April 2007

The Seattle Police Department mapped out new patrol beats for West Seattle and the rest of the city along with plans to beef-up the number of police officers on duty Friday and Saturday nights and during summer, when criminal activity is higher.

The change would mean West Seattle and South Park would be carved into six patrol beats instead of the current seven. Police officials want the flexibility to put more officers on the street where and when needed.

Under the existing system, the city is divided into 64 patrol beats.

As the Huling family got out of the car business, another family moved in.

The name Gee is pronounced with a hard G. The family hails from Spokane, where it's been in the car business for 24 years. Gee Automotive Co. purchased all of Huling Bros.' dealerships in West Seattle last fall.

The December shooting death of King County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Cox was a reminder of Highline's growing gang problem.

Cox was gunned down while investigating a shooting in White Center.

Seattle School Board members have asked district staff to come up with alternatives to a proposal that would alter the districts' youth and family policy for tenants in surplus buildings.

Inspection results show no additional settlement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct between Columbia Street and Yesler Way.

However, due to half an inch of settlement at two piers found during previous inspections over the last year, the Washington State Department of Transportation will move forward with repairs in this area.

"We are pleased with the results of this inspection, but the situation is still urgent," said Jugesh Kapur, state bridge engineer.

The Explorer West Middle School Board of Trustees has elected Evan Hundley as its new Head of School.

"After 14 years teaching and coaching at University Preparatory Academy, I am eager to apply my experiences and lead this dynamic, small school," said Hundley.

In addition to independent school academics, Hundley has directed the tennis program at The Sand Point Country Club since 1989 and worked in city government administration in Seattle and Redondo Beach, Calif.

He will assume his duties at Explorer West this summer.

Hundley was among 47 applican

HB 1094

Making transportation appropriations for 2007-2009. By a vote of 81 to 16 on March 26, the House approved HB 1094, which would make appropriations to the 2007-09 state transportation budget. The transportation budget is one of three budgets approved by the Legislature each year. These appropriations pay for transportation-related activities such as building and maintaining roads, operating the state ferry system and public safety. The bill is now under consideration in the Senate.

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An article in the March 28 edition erroneously stated that all northbound lanes of I-5 will be closed for a couple of weeks in August.

The repair work on the stretch of I-5 from Spokane Street northward to the I-90 interchange will be done between Aug. 10 and Aug. 29. At least two northbound lanes will remain open at all times.There will be no time during which all lanes will be closed.

Traffic will be restricted to one lane at night, when much of the work is to be done.

Some work also is planned for the southbound lanes of I-5.

So sunny, so nice, so Elsbeth offered to ride with me if I wanted to go out for nine holes of hit and hunt golf. The winter has been so long I was pretty excited.

The sign said carts stay on paths so there was a lot of walking and the course was wonderful but the rough was very deep. If you bent one too much you often could not find it.

My first game in a year was not pretty but I got a lot of exercise.

We did have to call the clubhouse only once.

After a sterling drive that accidentally hit a limb my ball dove into knee deep grass.

Ballard Commons, a new 250-unit, six story condominium is about to change the face of the neighborhood's busiest intersection.

The project will replace Denny's Restaurant at 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest Market Street.

Rhapsody Partners purchased the lot on the northwest corner of 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest Market Street from The Seattle Monorail Project.

A monorail station was to be built on the property until voters decided to end the mass transit project.

The city's Design Review Board for the Northwest sector held a public meeting