August 2007

The full Port of Seattle Commission is expected to revisit on Thursday, Aug.

A fourth contender may jump into the ring in the seventh round of the North Highline annexation fight.

SeaTac lawmakers voted 4-3 on July 24 to consider annexing the Boulevard Park area as part of the city's comprehensive plan.

Voting to include annexation on the plan's final docket were Deputy Mayor Ralph Shape and councilmen Chris Wythe, Joe Brennan and Don DeHan.

Opposed were Mayor Gene Fisher, Councilman Tony Anderson and Councilwoman Terry Anderson.

The area that SeaTac may seek is much smaller than the entire North Highline unincorporated area

The SeaTac City Council amended on July 24 a development agreement for a long-delayed parking garage and retail center on International Boulevard.

WallyPark, a self-park and valet facility, will have 1,678 stalls.

About 14,000 square feet of retail space will front on the boulevard with another 3,000 square feet within the structure.

The development is located at the old Airport Plaza Hotel site, 18613 International Boulevard.

Developers said the retail space would house 10 to 12 small tenants that would mostly serve local residents.

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A stubborn roof fire and a construction delay have Highline schools officials scrambling to get schools ready for the first day of classes on Sept.

The Port of Seattle has started adding water to Des Moines Creek this summer, one year ahead of schedule.

Augmenting water flows into Des Moines and Walker creeks was required by environmental permits for construction of the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport.

Des Moines' North Hill is going to acquire a sewer system.

A petition in favor of sewer service required signatures from 51 percent of landowners within the improvement district to be successful.

The proposal had already received 51.6 percent approval before the city council considered the item, according to petition proponents.

But some area residents are contesting the petition and reporting an improper signature gathering process.

"The citizens are looking very much at the city and are well aware that you have land there and they are relying on yo

In an area of Des Moines that has received recent media attention due to gang busts, residents will hold their first block party featuring a renowned Seattle cellist.

Paul Rucker will perform in Midway Park at South 221st Street and 29th Avenue South on Saturday, Aug.

Highline-area residents will join citizens in thousands of communities nationwide on Tuesday, Aug. 7, for the 24th annual National Night Out crime-and-drug prevention event.

The Des Moines Police Department will kick off National Night Out a day early with the "Des Moines Walk Against Crime" on Aug. 6.

Participants are asked to assemble at the Public Works Building, 2255 S.

Prospective students and their families can learn about Highline Community College's Puget Sound Early College at an information meeting on Tuesday, August 14, at 6:30 p.m.

Early College gives high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and an associate of arts degree simultaneously, tuition-free.

U-S-A, U-S-A...

It was an evening of an exciting soccer match with much of the pressure on the U.S.A.