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Downtown Kent project a year down the road BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
Construction isn’t scheduled to start in downtown Kent until at least the end of 2012 on a proposed five-story, mixed-use development with as many as 164 apartments. Even though the Seattle developer demolished the half-built parking garage in October to make room for the new apartment complex and 3,700-square feet of retail space at the corner of West Smith Street and Fourth Avenue, construction remains at least a year away. The development is known as the city center project. “Our goal is to start construction within a year,” said Brad Reisinger, project manager for Goodman Real Estate, Inc., in a phone interview last week. “By
next year (at this time), hopefully, we would have broken ground.” Reisinger wanted to emphasize that the project hasn’t stalled, unlike the previous developer who ran out of money in 2007 after constructing a half-built parking garage as part of a proposed hotel, condominiums and retail space development. “We knocked down the garage a year ahead of when of when we would typically do that,” Reisinger said. “Typically, we would not have done the demolition until we were ready to start building. But this deal was different because it was a priority of the city to get rid of an eyesore and knock down the garage.” The Kent City Council in September approved a [ more PROJECT page 3 ]
Construction to build a five-story apartment complex with retail space in downtown Kent is scheduled to start near the end of 2012. File Graphic
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Six-month moratorium passes and zoning ordinance fails again
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The Kent City Council unanimously voted Dennis Higgins as council president at its Tuesday meeting. Following the ceremony and welcoming of new council members Bill Boyce and Dana Ralph, the council picked Higgins as president for the Dennis Higgins next two years. Councilwoman Jamie Perry was the previous president. Higgins stated at the meeting he would be an, “honest broker with my colleagues, with the administration and the public. I promise to ask questions, sometimes a lot. I will listen carefully
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Looking at 2011
Kaylee Elliot, 4, admires flowers at the Tahoma National Cemetery during Memorial Day. Sandy Metzger and her dog Skylee, top, compete in the Big Air Wave June 18 at Kent Station. Cora Goff,3, dances at the Casper Babypants concert July 20 at the Town Square Plaza. The Kent Little League All Stars win the District 10 championship July 15. CHARLES CORTES AND DENNIS BOX, Kent Reporter
The first couple of votes for the 2012 Kent City Council Tuesday night turned into a contentious, legal maze over medical marijuana – welcome to the council. With new members Dana Ralph and Bill Boyce taking their positions on the dais, the council again considered zoning regulation for medical marijuana collective gardens and extending the moratorium on all medical marijuana operations. The zoning measure failed 4-3 with Boyce, Ralph, Les Thomas and Deborah Ranniger voting no.
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KDP WEBSITE The Kent Downtown Partnership recently launched a new website, www.downtownkentwa. com, designed to promote
and support restaurants, retail businesses, events, and recreational activities in downtown Kent. The new website, designed by Applied Imagination Media, a KDP member, is the downtown’s go-to website for the public to learn about anything and everything taking place in downtown Kent. The home page is colorful and exciting and includes links to local news stories, events and businesses. The calendar page pro-
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City project plans 35 public parking spaces BY STEVE HUNTER
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The plan for just 35 public parking spaces in downtown Kent’s proposed mixed-use city center development has raised a few questions around City Hall. Many of those questions from residents end up falling to Ben Wolters, city economic and community development director. City officials announced last fall that Goodman Real Estate Inc., of Seattle plans to build a five-story, mixed-use complex to include about 164 apartments and 3,500 square feet of retail space with 35 public parking spaces. Construction is expected to start by the end of 2012. “There continue to be questions about the availability of parking downtown,” Wolters said during a phone interview last week. “The challenge is when there is a change in a mix of businesses, parking is always an issue. Overall, park-
VOLUNTEERS WANTED TO CLEAN UP TRAIL Volunteers are wanted by the city of Kent on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16 to help clean up litter along Interurban Trail. The event runs from 1-3 p.m. Volunteers will meet at the Kent Lions Skate Park on West Smith Street near Lincoln Avenue downtown. Preregister by Jan. 12 by going to www.Kentwaparks. com and click on volunteer or call 253-856-5110.
[ PROJECT from page 1] lease/option agreement for the cityowned property with Goodman Real Estate. The two-year lease provides Goodman an option to purchase the city center property at any time during the term of the lease. For consideration of the lease, Goodman agreed to demolish the existing parking structure and pay $100,000 to the city. According to city officials, upon exercising its option to purchase, Goodman will pay the city an additional $802,000 in two installments; the first being approximately $540,000 at closing and the balance, which is contingent upon project success, would be paid at a point after the project is built and fully leased. Ben Wolter, city economic and community development director, said city officials plan to have a preliminary permit meeting with Goodman in the first quarter of this
ing in the downtown core is enough for “There continue to Springboard to 3,500 or less.” be questions about the immediate term.” Public parking has been available the availability of Goodman demolished a half-built at the site since the 1960s when it was parking downtown. known as the municipal lot. In fact, parking garage in October to make The challenge is room for the apartments and retail the City Council approved a Local space. Originally slated to be a 355-stall when there is a Improvement District in the late 1960s change in a mix of parking garage for a hotel, condowhere property owners paid for apminiums and retail space, work on the business, parking proximately 360 off-street parking stalls. project stopped in May 2007 when the is always an issue.” “That LID is finished, it’s paid out a prior developer’s lender terminated the Ben Wolters long time ago,” Wolters said. “It didn’t construction loan. Nearly 70 spots were require the land to be held solely for to be designated for public parking parking. The city met all the obligations in the so-called Project Springboard, although under the LID a long time ago.” some brochures about the proposal listed as Wolters said the new apartment complex is many 200 public parking spots. proposed to include 160 parking spaces for the “The difference is the needs and kind of devel- 164 apartments. He said the number is allowed opment changed,” Wolters said. “They (Project under downtown zoning because of the availability Springboard) had a lot of parking because of of transit as well as residents who could walk to a hotel and office project. This one’s there’s no nearby jobs. hotel. It’s a much smaller footprint. The retail “There are a few renters who choose not to has shrunk from about 6,000 square feet with have a car,” he said.
year. “New construction can typically take 90 days to 120 days to permit but it could go slower or faster,” Wolters said. “We’re ready to move the (building) permit expeditiously.” Wolters said the permit for the project must go through the city’s downtown design review process before it is approved by city staff. “We know so much about the project, we don’t anticipate any problems if the plans conform to what they have proposed so far,” Wolters said. Reisinger said Goodman has a preliminary concept but now is developing conceptual plans with details about the layout and how individual apartment units will look. Goodman, and its architect Studio Meng Strazzara of Seattle, plan to build much of the retail space near the corner of West Smith Street and Fourth Avenue and extend the space along Smith Street east from Fourth Avenue. The retail
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will feature small, boutique-like shops. “It is a major corner,” Reisinger said. The developer plans to build oneand two-bedroom apartments to be rented at an affordable price. “They will be affordable to the mass population,” Reisinger said. “They will not be what we call luxury.” Goodman likes the prospect of the Kent site to attract downtown renters. “You’ve got Kent Station, the ShoWare Center, city and county offices,” Reisinger said. “I think it’s a great site. Sound Transit is adjacent. I think it has a lot of potential.” Reisinger added he expects people to start looking for new places to live when costs go up elsewhere in the Seattle area. “People will be looking at areas like Kent when Seattle and Bellevue get too expensive,” he said. “People are looking at outlying areas like Kent.”
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STATE MINIMUM WAGE GOES UP Washington’s minimum wage went up to $9.04 per hour beginning Jan. 1. Workers who are 14 or 15 years old may be paid 85 percent of the adult minimum wage or $7.68 per hour. The 2011 minimum wage was $8.67.
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A lack of customers caused owner Pat Ensign to close Pat’s Bar and Grill Jan. 1 in downtown Kent after 4 1/2 years. “Bottom line is we did not have enough people in the seats,� Ensign said during a phone interview Tuesday. “The weekend crowds were not enough to cover for the rest of the week.� Pat’s Bar, 114 Railroad Ave. N., had a farewell party from 1-4 p.m. Dec. 31. The bar featured live music each weekend, occasionally brought in Seattle-area comedians for comedy nights and offered inexpensive prices on Taco Tuesday. “I thought we did a very good job of bringing in local music and comedians for people to enjoy,� Ensign said. “We tried to make it a good meeting place. We just didn’t get enough people to sustain it.� Ensign announced the closing on the website www.patsbar.com. “Patty (Ensign) and I want to thank all of our patrons and friends for their support over the past 4 1/2 years,� Ensign wrote on the website. “It’s been a lot of fun and we’ve had a chance to meet a lot of great people.� Ensign opened the bar in June 2007 after 32 years in the commercial insurance business. He told the Kent Reporter in a 2009 feature story that he picked the downtown location because of the then-proposed ShoWare Center, which opened in January 2009, as well as a proposed condominium, hotel and parking garage at the corner of Fourth Avenue and West Smith Street. That development fell through and a half-built parking garage sat empty on the corner for four years. “The development never happened and
Pat Ensign, owner of Pat’s Bar and Grill, poses at his bar prior to New Year’s Eve 2009. Ensign decided to close the bar Jan. 1 because of a lack of business. CHARLES CORTES, Kent Reporter the ShoWare had its own troubles,� Ensign said about the city-owned arena that has lost money three straight years. “We had our share of customers from the ShoWare but Kent Station (restaurants and bars) received the majority of patrons from the ShoWare.� Ensign said a struggling economy didn’t help either. “We did not make enough to cover expenses,� he said.
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Ensign said he was unsure at this point what he will do next. “I’ll get through this transition and figure it out,� he said. The Kent Downtown Partnership announced the closing of Pat’s in its newsletter. “KDP would like to wish Pat and Patty all the best in the future,� the newsletter read. “You will be missed!�
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● Q U O T E O F T H E W E E K : ”Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.” Barry Switzer
Reflections for the new year T he new year has started and there are a few items I would like to write about in this first column as 2012 engines rev up. None are worthy of a column on its own, so I will just string some notes together about issues I am interested in or would like to figure out.
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The first council meetings of the year can be quite intriguing depending on the city. The obligatory swearing in of candidates freshly elected is a nice picture, but the more interesting story can be the choosing of council presidents for strong-mayor systems or mayors for council-manager forms of government. In the council-manager form the mayor is chosen by the council. Maple Valley is a council-manager system as is Covington. Black Diamond, Kent and Tukwila are strong-mayor systems and the council will choose a council president, mayor pro tempore or deputy mayor. It is basically the same position with a different name. Maple Valley is usually the most fun to follow because there are plenty of back-room gymnastics going on prior to a mayor being selected. The choice tells us a great deal about the group dynamics of the council. This season in Maple Valley, Councilman Bill Allison won by a 5-2 vote replacing former Mayor Noel Gerken. The deputy mayor position went to Victoria Laise Jonas on a 4-3 split decision. My bet is Covington will again choose Margaret Harto as the mayor for a third two-year term. I am pretty sure God couldn’t beat her for the job. Black Diamond’s City Council is the very interesting with three new members swept into office on what appears to be a wave of voters voicing their opposition to the YarrowBay developments. In my years of reporting I have often seen that voters presumptions about a candidate and the reality of governing hit head on very quickly once the chair is filled. On Tuesday Kent elected Councilman Dennis Higgins unanimously to the council president position. I am sure there was some backyard croquet before the decision was made, but noth-
ing nearly as entertaining as Maple Valley. I guess there can only be one Maple Valley.
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Peter, “Are those things really shoes? How come no one ever tells me about these things?” ShoeDazzle – I bet it will make a million bucks for someone.
Here is a quirky business venture I heard about just before Christmas. It is currently my top business idea for 2012. Initially it made absolutely no sense to me. After thinking about it and observing certain behavior around the office I decided this may be the real salami. A couple of weeks ago our newest reporter, Sarah Kehoe, told me about this ShoeDazzle thing. It’s like a book-of-the-month for shoes. Now when I was a kid I lived for the Bookof-the-Month club. My grandma got me started on it and I still have some of the books, which explains why I had mainly imaginary friends. Apparently, through ShoeDazzle, a woman can get three or four pairs of shoes to try each month and if they keep them it costs a certain amount or they send them back. Seriously, is this brainy or what. I mentioned this to my daughter and you would think Moses came down from the mountain all full of light, carrying tablets and shoe boxes. I asked Sarah if men were doing this and I got the look. (Men know exactly what I mean.) Apparently only women understand the need to have 700 pairs of shoes. I admit that I hate buying shoes, I hate spending money on them, I even hate looking down and thinking about shoes. But this business idea is a stroke of twisted genius and I wish I had thought of it. I hear God looks down occasionally and asks
Here is something I cannot figure out, and I need help. You know all that permanent press stuff sold in stores – shirts and pants and whatever. I take that particular advertising claim at its word. Permanent press means forget the ironing. I know this woman who thinks you still have to iron permanent press things. In fact, she had a closet built just for her ironing board. When she started talking about the ironing board I tried to make an intelligent comment and I suddenly got this silence. I quickly gathered myself and began lying. I said I had an ironing board... oh yeah and an iron. I tried to explain to her that wrinkles on permanent press will fall out after you wear them for a while. Or if they don’t fall out, after an hour or so the new wrinkles cover up the old ones and it doesn’t matter anymore. It’s a mathematical cancellation equation, like a positive and a negative. I heard something about me being nuts and a pig. I am male so I didn’t know what else to say. I ran out of lies so I began whining. I would like to understand this ironing phenomena in the new year. Are we supposed to iron things that say permanent press or not? This seems a lot harder and more relevant than property taxes and council elections. To iron or not to iron… that is the question.
Despite the popularity of such devices, there’s no way a person can give full concentration to driving and still pay attention to a making a telephone call, emailing or sending a text. As NTSB chairwoman Deborah Hersman rightly noted, “No email, no text, no update, no call is worth a human life.” And people have died while trying to do both. One deadly crash in Missouri involved a 19-year-old teen driving a pickup who sent or received 11 text messages within 11 minutes. The pickup was traveling at 55 mph when it plowed into the back of a tractor truck that had slowed for highway construction. The pickup was then rearended by a school bus, and a second school bus rammed into the back of the first bus.
The pickup driver and a 15-year-old student on one of the buses were killed. Thirty-eight other people were injured. Our state is one of 35 and the District of Columbia that bans texting while driving, and, along with eight other states and Washington, D.C., that ban hand-held cellphone use. That seems like a step on the right direction, but you only have to look around at our streets to see driver after driver flaunting the law. And most, if not all of them, are clearly paying more attention to their cellphone calls and text messages than they are to their driving. And, yes, the police do write tickets – lots of them – for these offenses – but it’s clear that it isn’t stopping this dangerous practice. Let’s stop kidding ourselves: It is inconceivable [ more CRAIG page 6 ]
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The Kent City Council renewed federal and state
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[ COUNCIL from page 1] to everyone’s concerns and work collaboratively to find solutions.” Higgins first action in his new position was to name the chairs and members on the council committees. The Public Works Committee chair will be Elizabeth Albertson with Higgins and Ralph as members. Deborah Ranniger was named chair of the Parks and Human Services committee and the other members are Albertson and Ralph. The Economic and Community Development Committee chair will be Perry and the members are Ranniger and Boyce. The Public Safety Committee chair will be Boyce with Councilman Les Thomas and Ralph serving as members. Thomas will be chair of the Operations Committee with members Higgins and Perry.
a federal lobbyist contract the city at the federal level with Van Ness Feldman with an emphasis on the at an amount not to Washington state Conexceed $90,000. gressional delegation. Van Ness Feldman The costs for the FEDERAL AND federal is a law firm with lobbyist offices in Seattle are paid for out of and Washington, the budgets of the D.C. Economic DevelopKent’s contract with ment and Public Works Van Ness Feldman requires departments. the law firm to represent Kent also renewed its
annual contract with state lobbyist Doug Levy, owner of Outcomes by Levy, at an annual amount not to exceed $66,000. Levy lobbies on behalf of the city’s legislative agenda. Levy has worked as Kent’s lobbyist since 1999 and also
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The Regional Fire Authority Board members from the council will be Higgins, Thomas and Boyce. The council president position is chosen by a vote of the council every two years. The duties of the council president include setting the meeting agendas in coordination with the mayor. Boyce reportedly is the first African-American to serve on the Kent City Council. A check of the records back to 1975 indicate Boyce to be the first African-American elected. The city and The Reporter will continue to research the issue. Boyce served on the Kent School Board prior to winning the seat in November by beating incumbent Debbie Raplee.
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Kent school appears on low-achieving list BY SARAH KEHOE skehoe@kentreporter.com
Kent Phoenix Academy appeared on a Washington state list of “persistently lowest-achieving schools� because of a low graduation rate. A total of 57 schools from 38 districts ap-
peared on the Office of the Superintendent of Public Information’s list released on Dec.19. The OSPI shows KPA’s 2009-2010 on-time graduation rate as 39.8 percent. Each school is placed into one of two tiers and then is categorized based on achievement or graduation rate.
The process of identifying the schools began in 2010, with the introduction of the federal School Improvement Grants. That year, the 47 named schools were given a chance to apply for grants ranging from $50,000 to $2 million. As a state, Washington received $17 million.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL High school basketball fans will get the chance to check out two boys and girls tournaments in January at Kent’s ShoWare Center. The Valley Medical Center Showcase on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16, features five boys games and two girls games. All four Kent schools will participate in the Les Schwab Shootout in Kent on Friday, Jan. 27. The Kent-Meridian boys will compete in both tournaments. The Royals entered this week atop the South Puget Sound League 4A North Division with a 6-1 record, one-half game ahead of Mount Rainier.
Jackie & Bender show. Tomalin’s job involved camera work, gathering stories, marketing and filling in wherever there is a need. The nickname “Band-Aid” stemmed from Tomalin’s willingness to fill in anywhere needed. BY ERICK WALKER “When I stepped in, somebody For the Reporter had left and I told Bender that I’d It wasn’t too long ago when do anything, just give me a chance,” chants of “Rudy, Rudy” came spillrecalled Tomalin, who has also ing out of the French Field bleachdone on-air work and promotions ers during Kentwood High football for KUBE and KJR AM among games. other radio outlets. “He Fans wanted to see the “I remember in the told me it was nothing diminutive kid, who was fifth grade seeing permanent and that I was the walk at the given the nickname for just healing a wound until his likeness in stature and Tacoma Dome....I they hired someone.” was like, ‘I have drive to Daniel “Rudy” Few wrestlers during Ruetigger, a Notre Dame to make this.’” the past decade of the football player made fa- Jarrett Tomalin state tournament have demous by the 1993 movie livered a more improbable of the same name. run on the year’s biggest They wanted to see Jarstage. For those who love rett Tomalin. underdogs, Tomalin’s three-week It has been nearly six years since burst that ended in a second-place Tomalin, a 2005 graduate, has finish at state proved unforgettable. heard those chants. His drive to “It was unbelievable,” Kentwood succeed and his passion for athletcoach Ken Sroka said of Tomalin, ics, however, have not changed. who was competing at 125 pounds. And though locally Tomalin is “I remember talking to Jarrett beoften referred to by his nickname, fore the postseason about figuring he also has picked up another label out his style. He was full of energy, in the past year — Band-Aid. strong, and compact. He was a The alias has little to do with brawler.” Tomalin’s multiple-sport success at A brawler who never had qualiKentwood, and everything to do fied for state tournament before. A with his ability to juggle multiple kid who, for all his talent, desire tasks and responsibilities at a and drive, was the third-best wressingle time. From 6 to 10 a.m. in tler that year in his weight class — the morning on 106.1 KISS FM, and that was just in the South Puget Tomalin was an on-air personalSound League North Division. ity and assistant producer for the State? Tomalin?
Jarrett Tomalin, left, waits as former Cascade High star Jonny Gilbertson prepares to start in a 2005 125-pound state semifinal match which Tomalin won. File photo The kid known as “Rudy” believed. “I remember in the fifth grade seeing the walk at the Tacoma Dome,” remembered Tomalin, noting the march of champions that is an annual event before the title round at the Mat Classic. “I remember seeing (Luke) Hetherington, (Stephen) Folden, Chris Smith. I was like, ‘I have to make this.’ “
ODDS WERE AGAINST HIM Tomalin was a long shot at best in 2005 — the undersized
125-pound kid whose motor never stopped. From football to wrestling to baseball and rugby, Tomalin made room for all of it during high school. Yet, Mat Classic traditionally is a place where the year-round wrestlers thrive, and the seasonal competitors are weeded out on the first day. The Kentwood kid, however, wouldn’t be weeded out. After winning his opening match at regionals, Tomalin fell to a star [ more RUDY page 11 ]
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from Cascade High of Everett’s, Jonny Gilbertson, 14-8. Gilbertson, who improved to 36-0, was by all accounts a favorite to win the state title. “I realized at the time that he was just another guy,� said Tomalin, who barely escaped the regional tournament, earning the fourth and final seed to state. “At that point, win or lose, I wanted to make sure nobody ever wanted to wrestle me again.� Sroka hasn’t forgotten that turning point. “I vividly remember the look on Jonny’s face after that match,� Sroka said. “He didn’t want anything to do with Jarrett at the end of that match.� The chances of the two meeting up again, however, remained slim. To do so, Tomalin would have to pull consecutive upsets in the first two rounds of the state tournament against higher-seeded opponents. All Gilbertson had to do was what was expected of the weight class’ top-ranked wrestler: win. Gilbertson held up his end of the bargain, cruising into the state semis to improve to 40-0 for the season. Tomalin, on the other hand, scrapped and fought his way to a 9-8 decision in the opener to improve to 27-12. He then had to come back from a six-point deficit in the quarterfinals to upend Ferris High’s Taylor Yonago, the weight class’ fourth-ranked wrestler in the state. A year after watching the state tournament from the sidelines, Tomalin found himself in the semifinals.
then hung on for an improbable 7-5 win. It was Gilbertson’s first loss of the year. “It hurts bad,â€? Gilbertson told the Everett Herald that day. “I didn’t wrestle that good of a match. (Tomalin) came at me with nothing to lose, and I had everything to lose.â€? As the match wore on, Sroka could feel the momentum shift. “(Jarrett) just kept going and going and going,â€? Sroka said. “(Gilbertson) couldn’t handle the pace or the physicalness of the match. It was like (Gilbertson) was in a war and he didn’t like it. It was great, little Jarrett Tomalin with a heart as big as the Dome goes out there and beats him. I was floored. All three of the guys he beat at the state tournament had more experience, wrestled better during the year. “He put it all together at the right time.â€? Tomalin’s rise ended with a 3-0 loss to Central Valley’s Lucas Chesher in the championship match. But that hardly took away from Tomalin’s state run. “I had been a stress ball all year, so it was such an accomplishment for me,â€? he said. “It was about waking up before school and going running. About not having the food I wanted just so I could make sure I was ready to go. “I was not the most skilled wrestler,â€? Tomalin said. “I didn’t have the most technique and, really, I wasn’t supposed to be in the state finals.â€? “But conditioning- and strength-wise, I could not be beat.â€?ºº
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Elizabeth Albertson, Jamie Perry and Council President Dennis Higgins voted in favor of allowing zoning for medical marijuana collective gardens. An emergency ordinance was considered that would have extended the current moratorium for six months without a gap when the previous sixmonth moratorium lapsed Thursday, Jan. 5. The emergency measure needed a five-vote super majority, which failed with Albertson, Perry and Higgins voting no. The council finally decided on a 4-3 vote to put a new six-month moratorium in place that takes effect five days after it is published by the city. It is expected there will be a gap of about one week between the new measure taking effect and the lapsing of the previous moratorium. Boyce, Ralph, Thomas and Ranniger voted for the new moratorium. The zoning measure also failed to pass when the previous council considered it Dec. 12. The zoning regulation had passed out of the Economic and Community Development Committee on a 2-1 vote with Perry and Albertson voting yes and Ranniger
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Ralph said she would support the extenuation of the moratorium to give the current council time to consider the issue. One of the issues outlined by the staff was without a moratorium or zoning in place, collective gardens could open in most areas of the city. Philip Dawdy, who worked with the Washington Cannabis Association during the 2011 legislative session, said he was concerned about the gap between the new moratorium taking effect and the end of the measure passed in July. “It is entirely possible someone could open (a medical marijuana facility),� Dawdy said. “I am concerned about the gap. You never can tell what will happen. We want this to be easy, smooth and orderly, not random and disorderly.� Dawdy said legislation on medical marijuana is being drawn up in Olympia that will likely be considered during the 2012 session. A bill was passed during the 2011 session, but Gov. Chris Gregoire vetoed 36 of 58 sections, leaving a confusing legal landscape for cities to navigate.
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FEBRUARY Time to bust slime. Tiny baby slugs are hatching this month and feeding on the first shoots of new spring growth.
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In the Superior Court of the State of Washington for the County of King City of Kent, Plaintiff, vs. ALINA O. LEYVA and J. ARMANDO LEYVA, husband and wife; MELINA HARRIS and JOHN DOE HARRIS, husband and wife; JOSEPH H. TRAN and JANE DOE TRAN, husband and wife; MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER HALLER and JANE DOE HALLER, husband and wife; MELANIE S. MOSSHART and JOHN DOE MOSSHART, husband and wife; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2005-01, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-01; ISIDRO FIGUEROA and MARINA FIGUEROA, husband and wife; CANDACE A. DEBUSE and JOHN DOE DEBUSE, husband and wife; AURORA LOAN SERVICE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; SMALL AND BIG PROPERTIES SOLUTION L.L.C., a Washington limited liability company, Defendant. No. 11-2-39167-1 KNT The State of Washington to the said defendant, Small and Big Properties Solution L.L.C.: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 30th day of December, 2011, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff City of Kent, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff City of Kent, at its office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of
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Resolve to knock the heavy, wet snow from the brittle branches of your prized shrubs. Rhododendrons and Japanese maples are most likely to break a limb when tackled by snow.
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MAY: Make this the year you don’t plant warm-season plants like tomatoes and petunias too soon. Cool nights plunge heat-lovers into a depression they never outgrow. It is not just a frost that upsets heat-loving coleus, marigolds and cucumbers, but even a nighttime drop to 45 degrees will send them into a downward spiral. You can plant cool season crops and plants that go into containers.
Resolve that this summer you will host a picnic, garden party or patio dinner. Nothing else gets garden maintenance done like company coming. Just edging the lawn, cleaning the pathways and weeding the beds is enough to turn any homeowner into a proud gardener.
AUGUST 2012 should be the summer you don’t desert your garden when you vacation. Home alone can be murder on potted plants, especially hanging baskets. Hire a neighbor to water while you are gone; there really are at least two more months of color from blooming annuals if you remember to keep them well hydrated during dry August. [ more RESOLUTIONS page 15 ]
PUBLIC NOTICES said court. This action is regarding the foreclosure of real property local improvement district assessments. David A. Galazin, Assistant City Attorney, City of Kent, Plaintiff’s Attorney. 220 4th Avenue South Kent, King County, Washington. Published in the Kent Reporter on December 30, 2011, January 6, 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 2012. #566189 ASSESSMENT INSTALLMENT NOTICE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT #359 CITY OF KENT Construction of roadway improvements, sanitary sewer improvements, water main improvements and a storm water detention pond, as provided by Ordinance No. 3808. Notice is hereby given that the third (3rd) installment of the assessment levied for the above named improvement, comprising Local Improvement District No. 359 under Ordinance 3897, is now due and payable and unless payment is made on or before January 14, 2012, said installment will be delinquent, will have a penalty of nine point seven five (9.75) percent added, and the collection of such delinquent installment will be enforced in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 14th day of December, 2011. R. J. Nachlinger Finance Director City of Kent, Washington Published in the Kent Reporter December 30, 2011 and January 6, 2012. #558819. Superior Court of Washington County of King In re: Levi James Gloster Gloria Jean Johnson Sydney Dennis Johnson Petitioner, and John Doe Respondent.
No. 11-3-07898-5Knt Summons by Publication (SMPB) To the Respondent: John Doe, the petitioner has started an action in the above court requesting: custody of the children listed in paragraph 1.3 of the Nonparental Custody Petition. You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by filing the original with the clerk of the court. If you do not serve your written response within 60 days after the date of the first publicaton of this summons (60 days after the 9th day of December, 2011), the court may enter an order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons. In the case of a dissolution, the court will not enter the final decree until at least 90 days after service and filing. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be entered. Your written response to the summons and petition must be on form: WPF CU 01.0300, Response to Nonparental Custody Proceeding. Information about how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the court, by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts at (360)705-5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts homepage: http:/www.courts.wa.gov/forms If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time. One method of serving a copy of your response on the petitioner is to send it by certified mail with return receipt requested. This summons is issued pursuant to RCW 4.28.100 and
Superior Court Civil Rule 4.1 of the State of Washington. Dated: 11/28/11 Petitioner Gloria Jean Johnson File Original of your Response with the Clerk of the Court at: Regional Justice Center 401 - 4th Ave N. Rm 2C Kent , WA 98032 Serve a Copy of your Response on: Petitioner Gloria Jean Johnson P.O. Box 552 Ravensdale, WA 98051 Published in Kent Reporter on December 9, 16, 23, 30, 2011; January 6, 13, 2012. #554059. CITY OF KENT NOTICE OF ORDINANCES PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL The following is a summary of ordinances adopted by the Kent City Council on January 3, 2012: ORDINANCE NO. 4027 AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, adopting and reenacting a six-month moratoriumwithin the city of Kent on the establishment, location, operationl licensing, maintenance or continuation of medical marijuana collective gardens or dispensaries, asserted to be authorized or actually authorized under Chapter 69.51A Revised Code of Washington, or any other laws of the state of Washington. Effective Date: January 11, 2012 Each ordinance will take effect 30 days from the date of passage, unless subjected to referendum or vetoed by the Mayor, or unless otherwise noted. A copy of the complete text of any ordinance will be mailed upon request to the City Clerk. Brenda Jacober, CMC, City Clerk Published in the Kent Reporter on January 6, 2012. #569739. To place your Legal Notice in the Kent Reporter e-mail legals@reporternewspapers.com
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Improve your soil because this is the month hungry young plants are looking for nourishment. Dig compost into your beds and borders and then turn the soil to increase aeration. If you have lichen, molds and mosses growing on top of your soil then add bark chips, lime and a bit of sand to lighten the soil and increase drainage.
Don’t forget to fertilize, especially container plants that are grown in quick-draining potting soil. Even if the potting soil has fertilizer included, they still need more food before summer is over.
...obituaries Velda Brown Velda Brown was born June 30, 1916 in Walla Walla, WA. She died December 13, 2011 in Kent, WA. She is survived by her daughter, Pat White; and her five grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother, Maynard Wooton; sister, Faye Eddy; husband, Clifford and her daughter Beverly Scott. Velda was a secretary for the Kent School District. She liked to square dance, grow flowers, garden and sew. She loved Jesus and is now in heaven with Him. There will be a memorial service at Living Faith Foursquare Church 22600 116th Ave SE, Kent, January 20 at 10:00AM. 569350
Janet Louise McCloskey Janet Louise McCloskey, 69, was shown mercy from a short but strong fight with lung cancer when she passed away on December 20, 2011 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho. Janet is survived by her husband Jim, her son Mike McCloskey of Ellensburg, her daughter Karen (Bret) Corgatelli of Moscow, her two precious grandsons, two sisters and numerous other beloved family and friends. She is preceded in death by her mother and father. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday January 14, 2012 at 11:00 am at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Kent, WA. A luncheon reception will follow in the Parish Social Hall. Arrangements are under the direction of Short’s Funeral Chapel, Moscow, and online condolences may be sent to www. shortsfuneralchapel.com.
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a mulch now. Lack of sunlight will kill small weeds. For larger weeds use several sheets of newspaper beneath a mulch or just dump a load of wet grass clippings on top of a weed patch.
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Chester Anglemyer Chester Anglemyer passed away December 19, 2011. Chet was born in Humboldt Saskatchwan Canada on March 7, 1921. He was the 11th child of 13 and was the last to go. Chet came to Renton with his parents at the age of 9. Chet worked at Boeing and 33 years for the phone company. Chet retired on January 28, 1982. He married Ruth Lievense on January 22, 1944. They had two sons Don and Dick. Don passed away April 30, 1999 at the age of 51. Chet is survived by his wife Ruth and son Dick Anglemyer of Enumclaw, 4 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Private interment is planned at Greenwood Cemetery in Renton, WA. There will be no memorial service. 569294
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The Manufactured Housing Community Preservationists is a Washington nonprofit corporation that purchases, renovates, and operates mobile home/manufactured housing communities as affordable housing. Blount said the infrastructure and main building are being renovated at the park. The main building includes community offices, laundry, restroom, a community room and an apartment. The water and storm drainage systems already have been replaced.
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Another Top Ranking for Joint Replacement With more than 8000 joint replacement surgeries performed, Washington’s first joint center is also the state’s best, according to HealthGrades® for 2010, 2011 and 2012—and has received its Five-Star Rating in Joint Replacement for nine consecutive years.
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