September 2020

Don Bereiter Classic happening Sept. 10 at West Seattle Golf Course
Event benefits West Seattle Food Bank and honors the memory of well known West Seattle Realtor

A charity golf tournament The Don Bereiter Classic is happening Sept 10 at the West Seattle Golf Course to benefit the West Seattle Food Bank. The event honors Don Bereiter who recently passed away from cancer.  Don was well-known and loved in the West Seattle community, where he was the managing broker at Prudential NW Real Estate (later Berkshire Hathaway) and most recently the branch manager at Windermere in the West Seattle Junction.  

The organizers already have all 18 holes sponsored, and nearly a full course of golfers.  Raffle tickets are still available 

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Michael Lee Dudley arraigned in King County; Charged with two counts of 2nd degree murder, he plead not guilty

Michael Lee Dudley, who was formally charged with second degree murder of both Jessica Lewis and Austin Wenner in June was arraigned in King County Superior Court on Tuesday Sept. 8.

He was led into court in handcuffs and the charges were formally read. 

The case setting hearing is the next court date, and that is initially scheduled for 1 p.m. Oct. 1, though generally those case setting hearings can be moved several times by a judge.

He remains in King County Jail on $5 million bail.

LINK TO FORMAL CHARGING DOCUMENTS

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Joy M. Farrell (Jakey) 1931-2020

 

Joy M. Farrell (Jakey) died from complications due to Alzheimer’s and dementia on August 24, 2020, age 89, while residing at the Beehive Retirement and Assisted Living Community in McCleary, WA. She was born June 7, 1931 in Lewiston, ID. Joy spent her younger years in Asotin and Yakima, WA before moving to the Normandy Park, WA area. She graduated from Highline High School in 1949 where her father also taught. In the 1990’s she moved to Montesano, WA from Morton, WA to be near her daughters and grandchildren. 

OP-ED- West Seattle - Cable-stayed Bridge vs. Immersed Tube Tunnel 
The risk costs of building a bridge on the unstable tide flats of the Duwamish is very high and must be considered by SDOT & WSP's cost-benefit analysis

By Bob Ortblad

The economy and beauty of a cable-stayed bridge make them the default choice for spans from 500 to 2,500 feet.  A Duwamish span would be 950 feet. SDOT has recently hired HNTB engineers to design a bridge or tunnel to cross the Duwamish.  HNTB is the winner of many awards for its cable-stayed bridges.  As professional engineers, they will try to be objective in the analysis of a bridge versus a tunnel.  However, their experience and the seductive beauty of a cable-stayed bridge may distort an objective view.  Beware, political and engineer hubris may tempt West Seattlites with a new cable-stayed Duwamish bridge.

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4-story, 56-unit apartment bldg coming to 4800 40th SW

The site of Origins Cannabis at 4800 40th SW is set to be completely changed by yet another apartment building in West Seattle. The Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections has published a notice of a Land Use Application permit to allow a 4-story, 56-unit apartment building with 4 live-work units and retail. Parking for 44 vehicles proposed. The existing building will be demolished.

The proposed project consists of 56 residential units located on 4 levels above grade and 4 live-work units. The lobby, live work and commerical (5,656 SF) uses are located on L1, residential units on L2-L4, and one level of below grade parking (44 parking stalls) located on P1 accessed from the alley. There is a roof terrace and green house for residential amenity use.

For now called Braseth 40 the project is being designed by Clark/Barnes Architects.

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Air quality to get unhealthy overnight as smoke pours into our area

The  Washington Emergency Management Division has issued an Emergency Alert.

Wildfires, smoke and dust storms have closed major highways throughout Central and Eastern Washington, including I-90 from Ritzville to the Grant Countyline. Two places you can check to see what's closed and when highways will reopen: Web: https://www.wsdot.com/traffic/trafficalerts/

App: https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/know-before-you-go/mobile-app

Air quality will continue to worsen today and tomorrow as the winds shift, potentially impacting larger parts of the state.

Check air monitors using https://www.airnow.gov

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UPDATE: Labor Day power outage affects nearly 5300 in Burien and North Highline

UPDATE 7pm

The outage is now mostly resolved aside from a pocket outage affecting 55 customers near Myers Way South.

Original Post at 2:42pm

A power outage began around 2:22 according to Seattle Light and affected 5,291 customers in Burien and North Highline. No cause was known and it is being investigated.

The outage stretched from the shores of Lake Burien on 152nd SW to South Director Street on the north and from Puget Sound to 12th Ave South on the east. The outage crossed Highway 509, through the Southern Heights neighborhood.

No known time of restoration was announced.

You can stay in touch with the status of the outage by visiting Seattle City Light System Status.

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