I had an interesting chat with two of the Renton Highland HCA leaders last night; Howard McComber and Terry Person. These two gentlemen gave me some insight into the passion they felt for fighting the Community Renewal Act imposition in their nieghborhood. In addition to being US combat veterens, both of these men spoke reverantly of their S [...]
Monthly archives for September, 2006
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I had an interesting chat with two of the Renton Highland HCA leaders last night; Howard McComber and Terry Person. These two gentlemen gave me some insight into the passion they felt for fighting the Community Renewal Act imposition in their nieghborhood. In addition to being US combat veterens, both of these men spoke reverantly of their S [...]
The Straw Man
As an elected official, I hold many truths to be self-evident….
Among them, elected officials should:
Treat all the citizens we serve with dignity and respect
Conduct our decision making openly
Make our records readily available to the public
Include citizens in our decision making
Run city hall as efficiently as possible
Minimize th [...]
A Fun, Fun, Fun Beach Boys Concert!
Growing up in Califonia, I always loved the sounds of the Beach Boys. Their song “Surfin Safari” inspired my first efforts to surf at Redondo Beach in my teens…”Lets go sufin now, everybody’s learnin how, come on a safari with me…..”Never able to purchase a 409 (“she’s real fine my 409R [...]
We do not have to lose the Dinner Tra...
We’ve been told we will lose the dinner train as a result of I-405 widening in South Bellevue. Recent reports give the impression that this is already agreed to by the State DOT and Burlington Northern Railroad. Meanwhile, Puget Sound Regional Council and the King County Executive’s office are both working to develop future p [...]
HCA “Spirit of the Highlands” neighbo...
YIPEE! ONE LAST SUMMER FLING! FREE PICNIC SATURDAY AT 1:00!….
Please bring your families and appetites, and come on down! Food, entertainment, fun…and everything is provided free of charge, thanks to very generous sponsorship by Highlands Community Association.
I’ll be there with my family on Saturday, and I hope you wil [...]
It’s getting better, but some c...
Some questions surfaced during our last council meeting (9/18/06) regarding Renton Highlands revitalization planning. The Planning Commission is reviewing zoning and text amendments that support Highlands revitalization, but we have not yet assembled the citizen advisory committee that is supposed to produce the vision for this area. A few c [...]
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday...
Yay Renton! You turn 105 years old tomorrow!
I’ve been enjoying the public birthday wishes for Renton that are being posted by our citizens in the comments section of Renton’s MySpace site!
To see Renton’s birtday greetings, CLICK HERE and then scroll down the right hand side of the page until you reach the comment [...]
Hey! I was rated ‘Two Thumbs U...
The newly established Inie League has issued its first set of local officials’ ratings, and I got a kick out of my mine.
I have to say, the internet is going to change everything about local politics.
Here is the website for those of you that are interested… www.inieleague.org…click here!
And to the Inie League review t [...]
Busy Summer
A few readers have noticed that I’ve spent less time online the last few weeks. It has been such a beautiful summer, and here is a glimpse as to what I’ve been up to.
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Teaching my son-in-law Brandon how to tie a tie!
Our visiting Japanese exchange student shows us he is indeed an expert rider; on our mustang on Devil&# [...]
Summer movies in the park was a great...
What a great season of movies at Liberty Park. I loved watching the final show, Young Frankenstein last week with my family, including our Japanese exchange student.
That movie is soooo funny…I really enjoy Mel Brooks movies.
One last big thank you to Spirit of Washington for the grant that made this season possible, and my hearty than [...]