June 2020

information from the City of SeaTac

June 17-During a Special Council Meeting tonight, the SeaTac City Council appointed Stanley Tombs, Jr. to fill vacant Council Position # 2 and complete the current unexpired term. The appointment took place after the Council reviewed seven applicants who previously applied and interviewed for a vacant council position in October of 2018. In June, Councilmember Joel Wachtel vacated his seat creating the opening.

Mr. Tombs will be sworn in at the June 23, 2020 Regular Council Meeting and will serve until the certification of the November 2021 General Election.

Tombs is currently serving on the Sidewalk Committee and previously served as a Councilmember from January 2019 to November 2019. He was chosen by Council to fill the Position #5 seat after former Councilmember Amina Ahmed passed away.

The Seattle Department of Transportation Request for Qualifications that went out June 2, makes for interesting reading.

The full text can be read HERE. 

The solicitation has another couple of weeks before it closes and thus far 151 respondents (including SDOT itself) have gotten registered on the procurement site. Most of those responding are from Washington State with a sprinkling from New York, Oregon, California, and one from the Tunnel building experts in the Netherlands TEC-tunnel. WSP, SDOT's current consultant also responded.

The RFQ was modified with an addendum after interest in a potential Immersed Tube Tunnel grew following the publishing of the concept by WestsideSeattle. Other media outlets and Councilmember Lisa Herbold asked if it was possible and SDOT made the change. 

information from King County

King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci submitted an application to the state Department of Health to move King County to Phase 2 of the Safe Start recovery plan following approval of the plan by the King County Board of Health.

“After two weeks in what has been called Phase 1.5, our case counts, health care system capacity and other metrics are holding steady, and we are ready to move to Phase 2,” said Executive Constantine. “But make no mistake – successful economic recovery will depend on everyone in King County carefully following the recommendations of our Public Health experts, including wearing face coverings and avoiding unnecessary contacts, so together we can keep re-opening our community while holding the line on the pandemic.”

information from the City of SeaTac

The SeaTac City Council will be choosing a new councilmember to fill the Position #2 seat vacated by former Councilmember Joel Wachtel.

The Council will be holding a Virtual Special Council Meeting on Wednesday, June 17 at 5 PM to discuss the issue. The City Council will recess into an executive session to review the qualifications of the candidates. They will then reconvene in open session where they will nominate candidates and vote until there is a majority vote for one candidate. This new member is scheduled to be sworn-in and begin as a Councilmember at the June 23 Regular Council Meeting at 6 PM.

July 4th !!  

Yes, let’s celebrate- but do you really need to light up the sky with illegal Fireworks!

Here’s a view from a couple of neighbors who would greatly appreciate removing illegal fireworks from our neighborhood.

Typically, it starts at the beginning of June when a random firework is shot off.  Dogs across the neighborhood start barking.  I know you think you’re celebrating our American freedom, but it’s loud obnoxious, and detrimental to our hearing, our pets, and our veterans.