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Renton’s Cedar River Off-leash Dog Park celebrated with official “Leash cutting”

SEP22 2009 Written by Randy Corman 3 Comments


Several of my council colleagues celebrate and laugh along with the mayor and members of the public during the award presentation at the “leash-cutting” for the new dog park.
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  1. Marcie Palmer on 2027-2028 budget creates deficit of $11.9 million and does not reopen Carco Theatre, the Museum, or 200 Mill Ave buildingOctober 19, 2026

    In my opinion, the Public Works director is running the city, not the mayor. He (Martin Pastucha) has a long…

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    The city was nice enough to board up some of the windows that people had been breaking into.

  4. Bob Hunt on 2027-2028 budget creates deficit of $11.9 million and does not reopen Carco Theatre, the Museum, or 200 Mill Ave buildingOctober 18, 2026

    In addition, with the retirement of Elizabeth Stewart, the City has quietly eliminated the museum manager position. The Historical Society…

  5. Anonymous on Renton Council must decide whether 120% rent increases are really “reasonable”October 18, 2026

    Classic. Rivera is shouting about private landlord commercial rent increases while taking part in extreme increases to tenants herself as…

  6. Rabon Barbara on 2027-2028 budget creates deficit of $11.9 million and does not reopen Carco Theatre, the Museum, or 200 Mill Ave buildingOctober 18, 2026

    On January 31, 2025, I spoke with several individuals, including Elizabeth Stewart and Caitlin Hunsaker, regarding the future of the…

  7. Anonymous on 2027-2028 budget creates deficit of $11.9 million and does not reopen Carco Theatre, the Museum, or 200 Mill Ave buildingOctober 18, 2026

    When was the last time elected officials received a raise or pay adjustment? Is that a part of the budget…

  8. Randy Corman on 2027-2028 budget creates deficit of $11.9 million and does not reopen Carco Theatre, the Museum, or 200 Mill Ave buildingOctober 18, 2026

    IS THIS ABOUT TRYING TO PASS A FUTURE PARK BOND? It's looking like someone in charge of Renton's facilities is…

  9. Anonymous on 2027-2028 budget creates deficit of $11.9 million and does not reopen Carco Theatre, the Museum, or 200 Mill Ave buildingOctober 18, 2026

    Protecting citizens' safety and government assets takes a back seat when there's grandstanding to be done.

  10. Anonymous on 2027-2028 budget creates deficit of $11.9 million and does not reopen Carco Theatre, the Museum, or 200 Mill Ave buildingOctober 17, 2026

    Keeping our public buildings in shape is one of the few priorities I expect our officials to be focussed on,…

  11. Marcie Palmer on 2027-2028 budget creates deficit of $11.9 million and does not reopen Carco Theatre, the Museum, or 200 Mill Ave buildingOctober 17, 2026

    Let's hope that Council Members read this and see comments so they will look deeper into the budget. It is…

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    Thank [deity] someone is looking at this. I know there are a few adults on the council, but I also…

  13. Anonymous on Renton Council must decide whether 120% rent increases are really “reasonable”October 16, 2026

    Go yell at the council for wasting their time instead of doing something useful. Signed, Yahoo Serious.

  14. Randy Corman on Renton Council must decide whether 120% rent increases are really “reasonable”October 16, 2026

    Yes Anonymous, the lease rates for Boeing have been increasing too. While exact charges vary depending where each tenant is…

  15. Anonymous on Renton Council must decide whether 120% rent increases are really “reasonable”October 16, 2026

    Are they charging Boeing a lot more too? Are the increases across the board?

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