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• Mayoral terms might double in length

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  New: Dec. 4, 9:09 a.m. After 10 years of being out of compliance with state law, the City Council is mulling over a change to the length of mayoral terms from one year to two years. City Manager Ben Yazici made the case for changing the length of mayoral terms at the Dec. 1 meeting. “We’re kind of one of those ...
  3 days ago

• 20 closures planned for 520 this month

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  New: Dec. 3, 12:03 p.m. Sammamish residents planning to head west to Seattle or Bellevue on state Route 520 this month had better plan their trips carefully. The Washington Department of Transportation and the city of Redmond are each working on a road project (a third project has already been completed), which ...
  4 days ago

• Old library to close soon

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By Ari Cetron In less than two weeks, the Sammamish Library will be closing as part of its move to a new location. So, for all of those nostalgic about the current building, Dec. 13 is the last chance to go in and browse the collection. The new library, which will contain the current collection, plus an expanded ...
  5 days ago

• Library’s use grows with recession

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By Chantelle Lusebrink If the Sammamish Library feels a bit more crowded than it used to, that’s because it is. The Sammamish Library’s usage has grown by 11 percent in the past year, said Marsha Iverson, a spokeswoman for the King County Library System. In September 2008, there were 54,956 checked out items ...
  5 days ago

• Put down the controller: Expert explains game addiction

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By Ari Cetron Do you worry that your child likes their Xbox a little too much or maybe they spend a bit too much time on Facebook? They might be addicted, according to Dr. Hilarie Cash, a psychotherapist who is working to help people kick their electronic habits. “All addictions are the same,” Cash said. ...
  5 days ago

• Conservation program hopes to boost kokanee population

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By Warren Kagarise The threatened kokanee salmon could receive a lift from a regional effort to restore habitat and increase the kokanee population. Throughout fall, Issaquah Salmon Hatchery workers and volunteers collected almost 35,000 eggs as part of a regional effort to restore the vulnerable fish. The eggs ...
  1 week ago

• Seattle Senior Portrait Photographer | Mia Class of 2010

  
  Michelle Moore Photography — Authority: 118
  I am really excited to share Mia’s senior portrait session because she chose to have Rosie of Chalk Mountain help her with styling! If you’re looking to have someone help you with styling your session, whether it’s just coming over and helping you find your best photogenic outfits, or going full out shopping ...
  1 week ago

• Sammamish property tax hike unlikely

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By J.B. Wogan The Sammamish City Council is leaning against raising the property tax in 2010. During the Nov. 17 council meeting, the council asked for a 2010 budget that forgoes a 1 percent increase, the maximum amount allowed by law. The council is scheduled to vote on the budget Dec. 1. It approved a preliminary ...
  1 week ago

• Residents bash beach proposal

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By J.B. Wogan The latest proposal for a waterfront park along Lake Sammamish took a beating at the City Council’s Nov. 16 meeting, but not from the council. The Parks Commission and several residents asked that the council not approve the proposed plan because of its beach element. Parks Director Jessi Richardson ...
  1 week ago

• Council won’t cut employee salaries

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By J.B. Wogan The Sammamish City Council decided not to cut employee salaries next year, even though the employees asked for it. City employees voted in August to take a four-tenths of a percent pay cut that would have translated into $30,000 in cost savings to the city for 2010. The cut was based on the rate of ...
  1 week ago

• City, EFR discuss simmering problems

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By J.B. Wogan A three-hour meeting Nov. 16 left questions about the future of Sammamish’s fire protection unresolved. City and Eastside Fire & Rescue officials discussed a variety of Sammamish fire protection concerns. Chief among them was a worry that Sammamish won’t be able to afford EFR in the future. ...
  1 week ago

• Carousel goes round and round for 20 years

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By Christopher Huber Five minutes before Linda Gibson opened the doors to Party Carousel the evening of Nov. 19, friends and longtime customers had lined up all the way to Starbucks, two storefronts down. The Gibson family wasn’t just throwing a special holiday sale, but a full-blown celebration for their 20 years ...
  1 week ago

• Students solve traffic woes

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  New: Nov. 20, 1:14 p.m. Some visionary engineers took the podium at Sammamish City Hall Nov. 17. But before they could address the City Council, they needed a stool to reach the microphone. Seven students from Samantha Smith and Rachel Carson elementary schools spoke to the council about a transportation problem in ...
  2 weeks ago

• Through Sunshine After Rain…

  
  The Happy Wonderer — Authority: 497
  My friend Beth and I walked along the Sammamish River Wednesday morning after a rainy blustery night and before a rainy blustery afternoon and evening. We felt blessed to have this window of time to walk in the sun and enjoy some remaining fall color while catching up a bit on our lives. The sun cast some beautiful ...
  2 weeks ago

• Police begin annual toy drive

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By J.B. Wogan Give Amy Jarboe your toys. The Sammamish police detective is conducting her fourth annual collection drive for Toys for Tots, a U.S. Marine Corps program that puts toys in the hands of disadvantaged children during the winter holidays. Jarboe will keep a bin outside the police station in City Hall ...
  2 weeks ago

• 29 musicians chosen for select groups

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By Christopher Huber Ever since she was little, Erin Pazaski wanted to play the trumpet. She didn’t know why, but she just knew it was something she wanted to do. The Skyline junior trumpet player eventually performed in the Washington Junior All-State band in middle school and has proceeded to play for the high ...
  2 weeks ago

• Kindergarten Teacher Offers Three Affirmations Well Worth Repeating

  
  Nancy Juetten's Main Street Media Savvy Blog — Authority: 124
  There is wisdom all around.  A few weeks ago, while cheering on the sidelines at my 12-year-old son’s soccer game, I enjoyed a conversation with Kindergarten Teacher Doug Hansen, who teaches at Sammamish Montessori School.   While guiding his five-year-old students to be their absolute best, he starts every class ...
  2 weeks ago

• Council wary of proposed tax hike

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  By J.B. Wogan The Sammamish City Council was far from sold on its proposed 2010 budget when it went over the latest numbers Nov. 10. The council had approved a rough version of the 2010 budget in December 2008. Even though the city had used conservative estimates for revenue, income from the real estate market and ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Seattle Real Estate Balancing Act Between Home Buyers and Sellers Continues

  
  Eastside Real Estate Buzz — Authority: 117
  King-Snohomish County Real Estate Map-October 2008 King-Snohomish County Real Estate Map - October 2009 The real estate maps show a market more balanced between buyers and sellers than we had last year.  That’s no big surprise.  Only a few pockets remain in which buyers still have more of an advantage as ...
  3 weeks ago

• City Council delays commission appointments

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 137
  New: Nov. 12, 10:45 a.m. Residents hoping to join the city’s citizen advisory boards will have to wait until January before undergoing interviews with the City Council. The boards taking on new members deal with land-use policy and public art. Both deliver recommendations to the council. In past years, the ...
  3 weeks ago

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