Enumclaw Courier-Herald, November 05, 2014

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District steps toward asking for $65 million

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By Kevin Hanson

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Making significant improvements to Enumclaw High School and replacing the aging Black Diamond Elementary would require somewhere in excess of $80 million, with about three-quarters of that sum coming from local pocketbooks. It’s a financial investment voters will likely be asked to make during a spring election. A final, official decision will not be made until January, but everything is falling into line as follows: members of the Enumclaw School Board and district administration are now in the public information phase; numbers will continue to be firmed up through the winter, with a board resolution coming in January; followed by a public vote in April. The district’s bond request would require a super majority for passage, or 60 percent support.

City news... City of Enumclaw offices will be closed Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Tuesday garbage and recycling services will remain on a regular schedule and will not be impacted by holiday closures. Residents should have receptacles available for pick-up by 6 a.m.

Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, calls a 50 percent chance of rain with a high near 61. Thursday also calls for rain and a high near 60. Friday looks to be partly sunny with a high of 56. Saturday is also forecasted for mostly sunny skies with a high near 57. And Sunday, the rains return with a high of 55.

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Proposed construction

Samantha Engebretsen shares a smile with her father, Phil, following Saturday’s district cross country race in Lakewood. The talented Hornet placed second in the Class 3A field, leading the EHS girls team to a berth in this weekend’s state championships in Pasco. For a full story, see page 12. Photo by Dennis Box

The district would like to build a two-story structure on the southern edge of the current Enumclaw High campus that would replace existing but aging classrooms, along with the library, science labs, music facility, auditorium and gymnasium. According to the district website, the new construction “would dovetail into the remodeled commons, offices, and art and automotive wing.” Construction at the high school is estimated at

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WIC program getting a closer look By Eric Mandel Reporter

Reagan Dunn received the messages. After hearing from multiple city officials and members of the public, the King County Councilman said that he made a request to the coun-

cil’s budget chair for full funding in 2015 of the Auburn Public Health Center. Facing a $15 million annual budget deficit, the King County Council proposed closing the clinic on Dec. 31, along with its sister clinic in Federal Way and facilities in Bothell and White Center. The closure in Auburn also threatens

the Enumclaw and Muckleshoot Indian Reservation WIC offices, which are satellite operations of the Auburn center. Partnerships and employee wage sacrifices helped rescue the clinics in White Center and Federal Way, but additional funding to assist Auburn and Enumclaw remains up

in the air. Dunn said he is championing funding for Auburn and Enumclaw as one of his top three budget priorities and thinks he made a compelling pitch to Budget Chairman Joe McDermott during a one-on-one

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