Kirkland Reporter, April 11, 2014

BY MATT PHELPS

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A Kirkland Police Depart-ment tracking K9 was ac-cidentally struck by a police cruiser early on the morning of April 4 during a suspect search.

� e K9 named � or, who was momentarily knocked unconscious, was transport-

ed to Seattle Veterinary Spe-cialists located in Kirkland and is recovering in good condition.

Police received a call for a possible felony assault at about 12:30 a.m. in the 13000 block of NE 70th Place.

“� e suspect reportedly assaulted the victim with a broken piece of glass and was last seen leaving the area on

foot,” said Kirkland police Lt. Mike Murray.

� or and his handler, o� cer Daniel Hopkins, responded to the area and began tracking the suspect. Another o� cer working a perimeter post observed who he believed to be the suspect in the 6300 block of 132nd Ave. NE. A third o� cer responding to assist,

inadvertently struck � or with the front of his police cruiser. O� cer Hopkins was not struck or injured.

� e suspect � or was tracking for the assault is currently in custody at the Kirkland Police Department for investigation of second-degree assault.

As a precaution, � or was kept overnight at Seattle Veterinary Specialists for observation.

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Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen stands with CACHET winner Kathy Feek and Santos Contreras, who accepted the CACHET award on behalf of the Kirkland Performance Center. The fourth annual CACHET award ceremony was held on April 2. For more on the award and ceremony see page 5. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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A� er several years of controversy, city-imposed moratoria

and legal battles, the devel-opers of the Potala Village project are making headway on their proposed 88 unit apartment complex on Lake

Washington Boulevard.A� er demolishing the

previous buildings and submitting a revised build-ing permit application in December 2013, developers with Path America have acquired several cleanup permits.

Independent contractor Kane Environmental and

the Department of Ecol-ogy are working with the city and developer Lobsang Dargey to implement the cleanup action plan, which was created in September 2013 by Earth Solutions NW, LLC.

“Testing to date indicates low levels of dry-cleaning solvents in a small area to

the northwest corner of the Potala Village property,” said city of Kirkland senior planner Angela Ruggeri in an email. “Also, motor fuel/oil exists in the west central

area of the property.”� e 1.2 acre lot once

encompassed a dry cleaner and gas station, among other businesses, and a residential home that was

heated by a pressure oil burning furnace that used an underground heating fuel storage tank.

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Potala Village developers to begin site cleanup

A rendering of the Potala Village project on Lake Washington Boulevard. The entrance has since been moved to the center as opposed to the south where it’s currently depicted. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kirkland

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New discussion group takes on Great Ideas

Kirkland police K9 injured in suspect search

Kirkland Police Department K9 Thor. CONTRIBUTED, Kirkland Police Department

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While most co� ee shops are alive in the mornings as workers rush to grab their ca� eine � x, some may argue St. James Espresso in Kirkland is truly vibrant in the evening - at least once a month, that is.

Since October 2013, the Great Ideas discussion group has held a monthly meet-ing at the cafe to discuss topic such as love, memories, courage and why there are so many religions.

“We say we’re not about � nding a solution, we’re about � nding beautiful ques-tions,” said Great Ideas or-ganizer Margit Moore. “� e questions that really cause you to think and ponder and come to those conversations is what the goal is.”

St. James Espresso man-ager Matthew Reidt said he

welcomes the community-centered meet up and is open a half-hour later during monthly conversation, as the group o� en becomes immersed in discussion well into the hour and a half that’s allotted.

Comprised of about eight people - � ve regulars and 20 irregulars - Great Ideas was formed by Moore as a way to provoke thought and learning from other people’s perspectives.

Moore, a Kirkland resident, has taught English, social studies and philosophy, and is currently in the process of opening up an alternative school.

She recalls a philosophy course when she once taught students utilitarian and uni-versal ethics. To further study the concept of ethics, Moore had her seniors interact with � rst graders, who were study-

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LWHS dance team takes state title in Military

For the second consecu-tive year the Lake Wash-ington High School dance team took � rst in the class 1A/2A Military category and third in the class 2A Pom category during the State Dance Champion-ships. � e event was held at the Yakima Valley Sun Dome on March 29.

� e Kangs’ score of 277.1 was the highest in the Military category for any state class. Lake Wash-ington scored 278.2 in the Pom category, placing be-hind only the teams from Capital and Tumwater.

� e dance team was led by seniors Alex Valenti, Amanda Levine, Andrea Alor, Briana Lee, Emily Brown, Ivyanne Smith, Lauren Olson, Madison Quimby, Rachel Wilkes, Rachel Imhof and Saman-tha Baker. Other team members include Caitlin Madeya, Caroline Donlon, Claudia Gunhus, Connie Khauv, Gaby Matz-Carter, Hannah Kayama, Hannah Madgett, Hannah Peacock, Helen Landon, Ingrid Swanson, Isabelle Lind-heimer, Jackie Navarre, Kayla Torimoto, Kiersten Krumm, Kimberly Nelson, Lindsey Peterson, Mad-eleine Usher, Maile Allan, Marianne Albay, Nicole Duenas, Penny Ryan, Scar-leth Rojas, Tierra Camp, Ti� any Nakamitsu and Valerie Garcini.

Lake Washington is coached by Lindsey Beck and Jeannie Wehr.

� e squad will hold an

informational meeting for the 2014-2015 team at 7 p.m. on April 22 and 25 in the Lake Washington High School commons. Tryouts will be held May 5-9.

McBride to hold campaign kicko� , fundraiser in Bellevue

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� e event will be held at the North Bellevue Com-munity Center.

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The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statisti-cal round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police o� cers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

Between March 28 and April 3, the Kirkland Police Department reported 517 tra� c violations, six DUIs, 23 school zone tra� c violations, two animal calls, 29 alarm calls, nine noise complaints, two juvenile crimes, � ve calls of disturbance, 16 thefts, 16 car prowls, seven car thefts, 21 tra� c accidents, 18 calls of civil distur-bance, six reported burglaries, eight domestic violence calls, nine calls for harassment, seven reports of illegal drugs, one alleged assault, 25 acts of fraud, seven malicious mischief reports, one sex o� ense and � ve suicide calls. At least 40 people were arrested.

April 3Warrant: 8:43 a.m., 10400 block of 132nd Ave. NE. A 47-year-old man was taken into custody on his Renton DUI warrant.

April 22:25 p.m., 11500 block of NE 118th St. An 18-year-old man was arrested on an outstand-ing Redmond warrant for being a minor in possession.

April 1DUI: 9:08 a.m., 14200 block of 100th Ave. NE. A 43-year-old man was arrested for driving under the in� uence after causing a three-vehicle acci-dent. He refused � eld sobriety tests but provided a preliminary breath test, which came out to 0.25. He also gave two separate blood alcohol content samples at the jail, which indicated a 0.318 and 0.321, and was taken to Evergreen-

Health Medical center for further evaluation.

March 31Warrant: 12:24 p.m., 12400 block of NE 131st Court. A 27-year-old man was taken into cus-tody on a Shoreline warrant. A person reported the man as suspicious when they witnessed him hanging around the dumpster of an apartment building for more than an hour. As the reporting

party approached police, the suspect took o� running and was found in another

apartment.

Stolen property: 11:44 p.m., 11200 block of NE 124th St. A 20-year-old man, a 26-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were

arrested and cited for possess-ing a stolen car. Police noticed

the license plate belonged to a Honda, which was con� rmed to be

stolen. The woman was also charged with possession of illegal drugs after police

found a suspected heroin syringe and other paraphernalia.

March 30Warrant: 4:12 p.m., 200 block of Third St. A 26-year-old man was arrested on his Bothell DUI warrant after police contacted him at a transit center. He later admitted to being downtown to “make money” and allegedly alluded to selling marijuana. Police later found a loaded syringe with meth upon searching him.

Mental: 2:30 p.m., 10700 block of NE 142nd St. A 17-year-old boy was involuntarily com-

mitted to EvergreenHealth Medical Center after ingesting 15 500-milligram Tylenol pills in an attempt to take his life. The boy was diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety. He stated that he was depressed after being expelled from school for attempting to sell his medication to other students.

March 29Trespass: 8:45 p.m., 10800 block of NE 64th St. A 70-year-old man was arrested for trespassing his wife’s residence. He had received a warning letter about a domestic violence trespass but returned several hours later. The police report states he su� ers from dementia but was lucid at the time of arrest. He allegedly remembered being trespassed and knew he was not sup-posed to be there.

DUI: 10:13 p.m., 10 block of Central Way. A 28-year-old woman was arrested for a DUI after she failed to yield at a stop sign. She provided police two breath samples, which were 0.137 and 0.130 and her car was impounded.

Malicious mischief: 12 p.m., 6500 block of 113th Ave. NE. A 19-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly went into a rage and de-stroyed the front of some desk drawers and the lock on his mother’s jewelry box.

March 28Warrant: 7:50 p.m., 12300 block of southbound I-405. A 19-year-old man and a 28-year-old man were arrested on each of their outstanding warrants after they were stopped for not signaling a lane change.

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Police BlotterCommunityBRIEFSKITH celebrates 25th anniversary

In honor of the Wind-ermere Foundation’s 25th anniversary, Windermere Real Estate is holding a “charity challenge” from March 17 - April 4 in which 21 nonpro� t organizations throughout the Western United States will compete for a $25,000 donation. At the end of the charity challenge, the � ve nonpro� t organizations that earn the most votes will each receive $25,000 – totaling $125,000

in donations from the Win-dermere Foundation.

One of those non-pro� t organizations is Kirkland Interfaith Transitions in Housing.

Using social media as the platform for the charity chal-lenge, members of the public are encouraged to vote for their favorite non-pro� t on the Windermere Real Estate Facebook page. � e 21 competing non-pro� ts all re� ect the Windermere Foundation’s mission to provide support and services to low-income and homeless families.

“We wanted to honor the Windermere Founda-tion’s 25th anniversary in a way that would engage our agents, o� ces, and the pub-

lic, while raising awareness for our non-pro� t partners,” said OB Jacobi, president of Windermere Real Estate.

During the past 25 years, the Windermere Foundation has donated a portion of the proceeds from every home purchased or sold through Windermere towards supporting low-income and homeless families in communities throughout the Western U.S. As Wind-ermere has grown through the years, so too has the Windermere Foundation, which now encompasses ten states and has raised over $26 million for nonpro� ts that provide shelter, clothing, children’s programs, emer-gency assistance, and other services to those in need.


Let’s try something new instead of more levies

You have to love the way everything gets turned around when politics and emotions get involved.

I would challenge you to � nd someone who is “anti-school or anti-children,” the label that is placed on a person just tired of government not paying for services it is responsible for. And there are the uninformed people who get caught up in not look-ing at facts but skew it into a dislike of children and schools.

We don’t get to vote on many of the pet projects that get funded; however, schools are always in need and special levies put in place. Does anyone look at the pie chart for their property tax bill? � e state school funding is 22.39 percent of the total bill and the local school funding is 31.82 percent of the total bill. � at is more than 54 percent and we still don’t have enough unless we pass this additional proposition.

It has nothing to do with wanting a “one room school house with a wood burning stove,” as Jill Stoddart suggests. It has to do with funding es-sentials � rst, then if there is enough le� over for “environmentally sustainable” schools, go for it.

Many analyses report that building and pay-ing the exorbitant prices for these “21st century schools” is not cost e� ective. By the time the cost is recouped, it is an outdated school and we will be right back with new bond measures for our emergency situation “for the kids.” And once they are voted in the � rst time, they seem to be in for a lifetime.

I am a grandmother and my daughter in-law is a teacher, so it is not at all that I am anti-school or anti-children. I am just practical.

Someone stated “why is it that teachers are the only profession that is underpaid?” It is true, when is the last time you heard plumbers, reporters, librarians or whoever are underpaid and we need to vote in more money for them? Many play on emo-tions to get these things accepted and point � ngers to the “anti-school lobby.” Let’s try something new and look at reality - what can we a� ord to do with-out new levies and putting a hardship on all. What a new idea.Cindi Smith, Kirkland

Two signi� cant transportation issues

� ere are two signi� cant transportation issues that Kirkland voters need to keep track of: � e � rst is tolling on the I-405 express lanes and the second is $60 car tabs.

• I-405 express lane tollingCurrently in Olympia, the Washington State

Transportation Commission is pondering whether or not to drop two-plus free tolling in the I-405 express lanes. � e impact of this decision will de-termine whether motorcycles are exempt or have to pay tolls. � e impact of this decision will determine whether urban vehicles like the Smart Car, the Mini Cooper, the Scion IQ and the Fiat 500 will be exempt at full passenger capacity of two people or forever penalized.

� e Washington State Department of Trans-portation will mumble about their “three-plus free tolling congestion plan” but as Sen. Steve O’Ban of Seattle pointed out a couple of weeks ago in the Seattle Times, “WSDOT has no formal congestion plan.” � e three-plus express-lane tolling fees is all about more dollars to sustain the department. � e State Route 520 bridge project is in disarray and Bertha is entombed on the Seattle waterfront. � e department is trying to � nd money to cover all their costly mistakes.

I urge you to contact Dan O’Neal, chairman of the Washington State Transportation Commission, and ask that the Interstate 405 express lane tolling be kept at the current two-plus free toll.

• King County Council $60 car tabs

� e council has pitted drivers, or vehicle owners, against bus riders. � e assumption by the King County Council is that poor folks ride the bus while the rich folk drive. In reality many of the vehicle owners are as poor or worse o� than the bus riders. Many low income people have vehicles because their job requires that they have a car. Many low income people need a car because bus schedules and routes do not match their work hours and loca-tions. � e working poor who own vehicles at great � nancial sacri� ce have purchased cars, make car payments, pay insurance premiums, do automobile maintenance, purchase fuel, pay state and federal highway taxes, and o� en pay state highway tolls. � ese individuals should not be expected to pay an-other $60 in car tabs to support Metro bus services.

Metro needs to manage itself better and raise bus fares to support their operations.

I urge you to vote no on the $60 license tab issue.On a side note: Personally, I think we owe Sen.

Andy Hill and Sen. Rodney Tom a “thank you” for doing their legislative job in Olympia by blocking a 12 cent gas tax hike.Dave Condon, Kirkland

Support LWSD bond measurePlease join me in supporting the Lake Washing-

ton High School bond measure. As a community with a huge commitment to assuring the best educational opportunities for our children we must be prepared for the additional 180 classrooms that we will need in the future just to meet the space requirements needed to accommodate the reduc-tions in K-3 class sizes the legislature has funded in response to the Supreme Court’s school funding decision. And we must assure that the schools our kids and grandkids attend meet the standards that were established by the school board in 1997.

It is unfortunate that the anti-school bond group has quoted me on their website. � e quote is taken out of context and they neglect to show that I voted to support the bond measure at that meeting. It would have been a bit more ethical, and appreciat-ed, if they had checked with me about the accuracy of the quote they intended to use. My comments referenced the concern that there is a perception of a lack of transparency about the school district proposal.

Ironically, I was referring to the alleged “lack of transparency” coming from the opposition to the bond measure.

I believe the district has addressed those con-cerns, openly and honestly, and I hope you will support this bond measure. Penny Sweet, Kirkland

Penny Sweet helps school district save face

Having watched some of the school district’s decisions over the past 25 years, Trevor Keith’s letter to vote no on the district’s bond is creditable and closer to the truth.

Penny Sweet has failed to acknowledge what went on. She evidently has not been told of what went on or if she has been told, is helping the Lake Washington School District save face.

Penny Sweet’s letter is proof she’s gullible and has refused to expose the truth. � e district has made bad and costly non-productive decisions. On sev-eral occasions, they wasted a lot of our money.

� e public should not listen to Penny Sweet.Much to my disappointment, the district has not

openly and honestly made many of their decisions public, the cost of which could have been avoided. If they did, some of their decisions would be em-barrassing.Robert L. Style, Kirkland

Brand new schools don’t provide a good education

It’s been quite interesting and amusing to read recent letters from parents and advocacy groups complaining about “old schools” and “class over-crowding.” It’s as if only brand new schools and spa-cious classrooms are conducive to student learning and their future success. On top of this, there was an initial $755 million bond measure to “address our urgent growth crisis.”

I cannot speak for others but I went to a high school outside the United States where the average class consisted of 60 students. To top it o� , the stu-dents were the “janitors.” We had to take turns daily to clean our own classrooms a� er school, wash the boards and shine the windows, including upstairs classrooms. With all this “burden” on top of our academic pressures, college enrollment was at least 90 percent and about 60 percent or more went on to graduate school.

Needless to say, I chuckle when I read about “excited” parents defending and � ghting for their children’s educational environment and funding. It’s as if newness and money were the criteria to a successful education.

All I can say, from my own � rst-hand experi-ence, is when quality education is championed and instilled the school building, whether old, new or technology-� lled, will not make or break a student’s success.Anchi Miller, Kirkland

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Guest opinion writer has math wrong on bond

I support the School bond and believe the guest author of April 4 has his facts and math wrong.

First, Lake Washington School District schools can’t be compared to the poorly-designed schools in the Monroe School District.

The Monroe School District suffers from a lack of community support for bonds to build new schools. The budget compromises and restricted choices Mon-roe has been forced to make should not be a model for Lake Washington.

The new Monroe High School is disappointing. The school was partially built in 1999 with a $24 million bond. Its last sec-tion was completed in 2005 financed by a second bond for $4.7 million.

Now, nine years after its completion, the high school uses eight por-tables for classrooms and the main building is still overcrowded. The industrial arts and the physical educa-tion spaces, the hallways and cafeteria are especially crowded. Athletic fields are subpar.

Also, no one likes that the school looks an awful lot like the nearby prison.

Additionally, a recent school inspection reported that the “cost consciousness (of original materials and construction) is showing.”

The district is facing lim-ited options for improving the high school.

To learn more, visit the facilities page of their website at www.monroe.wednet.edu.

Second, the $404 million bond most certainly can be financed and retired over 20 years and 25 cents per $1,000 assessed value is not the bond’s annual interest rate.

Since 1998, voters have approved three property tax increases for financ-ing school construction

projects. These tax revenues pay the interest and prin-cipal on two bonds and a construction levy that have financed 22 school mod-ernizations, a new STEM school, and additional classroom space.

As a result, in 2014, the combined property tax for these capital projects and the debt service is $1.31 per $1,000 of assessed value.

Currently, about a quar-ter of this tax revenue pays down the construction levy and the rest for outstanding bonds.

For the proposed bond, the school district worked with bond underwriters to determine the annual pay-ments.

The district and the underwriters reviewed existing payments for the other bonds and levy, not-ing when these loans were scheduled to be paid off.

A payment schedule for the proposed bond was set so that its payments increase as the other bonds and levy are retired. The net effect is to keep the annual total property tax rate for capital projects and debt service at an acceptable level.

All five elected School Board members reviewed and approved the financing plan for the proposed bond.

Visit “Five Facts about Funding New Schools” at www.lwsd.org.

If voters approve the proposed bond, the total property tax rate for capital projects and debt service will only increase by 25 cents next year, from $1.31 to $1.56 per thousand. This annual rate won’t change much until decreasing to about $1.40 per thousand in year 2022.

The annual share of the tax revenue to pay the new bond will increase as the old bonds and levy are paid off, allowing the new bond to be paid off in 20 years.

So, the 25 cents per thou-sand is a net increase next year in the total property tax rate for capital projects and debt service, and not a

permanent annual rate for the new bond. It’s incor-rect to use this net increase of 25 cents per thousand to calculate the payments needed to pay off the pro-posed bond.

Finally, LWSD is a good fiscal manager. See the state auditor’s report of May 28, 2013.Barbara Billinghurst, Kirkland

Vote yes on LWSD bond measure

Why are we judging our school district based on their ability to save every penny? Lake Washington School District provides one of the best educations in our state. Families and businesses move here due, in part, to our schools and stunning graduates.

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KPC receives mayor’s CACHET award

Mayor Amy Walen and members of the Kirkland Cultural Arts Commission recognized eight communi-ty members and groups at the fourth annual mayor’s CACHET event April 2 and presented two with a special award.

The Kirkland Perfor-mance Center was honored for its success in offering high-quality performances and programs to the com-munity.

The recent 15th an-niversary season included notable acts such as the singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb, the Georgian Na-tional Song and Dance En-

semble Iveria, and the local dance ensemble Khamb-hatta Dance Company.

Santos Contreras, KPC Board Member, accepted the award on behalf of KPC. Kathy Feek, Kirkland resident, was honored for her contributions to Kirk-land’s artistic and cultural environment through her efforts with the Fish Frolic, Kirkland Summerfest, the art collection she curates at Evergreen Health, and many other projects she is involved in.

Both received the CACHET award, artwork created by four Peter Kirk Elementary School sixth-grade students that is presented to recipients each year. Each student was asked to draw his or her own home and/or a notable Kirkland landmark, includ-ing many of Kirkland’s arts, culture, and heritage destinations.

Others nominated for

the award include Julie Metteer for her work on the Children’s Summer Concert Series, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland Choral Society, Ryan James of Ryan James Fine Arts, Studio East and Susan Heale of Kirkland Music Academy.

Nominations were pre-screened by the Kirkland Collaboration of Arts, Culture, Heritage, Educa-tion, and Theatre (CA-CHET) committee which is made up of members of the Kirkland Cultural Arts Commission. Final award recipients were selected by the Commission and Mayor Amy Walen.

This year’s event was supported by funding from “4 Culture” King County Lodging Tax and Kirkland business, Nytec.

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the contamination is not present at the ground surface, it’s unlikely to be harmful to human health since ingestion and skin contact are the only human exposure pathways “of primary concerns at this time,” citing information from David Rankin of Kane Environmental.

Gasoline-range hydrocar-bons, lube oil hydrocarbons and lead exist in the soil at the former gasoline service station site, but PCE - tetra-chloroethene or perchloro-ethylene, found in dry-cleaning fluid - is present in the ground water in some areas, according to Donna Musa with the Department

of Ecology.Musa said perchloreo-

thylene can affect human health depending on the health of each person.

“Breathing [perchloreo-thylene] for short periods of time can adversely affect the human nervous system,” she wrote in an email. “Ef-fects range from dizziness, fatigue, headaches and sweating to incoordination and unconsciousness.”

However, she added that these effects would likely not occur at the levels that are normally found in the environment.

Other contaminations present, such as gasoline and diesel, can cause skin irrita-tion, damaged nervous sys-tem or lungs, severe poison-

ing if ingested and cancer, if exposed to benzene - the main chemical in both - for long periods of time.

Musa said the site’s PCE level is detected at 10 micro-grams per liter and needs to be cut in half, according to the Model Toxics Control Act.

Gasoline was detected in one part of soil at 340 milli-grams per kilogram and an-other at 750 milligrams per kilogram which needs to be reduced to 100 milligrams per kilogram. Diesel, or lube oil hydrocarbons, levels are expected to be above the legal level, which is 2,000 milligrams per kilogram, but are at 7,400 milligrams per kilogram, according to Ruggeri.

Lead was also reported to be at 1,600 milligrams per kilogram, but needs to be taken down to a cleanup threshold of 250 milligrams per kilogram.

“Additionally, a 300-gal-lon underground tank has been identified,” Ruggeri said. “The applicant thinks that there are two to three tanks, which will all be removed.”

Cleanup must be com-plete before the building permit can be approved, Ruggeri said. She expects once it’s started, it shouldn’t take more than a month or two, unless something unexpected occurs.

While cleanup hasn’t officially begun, Musa said excavation and removing landfill is generally recom-mended for soil cleanups with further ground water

testing.The amount of soil need-

ing to be removed can’t be estimated at this time but will be determined during the soil removal process, Ruggeri said.

Once site cleanup is complete, an unknown date, the city will issue a building permit.

Dargey has proposed the construction of a four-story, 88 residential units with 4,802 square feet of com-mercial space.

A two level, 26,170 square feet underground parking garage will also be construct-ed, which will incorporate 183 parking spaces.

Dargey originally pro-posed a 143 residential unit apartment complex in 2011 in the unlimited den-sity neighborhood business zone.

Neither Dargey nor any spokespeople for Path America would talk to the Reporter about the vision or plan for the Kirkland Potala Village project.

After a judge ruled that the city had to process the building permit per city zon-ing code at the time Dargey first submitted his shoreline permit application, he reap-plied in September but put the permit process on hold until December.

City officials filed an appeal on that ruling and are currently in litigation but must process the permit according to law in the meantime.

For more information on the status of the develop-ment, visit www.kirkland-wa.gov/depart/planning/Development/Potala.htm.

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The Washington State Liquor Control Board ap-proved staff ’s recommenda-tion for a lottery on April 2 that will select the apparent successful applicants for marijuana retail licenses. The independent, double-blind process will take place April 21-25 and will produce an ordered list of applicants that the agency

will use to continue its retail licensing process. The agency expects to begin is-suing retail licenses no later than the first week of July.

Initiative 502 directed the board to limit the number of marijuana retail stores by county. In its rules, the board limited the number of stores statewide to 334. The most populated cities

within each county are al-lotted a maximum number of stores with the remainder at large within the county. The rules further state that if the board receives more applications for a jurisdic-tion than there are stores allocated, the state would use a lottery process for producing a ranked order of applicants. The allocated

list of stores and locations are available on the I-502 implementation section of the board’s website.

The agency contracted with the Social and Eco-nomic Sciences Research Center of Washington State University and the account-ing firm for Washington’s Lottery, Kraght-Snell of Seattle, to independently

produce rank-ordered lists of applicants in each juris-diction where a lottery is necessary. Being identified as the apparent successful applicant is not a guarantee that the selected applicant will receive a license. There are multiple requirements for licensure such as the applicant must pass a crimi-nal history and financial

investigation as well as have a location that is not within 1,000 feet of a school, park or other area specified by Initiative 502 as places where children congregate.

The board is expected to post the ordered list of applicants for each jurisdic-tion in the public records section of the agency web-site on May 2, 2014.

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A� er reading the same book, the two groups of students came together and had an “amazing conversa-tion.”

“� e seniors were so blown away by what the � rst graders knew,” Moore said. “� ey said, ‘oh my god, that’s universal ethics. Oh my god, that’s utilitarian ethics!’”

Structured in the sense that everyone’s allowed time to talk and are discouraged from becoming defensive or pushy in their opinion, Great Ideas gives its mem-bers a chance to walk away more enlightened.

“I think each one of us, when we go into the discus-sion group, we always leave knowing a little bit more about our own selves,” said Je� Wheeler, Kirkland resi-dent. “When we ask those questions, not only are we pondering those questions that we want to know, but we also really want to know what others think and what makes it di� erent, what in their mind is important.”

Moore and Wheeler’s favorite conversation was their most recent one, which centered on the topic of courage.

Many members had di� ering views on what it means to be courageous - psychological versus physical fear. � e group also posed the question: What would you be doing in your life if courage was not an issue?

While Moore said she grappled with becoming a licensed foster care parent, the question caused her to take action.

Wheeler also felt the ques-tion solidi� ed some answers in his own personal life.

“I started music in my late teens and stopped for a

decade,” Wheeler, 33, said. “I guess I was always kind of afraid that if I took too much time in my life and didn’t focus on other things, it would hinder my profes-sional life or future.”

Wheeler said he’s now actively pursuing his love of music and hopes to make strides this summer.

Others in the group committed to publishing self-written children’s books and teaching spanish in the U.S. and Spain.

“We’ve never really been

on that personal of a level on any other topic,” said Wheeler, who will be facili-tating the next discussion on identity, DNA and genetic engineering.

And it won’t be that “deep” each time, Moore said, but she does think if conversations are successful, it’ll leave a person thinking about the topic for weeks at a time, which is one of the goals.

“You do leave more each time thinking about that one word,” Wheeler said.

“It’s very interesting what seven other people can do to open your mind.”

Which is why having a diverse group is critical to Great Ideas, Wheeler and Moore said.

People from Bolivia, Colombia, Ghana and, of course, Washington have all graced the co� ee shop meetings with their unique ideas and perspectives, who di� er in age from their 20s to their 70s.

“Sometimes people see Kirkland as a very white-bread sort of community and that there is a lot of wealth and education and advantage and maybe entitlement in downtown Kirkland,” Moore said, “but if you know about Kirkland … there is actually diversity in Kirkland and growing diversity, which is really exciting.”

Moore hopes more people from all backgrounds will

join the Great Ideas discus-sion group to continue the quest for beautiful questions.

� e group meets on the � rst � ursday of each month at St. James Espresso, located at 355 Kirkland Ave. in Kirkland. � eir next conversation will be held at 7 p.m. on May 1 and will

focus on identity, DNA and genetic engineering.

For more information or to get involved, visit www.meetup.com/Great-Ideas-Discussion-Group or contact Moore at [email protected].

Great Ideas discussion group organizer Margit Moore speaks with fellow member Je� Wheeler. Great Ideas is a group centered around conversation and meets monthly at the Kirkland St. James Espresso. Topics range from love and courage to science and religion. RAECHEL DAWSON, Kirkland Reporter

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the school and will be held at 7 p.m. on April 25 in the gymnasium at the high school.

� e contestants put in a lot of time and e� ort into their acts and it always shows in each wonderful performance,” said Key Club spokesperson Kat Cannon.

“It’s going to be a great show,” said Key Club Presi-dent Nick Bethune. “� e acts range from 6th graders performing ballet to a full band made up of ICS teach-ers and students.”

Key Clubs are Kiwanis-sponsored clubs within local high schools who perform service acts in the community. � e ICS Key Club has more than 40 members. With the support of advisors Paul Plank and Ralph Villavicencio, the club is very active within the Kirkland Community. To learn more about the Ki-wanis Key or Builder’s club, visit Kirkland.kiwanis.org.

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several mitigated measures developers of the Lake Street Place project will need to undergo as they construct the � ve-story o� ce, retail and parking structure in the middle of downtown Kirkland.

“� e vast majority [of the mitigated measures] are related to either tra� c or transportation issues and pedestrian safety,” said city of Kirkland Senior Planner John Regala, adding that many were a response to what they heard from the project’s neighbors.

Since late 2012, several res-idents of the Portsmith and Merrill Gardens retirement home have been opposed to the scale and potential tra� c impacts the project could bring.

A� er appealing the Design Review Board approval in February 2013 and asking for a moratorium, Kirkland Neighbors United observed the process of a new proposal - split the construction into phases.

Developer Stuart McLeod and architect Rick Chesmore went back to the Design Review Board for the phased approach but ultimately decided to go forward in con-structing the entire project at once.

� e State Environmental Policy Act, or SEPA, applica-tion was submitted on June 10, 2013. A determination wasn’t issued until eight months later.

“It took a while because of all the di� erent components,”

Regala said, adding that it was longer than the average project.

Around the same time the SEPA determination of non-signi� cance was issued, Kirkland Neighbors United issued their own determina-tion.

“A� er more than a year of e� ort, due to lack of funding, we are not going to renew the business license, PO Box or website for Kirkland Neigh-bors United,” said a Kirkland Neighbors United group email on March 24.

Brian Rohrback, a member of the group, said they haven’t disbanded, but have just gone informal. � ey continue to work with a lawyer, as well.

“We will continue to email and send information around as we know it,” said Rohrback, who is a Portsmith resident. “We’re the touch-stone for the Merrill Gardens people. My mom lives there, so we haven’t gone away.”

� e group of about 60-70 members solicited dona-tions on their website www.kirklandneighborsunited.com, but couldn’t come up with the $500 annual cost of administration and the

several thousand dollars for legal fees.

Sandra Hart, another member, said the decision was made by the four group o� cers a� er receiving the SEPA report.

“� e SEPA determination was a setback, but we are just as determined as before,” Hart said in an email. “Our main concern is that our con� ict is being perceived as simply a view obliteration grievance when there is much more at stake.”

Although Hart said the newer building design is better than the original, the current building design will result in a “sti� ing, cocoon-like structure that will create a dark canyon between the new project and Portsmith.”

� is is why she’s “astound-ed” that the SEPA decision did not choose to require an Environmental Impact Statement.

“� is will create a passage-way between the buildings that will be potentially more dangerous to our residents (because of the lack of vis-ibility from the street),” she said, “as well as a potential air-quality problem created

by the proximity of the build-ing in conjunction with the exhaust venting directly into the newly formed canyon.”

Regala said the mitigated measures - which include installing a speed bump, painting curbs, a crosswalk and inputting road signs, among others - were made in consideration of the nearby residents, but noted there’s no mitigation for addressing the building size. � at was determined in the Design Review process.

“From my analysis, we felt that we determined that our process, in terms of how the zonings are reviewed, they already address the issue of building size,” Regala said. “So in that sense, it’s a neigh-bor’s concern, but there’s not a mitigating measure.”

Rohrback said the miti-gated measures, which can be found in detail on the city’s website, certainly can’t hurt but he doesn’t feel they’re an adequate solution.

Rohrback said the parking garage entrance location will force nearly 100 percent of cars to enter and exit in front of the Merill Gardens’ front door.

“� at’s 1,500 cars added a day,” he said, adding that there’s 100 too few parking spaces to begin with. “� at’s a lot of cars.”

Rohrback and his wife submitted a letter on March 27 explaining their issues with the SEPA determina-tion. Ultimately, they don’t feel the tra� c study was done properly because it was not done during the peak driving period.

Regala said the Rohrback’s letter was submitted as a comment letter and does not act as an appeal.

“With SEPA comments, the city will review and make a decision as to whether or not to keep the original determination, modify it, or withdraw it based on a determination that signi� cant impacts are likely.”

� e deadline to appeal the determination was on March 28.

Rohrback said the reason they didn’t appeal the deter-mination is because of the limited time to respond and the “500 pages of documents” from the city made it hard to review in the two-week time frame.

At this time, Rohrback and Hart have asked their attorney to come up with a series of options.

Chesmore would not comment on the issue and directed the Reporter to McLeod, the developer, who couldn’t be reached for com-ment.

For more information, visit www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/planning/Develop-ment/Lake_Street_Place.htm or www.kirklandneigh-borsunited.com.

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PeaceTrees Vietnam meeting at Kirkland library

The Kirkland library will host “PeaceTrees Vietnam: Healing the land, building community, planting future” at 2 p.m. on April 12.

In Quang Tri province, Vietnam, a staggering 83 percent of the land is still riddled with unex-ploded landmines left over from the war. PeaceTrees Vietnam is a Seattle-based, humanitarian demin-ing organization that has been clearing land in the province for 18 years. They are recognized as a model in healing the land and improving lives in Central Vietnam.

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Waste Management donates $125,000 for community celebrations

Waste Management announced April 2 that they are donating more than $125,000 to the city of Kirkland to support local community programs and events that educate, inspire and entertain Kirkland families. The company has a

goal of helping communities become more sustainable.

Waste Management will contribute more than $30,000 annually over the next four years to support Kirkland Summer Concerts, Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks, and Winterfest Holiday Tree Lighting events.

“Making communities better and more sustain-able has been a longstand-ing commitment of Waste Management,” said Mary Evans, area director of public sector services for Waste Management. “We are proud to formalize our longstanding partnership with the city of Kirkland by becoming the major sponsor

for these three community events. The city and Waste Management have worked together for years, success-fully increasing diversion and recycling rates.”

In the last few years, Kirk-land, like many communi-ties, has had to carefully consider community events in light of reduced public resources. Recently, organiz-ers of the Kirkland Summer Concert series announced a shortfall in their fundraising goal for 2014. Increasingly, communities are relying on the private sector for spon-sorships.

“We are absolutely thrilled with this news, and it will certainly help to ease the burden of our fundraising efforts,” said Kirkland Sum-mer Concert series orga-nizer Julie Metteer. “While we know these funds won’t

necessarily be divided up equally between these three beloved events – we are hop-ing for a minimum of half of the $15,000 deficit we still have to go.”

Metteer said, to her knowledge, the Waste Management donation was an “unprecedented gift” and she looks forward to having them as the concert series’ premier sponsor.

“We believe creating sus-tainable environments and sustainable communities go hand in hand,” said Evans.

The funding from Waste Management is coming at an opportune time for the city of Kirkland. With Waste Management’s much needed support, Kirkland can con-tinue providing free special events for the community.

“Waste Management is stepping up to provide stable

financial support for our lo-cal programs and events that truly shows what a valuable community partner they are,” said Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen. “Kirkland is a special place to live, and our events are an important part of our close-knit commu-nity. It feels so good to have a corporate partner that we can rely on.”

Waste Management has served the city of Kirkland for over 40 years and their regional headquarters is in downtown Kirkland, across from the main post office.

More information about Kirkland events can be found at www.explorekirk-land.com.

Pajama Bowl for Foster Kids at Kirkland’s TechCity Bowl

Sleep Country will host its annual Pajama Bowl for Fos-ter Kids from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 27 at TechCity Bowl in Kirkland. The event raises money to fund the resources and “little extras” local foster children often go without, such as participat-ing in sports, obtaining tu-toring or attending summer camp, where they are often reunited with siblings.

Teams of four or five players will be allowed with a $250 minimum contribu-

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team will be selected and each member will receive a queen-size Simmons Beau-tyrest world class mattress. Plus participants will have the chance to win fun prizes throughout the event like CDs, DVDs, event tickets and more.

For more information or to register visit www.Pajam-aBowl.com

TechCity is located at 10333 NE 70th Place in Kirkland.

Local senior receives EWU scholarship

Savannah Youmans, daughter of Scott Youmans of Kirkland, has been award-ed a Presidential Scholarship of $3,000 for the 2014-15 academic year at Eastern Washington University. The scholarship is awarded to high school seniors with a 3.8 cumulative GPA or bet-ter, a 1250 SAT or 28 ACT or better score.

Youmans is hoping to major in special education at Eastern.

While at Inglemoor High School, Savannah was on the soccer team, a DECA member and involved with ASB/Leadership.

She is also the daughter of Susan Lewis of Bothell.

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pets/animals

Dogs

( 2 ) ADORABLE TOY Female Papill ion Pup- pies. Black and White with a touch of Brown. 4 months old, all shots and h ave b e e n w o r m e d . CKC Registered. Great pe rsona l i t i es . House raised with cat and other dogs. $650. P ic tures emailed upon request. 425-226-06538 MIN PIN PUPPIES. Adorable cuties, ready to c u d d l e y o u . T h r e e chocolate & tans and two b lack & tans (8 weeks) $250 each. Four R e d M i n P i n s ( 1 0 weeks) $200 each. Tails docked. Ears natural . Can deliver. Call Hazel at 206-497-1248 or 360- 808-4728.ADORABLE TOY Poo- d l e s , 2 M a l e s l e f t . $1,500 each. Parents are AKC Regis tered, Companions Only. Vet Hea l t h Checked , A l l Shots and Dewormed. Dew Claws Removed and Tai ls Have Been Docked, Also By The Vet. Family Raised, Ken- nel Trained. 360-674- 2437. For Pictures and More Info:[email protected]

Dogs

AKC MINI Schnauzer Puppies. More to come! Now tak ing deposi ts. Shots and worming up to d a t e . Ta i l s a n d d ew claws done. One year gaurantee. $400 Males. $500 Females. 253-223- 3506, 253-223-8382 orwww.gonetothedogskennel.com

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wheels

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Auto Events/ Auctions

BIG D TOWINGAbandoned

Vehicle AuctionTuesday 4/15/14 @

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AutomobilesChevrolet

1981 CAMARO Z28. All original. Beautiful sleek black crusier is ready to roll. Own the car of your dreams! Excellent cond! $14,000. Lake Stevens. Call Jim 425-244-4336.

AutomobilesFord

1996 FORD F250 XLT 4WD Ex tended Cab. Only 93,900 mi $11,995. Extras Galore! Absolut- ley excel inside & out! Or iginal non smoking owner is selling his toy. High shine gloss black. Factory airbags, full tow package & Line-X Bed Liner. Call Steve to talk shop 253-335-5919, Au- burn. Please leave message, I will return your call.

Miscellaneous Autos

1999 Dodge Intrepid, r uns & d r i ves good , clean $2000/OBO. 1991 Honda SI, good runner $1,700/OBO. 2000 Hon- da Civic, needs some work $1,500/OBO. 1979 Chevy 1 Ton dually, flat- bed, road ready $1,500. 1976 Dodge 9000 Pick up, $3,000 (360)463- 0246, leave message


5th Wheels

1999 GMC Sierra and 1 9 9 9 Ko m fo r t F i f t h Wheel for sale. Truck has 59,000 miles & 2 wheel drive. Trailer has 34,000 towed miles & very wel l maintained. Both in excellent condition, no pets or smokers. $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 fo r b o t h o r $7,000 for fifth wheel & hitch. Call 206-250-3016 for more information.

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lbWith Card

299With Card

Tillamook Ice Cream Select Varieties,

56 fl oz or Tillabars, 3 ct

599With Card

Starbucks Coffee

Select Varieties, 11-12 oz,

K-Cups,10 ct or Via 6-8 ct

EasterEggsSelect Varieties, 6-12 ctor Grass, 1.5 oz

Bamboo Easter BasketSelect Varieties & Sizes

199With Card

Kroger Cheese Select Varieties, Bar or Shredded, 8 oz or Natural Slices, 6 oz

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Challenge Butter or Land O’Lakes Butter, Select Varieties, 15-16 oz

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Documents

Kirkland Reporter, April 11, 2014