Redmond Reporter, September 30, 2011

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COMMUNITY | King County Metro Transit to roll out new speedy, high-tech Redmond-Bellevue bus route this weekend [7]

WOMEN IN BUSINESS | Local women FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 shine in male-dominated fields [9]

CAR CRASHES INTO FOOT SPA

SPORTS | Redmond volleyball team working hard, but falls short to Inglemoor in Kingco action [13]

Traffic-camera violations down, but collisions up Police chief says pilot program is effective, vocal opponent says latest data is skewed BILL CHRISTIANSON bchristianson@redmond-reporter.com

A 91-year-old driver drove his Cadillac through the SunShine Foot Spa in downtown Redmond Thursday afternoon after he hit the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal. The driver was taken to the Swedish medical facility in Redmond and a spa employee and customer were taken to the Evergreen medical facility in Redmond to treat minor injuries. The car can barely be seen behind all of the destruction. See story, PAGE 2. JIM GATENS, Redmond Reporter

New Muslim center to hold grand opening Large renovated facility to provide worship, gathering space for surrounding community SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com

Since it first opened in 2006, the founders of the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) in Redmond have wanted to build a facility that would act as a place of worship as well as a gathering place for members and the surrounding community. And after two years of scouting locations, fundraising and construction, that

vision has become a reality with the opening of the new MAPS Center at 17550 N.E. 67th Ct. in Redmond. The center has been open on a limited basis since the end of July and on Saturday, MAPS will hold a special grand opening event from 4-6 p.m. The event is for invited guests and will include City of Redmond Mayor John Marchione, State Attorney General Rob McKenna and David Myers from the Department of Homeland Security’s Director of Faith Based Initiatives office.

“It’s an occasion to thank people for their support,” said MAPS member Salah Dandan. The nearly 50,000 square-foot building used to house a technology manufacturing company and is located in an industrial neighborhood just northeast of Marymoor Park. MAPS’ previous location, which had also been in Redmond, was about 3,000 square feet. [ more MAPS page 5 ]

Citations are down, but collisions are up, according to the Redmond Police Department’s latest data on the city’s pilot traffic-enforcement camera program. So does this mean the program is improving safety in the city? Depends on who you talk to. Five council members, including President Richard Cole and Vice President Pat Vache, attended Tuesday’s public safety meeting, where Redmond Police Chief Ron Gibson released the latest data on the camera program. ONLINE The program began in Initiative advocate February with a one-month Tim Eyman files warning period. The data suit against city will play a role when the for not turning council decides whether to in signatures to extend the program later the county. To this fall, according to council read story, go to member Hank Myers, public www.redmondreporter.com safety committee chair. The number of citations issued at the three intersections with red-light cameras and one school zone with a speed camera has decreased 43.7 percent over a sixmonth period from March to August. Meanwhile, the number of collisions from JanuaryAugust of 2010 has increased from 14 to 19 during that same time span this year. The program includes red-light cameras on Redmond Way at 148th Avenue Northeast, eastbound and westbound on Northeast 40th Street at 156th Avenue Northeast and westbound on Union Hill Road and northbound on Avondale where the two roads intersect. A speed-zone camera is also located at Einstein Elementary, at 18025 N.E. 116th St. Fines for violation are $124 and the program has generated approximately $630,000, according to Myers. A large percentage of that money is being used to pay for King County court costs and the city will find out how much it will receive — or pay — at the end of the year. [ more CAMERAS page 3 ]


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