INSIDE: White River Education Foundation planning chair-ity auction, page 14 . . . Enumclaw Schools Foundation hands out grants, page 20. . . .School districts tickled with state test scores, page 15. . . .Creative recycler bowling over shoppers with business, page 16. . . .Enumclaw High boys tennis team off to 3-0 start, page 17
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Buckley talks development By Kevin Hanson Editor
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Buckley-area residents are invited to a Sept. 21 public hearing that will address a proposal to turn a now-vacant 22-acre parcel into as many as 65 home sites. The hearing, hosted by the city’s hearing examiner, begins at 6 p.m. in the Multipurpose Building. The session has been called so the city can obtain public input on a development named the Nanevicz Farm Subdivision. The proposal calls for a neighborhood of single-family
homes on acreage to the east of the Copperwynd development, at the end of Dieringer and Whitehouse avenues and north of Sergeant Street. Aside from a maximum of 65 lots, plans call for the development of one parcel of open space or a park. Also called for is the extension or creation of six roads. Those unable to attend the Sept. 21 meeting can offer their comments in writing. They should be sent to City Administrator David Schmidt, P.O. Box 1960, Buckley, 98321, prior to 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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The Enumclaw School Board has asked Superintendent Mike Nelson to continue negotiating a lease agreement with the city of Enumclaw that would give the Enumclaw School District control over the refurbished stadium at Pete’s Pool, but its patience appears to be wearing thin. “I’m losing my patience with it myself,” board member Corey Cassell said of the negotiations which began in May. The board discussed the agreement during its Sept. 6 study session. “I believe we have negotiated in good faith and on numerous occasions a tentative agreement has been made. In the end, the intent was for this to be a school district facility for kids athletics. This has morphed into something else by the city. It’s really frustrating.” The latest offering is a 25-year lease agreement for the school district with the district taking responsibility for future turf replacement. “We’re willing to take it all on, the risks and potential benefits,” district business manager Tim Madden said in a phone conversation after the board’s meeting. The board let Nelson know it respects the city’s process, but would like to
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