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The Bulls’ Peter Dionne-Yahr unleashes a pitch against the Warriors in a Kent Little League Majors Division game at Ryan Brunner
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BY STEVE HUNTER
Numerous amenities at Kent city parks are slowly but surely starting to fall apart.
Without enough money in the Parks Department to make
all of the repairs, city staff com-piled a list of potential facilities that could be closed this year.
Th e city closed the board-walk at Lake Fenwick Park in January aft er shutting down a small fi shing dock at the park
last year. More closures are soon to come, from the Earth-works Park amphitheater to three tennis courts at Garrison Creek Park.
Lake Fenwick Park is one of several Kent parks showing its age and in need of repairs.
STEVE HUNTER, Kent Reporter
City parks facilities slowly falling apartOnly
so much money to
go around to make
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BY STEVE HUNTER
[email protected] e staggering numbers
are in for the fi rst year of Kent’s traffi c camera pro-gram to catch speeders in school zones.
Kent Police issued 8,417 citations worth fi nes of $1.47 million in 2014 from cameras at Sunrise and Neely-O’Brien elementary schools, according to city reports. Th e city collected $927,543 in revenue last year from those fi nes.
Tickets cost $124 for drivers 1 to 9 mph over the 20 mph limit and $248 for drivers 9 mph or more over. Th e cameras operate for 30 minutes in the morn-ing before school and 30 minutes in the aft ernoon aft er school.
City takes in $1 million from school traffic cams in one year
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INSIDE: School board OKs new superintendent’s contract, page 5
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BY STEVE HUNTER
It turned out to be a bad news day on Wednesday for the city of Kent when Des Moines received the lease to land the new Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Northwest Mountain Region offi ces.
“Of course I’m disappointed,” Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke said in a prepared statement. “Th e opportunity to bring such a high-cali-ber, stable employer to our city would have been a game changer for our local economy.”
Th e U.S. General Services Administration
Kent fails in bid to land FAA offices Des Moines
to house regional
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BY HEIDI SANDERS
Facing at least a $1.8 million budget defi cit next year, the Green River Col-lege Board of Trustees may eliminate four programs to save money.
College offi cials cited low enrollment in the auto body technology and geographic information systems programs and the cost of running the parent-child education and carpentry programs as reasons for the potential cuts.
But members of the col-lege’s faculty union, United Faculty, said they think the college is unfairly targeting the programs.
Eight employees, includ-ing full-time and adjunct faculty, could lose their po-sitions if the programs are cut, said Marshall Sampson, vice president of Human Resources and Legal Aff airs for the college.
Key fi gures in the faculty union head up three of the endangered programs.
College proposes program cuts
[ more COLLEGE page 13 ]
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BY HEIDI SANDERS
Mari Borrero and her husband, Aaron, are trying to make the best of a diffi -
cult situation while helping others in similar circum-stances.
Aaron Borrero is serving a 23-year prison sentence at Cedar Creek Correc-
tions Facility, southwest of Olympia, in connection with a 1997 kidnapping and attempted murder.
Mari Borrero, a bilin-gual kindergarten teacher
at Kent’s Carriage Crest Elementary School, recently wrote a book to help children who have a parent in prison.
“Aft er encountering a situation where a student’s
parent was incarcerated and she didn’t understand why, I shared that with my hus-band and I expressed the lack of books on this topic in order to help her. He told me, ‘Well, do something about it,’ … and it was there in that moment I knew we could do this together,” Mari Borrero said.
Th e book, “Daddy Has a New Home, not a New Heart” (Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC), chron-icles a young boy named Alex who does not under-stand why his father is not ready for his Saturday base-ball game. Because his dad’s absence is unusual, Alex sets out to fi nd out where he is. As he looks for his dad, he fi nds his grandma instead. What follows is an intense conversation with his grandmother about his father, the choices and actions his father has made, and their family’s situation.
Borrero said the book does not say that Alex’s father is in prison. She said she wanted to leave it vague so that the book could be applied to other situations where one parent is not in the picture, such as separa-tion or divorce.
“Parents make choices every day that aff ect the
family team,” Borrero said. “Sometimes those are bad choices but you are not defi ned by that. … I didn’t want (the book) to be just about prison. Th e lesson is that we need to teach kids that every choice they make, the smallest ones and the biggest ones, all have consequences.”
Borrero is working on a second book, which is about Alex preparing to visit his father in prison. She also hopes to write a third book to address rein-tegration and reconciliation aft er the parent is released from prison.
As a parent with an in-carcerated spouse, Borrero
Schoolteacher’s book helps children with a parent in prison
Aaron and Mari Borrero. COURTESY PHOTO
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saw fi rsthand the lack of resources available to help school-age children and preteens in this situation. She said Sesame Street has created material for younger children with a parent in prison. Borrero and her husband have six children between them. Her youngest children are 7 and 8.
Borrero’s children played a big role in shaping the book.
“It is predominately what he (Borrero’s 8-year-old son) has gone through and what we are still teaching him,” she said.
Borrero said she is work-ing with the Department of Corrections to get the
books in the visiting areas of corrections facilities.
Th e book can be pur-chased from Borrero’s website, www.aaronandmari.com, and buyers have the op-tion to donate a copy of the book to a corrections facility. Borrero has set up an ac-count, www.gofundme.com/borrero, to raise money to translate the book to Spanish and other languages.
Mari Borrero, who served in the U.S. Marines and Army, began writing Aaron Borrero in prison while she was living in Texas. She visited him in prison, and the couple was married in 2012. Mari Borrero moved to Kent last June to be closer to her
husband and to work to get him released from prison.
Aaron Borrero, a Kentridge High School graduate, has been in prison more than 17 years and is set to be released in June 2017, although Mari
Borrero said she hopes he will get out sooner. In 2009, Aaron Borrero was given a unanimous recommenda-tion for clemency but was later denied by then-Gov. Christine Gregoire. He was granted a second unani-
mous recommendation for clemency in 2014, but Gov. Jay Inslee has not ruled on the recommendation.
“Our family is passionate and fun loving, not perfect in any way, and not (in a) situation many would
jump into but I believe in Aaron’s transformation and, more so, I believe that God has orchestrated the most amazing journey,” Mari Borrero said. “It hasn’t been an easy one but it has been the most rewarding.”
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Steppin’ upAnthony Lian, a second-grader at Meadow Ridge Elementary, climbs a rock wall during the school’s fi fth annual Family Fitness Night on Tuesday. The rock wall was one of nine fi tness-related activities children and their families could participate in. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter
BY STEVE HUNTER
City leaders decided it’s time to form a volunteer task force to help fi gure out how to keep Kent fi nancially sustainable.
People interested in serving on the 15-member Financial Sustainability Task Force can apply to the city by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15 at KentWA.gov/FSTF.
Th e City Council on April 21 approved the formation of the group to provide de-tailed recommendations to the mayor and council about the city’s needs and the com-munity’s priorities as far as what services should be funded and how to pay for them.
“I want to say how important this eff ort is,” Councilman Dennis Higgins said at the council meeting. “As we alluded to in the discussion about (revenue from) the B&O tax, we’ve made a great deal of progress. And we’ve made tremendous progress on the debt payments from where we were three or four years ago.
“But we’re not there yet. You can see that as you go to our parks, diff erent facilities in the city and the police station. We have work yet to do. We need more ideas not less. I am excited about this task force.”
Mayor Suzette Cooke says the city’s service-delivery model dates back to the 1960s and ’70s when the American economy was booming, state sales-tax laws favored warehousing communities like Kent and property tax-limiting initiatives were a couple decades away.
“All three of these factors have changed but the city’s service-delivery model has not – this means there’s a new budget shortfall every
year,” Cooke says. “Th e city’s share of property tax collections – our largest revenue source – is limited to growth of 1 percent per year. Infl ation is 3 percent. Th is means we could have a status quo budget every year, with no new programs, no new police offi cers, and still be under water. Th is is where the struc-tural problem lies. We need the community to weigh in solving this challenge.”
Cooke, with consultation by Coun-cil President Dana Ralph and two other council members, will pick the task force to include people who will represent the diversity of Kent’s residents and businesses in opinions, cultures and economic status.
Th e membership could include civic leaders, business owners, property own-ers, fi nancial experts, residents and youth, Cooke says.
Th e task force will evaluate services and revenues in Kent compared to other cities.
Other duties include:• Determining the cost to live and oper-
ate a business in Kent• Assessing the city’s needs and commu-
nity’s priorities within available revenue• Determining what the community’s
priorities are for elimination of functions and services
• Identifying the community’s priorities for new revenue and preferred sources
Th e council discussed the idea of forming the task force at a recent retreat and raised the idea last year during budget deliberations. Th e council will confi rm the appointments of committee members in June.
Th e task force must prepare a draft report by May 1, 2016 for public review and comment.
City seeks applicants for task force to solve financial issues
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Kenneth AlmenKent resident Kenneth R. Almen,
age 77, died April 23, 2015. He was born November 9, 1937 in Grafton, ND to the late Oscar and Glora (Hove) Almen.
Ken enjoyed boating and fi shing. He prepared locally caught salmon in his homemade smoker and shared it with family and friends around the country. He loved Pomeranian dogs. He was a diesel mechanic and had worked for Time DC, Convoy and retired from Ryder Trucking.
Ken is survived by his daughter Debbie Shinnick, her husband Lane and grandchildren Devon and Lexi all of Black Diamond; brother Donald Almen of Grafton, ND; nephew David Almen serving as a missionary in Belize; niece Barbara Osvold and husband Jim of Detroit Lakes, MN; and his Pomeranian dog Buddy.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 2, 2015 at South Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Grafton, ND. The family requests remembrances be made to the South Trinity Lutheran
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Laura Ann (Dudie) GuinnLaura was nicknamed Dudie by her
father when she was a small child and her family continued to call her that all of her life.
Laura never met a stranger. She loved people and they were drawn to her. She lived life joyously and had traveled fearlessly. Her sense of humor and positive attitude made her beloved by all. Friends that she made remained friends for life. She was an active volunteer in the Kent community.
She was preceded in death by her son Chris in 1969, son Gordon in 2008 and sister D. Margaret LaBolle in 2006. She is survived by her sister Mary Kryger of Pomona, CA and several nieces and nephews who considered her their mother when they lost theirs and their favorite aunt.
Born in Sioux City, Iowa, April 26, 1927, the family settled in Kent later that year. She attended Kent schools, graduating in 1945. She married David Guinn and was a homemaker until 1982 when she began working at the Seattle Auto Auction. She retired in 1997.
She passed away peacefully April 18, 2015 from natural causes. A celebration of her life will be held from 2-5 pm on May 7,
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Kent has about $500,000 a year in its parks budget
to spend on repairs and replacements, not nearly enough to go around at a
city that has been known for its high-quality regional and neighborhood parks.
“Th e age and fatigue is beginning to show through-out the park system,” Parks Director Jeff Watling told the City Council’s Parks and Human Services Com-mittee on April 23. “We’ve been able to address some of these but the majority we have not been able to address.
“Th e number of amenities that we are going to need to be closing, more closely monitoring or to spend more maintenance dollars is beginning to magnify.”
Parks staff has accom-plished several repairs or replacements including installing new synthetic turf at Wilson Playfi elds; new playgrounds at Green Tree Turnkey, Seven Oaks and Tudor Square parks; funding for the Kent Valley Loop Trail to connect the Green River Trial and Inter-urban Trail; and later this year new fi eld lights at Kent Memorial Park and Hogan Park at Russell Road.
But if, for example, staff decides to repave the back parking lots for three fi elds
at Hogan Park at Russell Road, fewer dollars are left for other parks.
“When you’re looking at a repaving of $280,000 to $350,000 it becomes very hard to prioritize that when we are trying to balance all of the other needs as well,” Watling said.
Kent has about 250 assets in its parks worth $10,000 or more and about 33 percent of those are nearing the end of their lifespan.
“Th is is an ex-tremely urgent situ-ation,” Watling said. “We continue to see
diminished performance in our parks and trail system. We’re funding 9 percent of our parks capital need and that is not to build new parks or bringing on new parks. Th at diminished performance is going to continue to show itself at a much more rapid pace.”
Councilman Dennis Higgins, who serves on the Parks Committee, said the city needs to fi nd answers to fi x up the parks.
“We have to work with our new Parks Commis-sion and go back to our full council and fi gure some-thing out here,” Higgins
said. “We cannot preside over the degradation of this system and the way that it’s going.”
Higgins said the coun-cil presented to voters a parks and streets property tax levy in 2012 to help cover repair costs but voters turned down the measure. Something still needs to be done.
“We’ve gotten back to the point where we are starting to make headway in a lot of areas but we still haven’t addressed this very funda-mental issue of reinvesting in our parks system and making sure it’s going to be there for the next genera-tion like it was for us and our kids,” Higgins said.
Councilwoman Deborah Ranniger said residents
need to let the city know what they want.
“We have some tough decisions to make and we really do need to hear from the public about what’s important so we know how to allocate what resources we do have.”
Watling said that the city needs to fi nd a way to increase revenue to reinvest back into the park system.
“It’s a critical time to ask these hard questions and have this community conversation and to work with our Parks Commis-sion to fi nd ways to seek creative funding options,” he said. “But it is an issue that we want to reach out to the community about what type of trail system and parks they want.”
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Parks going bad in 2015• Amenities to be closed or removed
Earthworks amphitheater and stairs; Springwood slide; Garrison Creek tennis courts (3 to close, 2 to be resurfaced); Park Orchard picnic shelter; Kent Memorial tennis lights.
• Amenities at risk of closing, removal
Briscoe picnic shelters and paths; Burlington gazebo and pagoda; Meridian Glen neighborhood park; Salt Air playground; East Hill play-ground; Hogan Park at Russell Road back parking lots for 3 fi elds and playground; Lake Meridian dock; Kent Memorial restrooms and drive-way; Lake Fenwick stairs and east boardwalk; Clark Lake boardwalk; Kaibara pond; Commons pathways.
Watling
(GSA) on Wednesday issued a notice of intent to award a lease to the Des Moines Creek Business Park Phase II and Panattoni Development Co., Inc., for a new facility at the corner of South 216th Street and 24th Avenue South, according to a media release from Sally Mayberry, GSA regional public aff airs offi cer.
GSA initially announced a March 30 date for a decision to pick a site for a 300,000-square-foot facility to
handle about 1,600 employees. Kent wanted the regional offi ce facility to be built where the city-owned Riv-erbend Golf Complex’s par 3 course now sits.
Th e Kent City Council voted 5-1 in January to approve the conditional sale of the 18.5-acre site for $10 mil-lion to a partnership led by the Texas-based Trammell Crow Company, one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate developers and investors. Th e city wants to sell the property to eliminate debt at the golf complex and
to fund capital improvements at the 18-hole course.
“I’m very proud of our team and our eff orts,” Cooke said. “Between the developer, the City Council and staff , we put together a very strong proposal as evidenced by the fact we were named a fi nalist in what was a highly competitive process. I off er my congratulations to the city of Des Moines.
“With this decision behind us, we now turn our attention to marketing the par 3 property for a high quality devel-opment at this marquee, gateway site.”
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Last week, the City Council approved ex-panding the program to Meridian and Millennium elementary schools starting in the fall. A recent one-day study of drivers past those schools showed 201 viola-tions at Millennium and 171 at Meridian.
“Th e perception is this is a way for the city to make money but I want to make clear it (revenue) goes back to support the program and stays in the police depart-ment for programs,” said Council President Dana Ralph at the Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting on April 14 when Police Chief Ken Th omas recommended expanding the program.
Arizona-based American Traffi c Solutions (ATS), Inc., which has a fi ve-year contract with the city to provide the camera services that include the equipment as well as mailing out tick-ets, performed a one-day study at fi ve schools with potential to expand the cameras. Th e other schools considered were Horizon, Springbrook and Meadow Ridge elementary, but the number of vehicles over the speed limit at those
schools were lower than the numbers at Meridian and Millennium.
Th e city pays $182,000 per year to ATS for the cameras at Sunrise and Neely-O’Brien, Th omas said. A contract with ATS for the two additional schools has not yet been fi nalized.
“As I reviewed closer these numbers (in the ATS study) were from one spe-cifi c day not over a month or weeks but one day which makes the numbers very signifi cant,” Th omas said at the committee meeting. “If we multiply the numbers out to 20 school days per month that’s a lot of ve-hicles traveling fast through the school zones.”
Th omas emphasized rev-enue wasn’t the reason the city began using cameras to catch speeders at the request of the Kent School District.
“It’s important to note the purpose when we started this program was to improve the safety of our kids,” he said.
Councilman Jim Berrios asked Th omas if he had numbers to show whether the cameras are getting the results to slow down drivers.
But aft er just 15 months of the program, Th omas said there isn’t enough in-formation to make accurate comparisons.
“Th ere has not been enough time for a legiti-mate study,” Th omas said. “We have wildly inconsis-tent numbers. In January we had almost half as much violations compared to
January last year, but Febru-ary numbers are about the same as February last year. It’s too early to give a solid answer. We don’t have enough data.”
Th e diff erence in the amount of revenue ($927,543 collected by the city in 2014 and the total worth of the citations ($1.47 million) has to do with when the city actu-ally counts the citations as revenue.
“We book revenue only when citations are paid and cash is received,” said City Finance Director Aaron BeMiller in an email. “Reasons for the diff erence between the amount of cita-tions issued and revenue re-ceived include: individuals are allowed to present any mitigating circumstances to a (Kent Municipal Court) judge, which could have an impact on the amount collected, and others may simply choose to not pay the fi ne.”
Berrios asked Th omas if the city’s police, law and municipal court can handle two more schools.
“We met with all of the stakeholders and there is a lot of confi dence that each one of the departments could take on two addition-al schools,” Th omas said.
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School traffi c camerasIn operation
• Sunrise Elementary, 22300 132nd Ave. SE
• Neely-O’Brien Elementary, 6300 S. 236th St. (as shown above)
Coming this fall
• Meridian Elementary, 25621 140th Ave. SE
• Millennium Elementary, 11919 SE 270th St.
BY HEIDI SANDERS
Calvin J. Watts will start his job as Kent School Dis-trict superintendent on July 1 and will make $250,000 a year.
Th e Kent School Board unanimously approved the three-year contract at its April 22 meeting.
Th e board agreed in March to hire Watts, who is an assistant superintendent for Gwinnett County Public Schools in Suwanee, Ga., but needed to negotiate a start date and contract.
Board president Debbie Straus said she was pleased with the outcome of the negotiations.
“He is absolutely, extremely excited to be here, to work with us, and so it was a very good process,” she said.
Watts will also receive up to $20,000 to cover relocation expenses. He is required to live within the Kent School District boundaries as stipulated by the contract.
In addition to his sal-ary, Watts will get $850 per month to “defray costs incurred in using his automobile for offi cial travel in-district and within 50 miles (one way) of the administration building.”
He will also re-ceive 25 days of paid vacation per year, of which he will be required to take 10 days per year, and 12 days of annual sick leave. Th e superin-tendent will receive a district-sponsored
medical examination to certify him fi t and competent for his duties.
Th e contract also states that Watts is “expected to maintain active mem-bership in the business community and at least one civic organization at district expense and to participate actively in other commu-nity aff airs.”
He will also attend pro-fessional meetings at the lo-cal state and national level. Watts will be eligible, with prior board approval, for up to fi ve days of discretionary time for consultative work, lecturing, speaking engage-ments or other professional duties and obligations.
Th e board will evalu-ate Watts’ performance as superintendent each June. If the board decides not to renew the contract beyond July 1, 2018, it must give Watts written notice a year beforehand.
Watts succeeds Edward Lee Vargas, who was super-intendent in Kent for six years until leaving the post
in October to accept a job as executive vice presi-dent of AVID, a national nonprofi t college readiness program in California. Var-gas was making $263,320 annually.
Tony Apostle, a retired Puyallup School District superintendent who has been serving as interim su-perintendent since Vargas’ departure, will continue in the district’s top post and
help Watts transition into the position. Th e district is working with Watts to ar-range for him to spend time with Apostle before Watts assumes his duties as super-intendent, Straus said.
As interim superin-tendent, Apostle makes a prorated annual salary of $235,000 plus $500 a month to cover the costs of using his personal vehicle for district business.
School board approves new superintendent’s contract
Watts
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College losing touch with community
Green River College is losing its focus on our community. Th e college recently removed “community” from its name. Faculty and staff learned of this decision over winter break from local television news.
Th is past week, President Eileen Ely an-nounced her proposal to eliminate carpen-try, auto body, parent-child education and geographic information systems. Th e faculty responsible for these programs learned of the decision via a letter from Ely, attached to an email from the Offi ce of Human Resources and Legal Aff airs.
Just like the decision to remove the “community” from the college’s name, this decision to eliminate traditional community
college programs came as a complete surprise. And the cold method of deliv-ery left faculty and staff speechless, and some in tears. Ely gave the faculty 30 days to defend their programs, as is required in their contract.
Th e administration’s decision to change the name of the college is fi nal. While I do understand the reasons behind that decision, I opposed it and still do. In an all-campus email this past January, Ely stated, “Although the name is changing, the mission of the college will remain the same.” But her latest decision to terminate traditional community college programs proves to me that she is not being transparent.
One of the primary justifi cations for the name change was that Green River was add-ing new four-year applied degrees. Much of the momentum lately has been on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs. Believe me, I support these pro-grams. As a mathematics teacher, I am the “M” in STEM. But not all students need or want STEM careers.
Targeting carpentry, auto body, parent edu-cation and geographic information systems is targeting the heart of the community college. I should also mention that the administration
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I’m calling attention to the questionable leadership and planning exhibited at Green River College and the taxpayer boondoggle going on there.
Th ey are building a beautiful new trades building across the street from the campus, state of the art for the fi ve programs that have been operating since the college opened in the 1960s. It costs $28 million to build this building, and now the president, Eileen Ely, has decided on her own to shut down two of the programs (carpentry and auto body tech), even though the pro-grams have full enrollments and people waiting to get in.
Two paint booths worth $100,000 each are delivered and waiting to be installed, as well as new hydraulic lift s and body straightening machines. So less than three months
from when the building is to be completed and the move-in started, she wants to shut the programs down? Th ese spaces are purpose-built for carpentry and auto bodywork and won’t be easily re-confi gured without major expense, or sit empty. What kind of planning is that?
We spend a ton of money on
higher education, and the bulk of it goes to turning out more white-collar workers. How much goes to helping people learn marketable skills who aren’t interested in working in an offi ce? Is it too much to ask for a few programs for normal, hard-working people that want a decent life?
Several of the students are trying to fi nd a skill set and occupation that will welcome people with a strike or two against them. Should society go out of its way to encourage this kind of eff ort?
Finally, what say are the politicians in Auburn, Kent, Enumclaw and Federal Way having in this decision or the process that made it? Th ey talk endlessly about income inequal-ity, the need to raise wages, and here is a place where the normal person can improve their lot in life by learning hard, income-earning skills.
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State lawmakers are up for a raise in the next two years.
It looks like it will be a lot larger than what they’re considering giv-ing thousands of state workers and public school teachers.
On May 13, the Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries
for Elected Offi cials is set to vote to give lawmakers an 11 percent raise. Th at would be more than double the percentage increase that those same legislators are consid-ering for state workers and teachers.
Teachers know this and are in-censed about it.
Some have written the commis-
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when Gov. Jay Inslee spoke at last Saturday’s rally of 5,000 educators and supporters on the steps of the state Capitol.
Inslee acknowledged that it has been six years since the state provided a cost-of-living adjustment for teachers. When he pledged to fi ght to secure a “real COLA” of 4.8
percent in the next budget, he was briefl y drowned out by a chant of “12 percent, 12 percent” – a slightly off reference to the pending double-digit pay hike for lawmakers. Inslee, by the way, stands to get a 4-percent raise.
To be fair, lawmakers aren’t involved in the process of setting their own pay. Th at’s the role of the commission, an independent panel expected to operate free of political encumbrances.
Its members aren’t supposed to be swayed by the salary woes faced
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I hope some of them will start asking a few questions about how this decision was made and what needs to be done to reverse it.– Dana Holgate
City needs to lower costs
Mayor Suzette Cooke’s statement (“Kent seeks applicants for city’s new Financial Sustain-ability Task Force”, Kent Reporter website) that a limit on property tax increases of 1 percent per year is the underlying structural problem in the budget process is factu-ally incorrect.
Increases in budgetary
spending paid for by tax-payers have more to do with decisions on how to spend tax revenue than actual costs. Which ser-vices are offered, and the amounts a city is willing to pay for them can and should be negotiated, based on their worth to the entire community.
However, too often “city services” wind up benefiting an elected official’s political career more than the majority of residents.
The cost of city-subsidized mass transit is a prime example. Most tax-paying Kent residents travel to their destinations by car.
However, not only do they have to subsidize the cost of buses and trains that disrupt their
daily lives, they also have to put up with unpainted roads and pray that a piece of a bridge doesn’t fall down.
The answer to revenue shortfalls isn’t to increase tax rates on hardworking taxpayers; it’s to find ways to lower costs with better decision-making. In this regard, limits on prop-erty tax increases should motivate decision makers not to throw money at projects and purposes that benefit the few at the expense of the many.
If the mayor and the City Council can find ways to decrease prop-erty taxes, even by just a percent or two, they deserve to be re-elected. They might even deserve a raise.– Lynda Accisano
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also decided to place our dance program on hiatus next year. One must wonder what commu-nity college program will be terminated next.
The programs that are being proposed for elimination are truly community programs. Many of the students who graduate from these programs are hired by
local businesses. Busi-ness and community leaders serve on advisory committees that inform the programs, making sure the curriculum is current and meets local needs.
At the very least, the community and these advisory committees should have been con-sulted before a decision was made to eliminate them. With the 30-day
clock ticking, the com-munity is now left with very little time to react. I hope it is not too late.
Dr. Stephan Kinholt has been teaching mathemat-ics and teacher education courses for the past 33 years. For the past 23 years, he has taught at Green River Col-lege. He has been involved in several NSF-sponsored STEM grants and was the lead investigator for Project TEACH, a program that prepares future teachers.
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King County voters approve new emergency radio network
King County Executive Dow Constantine thanked King County voters for their 65-per-cent approval of funding for a new emergen-cy radio network for first responders.
“A reliable emergency radio network is the lifeline that keeps all of our communi-ties safe, used thousands of times a day by police, firefighters and medics in every corner of our county,” Constantine said in a county media release about the Tuesday vote. “I want to thank the voters of King County
for acknowledging the need to replace a dangerously outdated system and ensuring that our first responders have the tools they need to communicate during life-threatening emergencies.”
The count on Tuesday showed 162,458 voters in favor of the measure and 87,527 against, according to King County Elections
The nine-year, $273 million property tax levy lid lift will raise revenue needed to replace the county’s aging emergency radio system. The levy lid lift will be at a rate of not more than 7 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. The cost would be about $21 per year on a $300,000 home.
by teachers. Nor are they to be affected by knowing the 147 men and women in the Legislature have been held in contempt by the state Supreme Court for violating constitutional dictates for school funding.
Commissioners derived their recommendations from a consultant’s analysis using something called the Willis System that tries to put a value to various duties associated with a particular job. In this in-stance, the consultant calibrated lawmakers’ responsibilities and earnings against those of nonunion state administrators and their wages and concluded lawmakers are underpaid.
Their last raise came in 2008. Commissioners in Janu-ary proposed an 8 percent increase starting Sept. 1 and
another 3 percent on Sept. 1, 2016.
This would push pay for 143 lawmakers from $42,106 to $46,839. Leaders of the four caucuses have higher salaries. The Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader would make $55,738 while the House and Senate minority leaders would earn $51,288.
Lawmakers aren’t the only ones in line for higher salaries. Commissioners are suggesting 4 percent increases for the governor, eight other statewide elected office-holders and every judge from district court up to the Supreme Court. For some jobs, the panel wants to add in a little more such as an extra 8 percent for the state treasurer and 3.5 percent for the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Under the proposal, Inslee would make $173,617 in 2016,
up from $166,891 today, and Chief Justice Barbara Mad-sen’s earnings would climb from $172,531 to $185,661.
All these raises are not set in stone.
On May 13, commission-ers will hold a final public hearing before adopting a new wage chart for the legisla-tive, executive and judicial branches. It must be filed with the Secretary of State by June 1, and the new salaries would go up Sept. 1.
But they can be blocked by referendum. One would need to collect and turn in at least 123,186 valid signatures of registered voters before Sept. 1. If successful, the issue could be on the ballot this fall.
Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet.com. Contact him at 360-352-8623; [email protected] and on Twitter at @dospueblos
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A Kent Police offi cer re-sorted to punching a man two or three times in the head and face as offi cers struggled to get him into a pa-trol vehicle aft er he earlier had stepped in front of cars along South 277th Street.
Offi cers responded to a report of man kicking a vehicle traveling westbound at about 9 p.m. on April 19 in the 9700 block of South
277th Street near the Wick-strom Bridge, according to the police report.
Police arrested the man for investigation of dis-
orderly conduct and resisting arrest aft er a short foot chase. An offi cer fi red a Taser at the man af-
ter he ran from them, but the dart didn’t stop
the man, who wore a heavy jacket, stands over 6 feet tall and weighs an estimated 280 pounds.
As three offi cers tried to put the man in a patrol
vehicle’s backseat to trans-port him to jail, the man struggled with the offi cers. An offi cer noted he feared the man would run again or assault an offi cer, so he punched him in order to get him into the vehicle. Th e offi cer noted the man didn’t suff er any injuries from the punches.
A driver told police he had to slam on his brakes because the man stood in the road.
Police also received a sec-ond call about a man in the road. Offi cers recognized
the man from another incident in March and described him as a transient with an unknown mental problem. Four police of-fi cers and several jail staff members escorted the man from the patrol vehicle into the city jail.
Man runs into women’s restroom
Offi cers arrested a man for investigation of harass-ment aft er he reportedly held a stick in a city parks employee’s face during an incident at about 8:13 p.m. on April 18 at Lake Merid-ian Park, 14800 S.E. Kent Kangley Road.
Th e employee saw the man enter the women’s restroom at the park and told the man to get out of it, according to the police report.
Th e man then walked toward Kent Kangley Road and threw rocks at about four vehicles, but didn’t hit any of them. As the em-ployee told the man to leave the area, the man picked up a stick and held it in the employee’s face before offi cers arrived to take the man into custody.
Woman slaps female roommate
Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault aft er she allegedly slapped a female roommate in the face during a dispute at about 11:02 a.m. on April 17 at a house in the 10300 block of Southeast 208th Street.
Th e woman who was slapped reportedly threw the dentures of the other woman across the room as they argued so the woman responded by slapping her in the face, according to the police report.
Th e woman victim said she rents a room in the house occupied by her ex-husband and his adult daughter, who was involved in the dispute. Th e ex-hus-band broke up the fi ght but told police he didn’t know what the two women were arguing about.
While talking to of-fi cers, the woman said she regretted slapping the other woman. She added she’s been frustrated with the ongoing problems in the house.
Man spits at offi cersPolice arrested a man for
investigation of fourth-degree assault aft er he allegedly spit at two offi cers during an incident at about 11:26 p.m. on April 17 in the parking lot of an apart-ment complex in the 10100 block of Southeast 235th Place.
A passerby reported seeing a man laying on the ground next to a vehicle, according to the police report.
An offi cer responded to the call and saw the man on the ground. Th e offi cer tried to wake him up. Th e man started to swear at the offi cer. Police noted the man seemed to be intoxi-cated or under the infl uence of drugs.
Because of his hostile be-havior, offi cers handcuff ed the man. Th e man then spit at the offi cers, hitting one of them with spray. Police then put a spit sock on the man before taking him to jail.
Officers tussle with man kicking cars on South 277th
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Kentridge’s Jessica Lam creates fear in her opponents with her play on the court, says coach Vince Howard. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter
BY HEIDI SANDERS
Kentridge High senior Jessica Lam’s patience and ability to lob the ball on the tennis court have earned her a reputation in the South Puget Sound League North Division.
“She’s feared by oppo-nents,” said coach Vince Howard. “She’s gonna get the ball back. She rarely misses.”
Lam recounted a team-mate’s story about a tourna-ment Lam was unable to at-tend. An opponent mistook one of Lam’s teammates for Lam.
“She (the opponent) nev-er came to the net, because she knew I was going to lob it over there,” Lam said.
Lam, a two-time district qualifi er, started playing tennis in seventh grade.
“My mom said, ‘You need to exercise. I’m going to put you in this program,’” Lam said.
Lam wasn’t very good when she started playing tennis, oft en hitting the ball outside of the fence, but she was determined to get better.
“I cannot disappoint my coach or my mom,” Lam said of her motivation to improve. “You just gotta
work hard at it.” Lam attributes her suc-
cess on the court primarily to one thing.
“Really patience is the key,” she said. “If you get angry on the court you are going to miss shots.… If you play it out with a calm mindset you can win any game. You just have to be chill.”
Lam tries to outlast her opponents on the court.
“Her matches will oft en last twice as long,” Howard said.
Howard recalled Lam’s sophomore year when she faced then-freshman Kath-ryn Araki of Kentwood in a subdistrict match.
“Th ey had a marathon match,” he said. “It just got to the point where Jessica was wearing her out. It was a landmark match for Jessica.”
Both Lam and Howard would like to see Lam qualify for the Class 4A state tournament. Howard said Lam may be paired up with fellow senior Christine Ly as a doubles team for the state tournament.
“Th ey make an unusual challenge for their oppo-nents,” Howard said.
Where Lam excels in consistency, Ly is more of a power player.
Lam, who is the team’s
co-captain, is someone her teammates can look up to, Howard said.
“I’m just hoping everyone has fun and doesn’t regret doing the sport,” Lam said.
Last, year the Chargers fi nished third in their division. Kentridge lost to Kentwood Monday, bringing the Chargers’ conference record to 4-2, second behind division-leading Kentwood, with a 6-1 record.
Howard hopes the team’s success will carryover to next year, but it will take some rebuilding. Th ere are six seniors who start on the Chargers varsity team.
“We are losing a lot of good players,” said Howard, who added there are several good prospects on the ju-nior varsity team.
But Kentridge’s tennis program is about more than excelling on the court, the coach said.
One graduating senior from each of the girls and boys teams who lettered in tennis is awarded a $500 Bob Armstrong Tennis Scholarship through the Kent Community Founda-tion each year.
Patience on court key for KR’s Lam
Kentwood picks ex-WSU star Bush as new football coachREPORTER STAFF
Th e Kentwood High football team will have a new leader come fall.
It was announced Mon-day that Kent-Meridian High and Washington State University graduate Mike Bush will head the Conks.
For the past four years, Bush has been the wide re-
ceivers coach for the Both-ell High Cougars. Bush, 35, was a two-sport athlete at WSU competing in both football and basketball.
When deciding to go with Bush, Kentwood athletic director Jo Anne Daughtry said they “chose to go in a diff erent direction with the program.”
She added “We felt Mike Bush off ered us the best opportunity to get some fresh eyes and bring a re-newed enthusiasm into the program.”
Daughtry added Bothell head football coach Tom
Bainter highly recommend-ed Bush for the job.
“We are very excited to have Mike lead Kentwood now and into the future,” she said.
Bush replaces Rex Norris, who compiled a record of 87-30 in 11 years at Kentwood. Norris to take a full-time job with Seattle-based Serevi Rugby.
Kentwood athlete wins WIAA awardKentwood High senior Bailey Paladin was named last
week along with 11 others as the Washington Interscho-lastic Activities Association (WIAA) athlete of the week.
According to the WIAA, Paladin had two fi rst-place fi nishes and two second-place fi nishes at the Oregon re-lays. He won the 200 meters and the 4x400 meters relay and he fi nished second in the 100 and the 4x100 relay.
As a winner of this award, Paladin will receive a letter of recognition, a WIAA athlete of the week shirt and a certifi cate.
KENTUCKY DERBY DAY AT EMERALD DOWNS
ON SATURDAYWatch live horse racing at Emerald Downs in Auburn
and catch a broadcast of the 141st running of the
Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2. First post time is
1 p.m. The Kentucky Derby post time is 3:24 p.m.
The track throws a party for the derby with a Derby Hat
contest and Mint Juleps. It’s also Family Fun Day,
which includes pony rides, a bounce house, face painters
and more.Fans can enjoy a special
Kentucky Derby buff et menu from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The cost is $29.99 for terrace
seating and $24.99 for all other seating.
The menu includes carved strip loin of beef
with horseradish cream, planked salmon with Cajun
remoulade, blackened chicken penne, chilled
shrimp with cocktail sauce and other items.For reservations,
call 253-288-7711.
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In the Superior Court of the State of Washington for the
County of KingDocket No. 15-2-06321-9 KNTFred E. Johnson and Kristi Johnson, a marital community, Plaintiff,
v.Seifu G. Woldehana and “Jane Doe” Woldehana, a marital community, Defendant.
The State of Washington to the said Seifu G. Woldehana and “Jane Doe” Woldehana, a marital community:
You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the
this summons, to wit, within six- ty days after the 5th day of June 2015, and defend the above enti- tled action, alleging negligence in operating a motor vehicle, in the above entitled court, and an- swer the complaint for plaintiff, Fred E. Johnson and Kristi John- son, a marital community, and a serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff Fred E. Johnson and Kristi Johnson, a marital commu-
stated; and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be ren- dered against you according to the demand of the complaint,
clerk of the said court.
Aaron Owada, Plaintiff’s AttorneyAMS Law, PC975 Carpenter Rd. NE #201Lacey, WA 98516Thurston CountyPublished in the Kent Reporter
on April 10, 2015, April 17, 2015, April 24, 2015, May 1, 2015, May 8, 2015 and May 15, 2015. #1296732.
The Kent School District will have A Public Hearing May 12th @6pm to peruse the Native American Title VII Grant.WHERE:Kent Phoenix Academy 11000 SE 264th St. Kent, WA. 98030WHEN: Tuesday, May 12th, 6pm RM 606
Published in the Kent Reporter on May 1, 2015. #1300103.
Notice of Trustee’s SalePURSUANT TO THE RE- VISED CODE OF WASHING- TON CHAPTER 61.24 RCW Grantor: Inception Group Real Estate LLC Trustee: Kathryn R.
canWest Bank, as Successor in Interest to Issaquah Community Bank Abbreviated Legal: Ptn. Lot 3, Snoqualmie Ridge Bind- ing Site Improvement Plan No. 1 V185/P32-38 Full Legal on: Page 2 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 785180-0035-07 Prior Document Reference No.: 20080325001787TO: Inception Group Real Es- tate, LLC 34935 SE Douglas Street Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Inception Group Real Estate, LLC 34935 SE Douglas St. #200 Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Incep- tion Group Real Estate, LLC 3051 218th Ave. SE Sammam- ish, WA 98075 The Inception Group, LLC 34935 SE Douglas St. Snoqualmie, WA 98065 The Inception Group, LLC 34935 SE Douglas St. #200 Snoqual- mie, WA 98065 The Inception Group LLC 3051 218th Ave SE Sammamish, WA 98075 Incep- tion Group Real Estate, LLC 34935 SE Douglas St. #110 Sno- qualmie, WA 98065 The Incep- tion Group LLC 34935 SE Douglas St. #110 Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Issaquah Commu- nity Bank 1375 NW Mall Street, Suite 1 Issaquah, WA 98027 ServePro of Renton 2700 Lind Ave SW, #200 Renton, WA 98057 Current Occupant 34935 SE Douglas St. Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Thomas R. Clary 3051 218th Ave. SE Sammam- ish, WA 98075 Sue Ann O. Clary 3051 218th Ave. SE Sam- mamish, WA 98075 I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the un- dersigned Trustee will, on the 15th day of May 2015, at the hour of 10:00 A.M., on the courthouse steps of the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, King County, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following-described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Wash- ington, to-wit: LOT 3, CITY OF SNOQUALMIE CERTIFICATE OF SEGREGATION NUMBER 99-01 (ALSO KNOWN AS SNOQUALMIE RIDGE CER- TIFICATE OF SEGREGATION NUMBER 2), AS FILED IN VOLUME 128 OF SURVEYS, PAGES 253, 253A, 253B AND 253C, RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 9904019007. (ALSO KNOWN AS A PORTION OF LOT 3, SNOQUALMIE RIDGE BIND-
ING SITE IMPROVEMENT PLAN NUMBER 1, ACCORD- ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 185 OF PLATS, PAGES 32 THROUGH 38, IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, AND AS AMENDED BY AFFI- DAVIT OF CORRECTION OF PLAT RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 9805190462.) Commonly known as: 34935 SE Douglas St., Sno- qualmie, WA 98065. Tax Parcel Number: 785180-0035-07 In- cluding title to all improvements thereon, and appurtenances thereto. which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated March 24, 2008, and recorded on March 25, 2008 under Auditor’s File No. 20080325001787 records of King County, Wash- ington, from Inception Group Real Estate, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, which acquired title as The Inception Group, LLC, as Grantors, to UPF Incorporated, as Trustee, to se- cure an obligation in favor of Is- saquah Community Bank, the
acquired by AmericanWest Bank as Successor to Issaquah Com- munity Bank by merger. II. No action commenced by the Bene-
now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Gran- tor’s default on the obligation se- cured by the Deed of Trust. III. The defaults for which this fore- closure is made are as follows: Failure to pay when due the fol- lowing amounts, which are now in arrears: DELINQUENT PAYMENTS: Monthly pay- ments for June 25, 2014 through January 25, 2015 in the amount of $32,755.00 each. $262,040.00LATE CHARGES: Accrued Late Charges / Fees $16,864.30 REAL PROPERTY TAXES: None $0.00 TOTAL: $278,904.30 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal of $4,597,970.27, together with in- terest as provided in the Note from the 25th day of May 2014, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the ex- pense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as
provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding ti- tle, possession or encumbrances on the 15th day of MAY, 2015. The defaults referenced in Para- graph III must be cured by the 4th day of May, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and ter- minated if at any time on or be- fore the 4th day of May, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), the defaults, as set forth in Paragraph III, are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after the 4th day of May, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest se- cured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was
Trustee to the Borrower, Grantor and Guarantors at the following addresses:Inception Group Real Estate, LLC 34935 SE Douglas Street Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Thomas R. Clary 3051 218th Ave. SE Sammamish, WA 98075Sue Ann O. Clary 3051 218th Ave. SE Sammamish, WA 98075
mail on the 25th day of August 2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above on August 30, 2014 and the Trustee has posses- sion of proof of such posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor, and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor, of all their interest in the above- described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such
a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invali- dating the Trustee’s Sale. Dated this 5th day of February 2014. Kathryn R. McKinley, Successor Trustee 717 West Sprague Ave- nue, Suite 1200 Spokane, WA 99201-3505 (509) 455-6000
NOTICE TO GUARANTORS(1) The guarantor may be liable
extent the sale price obtained at the Trustee’s Sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) the guarantor has the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the grantor in order to avoid the Trustee’s Sale; (3) the guarantor will have no right to redeem the property after the Trustee’s Sale; (4) subject to such longer periods as are pro- vided in the Washington Deed of Trust Act, Chapter 61.24 RCW, any action brought to enforce a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the Trus- tee’s Sale, or the last Trustee’s Sale under any Deed of Trust granted to secure the same debt;
ciency, the guarantor will have the right to establish the fair val- ue of the property as of the date of the Trustee’s Sale, less prior li- ens and encumbrances, and to
to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the Trustee’s Sale, plus interest and costs. Published in the Kent Reporter on April 17, 2015 and May 1, 2015. #1296149.
Copper Ridge LLC, John Harkness, PO Box 73790 Puyall- up, WA 98373, is seeking cover- age under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Con- struction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Rainier Pond, is located at 12203 SE 248th St in Kent in King County. This project in- volves 15.33 acres of soil distur- bance for Residential construc- tion activities. The receiving waterbodies are Clark Lake Trib- utary, Upper Tributary of Soosett Creek. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on
this application, may notify Ecol-ogy in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publica-tion of this notice. Ecology re-views public comments and con-siders whether discharges from this project would cause a mea-surable change in receiving waterquality, and, if so, whether theproject is necessary and in theoverriding public interest ac-cording to Tier II antidegradationrequirements under WAC173-201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program,Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA98504-7696Published in Kent Reporter April 24, 2015, May 1, 2015.#1300931
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION ACTIONPLANNED FINAL ACTIONCity of Kent Eminent Domain Proceedings (RCW 8.25.290)
THE CITY OF KENT GIVES NOTICE that it will consider condemnation of all or a portion of the following property through eminent domain proceedings: 7215 S. 196th St., Kent, WA, 98032 (King County Tax Parcel # 0122049022). The city will decide whether or not to authorize condemnation of the property at its regular meet-ing on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the city council chambers, located at 220 Fourth Ave. S., Kent, WA 98032. Ronald F. Moore, MMC City Clerk Published in the Kent Reporter on May 1, 2015 and May 8, 2015. #1305868.
Superior Court of Washington for Island County
Estate of Nellie M. Street, Deceased, No. 15-4-00095-2.
Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030).
The above Court has appointedme as Personal Representative ofDecedent’s estate. Any personhaving a claim against the Dece-dent must present the claim: (a)Before the time when the claimwould be barred by any appli-cable statute of limitations, and(b) In the manner provided in
original of the claim with the
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The union has been in contract negotiations with college admin-istration for more than a year, including mediation over the past few months, after having failed to come to an agreement, said Jaeney Hoene, vice president of United Faculty and English division chair.
“There has been lots of tension between United Faculty and ad-ministration,” Hoene said.
Mark Millbauer, head of the auto body technology program, is the president of United Faculty and one of three members of the negotiations team. Leslie Kes-sler is another member of the negotiations team and head of the parent-child education program. Glen Martin is carpentry program director and union treasurer.
“We don’t find the explanation (for the program cuts) to be very congruent with reality,” Hoene said. “The possibility that these
are targeted seems a bit more likely to many of the faculty.”
Allison Friedly, executive direc-tor of college relations, said the programs have not been targeted, and it is unfortunate that union leaders are the ones whose pro-grams could be eliminated.
“It is completely coincidental that their programs are both out-rageously expensive and have low enrollment,” Friedly said.
There are 18 full-time student equivalents enrolled in the auto body program, down from more than 30 in spring 2011. Geo-graphic information systems has about 20 full-time student equiva-lents, down from 25 in 2011. Last spring, there were about 10 full-time student equivalents.
Typically, if the college consid-ers eliminating a program, it goes through a review process, but that is not required in the current circumstances because of the col-
lege’s financial situation, Friedly said.
College officials anticipate at least a $1.8 million budget shortfall, but it could be as much as $5.2 million owing to legisla-tive action, including a proposed tuition freeze and changes in how funds are allocated, Friedly said.
College enrollment is down, too, she said.
“Enrollments are decreasing because the economy is getting better,” she said.
Friedly said the college has made extensive cuts on the ad-ministrative side, so now instruc-tional programs face reductions.
“That is one area that hasn’t received any cutbacks,” she said.
Hoene said cutting the car-pentry and auto body programs doesn’t make sense when those are two of five programs set to move into a new trades building this fall.
Friedly said if those programs are cut, the trades building could be reconfigured to house other programs.
“We are not at the point where the interior is complete,” Friedly said.
Faculty can give suggestions
Faculty received letters on April 20 outlining the proposed pro-gram cuts. Per faculty contract, any time positions could be elimi-nated, there is a 30-day comment period during which faculty may submit suggestions for saving the programs.
College officials are hopeful that faculty can come up with vi-able suggestions.
“We have not found that way on our own with the abilities we have…” Sampson said. “A lot of times faculty members will know how costs can be saved.”
Any decision to cut programs
would require action by the col-lege’s Board of Trustees.
“They are not easy decisions,” Sampson said. “They are not deci-sions we take lightly.”
Board chair Pete Lewis did not want to comment on the issue since it is still going through the administrative process. He said, however, many colleges across the country face similar enrollment declines and financial shortfalls.
Lewis referred calls to college President Eileen Ely, who did not respond by press time.
“It is important to note that, at this time, no final decision has been made as to program closures,” college officials said in a memo on Monday. “The college is eager to review the propos-als brought forward, in order to retain as many programs as pos-sible. However, given the current
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foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be pre- sented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or maled this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4)
lication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented in this time period, the claim will be forever barred excepted as pro- vided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Dece- dent’s probate and nonprobate
appointment of personal repre- sentative April 17, 2015. Date of
/s/ Carolie Graddon. Address for mailing or service 367 Gramayre Road, Coupevlle WA 98239. Published in the Kent Reporter on April 24, 2015, May 1, 2015 and May 8, 2015. #1301947.
KENT CITY COUNCILNOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARINGAnnexation/Deannexation
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Kent City Council will hold a public hearing on whether to enact a Resolution for the an- nexation of a portion of property to the city of Kent simultaneous- ly with the deannexation of relat- ed property to the city of Auburn, pursuant to RCW 35.10.217 on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Kent City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave- nue South, Kent, WA 98032. All interested persons are invited to attend and will be given an op- portunity to speak. Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact
vance at (253) 856-5725. For TTD relay service, call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at (800) 833-6388. Ronald F. Moore, MMC City Clerk Published in the Kent Reporter on May 1, 2015 and May 8,
2015. #1305904.Charles & Kristy Butt, 29445 – 232nd Avenue South East, Black Diamond, WA, 98010, are seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Storm- water NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.The proposed project, 5th Avenue Townhomes, is located at 733 - 5th Avenue South in Kent, in King County, Washington. This project involves 1.2 acres of soil disturbance for residential and utility construction activities. The receiving water is the Green River (via the City of Kent Mu- nicipal Storm Drainage System). Any persons desiring to present their views to the department of Ecology regarding this applica- tion may do so in writing within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. Com- ments shall be submitted to the department of Ecology. Any per- son interested in the department’s action on this application may notify the department of their in- terest within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest accord- ing to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173- 201A-320.Comments can be submitted to:Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction StormwaterP.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in the Kent Reporter on May 1, 2015 and May 8, 2015. #1303484.
The City of Kent, Public Works Department, 220 4th Avenue S, Kent, WA 98032 is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Central Ave South Pavement Preserva-
tion and Utility Improvement project is located along Central Ave S, between Willis St & the Green River bridge in Kent. This project involves 3.2 acres of soil disturbance for construc- tion activities required to removeand replace failing pavement sections and a full width asphalt concrete pavement overlay of the entire roadway. The new imper- vious surface area will cover the same area as the original road- way surface, approximately 324,500 square feet. It is current- ly estimated that 1,071yd3 of concrete is to be poured over the life of the project but selective replacement of the existing curbs, gutters, and sidewalks will be used to evaluate areas that have become damaged from either the failing roadway, or adjacent tree roots. Best management practices will be installed to minimize any pol- luted discharge to waters of the state, and to ensure erosion and sediment control standards are met. The site will be regularly monitored to comply with the NPDES construction permit requirements. The project will
Pollution Prevention Plan. Stormwater will be discharged to the Green River via the city’s municipal separate stormwater sewer system. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this appli- cation, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measur- able change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest ac- cording to Tier II antidegrada- tion requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.Comments can be submitted to: Department of EcologyAttn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater
PO Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in the Kent Reporter on May 1, 2015 and May 8, 2015. #1305699.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the City of Kent Land Use and Planning Board will hold two consecutive Public Hearings on MONDAY, MAY 11, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. in Kent City Hall City Council Chambers, 220 Fourth Avenue S, Kent, WA. The Hearing Agenda will include the following item(s):1) LAND USE PLAN & ZONING DISTRICT MAP AND TEXT AMENDMENTS: Consideration of city-wide amendments of the Land Use Plan Map and Zoning Districts Map; including four amendments proposed by private parties in the 2014 Docket for properties locat- ed at S 272nd Street/26th Avenue S., SE Kent Kangley Rd/116th Avenue SE., S 222nd Street/88th Avenue S., and SR 5/S 240th Street. Also under consideration are amendments to Zoning Code
allowed uses, development stan- dards, and standards and criteria for granting a request for rezone. 2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE: Consideration of an update to the Comprehensive Plan; including amendments to the text, goals and policies; amendments to the Land Use Plan Map and Zoning Districts Map. Also under consideration are amendments to Zoning Code
allowed uses, development stan- dards, and standards and criteria for granting a request for rezone. The agenda for the Hearing will be available on the City’s website on May 1, 2015. Any persons wishing to submit oral or written comments on this proposal may do so at the hearing or prior to the hearing by e-mail to Charlene Anderson, Planning Manager, Economic and Community
Development Planning Services Division at canderson@kent- wa.gov. The Public is invited to attend and all interested persons will have an opportunity to speak. Charlene Anderson, AICP, Planning Manager For documents pertaining to the Land Use and Planning Board, access the City’s website at: http://kentwa.iqm2.com/citizens/ Default .aspx?DepartmentID= 1004. Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact
advance at (253) 856-5725. For TTY/TDD service call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at (800) 833-6388. For general information, contact Economic & Community Devel- opment Department, Planning Division at (253) 856-5454. Published in the Kent Reporter on May 1, 2015. #1305848.
INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that the City of Kent, Washington, will receive sealed bids at the City
May 12, 2015 up to 1:00 p.m. as shown on the clock on the east wall of
Avenue South, Kent, Washing- ton. All bids must be properly marked and sealed in accordance with this “Invitation to Bid.” Bids must be delivered and
by the above-stated time, regard- less of delivery method, includ- ing U.S. Mail. All bids will be opened and read publicly aloud immediately following 1:00 p.m. for the City of Kent project named as follows:
2015 Plastic MarkingsProject Number: 15-3001
The project consists of installing various plastic pavement mark- ings including stop lines, cross-
road crossing symbols on various City of Kent Streets as detailed in Appendix A, all in accordance with the Kent Special Provisions. The Engineer’s estimated range for this project is approximately
$430,000 - $490,000. Bid docu- ments may be obtained by con- tacting City of Kent Engineering Department, Nancy Yoshitake at (253) 856-5508. For technical questions, please call Joseph Araucto at (253) 856-5664.Bids must be clearly marked “Bid” with the name of the project on the outside of the envelope, addressed to the City Clerk, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032-5895. Only sealed bids will be accepted. No facsimiles or electronic submit- tals will be considered. Each bid shall be in accordance
and other contract documents
City Engineer, City of Kent, Washington. Copies of the plans and Kent Special Provisions may be purchased at a non-re- fundable cost of 25.00 for each
also be downloaded at no charge at www.kentwa.gov/procure- ment. Copies of the WSDOT
able for perusal only. A cashier’s check, cash or surety bond in the amount of 5% of the bid is required. The City of Kent reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all schedules or alternates or to waive any informalities in the bidding and shall determine which bid or bidders is the most responsive, satisfactory and re- sponsible bidder and shall be the sole judge thereof. No plea of mistake in the bid shall be available to the bidder for the recovery of his/her depos- it or as a defense to any action based upon the neglect or refusal to execute a contract. Bidders must submit with their initial bid a signed statement as to whether they have previously performed work subject to the President’s Executive Order No. 11246. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the day of bid opening. Dated this 20th day of April, 2015.BY: Ronald F. Moore, City Clerk Published in the Kent Reporter on May 1, 2015. #1305862.
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fi nancial situation of the college, the proposals will have to result in a savings to the college in order to retain all programs. Th e college, fi rst and foremost, must be fi scal stewards of state funds and do what will best serve students.”
Hoene said the union is concerned that the college may act during the bargaining process.
Th e faculty contract expired last June, but it remains in eff ect while negotiations for a new contract continue.
Hoene said the only part of the contract changed by the expiration is that grievances raised by faculty can no longer go to arbitration.
“We don’t have the option to go to arbitration,” she said, “which in this situation, does tip the balance.”
Students upsetFriedly said she under-
stands how stressful the situa-tion is for students and faculty.
“Green River is a campus that thrives on their very rich history,” she said. “When something like this hasn’t hap-pened (in the past), it is very upsetting.”
Students have not been of-fi cially notifi ed of the poten-tial program cuts, and, until a fi nal decision is made, they won’t be, Friedly said. But many students have learned of the possible cuts through their instructors.
Dozens of students, many enrolled in the programs fac-ing elimination, picketed in front of the new trades build-ing on Wednesday, hoping to garner support to save the programs.
Evan Allen, a carpentry student, said the college’s an-nouncement “blindsided all of us students.”
“As students, we were really looking forward to using this new building they built for us,” Allen said.
Vern Reber, another car-pentry student, said cutting the program would be a huge loss.
“Everyone is invested in this,” Reber said. “We are here every day. We are participat-ing, and we shouldn’t be snuff ed out.”
Sara Beth Radical, a student in the auto body program, se-lected Green River’s program because of the diversity of stu-dents and the unique hands-on opportunities provided to students, despite her daily commute from Bellevue.
“To have this cut, is just not
something you can get some-where else,” Radical said.
If programs are eliminated, Green River would help stu-dents fi nd ways to continue their education. For example, Friedly said, Green River could continue to off er geo-graphic information systems courses until the students complete the program. If Green River isn’t able to off er the courses, it could fi nd other colleges where students could complete the program, she said.
If the programs are cut and the college’s situation changes down the road, the college could consider reinstating the programs.
“Th ere is always a possibil-ity that programs could come back in the future,” Friedly said.
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Richard Jones, left, and Dana Holgate, students in Green River’s carpentry program, picket the potential elimination of programs. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter
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Growing tomatoes in black plastic pots (they absorb heat) gets them off to a bet-ter start in our cool summer climate than growing them in the cold ground but by the end of summer the tomato plants placed directly into the soil may produce a larger harvest as their roots will have more room to spread out and grow.
Q. What can I do about all the slugs in my garden? I also have snails and they eat new seedlings right aft er the sprout. R., email
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EventsDowntown Kent Wine Walk: 6-9 p.m. May 8. Registration at 5:30 p.m. at Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S. Twelve wineries participating. Tickets: $25 per person and available at downtownkent-wawinewalk.brownpapertickets.com/. For more details, call Kent Downtown Partner-ship at 253-813-6976 or email [email protected].
Junior Olympics: 9 a.m. May 9, French Field, Kent-Meridian High School, 10020 SE 256th St., Kent. Cascade Division track and field competition begins at 9 a.m., the Olympic Division starts at 1 p.m. City of Kent Parks, Rec and Community Services sup-porting the event.
WBCA Spring Antique Bottle & Col-lectible Show: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 16, Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N., Kent. Great antiques – bottles, insulators, pottery, collectibles, postcards, photos and more. Early-buy admission: $5, 1-5 p.m. May 15; free on May 16. www.wbcaweb.org
National Public Works Week: 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. May 18, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. Free event offers the public a chance to meet the people who provide services. Climb into the machines that do the heavy lifting, experience hands-on edu-cational displays, join an interactive scav-enger hunt, explore career opportunities.
Kent Public Works Department presents the event. For more information, call 253-856-5600 or visit www.kentwa.gov/PWW.
Relay For Life of Kent: 6 p.m. May 29, French Field, Kent-Meridian High School, 10200 SE 256th St. Raising funds for the American Cancer Society. Survivors Lap begins at 6:30 p.m. To participate or donate, visit www.rflkent.org.
Seventh annual Kent International Festival: 9:30 a.m. May 30, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. Full day of entertainment, food and fun that celebrates Kent’s cultural diversity. Generations of Cultural Diversity opening parade; singing, dancing and music on main stage; nine local restaurants represent an exotic food court; cultural booths; and hand-held float building contest. Free admission. www.kentinternationalfestival.com.
BenefitsMay Tea: Seatings at 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. May 9, Neely Mansion, 12303 SE Auburn Black Diamond Road, Auburn, off Highway 18. Enjoy spring delicacies, music and tour the 1884 Neely Mansion and grounds. Cost $15 per guest. Reservations required. 253-850-2777 or www.neelyman-sion.org.
23rd annual Dungeness Crab and Spaghetti feed: Seatings at 5 p.m. or
6:30 p.m. May 16, Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith St. Fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club of Kent. Proceeds benefit programs for children and seniors. All-you-can-eat feast includes hot crab, spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, soft beverages and dessert. Beer and wine are available for an additional fee. Tickets: $40 for adults; $30 for seniors ages 60 and older; $30 ages 13-18; $15 for ages 6-12; $5 for ages 2-5 and free for children under age 2. For tickets and reservations, call Vivian Bruns at 253-839-3941 or Bill Stewart at 253-852-5504.
VolunteersTeam Up 2 Clean Up Kent: 8 a.m.-noon, May 16. City of Kent, Kent Downtown Partnership, Kent Station, Republic Services, Lions Club and Down Home Catering invite the community to participate in a citywide litter cleanup event. Residents, neighbor-hood and faith-based organizations, civic groups, schools, youth organizations, businesses and families are encouraged to get involved. Volunteers can pick up free gloves and trash bags and get directions to “hot spots” – the areas that need the most attention – by meeting at 8 a.m. at one of three locations: • Trinity Community Church parking lot, 3807 Reith Road (West Hill); • Kherson Park, 307 W. Gowe St. (downtown); • Golden Steer Steak & Rib House parking lot, 23826 104th Ave. SE (East Hill). Trash
bags can also be dropped off at the same locations that day until noon.
HealthKent4Health 1-Mile Generations Walk: 9:25-9:55 a.m. May 30, ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. Walk, which starts and finishes at ShoWare, kicks off the Kent International Festival. Public is invited to wear cultural attire and/or decorate an umbrella for the festive occasion. Join the Chinese Lions, mayor, elected officials and festival goers for a walk through the streets of Kent. Decorated umbrellas will be invited on stage after walk for a photo op and snack ticket. Free event. www.kentinternational-festival.com, [email protected]
Bloodworks Northwest drives: 2:15-4:15 p.m. May 7, Zion Lutheran, 25105 132nd Ave. SE; noon-2 p.m., 3-7 p.m. May 15, LDS Church, 24419 94th Ave. S.; 12:30-3:30 p.m. May 21, Expeditors International, 21318 64th Ave. S.; 8:30- 11 a.m. May 21, Flow International, 23500 64th Ave S.; 8:30-10:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. May 26, Tahoma High School, 18200 SE 240th St.; 9-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. May 28, Recreational Equip-ment, 6750 S. 228th St. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-398-7888, or visit www.bloodworksnw.org.
EntertainmentSHOWARE CENTER
625 W. James St., Kent. 253-856-6777. Order at www.tickets.showarecenter.com. Events include:
Sesame Street Live “Let’s Dance!”: 6:30 p.m. May 19; 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. May 20. Get up and get moving with Elmo, Abby Cadabby and everyone’s favorite Sesame Street friends when Sesame Street Live visits Kent. Hosted by two live perform-ers, “Let’s Dance!” offers an up close, interac-tive experience. The audience is invited to dance with their favorite Sesame Street friends on the floor. Tickets $15 and $22. A limited number of $32 Gold Circle seats and $62 Sunny Seats – featuring premium show seating and a pre-show meet and greet with two Sesame Street Live friends, including Elmo – are also available. For more information, online, visit sesa-mestreetlive.com.
Seattle Mist: 8 p.m. May 29. Legends Football League (formerly Lingerie Football League) game between the Mist and the Los Angeles Temptation. Tickets: $10-$55.
Theresa Caputo: 7 p.m. June 7. Psychic and star of the hit TLC show, “Long Island Medium,” will give interactive readings to audience members throughout the show and will also share personal stories about her life and her gifts. Purchasing a ticket does not guarantee a reading. Tickets are $39.75, $49.75, $59.75 and $89.75.
CHANCEL ARTS AT KENT LUTHERAN
May concert: 3 p.m. May 17, Kent Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 336 Second Ave. S., downtown Kent. Program: Federal Way Harmony Kings sing the close harmony of traditional barbershop quartet music and feature within the group three such quartets, The Town Squires, Harmony Knights and Generation Gap. Tickets at the door or in advance from www.BrownPap-erTickets.com at $12.50 for adults, $5 for seniors in groups of 10 and students with ID, $5. Intermission will feature free coffee and snacks.
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“Bring It On, the Musical”: April 29-May 9, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with 2 o’clock matinees on Saturdays, Kentridge High School Theatre, 12430 SE 208th St. Tickets: $10 and $15. showtix4u.com or www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/KR/.
“A Streetcar Named Desire”: 7 p.m. May 13-16, Kent-Meridian Perform-ing Arts Center, 10020 SE 256th St., Kent. K-M Drama presents Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Tickets avail-able at the door for $10.
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