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And the survey says...cops and quality streets
Gray outside, but plenty colorful at Arts Alive!.
By Kevin Hanson
Game changed
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Enumclaw High School’s football game this week has been changed from Friday to 7 p.m. Thursday. The Hornets travel to take on Peniinsula High.
Weather Today, Wednesday, should be cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain in the afternoon and a high in the low 50s. Mostly cloudy skies are predicted through Firday with showers this weekend.
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One of the attractions at Saturday’s Health and Wellness Expo was the Reptile Man. One of the guests he brought for his mostly-young audience was this large snake, which curled around 8-year-old Jenna Williamson. Photo by Kevin Hanson/To view or buy photos go to www.courierherald.com.
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Families in Enumclaw and Buckley will be able to enjoy a safe and fun Halloween downtown this year thanks to their chambers of commerce. The Enumclaw and Buckley chambers will each host trick-or-treating in their downtown shopping centers from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday. Enumclaw’s Cole Street will be closed from Marshall Avenue to
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Enumclaw residents want to drive over wellmaintained streets, place a high value on police protection and aren’t particularly keen on the notion of increased property taxes. Those are some of the conclusions drawn from a recent, 10-question survey conducted by the city, an online effort that drew 119 responses. The survey was taken on the city’s website and had been advertised in The Courier-Herald and in city utility bills; additionally, it had been pitched at Rotary and Chamber of Commerce meetings. Strong sentiment for law enforcement was shown in several responses. When asked to rate various city services, 84 percent listed police as “very important.� The No. 2 response was utilities, followed by street and sidewalk maintenance. Getting the most votes
Stevenson Avenue, with the exception of Griffin Avenue, which will remain open. Also in Enumclaw, Hope Lutheran Church will present a free Halloween carnival for the community – and promises nothing spooky or scary. The event is for preschoolers through elementary school-age children, along with their parents. There will be games, prizes, treats, snacks
in the “not important� category was financial support for outside agencies like Arts Alive! and the chamber. Asked if there are city services they would pay extra for, 58 percent of the respondents identified police. Thirty-nine percent said they would pay more to keep street and sidewalks at current levels. Another dollars-andcents question addressed the cash city residents have previously paid in support of fire services. The entire firefighting operation has now been annexed into Fire District 28, so city officials must decide what to do with the money formerly spent on fire services. Seventy percent said some, or all, of the money should be used to support existing city services, while 30 percent said the money should be returned to taxpayers in the form of a property tax rollback.
SEE SURVEY, PAGE 3
and candy. There will be a bouncy house for the smaller children and hot coffee for adults. The church is at 1316 Garfield St., across from Montgomery Park. In Buckley, downtown visitors also can stop for hot chocolate and cider at Mount Rainier Realty. Also in Buckley, Heritage House on state Route 410 will pass out candy from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
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