamish in 1994 when my son was one. We were excited when the city was incorporated as we looked forward to finally getting the community center we dreamed of having.

My son just graduated from high school and will be going away to college. More than likely my family is not going to get a tremendous amount of use out of it, but you know what, this isn’t about my family.

This is about our community.

Sometimes sacrifices need to be made for the greater good.

Our city has one of the youngest populations in the state. We don’t need one community center, we need three. The city needs to not do it on the cheap, they need to do it right.

I was invited to participate in a focus group and it was clear that people are behind it. It is clear there is a silent majority that favors this project.

The City Council needs to show real leadership, build it in the central location favored by the focus groups and get it done. Please don’t pass the buck. It is true that this will cost more than some people will like but you will never be able to satisfy everyone.

This is an opportunity to create a focal point for our community. The library and City Hall are not it, nor is the upcoming teen center or for that matter the Safeway parking lot.

Town Center is years away. We need this now.

If you are unable to make difficult decisions then please consider giving someone else the opportunity.

John O’Meara Sammamish

Don’t build the community center I am in full agreement with the letter from H. Cyrus Oskoui to the councilmembers and to the city of Sammamish.

I have been a resident of Sammamish since 1978, long before the incorporation of the city, and have seen many changes, some beneficial and some not.

Although we haven’t had any school age children in the last 15 years, we gladly pay more than $2,000 per year in school property taxes.

This is necessary under the current school funding model.

The construction and maintenance of a $60 million community center is not needed. We have private alternatives to handle the needs of the citizens who want such activities and who are willing to pay their own way.

We have the old library that can be used for activities and will put a building to use that was built too small for a library (another government mistake).

The city needs to continue to upgrade the infrastructure, maintain the parks, and provide public safety and the other necessities it was elected to do.

The building of a community center with taxpayer dollars at this time is not necessary.

David P. Doyle Sammamish

going a little green while the rest of us are sitting in our comfy gas drinking cars (a few electric).

Cars just need to slow down a little and give them a brake. I would also remind the bikers they have a responsibility to use some common sense and manners while on the road.

We can all work this out together.

Pat, if you are in such a hurry leave sooner, just relax or better yet...ride a bike.

Claudia Haunreiter Sammamish

Pave the right spot Great news that there is spare money for extra paving! Please could whoever decides which bit gets paved drive up 244th Avenue Northeast from Eighth Street to the Redmond-Fall City Road?

If they do, they will see that the stretch they propose paving (Northeast Eighth to 22nd Street) is actually in fairly good repair (most of it was replaced two summers ago when Carson was being built) and the part that actually needs repaving is Northeast 18th north to the Redmond-Fall City Road which is a real mess.

Bicycles are not the enemy I would like to thank Michael Rees for his well written article in response to Pat McArthur’s insensitivity towards bicyclists. I would just like to add a few more words as a motorist.

When was the last time we had gas emission problems from bikes?

Read about any drunk driving fatalities with bikes lately (caused by the biker)?

Do the roads get torn up by the many cyclists driving with the winter studs in their tires (when there is no snow). Shall I go on?

The shoulders are too narrow and then full of stuff that is generated mainly by cars and trucks that make it a very treacherous journey for the bikers. And yet we brag that it is a biker-friendly area.

They are doing their part by

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Obituary Lillian M. Bentler Lillian M. Bentler, 80, of Sammamish, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011.

Lil was a dedicated wife, loving mother of eight children and grandmother of 18.

Her generosity and charitable spirit touched the lives and hearts of everyone she met. Lil will always be remembered for her gentle spirit, her Christ-like

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directly east on Southeast Fourth.

She’d like to see the city widen the road and install more traffic calming and pedestrian safety measures in her neighborhood, just north of the new connection.

“I feel like it’s fine if they open it up, but it needs more speed bumps and to have the sidewalk continue through so that it’s safe,” Huleen said.

At their June 20 meeting, the City Council approved adding the newly connected stretch of 218th to their long-term list of road improvements, recommending that $1 million be put towards possibly adding a curb, gutter and sidewalk to the road between Southeast 4th and East Main Street in 2013. The exact scope and cost of the project has yet to be determined.

Huleen said she’d like to see those sorts of improvements go in before the road opens up, not two years after.

Jeff Brauns, an engineer with the city, said the city will be monitoring traffic volumes and speeds in the area after the road opens sometime this summer.

Lillian M. Bentler

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A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m.

Friday, July 1, at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in

Sammamish.

Friends are invited to get directions, view photos and share memories in the family’s online guestbook at www.flintofts.com.

Though several residents have noted that the soon-to-be-opened stretch of road is skinnier than nearby connector roads and questioned the safety, Brauns said the city considers the skinny road, which barely allows two cars to pass in opposite directions, a natural traffic calming device.

Walking their dog on the connector’s new sidewalk June 20, nearby residents Ronn and Genette Altaras said they weren’t thrilled at the prospect of additional traffic on the road, but admitted they liked the idea of being able to drive to the southern end of 228th Avenue without having to go up to Inglewood Hill Road and through the area near Safeway.

They said they didn’t foresee 218th Avenue becoming a thoroughfare, since there are hills and curves and five speed bumps between Inglewood Hill Road and the new connection.

“Once (drivers) go through it a couple times they’ll probably find out there are better ways to go,” Genette Altaras said.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit

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Weaver, a Sammamish resident, has served on the board since January 2007. Director District No. 5 encompasses North Issaquah and part of Sammamish.

Issaquah School District voters face a choice between Weaver and Neville on the November ballot.

The school district includes 98,660 residents in a region from Preston to Newcastle, and from Sammamish to Renton.

days in Issaquah. Those 319 days cost the city more than $53,000; if those days had been spent in Snohomish County Jail it would have cost about $23,000.

Jessica Sullivan, administrative sergeant at the Sammamish Police Department, said the extra drive to Everett instead of Seattle likely wouldn’t cause a manpower issue, as most convicts go to Issaquah and the difference in commute time isn’t

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The department still has the option of booking into King County Jail if Snohomish or Issaquah jails are full or not equipped to handle an inmate’s medical or psychological issues.

The city had been contracting with Yakima’s jail for extra bed space, but Sauerwein said as of December 2010 Yakima is no longer offering that service for outside cities.

Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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County considers garbage rate increase

By Warren Kagarise

Sammamish and King County residents could pay more — less than $1 per month in most cases — for garbage collection soon.

The proposed one-year rate increase is meant to raise funds to modernize the aging solid waste system. The proposal calls for county Solid Waste Division disposal rates to rise from $95 to $108 per ton, or about 76 cents per month for the average residential customer putting out a single can for collection for all customers outside of Seattle and Milton.

Under the proposal, the fee applies to companies picking up and hauling trash to county transfer stations. The additional cost to the companies is likely to be passed on to customers.

“Our solid waste facilities were largely built in the 1960s, and they were never designed to handle the nearly 1 million tons of garbage we now process,” Solid Waste Division Director Kevin Kiernan said in a statement.

“This one-year rate proposal keeps fees as low as reasonable, while covering the cost of providing the service and the capital improvements that our customers need and expect.”

In a decision last year, county officials extended the 2008-10 rate for another year to provide relief to ratepayers amid a tough economy. In the meantime, trash tonnage declined 18 percent as a result of the recession, reducing revenue for the Solid Waste Division.

Members of the County Council’s Budget and Fiscal

State liquor store hours to expand The state plans to roll out standardized hours at liquor stores July 1.

Under the existing system, hours for the 166 locations vary.

Starting in July, the schedule for all state stores is to be 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. at stores open on Sunday.

The liquor board received funding in the 2011-13 state budget to standardize state store hours. The change is projected to generate almost $800,000 in additional revenue through 2013.

“The later hours are not expected to compromise our top priority — public safety,” Pat Kohler, liquor board administrative director, said in a statement.

“The standardization is the initial step in a series of plans outlined

Management Committee heard a presentation about the proposed rate increase June 7.

The county is in the midst of a more than $300 million effort to modernize 1960s-era transfer stations in order to meet the needs of residential self-haulers, businesses and garbage collection companies.

Crews completed replacement or renovation at the Vashon Island, Enumclaw and Shoreline transfer stations, and started construction on a larger Bow Lake transfer station.

Following the Bow Lake project, plans call for upgrades to the Factoria, Algona, Renton and Houghton transfer stations by 2016.

Officials also recently extended operations at the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill into the next decade. The landfill sprawls across 920 acres in unincorporated King County between Issaquah and Maple Valley.

The county usually establishes solid waste rates for three-year periods, but the one-year proposal is meant to provide time for the county and the cities to consider interlocal agreements. If county and municipal officials agree, the pacts could be extended a dozen years or more beyond the scheduled expiration in 2028.

Leaders must determine financing for the transfer station projects in the near future. By extending the interlocal agreements to 2040 or beyond, the projects can be financed over the entire 30-year period, meaning lower interest payments for ratepayers than financing over the current 16-year term. in the budget and other legislation.

Plans call for the creation of a pair of high-volume specialty stores in urban markets offering expanded spirit offerings, regional wines and craft beers in a boutique environment.

The liquor board also intends to open additional state stores and contract liquor stores through 2013.

The agency is also establishing a pilot program to allow customers to sample spirits in state and contract stores.

The yearlong pilot is to start Sept. 1. Spokesman Brian Smith said the liquor board has yet to select the 30 stores for the program.

Other upgrades in the pipeline include gift cards to be redeemed at state and contract stores, online ordering for pickup at state stores and optional delivery to restaurants.

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POlice Blotter Ryan Reynolds would be ashamed A 17-year-old Sammamish teen on his way to the midnight showing of the movie Green Lantern was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after allegedly driving while high on marijuana.

The teen was pulled over near the corner of Northeast 28th Street and Sahalee Way at around 11:30 p.m. June 16.

Officers noticed the teen had bloodshot eyes and smelled of

SAMMAMISH REVIEW marijuana. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and admitted to having smoked a “blunt” just before driving.

He was driven to the hospital to give a blood sample and released to his parents after being taken to jail to be fingerprinted.

breath. The officer cited the driver, who was argumentative about the officer’s right to arrest him, but let the two other underage drinkers off without a ticket. All three were told to either get a ride or walk home.

Unlicensed door-to-door sales

Tee time A Sammamish woman who works at Evergreen Junior High in Redmond reported June 16 that a set of golf clubs had been stolen out of the back of her vehicle while it was parked at the school the month before. The car was unlocked. No other items were taken.

Police contacted a group of 15 door-to-door magazine salespeople on the 22600 block of Northeast 15th Place and advised their supervisor that they needed to get a peddler’s license from the city of Sammamish. The group agreed to obtain the license.

Injured deer

Open door An officer on patrol on the 1800 block of 211th Way Northeast found an open garage door at around 1:30 a.m. June 14.

The officer knocked on the front door but no one answered.

School’s out Police cited a 19-year-old Sammamish man for minor in possession of alcohol after finding the man and two of his underage friends in a parked car with an open half-gallon container of gin at around 12:30 a.m.

June 16.

An officer responding to a report of a loud party on the 2500 block of 227th Lane Northeast contacted the three men and could smell alcohol on their

An officer euthanized a fawn that had been hit by a car near the corner of Southeast 40th Street and 228th Avenue Southeast the evening of June 13.

The fawn, which was lying near a “watch out for deer” sign, had mortal wounds and shallow breathing. The officer dispatched the animal with his handgun.

Abandoned car An officer had a car with expired tabs impounded from the side of the road on the 22500 block of Northeast 14th Drive June 13.

The officer contacted the owner of the car June 9 and advised them that the car’s tabs were expired and that it needed to be removed from the public

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Slow down A 20-year-old Sammamish man was cited for reckless driving after another driver reported that he had passed him on the shoulder of East Lake Sammamish Parkway at around 12:45 p.m. June 13.

The witness reported that the man had been tailgating him on the road before speeding past him on the shoulder.

He passed the driver’s license plate on to police, who contacted the man. The man told police he had passed the vehicle, but not on the shoulder or in a no-passing zone.

Police took the witnesses statement and then called the man again. The man was agitated and hung up on the officer, telling him to “get a warrant.” Police have forwarded the case to prosecutors and are suggesting a reckless driving charge.

School vandals A classroom window at Margaret Mead Elementary School was broken sometime over the weekend of June 11 and 12. Police have no suspects.

It’s a long summer Three 14-year-old Sammamish teenagers were caught toilet papering Blackwell Elementary School at around 3 a.m. June 11.

Officers responded to a commercial burglary alarm at the school and found the teens in the woods nearby.

They were wearing black and had backpacks containing toilet paper. Toilet paper was found draped around the roof of the school. The teens were trespassed from school grounds and

Open door Police found an open garage door just after midnight June 11 on the 23000 block of Northeast 19th Drive. The owner of the home agreed to close the door.

Suicidal comments Police responded after a Sammamish man made suicidal comments June 18. The man told police and family that he was depressed over two DUI charges he had and other legal issues and that he wanted to kill himself.

The man was transported to the hospital for a mental health evaluation.

Missing wedding ring A Sammamish man who was playing baseball in Pine Lake Park June 16 had his wedding ring stolen. The man had placed the ring in his backpack while he played.

When he finished, the ring was gone from the backpack. No other items were taken. The wedding band contains the inscription “a deal is a deal.” Police have no suspects.

Shouldn’t be driving Police cited a 43-year-old Seattle man for driving with a suspended license on the 2400 block of 228th Avenue June 16.

The officer ran the man’s license plate and discovered that his license had been suspended for failure to pay previous tickets since late 2006. The man was advised to have someone else pick up the vehicle.

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boy had a wallet stolen from his backpack while he used the skate park at City Hall June 13. The boy reported that he had put his wallet in his backpack and set it down at around 5 p.m.

A couple hours later he noticed the wallet, and about $42 inside, missing. Nothing else was taken from the pack.

Police reviewed surveillance tapes at the skate park and saw a juvenile male reach into the backpack at around 5:05 p.m.

The tape was not detailed enough to be able to identify the culprit.

Great outdoors Police contacted a 55-year-old transient man who was camping near the retention pond across

the street from the Park and Ride near Issaquah-Pine Lake Road and 228th Avenue June 15.

The officer advised the man that camping was only allowed in designated areas in Sammamish and that he had to pack up and leave.

The man asked where city limits were and the officer explained generally where they were located. The man agreed to leave.

Pay your tickets A 22-year-old Sammamish man was cited for driving with a suspended license just before 1 a.m. June 12. Police pulled the man over near the corner of Southeast 52nd Street and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Southeast for having expired tabs.

The driver’s license had been suspended for failing to pay previous tickets. The man’s room-

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car, but no items taken. The case remains under investigation.

More door-to-door

Ownerless bicycle

Police contacted a group of men selling vacuums on the 22500 block of Southeast 14th Place the afternoon of June 14.

The men did not have a peddler’s license from the city of Sammamish and were advised that they needed one if they wished to continue selling in the city.

A Magna mountain bike was apparently abandoned near Pine Lake Plaza June 16. The property managers said no one had come to claim it in recent days. It was turned over the police.

Vehicle break-in A Port Moody, B.C. resident visiting someone in Sammamish had their car broken into overnight June 11.

The car was parked on the 2600 block of 231st Place Southeast.

The owner found papers and other items strewn around the

iFound A black LG brand cell phone was found at Skyline High School May 24. It was held in the school’s office in case a student came forward to reclaim it but was turned over to police after no one did so.

Too young to drink and drive An 18-year-old Issaquah man was arrested on suspicion of driv-

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ing while intoxicated just after midnight June 15. An officer pulled the man over after seeing him make an illegal U-turn near the corner of Southeast 29th Street and 228th Avenue Southeast.

The officer smelled alcohol in the car, which contained three other teenagers. The driver told the officer he was completely sober but a portable breath test showed a blood alcohol level of .03.

Though that is under the .08 limit for driving, a minor can be cited for having any alcohol on their breath.

The man eventually admitted to having had a shot and a beer about an hour before driving. He will be cited for DUI as a minor.

A friend was called to pick him up.

Items in the Police Blotter come from Sammamish Police reports.

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‘Super’ summer

Time for the Fourth

Sammamish actor Riley Griffiths, 14, stars in ‘Super 8’

City readies for annual Fourth of July celebration

By Christopher Huber

By Warren Kagarise

On a morning in March, as Beaver Lake Middle School language arts and social studies teacher Karen Smith greeted students in the hallway, eighthgrader Riley Griffiths stepped up and asked a question.

Griffiths, 14, whispered, “‘The trailer for ‘Super 8’ came out last night. Can we watch it in class this morning?’” Smith recalled.

“Super 8” — a summer blockbuster about a creature turned loose in a Rust Belt town — started filming not long after Griffiths started school at Beaver Lake. Other students in Smith’s class realized Griffiths had left for a film shoot, but none understood the magnitude. Yet. The rapt class watched the “Super 8” trailer — and burst into laughter and cheers at the conclusion.

Photo by Francois Duhamel/Paramount Pictures

Actors Joel Courtney (left) and Issaquah resident Riley Griffiths discuss a scene with director/writer/producer J.J. Abrams before filming on the movie set of ‘Super 8’ from Paramount Pictures.

“The students were just so enthralled, and they were so happy for him,” Smith said.

Griffiths sent a tape to audition for the film months before his family relocated from Utah

to Washington. Then, days after classes started at Beaver Lake, he came home from school — and faced the unexpected.

“My mom was standing by the door with the phone and she

said, ‘Riley, J.J. Abrams just called.’ I almost fainted, I think,” he recalled. “I called J.J. and he asked me if I wanted to do the See SUPER, Page 11

How did they get to Carnegie Hall? Practice.

By Christopher Huber

As the rich tones of a welltuned, in-sync musical ensemble arose from the stage, its members and conductor couldn’t help but smile. As the musicians finished a piece, they would hold their instruments up for a few extra seconds to revel in a pure, resonating sound they would likely only hear once in their lifetimes.

On May 28, the members of the Evergreen Philharmonic Orchestra — hailing from Skyline, Liberty and Issaquah high schools — performed at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York, experiencing an opportunity most musicians of any genre only dream of. They returned home with a new excitement for their music and an appreciation for good acoustics.

“It was the opportunity of a lifetime,” said the group’s director Doug Longman. “I was expecting the acoustics in the hall to be good, but I wasn’t expecting the warmth of the

Sun. That’s the key word for this year’s Fourth on the Plateau celebration.

Organizers at the city of Sammamish are holding out hopes for a sunny and dry Fourth of July, 2011, seeking to draw thousands of community members to the annual fireworks show and carnival-style gathering at Sammamish Commons.

“Hopefully this year there’ll be sun,” said Joanna Puthoff, the city’s facility coordinator. “As rainy as it was last year, we actually had a good amount of people show up. The plaza still ended up packed.”

While this year’s fourth on the Plateau will be much the same as the 2010 event, children will have even more to do during the four hours leading up to the 10 p.m. fireworks show.

The children’s play area, while featuring pay-to-play bouncy toys, will also offer carnival-style games and activities put on by Skyhawks Sports Camps. It’s located on the far end of the lower commons from City Hall, but is accessible via 222nd Place Southeast, according to the city’s event details.

The trail leading to the lower commons will be closed from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. for the fireworks show, Puthoff said.

But those who can find a spot on the lower commons before the trail closes are in for a treat — See FOURTH, Page 13

Plan for traffic:

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Members of the Evergreen Philharmonic toured New York prior to playing Carnegie Hall. sound.”

He said the hall was about three-quarters full when

Evergreen played. And the group received a standing ovation afterward.

“I remember we were all See MUSIC, Page 12

As uual, there will be traffic restrictions on 228th Avenue and areas near Sammamish Commons during Fourth on the Plateau. ◆ Drivers will not be allowed to turn left from 228th Avenue Southeast between Discovery Elementary and Northeast 8th Street July 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. ◆ Southeast 4th Street will be closed for 45 minutes starting at 10:25 p.m. while spectators exit the lower commons area after the fireworks show.

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Sammamish man helps Indian families name babies

By Christopher Huber

In India, a family might wait four to five years to name their child, according to Sammamish residents from there. They develop a sense of his or her personality or character before affixing a permanent name — many of which come from ancient Sanskrit scriptures.

Software engineer Narendra Chandel created a website that aims at helping families, local and abroad, discern which name to choose.

NamesEtc.org has been up and running since 2009. The Wikipedia-style site features more than 4,500 Indian names.

And for each name, it includes meaning, origin, audio pronunciation, links to similar names and notes on famous people with that name.

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part and I was like, ‘Heck yeah!’ I was trying to contain myself on the phone, and the second I pressed the end button, I started running around my house and jumping over my couches and yelling and screaming.”

So, Griffiths, plucked from ordinary teendom, traveled to Weirton, W. Va., a rusting steel mill town, for filming. The cast and crew then moved to a Los Angeles soundstage to shoot additional scenes.

Filming for “Super 8” ended just before Christmas. Griffiths returned to Beaver Lake in January.

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“For newer parents it’s better because you can browse the names,” said Maruti Sharma, a Trossachs resident and friend of Chandel who has used the site numerous times. “It’s like a comprehensive database. Most names in India are related to one of the gods or mythological characters.

This is like a good database to go to that I don’t see anywhere else.”

While developing NamesEtc.org, Chandel worked sometimes round-the-clock — he works full-time at Microsoft — to ensure the site would be as easyto-navigate and as editable as Wikipedia. He had a lot of help from friends in the area. Some helped him build it, but others gave him initial input while he organized the model for the site, which uses the same software as Wikipedia, he said.

“I do a lot of experiments with

software at home and thought, ‘you know, why not make this site?’” Chandel said.

Since it launched May 31, 2009 — the day his second son, Anuj was born — Chandel said the site has had more than 283,000 page views and contributors have Narendra edited more Chandel than 42,000 page-edits.

He touts that NamesEtc.org is the only site of its kind for Indian names.

“This is the only wiki site where people can contribute,” he said. “Any normal person can go

in and add something or add a name.”

One way Chandel’s site helps the local Indian population is that its editors — many of whom live in India — help maintain the names’ historical and cultural contexts. That provides enriching knowledge and ideas to immigrants who now live here, Sharma said.

“In India it’s a joint family custom,” he said. The site is important “because if they see the Indian culture, (name descriptions) are very specific toward the name and what that means.”

Chandel added that, since local Indian families are out of their familial surroundings, they don’t necessarily pass names from generation to generation.

“We get out of touch because of that,” said Chandel who has lived in the United States for 12

years. “This helps.”

Though he led the project, Chandel stressed the development of the site was a team effort. In addition to the increasing web traffic, the site also generates enough revenue — about $250 per year — through Google ads to benefit an orphanage in his hometown of Dhar, India, he said.

NamesEtc.org continues growing with minimal involvement on Chandel’s part, he said. People have taken it on themselves to contribute and a few friends have volunteered to add weekly updates.

“Once they try it out, it’s cool and it’s easy,” Chandel said.

kid trying to fit in, trying to do well in school,” Smith said. “He handled it really well.”

Griffiths later invited students from Smith’s class to a “Super 8” preview at Lincoln Square in Bellevue.

The teacher, a longtime Klahanie resident, described her former student as “totally grounded, just a normal kid” playing a high-wattage role.

softie.”

Griffiths gained 30 pounds — by downing pasta and milkshakes aplenty — and grew longer hair for the role.

Since filming concluded, his face lost the cherubic roundness and he shot from 5 feet, 6 inches at the start of filming to almost 6 feet by the premiere.

“I hit my growth spurt right after the movie, so it was kind of easy to shed that weight,” he said.

Like “Star Trek” and other Abrams’ productions, the script remained top secret and details had to be kept shielded, even from cast members’ families — and classmates.

“I just loved being onstage and I loved to make people laugh, so I just always wanted to do it,” Griffiths, now practiced at answering the same questions again and again from interviewers, said before a June 13 appearance on Conan O’Brien’s show.

The experience marked a monumental shift for Griffiths, a stage actor before Abrams came calling.

“With stage acting, you’re just trying to act to the back row.

With film and everything, you’ve got to be so real, and you’ve got to hit your mark and you’ve got to eat a french fry at the right time and take a step at the right time,” he said. “It was definitely very different, but you know, J.J. taught us so much about it. He just made us feel so comfortable on set, and it was really, really good.”

The young cast received tutoring on set and completed schoolwork together between takes.

The experience offered education beyond textbooks, too.

“It was just pretty much just one big acting class for me,” he added.

Before Griffiths can embark on another film, freshman year at Skyline High School is next.

“It’s been pretty crazy. People are recognizing me on the street,” he said. “It’s also been better, because I’ve been getting scripts in and everything. It’s opened up a lot of doors for acting.”

Life imitates art In the film, Griffiths is Charles, a Steven Spielberg in training, or in a more appropriate comparison, a nascent Abrams.

Charles is the director, the figure behind the camera as the team films a zombie film within the film.

“He’s very bossy. He’s production-value crazed,” Griffiths said, referring to the character. “He kind of puts up a tough front, but really, deep down inside, he’s really caring and he’s kind of a

Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 2442, or chuber@isspress.com. Comment on this story at www.SammamishReview.com.

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extraordinarily excited in anticipation of just seeing the stage,” said Jessica Guo, who plays firstchair flute. “I have to say it was unbelievable. We sounded full, warm, and much better than we had in the Skyline High School auditorium during other concerts.”

The group spent the entire school year raising funds to make sure every member could travel to New York. Small groups hired themselves out to play various events and they held numerous concerts for their parents and the community.

Guo noted the experience as a whole was the highlight of the students’ musical careers, thus far. Carnegie Hall has hosted the likes of the Beatles, Leonard Bernstein, composer John Adams, the New York Philharmonic, Stevie Wonder and Duke Ellington, among others.

With unique angles of back-stage and stage views, they took pictures everywhere they went and even bought “I played at Carnegie Hall” T-shirts, she said.

And that even though they missed two days of school and had to play catch-up on homework for a week, it was well worth it.

“I’m sure we all kept our ticket stubs, concert programs, and backstage passes as keepsakes,” Guo said.

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Sammamish Rotary awards scholarships The Rotary Club of Sammamish awarded $15,000 in scholarships to three high school seniors in May. Katie Teman of Eastlake, Olivia Verhagen of Skyline and Aspen Edwards of Eastside Catholic received awards for community service and academic excellence.

Eastlake’s recipient, Varsity Dance Team Captain Katie Teman, earned a 3.95 Katie Teman grade point average while involved in community service projects such as Eastlake’s Invisible Children. Teman is also a 2007 recipient of a SAMMI award for her community service.

Skyline’s Olivia Verhagen will use her scholarship toward earning a degree in nursOlivia ing at Case Verhagen Western

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plenty of space and a sweeping view of the hillside fireworks display. The fireworks begin at 10 p.m. — 15 minutes earlier than in 2010.

Puthoff said the largest crowd tends to gather at the upper commons plaza area and is standingroom-only for the fireworks. But the lower commons lawns provide ample space for families to sprawl out on the grass and enjoy the vibrant display while reclining on their blankets.

The 10 p.m. show should last 20-25 minutes.

“Truly, it has the best seating,” she said.

In addition to the main fireworks event, dozens of vendors

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As a part of her passion to help people in need, Verhagen volunteered to spend 48 hours living in a box on the streets of Seattle to see life from the perspective of the homeless.

Aspen Edwards of Eastside Catholic has devoted about 350 hours of community service as a leader in Young Life Capernaum (a Aspen Edwards faith-based organization for children and young adults with mental and physical disabilities).

Edwards will pursue a degree in special education at Gonzaga University in Spokane.

Each spring, the Rotary Club of Sammamish awards college scholarships to senior high school students, one to each Sammamish high school.

Rotary focuses on community service and leadership in school and community activities, character and integrity and academic excellence.

Each Rotary scholarship recipient will receive up to $5,000 toward their college education.

McTeacher Night raises $2,300 for patient at Children’s Hospital

will offer food and goodies, like ice cream, elephant ears, burgers, hot dogs, kettle corn, Thai food, barbecue and smoothies. The stage on the plaza will feature live music from The Pop Offs, from 6-8 p.m., and Dance Factory, from 8-10:15 p.m.

Parking is free at Eastside Catholic School, Eastlake High School, Discovery Elementary, Sammamish Highlands Shopping

Center, Pine Lake Park and Sammamish Park and Ride.

Parking closer to Sammamish Commons is $5 at Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Skyline High School and Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church.

“Come out and be with the people you live around,” Puthoff said. “Out of all the different shows I’ve seen in my life … it’s a great show.”

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Teachers and staff at McAuliffe Elementary School raised nearly $2,300 for a patient at Seattle Children’s Hospital. At its McTeacher Night, June 1 at the Sammamish McDonald’s, the school staff members spent three hours raising support for the hospital’s Sparrow program. In all, McAuliffe students and families raised about $3,000 for Landon, their sponsored “Sparrow.”

At McTeacher night, McDonald’s donates 20 percent of all proceeds from sales — 100 percent of cookie sales — during the three hours.

The cause received $400 in donations and brought in $860 from cookie sales and another $805 from food sales. McDonald’s then chipped in an additional 10 percent.

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Reece Allawatt, cum laude, B.A. in business administration; Evan Anderson, B. Ed. in special education; Lauren Borges, B. Business Administration in business administration; Graeme Erickson, B. Business Administration in business administration; Cristina Greig, B.A. in psychology; Kathleen Kading, B. Business Administration in business administration; Matthew Neighbors, B. A. in History; Natalia Persegani, B. Business Administration in business administration; Andrew Pollom, B. A. in Political Science; Greg Postlewaite, cum laude B.S in civil engineering; Samantha Ross, magna cum laude, B.A. in public relations; Keagan Strong B. Business Administration in business administration; Karen Taylor, cum laude, B. A. in broadcast and electronic media; Spencer Townley, B.A. in INST-international relations; Emily Wilson, cum laude, B.S. in Nursing; Robert Wong, B. Business Administration in business administration; Matthew Cristallo, magna cum laude B. Business Administration

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Cornell graduation Sammamish residents Mari Rossi and Aaron Osgood graduated from Cornell University May 29.

Rossi received a B.A. in agriculture and life sciences. Osgood received a B.S. in architecture, art and planning.

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Steve Compton rekindled his love of driving hydros

By Christopher Huber and Laura Geggel

During his early years in the 1950s and 1960s, Steve Compton would tie a wooden model of his favorite boat, the Miss Thriftway, to a string and attach the string to a stick. He would then run up and down the west side of Lake Sammamish, watching his little boat hurtle through the water.

“When I was growing up, we didn’t have any professional sports in the city,” Compton said.

“During the summer, the big event was the hydroplane race.”

All these years later, Compton is still involved with hydroplane racing. He and his crew participated in the 15th annual Tastin’ n

Racin’ celebrated on Lake Sammamish June 11 and 12. This time he drove a real Miss Thriftway at nearly 120 miles per hour on the same lake.

Not only is it noisy — he sits behind a 1,800-horsepower engine — but if he raised his head up too far going that fast it felt like the wind would rip his helmet right off, Compton said.

“To be able to drive a vintage unlimited hydroplane on Lake Sammamish … for me is almost surreal,” he said after the weekend of exhibiting the replica classic “thunderboat.”

After graduating from Redmond High School in 1970, the Sammamish resident got involved with limited boat racing,

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Steve Compton shows off the replica of Miss Thriftway he and his partners constructed. a degree of hydroplane racing that is not as large, fast or as expensive as unlimited racing, such as at Seafair.

Compton worked with

hydroplane repair crews. His family’s company, Compton Lumber Co., allowed him to flex his woodworking muscles, so he could easily fix boat hulls.

Compton, who has lived in their current Sammamish house since 1982, eventually became the See HYDRO, Page 15

Youth golfers ready to tee off for a busy summer

By Christopher Huber

Young golfer Brian Mogg couldn’t help but be excited about his recent time spent in Palm Beach, Fla. with players from the PGA Tour. Mogg, 15, has won his fair share of recent youth golf tournaments in the Northwest, but just finished a stint learning from the pros at the first ever Ryder Cup Junior Academy.

Mogg, who plays in the fall for Skyline, and about 50 other Sammamish and Issaquah golfers are gearing up for a summer of golf on the Washington Junior Golf Association circuit. They will compete against about 175 other District 2 golfers from age 8 to 17.

They play four tournaments and contend for one of about 50 total spots in the state tournament, held this year at Walla Walla Country Club.

“I get to see all my friends again,” Mogg said. “And I’m just excited for more competition.”

He was chosen as one of the top youth golfers in the country to attend the June 6-12 Junior Academy, where he worked on his swing and mental game, competed in stroke- and match-play and rubbed elbows with pros like Dustin Johnson and Hall-ofFamers like Lanny Wadkins.

Mogg tied for third in the age

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Brian Mogg poses with World Golf Hall of Fame Member and 1995 United States Ryder Cup Captain Lanny Wadkins at the Ryder Cup Junior Academy Dinner June 7 at the PGA Education Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla. 14-15 group at the 2010 state championship and placed sixth at the 2011 high school 4A state championship.

“It was awesome,” said Mogg, 15, of Sammamish. “They watched us play and gave us a few things to work on.”

Among the other standouts is Spencer Weiss, 15, who plays in the fall for Eastlake High School.

He seems to be on an up-tick after winning the Bellevue Classic June 12 at Bellevue Golf Course. He shot a first-round 72 and finished with a 70-stroke round two.

“Not only did Spencer shoot lights-out, but he does it quickly,” said tournament director Paul Callahan in an email after the Bellevue Classic.

Spencer Weiss, of Sammamish, poses with his trophy after winning the Bellevue Classic June 12.

Weiss will look to be a stronger force in 2011 after tying for 12th at districts last year and just barely qualifying for state. Eastlake teammate Li Wang will also be a contender in the 16-17 age group this year. He placed fifth in the 14-15 age group at state in 2010.

“Expect Li Wang to once again play well,” said Larry Weiss, WJGA’s District 2 tournament director.

Also competing in the 16-17 group are Chris Kobak, Jack Strickland, Paul Russo and Jack Fisher, of Sammamish.

R.P. McCoy, 14, will try to win districts again this summer, but in a new age group — he won it in the age 12-13 group in 2010.

Mogg will give him and Weiss a run for their money, but will also have to compete with defending state champ Frank Olav Garber, of Kirkland.

Tommy McCoy, defending District 2 champ, Victor Wang and John Hayes, of Sammamish, will make for strong competition in the boys age 8-11 group.

On the girls side of things, as Eastlake’s Megan Wotherspoon comes off a 15th-place finish at the high school 4A state tournament, she will look to continue her increasingly consistent play in the girls 16-17 age group.

Eastlake High School teammate Jamie Midkiff will also lead the way among District 2 contenders.

The youths began tournament play June 27 at Jefferson Park and June 28 at The Plateau Club.

They play next July 6 at The Golf Club at Echo Falls.

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Young Jordan McCabe drafted by Harlem Globetrotters Jordan McCabe, the basketball-handling phenom from Beaver Lake Middle School, was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters June 21, according to his family and a press release from the team.

Jordan He was McCabe among six players selected as part of the team’s 2011 draft class.

Other players included 2011 College Slam Dunk Champion Jacob Tucker, and 2011 College 3-point Champion Andrew Goudelock, the press release said.

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owner of a 5-liter hydro team — the E-25 Gold Streak.

Marriage and children put hydroplane racing in the backseat. Compton worked at the lumber company and raised his two sons with his wife, Mary Compton.

A visit from a customer changed his life, or at least the way he spent his free time. In 2002, Vashon Island resident Stuart Jones came to Compton Lumber Co. with a long list of supplies needed to build a hydroplane.

Compton wanted in on the project, and offered to supply free wood if he could be part of the hydroplane partnership. And soon Compton entered Vashon Unlimiteds LLC with Steve Payne, Larry Fuller and Rob Wheeler — all four of them owned the boat, Miss Thriftway, modeled after Compton’s favorite

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Jordan’s selection was unique because the Globetrotters exercised its special “future discovery clause.” That means the team obtains the rights to sign McCabe once he graduates from college.

Jordan’s father, Matt McCabe, said he wasn’t sure to what to think of the news, but that it follows a busy past few months for the rising star. Jordan appeared on the Ellen Show, performed at the NBA All-Star Weekend and has wowed crowds across the country at college basketball halftime shows.

letter of intent June 20 to play lacrosse for the University of Southern California in the fall. As a junior, she helped the Alex Foreman Crusaders win the state girls Div. II lacrosse championship.

The midfielder will be the first Eastside Catholic student to play college Division I lacrosse.

Alex Foreman signs with USC lacrosse program

All 3 high schools ranked in state’s Scholastic Cup

Alex Foreman, a 2011 Eastside Catholic graduate and Sammamish resident, signed her

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See the boat The U-60 Miss Thriftway team will be traveling around Washington this summer, appearing at the following APBA exhibitions: ◆ July 29-31 – Lamb Weston Cup, Tri Cities ◆ Aug. 5-7 – The Albert Lee Cup at Seafair, Seattle ◆ Aug. 19-21 – Diamond Cup, Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho boat from 1955.

“Seemed like a pretty good fit,” Compton said. “I never really lost the bug.”

The group and their friends began building the boat in January 2003, working on it every Saturday for more than four years until it was ready to launch in June 2007.

“The boat ran great,” Compton said. “This is a very powerful and a very fast boat,” going up to 140 mph.

The most challenging part, ensuring that Miss Thriftway’s thousands of parts work properly, is worth it for the thrill of taking her out on the water, he said.

Though the group doesn’t race at Tastin’ n Racin’, this was the fourth year they took Miss Thriftway out on the water during the vintage show. The team also travels to Lake Chelan, Tri Cities and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho during summer months for vintage shows and races.

“Our purpose is to maintain the history of the hydroplane sport,” Compton said.

That drive comes from the idea of preserving a Seattle tradition, as well as their childhood memories, said Phil Lampman, a

the 2010-2011 Scholastic Cup. Eastlake placed fourth in 4A with 880 points. Eastside Catholic placed ninth in 3A with a combined 635 points, and Skyline placed 15th in 4A rankings with 525 points.

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association and the Washington Army National Guard run the Scholastic Cup, a yearlong competition designed to determine the most well-rounded schools in each of the six classifications.

EC’s Matt Boyd to play for USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Matt Boyd, the 2009 Eastside Catholic High School graduate

longtime Sammamish resident who has worked with Compton at the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent. The enthusiasm comes from the idea that boat racing was the big thing before Seattle had any professional sports teams. The drivers, like the legendary Bill Muncey and Chip Hanauer were Compton’s and Lampman’s boyhood heroes.

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and standout pitcher for Oregon State University, recently found a spot on the 2011 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team roster, according to a June 16 press release.

The left-handed reliever will travel with the team throughout the summer as an alternate for players in Omaha, Neb., who are competing for the collegiate national championship.

Boyd maintained a 1.57 ERA in 30 games for the Beavers in 2011.

He struck out 35 batters in 46 innings and kept opponents to a .253 batting average. He will be the fifth Beaver to play for the Collegiate National Team.

The national team will open its summer play June 23 against the Keene Swamp Bats in Keene, N.H. and then will play at Fenway Park June 27.

“The hydros are just something different,” Lampman said.

“It’s part of our formative years.

We grew up in it. We were active in it.”

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July 5 City Council 6:30 p.m. City Hall.

Concerts in the Park summer concert series kicks off July 7 with Crème Tangerine from 6:30-8 p.m. in Pine Lake Park.

July 6 Parks and Recreation Commission 6:30 p.m. City Hall.

Agenda: July 7 ◆ Planning Commission.

6:30 p.m. City Hall.

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The Zambini Brothers Wonderland Tea Party Puppet show is from noon to 1 p.m. July 19 at the Beaver Lake Lodge.

◆ Northeast Sammamish Water and Sewer District. 3 p.m.

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The Sammamish shoot-out, a Chumash style lacrosse tournament, is scheduled for 9 a.m.-6 p.m. July 2 at Pine Lake Middle School.

The Sammamish Farmer’s Market runs from 4-8 p.m. every Wednesday at City Hall.

Focus on faith Mary, Queen of Peace youth groups are for children in sixtheighth grade and ninth-12th grades. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m.

Sundays. Call the church at 3911178, ext. 129.

Faith United Methodist Church offers “Faith Cafe” for women of all ages. Drop-in coffee time, scrapbooking/stamping, mom and baby playgroup, quilting/knitting and walking group, classes, studies and themed days.

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Call Jo Lucas at 837-1948.

Healing Prayer Service. If you desire to make space for God in a peaceful setting. The fourth Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

Email tamara@missiolux.org or call 890-3913.

Celebrate Recovery, a Christcentered program offering support. Mondays, 7-9 p.m., Pine Lake Covenant Church. Visit www.missiolux.org, or call 392-8636.

Griefshare, a support group

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for those who have lost a loved one is from 7-9 p.m. Thursdays at Sammamish Presbyterian Church.

Moms In Touch an interdenominational prayer support group for moms to pray for children and schools. Call Jan Domek, (Issaquah School District) 681-6770, or Kelly Wotherspoon, (Lake Washington School District) 392-2291, or visit www.MomsInTouch.org.

Pine Lake Covenant Church offers a ministry for children with special needs at 10:30 a.m.

Sundays. Call 392-8636.

“Caffeine for the Soul,” a Judaic and Torah class for women, is from 1-1:45 p.m.

Tuesdays at Caffé Ladro in Issaquah Highlands Shopping Center. Call Chabad of the Central Cascades 427-1654.

Free Hebrew classes are offered through Chabad of the See FAITH, Page 17

Rotaract, a community service for young adults ages 18-30 sponsored by the Sammamish Rotary, meets twice a month.

Email scott.brewer@sammamishrotary.org.

The La Leche League is committed to helping mothers breastfeed. They plan to meet on the second Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon at Fire Station 83 Visit www.lllusa.org/web/SammamishWA. Block Party Quilters meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Mary, Queen of Peace Church. Visit www.bpquilters.org.

Sammamish Heritage Society meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the Pine Lake Community Center. Visit www.sammamishheritage.org.

The Social Justice Book Group meets at 10 a.m. the third Monday of each month in Sammamish. Email

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Teen late night. The second Friday of each month is teen night at the Redmond/Sammamish Boys and Girls Clubs. Music, dancing, games, Xbox and Wii, movies, food and more. An ASB or ID card is required for admittance. The fee is $6. Email ahise@positiveplace.org or call 250-4786.

A support group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s. Caregivers gain emotional support, learn and share their experiences 6:30-8 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church.

Call 617-1936.

The Rotary Club of Sammamish meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Bellewood Retirement Apartments. Visit www.sammamishrotary.org.

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July 11 ◆ Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District. 3 p.m. 1510 228th Avenue S.E. ◆ Community Center Feasibility Study Public Meeting 6:30-8:30 p.m. at City Hall.

July 12 City Council Study Session 6:30 p.m. City Hall July 13 Issaquah School Board 7 p.m.

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July 14 Eastside Fire and Rescue. 4 p.m.

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July 18 ◆ Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District 3 p.m. 1510 228th Avenue S.E. ◆ City Council Finance Committee 5:30 p.m. at City Hall ◆ Sammamish Arts Commission 6:30 p.m. at City Hall ◆ City Council 6:30 p.m. at City Hall July 19 ◆ City Council Office Hour 5:30-6:30 p.m. at City Hall July 21 ◆ Northeast Sammamish Water and Sewer District. 3 p.m.

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Volunteer Opportunities Sammamish Medical Reserve Corps is seeking retired medical and non-medical workers. Meetings are 6:30-8 p.m., fourth Wednesday of the month at Eastside Fire & Rescue Station 82. Email MRC@sammamishcitizencorps.oeg.

provide companionship, run errands, do light household work, or give a break to primary caregivers.

Volunteers will be supported by hospital staff. Call 899-1040 or visit www.evergreenhealthcare.org/hospice.

Visit residents in nursing homes.

Friend to Friend matches volunteers with residents in Sammamish nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Volunteers are asked to visit residents a couple of times a month for a year. Orientation will be provided.

Background check required. Call 1-888-3837818.

The King County Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program needs certified longterm care ombudsman volunteers. After completing a four-day training program, visit with residents, take and resolve complaints and advocate for residents.

Volunteers are asked to donate four hours a week and attend selected monthly meetings.

Contact John Stilz at 206-694-6747 or johns@solid-ground.org.

Evergreen Healthcare is seeking volunteers to help serve patients throughout King County. Volunteers, who will be assigned to help people in their own neighborhoods,

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The Sammamish Fit Club, a club looking to improve the health of the community, meets from 7:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays.

Call Trish at 206-605-0679 or email whyweight@comcast.net.

Cascade Republican Women’s Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Plateau Club. Call 861-7910.

Redmond Toddler Group, a parent-child program with art, music, play and parent education has openings in pre-toddler, toddler and family classes. Call 8695605 or visit www.redmondtoddler.org.

Moms Club of the Sammamish Plateau has activities including weekly, age specific playgroups and monthly meetings, coffee mornings, mom’s nights out, craft club and local area outings. Visit www.momsclubsammamish.org or call 8365015.

Foster Parent Support Group meets the last Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at Mary, Queen of Peace. Earn your training/foster parent hours. Refreshments and child care are provided. Call 206-7198764.

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The Eastside Welcome Club, for people new to the area, meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month and at other times for activities and outings. Call Barbara at 868-2851.

Sammamish Kiwanis meets at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church. Visit www.sammamishkiwanis.org.

Toastmasters of Sammamish meet from 7:15–8:45 p.m. every Tuesday at Mary, Queen of Peace. Call 427-9682 or email davidlloydhall@live.com.

The Cascade Woman’s Club, meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in members’ homes. Membership in the volunteer service organization is open to all women. Call 898-8603 or visit www.gfwccascadewomansclub.org.

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opportunities for retirees to help others in need and to assist charitable and nonprofit organizations. 10 a.m.-noon, the third Wednesday of the month at the Bellevue Regional Library. Call 235-3847.

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Central Cascades. Call 427-1654.

LINKS, Looking Into the Needs of Kids in Schools, places community volunteers in the schools of the Lake Washington School District. Opportunities include tutoring, classroom assistance and lunch buddy.

Email links@lwsd.org or visit www.linksvolunteer.org.

Kabalat Shabbat 7 p.m., Fridays, the Chabad House at the Issaquah Highlands. Call 4271654.

Learn to read and speak Samskritam at the Vedic Cultural Center. Visit www.vedicculturalcenter.org.

Eastside Baby Corner needs volunteers to sort incoming donations of clothing and toys and prepare items for distribution. Visit www.babycorner.org.

Community Bible Study, open to all women, meets Thursday mornings. Visit www.redmondcbs.org.

Volunteers are needed to visit homebound patrons with the King County Library System’s Traveling Library Center program.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and have reliable transportation. Call Susan LaFantasie at 369-3235.

Bhajan Bliss. Musicians and singers teach the traditional bhajan 7:30-9 p.m., Fridays at the Vedic Cultural Center.

Celebrating our Grand Re-opening

The Sammamish Symphony is seeking musicians. Visit www.SammamishSymphony.org.

Mothers and More – Sammamish/Redmond Chapter offers “Moms Need a Playgroup Too,” scrapbooking, book club, movies out, clutter club, kids play groups and more.

At 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Visit www.redmondmothersandmore.org.

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Sammamish Garden Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month in the homes of members. Call Cathy at 836-0421 or email CathyWebst@aol.com.

The Pine Lake Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month, plus occasional meetings for workshops and local field trips. Call 836-7810.

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Leaders call for upgrading outmoded criminal filing system King County Council members last week introduced legislation to upgrade criminal justice technology, including the outdated mainframe computer used by the King County Prosecutor’s Office.

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‘The Cosby Show’ and the data system used by the Prosecutor’s Office all have in common? They were all introduced in 1984,” Councilman Bob Ferguson, chairman of the council’s Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee, said in a news release. “We heard in committee about the importance of updating PROMIS, which will have a positive impact on our entire criminal justice system and help us do

more with less.”

The county budget required cuts in the criminal justice system in order to close a $60 million shortfall. In the budget, the council set aside a $1.5 million criminal justice reserve.

The estimate to begin replacing PROMIS is $1.5 million — less than the previous price tag of more than $3 million.

The system — Prosecutor Management Information

System, or PROMIS — is 27 years old and prosecutors’ primary case-management system for criminal filings.

Since PROMIS debuted in 1984, the Prosecutor’s Office’s criminal caseload has tripled from about 3,700 filings per year to more than 10,000. PROMIS does not meet modern law practice standards and is unable to store and share records electronically.

“PROMIS provides no useable data for me as a manager regarding how to deploy our scarce resources effectively, and it is functionally inadequate for the efficient operation of a modern law practice,” King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg said in a news release. “We are operating in the 1980s from a technology standpoint. It is like our office is playing ‘Pong’ while the rest of the world has moved on to Xbox.”

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Cougar Mountain Zoo to unveil three new cougar cubs

By Warren Kagarise

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Months after Cougar Mountain Zoo’s iconic cougar died, keepers unveiled a trio of month-old cougar cubs June 23.

The cubs — one male and two females born May 20 — should go on display July 16.

In the meantime, zoogoers might see the cubs during unscheduled public appearances after July 1.

“The cubs are absolutely adorable! They are extremely playful and curious about everything,” zoo General Curator Robyn Barfoot said in a news release. “I can’t wait to bring them home and introduce them to our zoo visitors.”

Barfoot and Senior Keeper Sasha Puskar picked up the then2-pound cubs at a Wisconsin zoo.

The cubs replace Nashi, a longtime denizen at the nonprofit zoo. Nashi died in February at age 17. Keepers started the search for cougar cubs soon after.

Cougar Mountain Zoo 19525 S.E. 54th St. The zoo is open Wednesday to Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission: $11.50 for people 13 and older, $10.50 for seniors 62 and older, $9 for children ages 2 to 12 and free for children younger than 2.

The zoo lacked a namesake big cat in the months since Nashi’s death.

“We are still recovering from losing Nashi this past February.

He was an incredible and iconic cougar,” Barfoot said. “With the addition of these new cubs, our hearts are happy again. The cubs have a lot to live up to, but so far, they are doing a fantastic job.

They are healthy, happy cubs and I think our visitors will give them a wonderful welcome.”

The big cat collection at the hillside zoo includes also-rare Bengal tigers — named Almos, Bagheera, Taj and Vitez.

Other species at the facility include alpaca, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, parrots and reindeer.

In addition to the rare tigers, the conservation message is carried throughout the zoo.

The facility maintains the alpaca herd to teach zoogoers about the vicuña, a similar species at risk from habitat loss and poaching.

Reach reporter Warren Kagarise at 392-6434, ext. 234, or wkagarise@isspress.com. To comment on this story, visit www.SammamishReview.com.

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One of the new cubs takes a cat nap. They will go on display in the middle of next month.

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CITY OF SAMMAMISH PUBLIC NOTICE Planning Commission Meetings The Planning Commission is scheduled to meet the following dates and times listed below at Sammamish City Hall, 801 228th AVE SE. Thursday, July 21, 2011, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Regular Meeting Thursday, September 15, 2011, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Regular Meeting Thursday, September 22, 2011, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Regular Meeting Thursday, October 6, 2011, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Regular Meeting Thursday, October 20, 2011, 6:30-10:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting Thursday, November 3, 2011, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Regular Meeting Thursday, November 17, 2011, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Regular Meeting Thursday, December 1, 2011, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Regular Meeting Thursday, December 15, 2011, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Regular Meeting For more information contact the Department of Community Development at (425) 2950525.

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02-2194 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF SAMMAMISH LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Ordinance Passed Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sammamish adopted the following ordinance at the June 20, 2011 Regular Meeting.

Copies of this document are available and will be mailed upon request of the office of the City Clerk, 801 228th Avenue SE. during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Documents are also available on the city’s website at www.ci.sammamish.wa.us.

CITY OF SAMMAMISH WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. O2011-307 An Ordinance Of The City Of Sammamish, Washington Granting Discretionary Authority To The City’s Director Of Community Development To Extend Reasonable Use Exceptions And Commercial Site Development Permits That Expired Due To The Recent Economic Recession Published in Sammmamish Review on 6/29/11 TO ADVERTISE CALL392-6434 Ext. 222

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