Monthly archives for February, 2010
King County cities have been debating...
I remember reading this article when it was first published. I can’t believe it has been twenty years. Obviously, the themes have not changed much in a generation.
Here are a few interesting quotes from the story regarding the history of Renton’s independence:
Then there’s Renton, so fiercely independent that it won̵ [...]
Renton heroine Roxanne Paz extinguish...
Chief Mark Peterson, Citizen-heroine Roxanne Paz, and Mayor Law in council chambers last night. (Councilmembers Rich Zwicker and Greg Taylor are in the background)
The Mayor and Council were introduced to Renton’s newest unofficial fire fighter last night. Renton Fire Chief Mark Peterson gave an official letter of commendation to Ro [...]
Lindbergh Pool remains a major concer...
Many Benson Hill and Fairwood area residents came to last night’s council meeting to ask again for any assistance the city could offer in helping to keep the Lindbergh Pool open. This pool is currently owned by the Renton School District, but used to be owned by the county, and offers services to the community at large through swim les [...]
Library annexation issues took center...
We had a stimulating council meeting last night, with lots of public comment on both the library and the Lindbergh Swimming Pool. The audience section was standing-room only, and we had all council members in attendance. I would guess we had about 15 members of the audience come up and speak within the two audience comment periods, but I wasn [...]
Many residents wondering what’s...
WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN?
The latest library election results show that each side recorded a couple dozen new votes over Friday and Saturday, leaving the margin nearly unchanged with a current 46 vote spread in favor of joining KCLS.
In a city of 85,000 people, 46 votes is not a clear mandate. The data simply affirms what I was hearing& [...]
My 15-year-old tree climber takes a p...
My third-son Danny snapped this photo from the top of a tree in our front yard.
Thanks for the memorable and energeti...
I was sorry to hear about the passing of “The Knack” lead singer Doug Fieger. While the band may not be widely known to today’s generation, Cathy and I were dating when several of their songs reached the top of the charts. We danced and cruised to their music during those impressionable years when the tunes stay with you. [...]
A city-sponsored recount could appear...
The Renton Reporter indicates in this article that a recount decision on the library election issue would be up to the city. But this is not a complete explanation, as either campaign could also request a recount if they paid a fee of about $2000 to King County Elections (see my my previous blog entry for details).
Unfortunately, this si [...]
No provision in state law exists for ...
It turns out that the only possibility of a recount in the library election would be via a petition-request with five signatures, and an initial payment of around $1900 (for a machine recount). The petitioners are responsible for the entire cost of the recount. The payment gets refunded if the recount results in a flip-flopping of the results [...]
New Renton TV spots
The Renton Community Marketing campaign has released some new TV ads to air during Olympic coverage.
Here’s one of them:
See the other ads by clicking Here