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Candidates tackle wide range of city issues

BY DENNIS BOX dbox@maplevalleyreporter.com

BY TJ MARTINELL

The water is still unsettled after Black Diamond City Council members Craig Goodwin and Bill Saas removed themselves from the closed record hearing for the YarrowBay developments Sept. 26.

The councillors recused themselves from the hearing after YarrowBay’s attorney, Nancy Rogers, submitted emails between Goodwin, Saas and opponents of the development.

BLACK Rogers’ letter to the council members during the appearance of fairness portion of hearing stated the emails constituted ex-parte contact.

Goodwin made a statement at the hearing the emails to Bob Edelman were concerning vesting and were not about the development hearing. The councillor stated in his view the communication did not involve ex-parte contact.

Saas stated at the meeting, “Do I regret what I have done?

Not one bit.... Would I do things differently in retrospect? I can say yes and no.”

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Rain gardens teach middle schoolers about science

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@maplevalleyreporter.com

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eventh grade students at Cedar River and Tahoma Middle schools spent the entire school day planting rain gardens on Sept. 29-30.

Assisting them were Peter Donaldson and Insa Karmini from the Friends of the Cedar River Watershed (FCRW).

Funded by a grant from the Project Learning Tree Green Schools, the Tahoma School

District is using the project both as an integration of the seventh grade science curriculum and as a way of elevating their Green School ranking.

At Cedar River Middle School seventh grade science teacher David Reynoldson stated the rain gardens are a part of a long desired push for more education done outside of the classroom.

“We’re in the process of creating outdoor classrooms,” he said.

Renyoldson stated he also already taken the kids outdoors to

Candidates for Maple Valley City Council tackled a variety of topics at a debate Thursday, Sept.

29 hosted by The Greater Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce and The Reporter at Rock Creek Elementary.

Among the topics the candidates discussed were economic development, the Four Corners subarea plan, Lake Wilderness Golf MAPLE Course and if a VALLEY YMCA in Maple Valley is viable.

The debate began with a lightning round, where both the panel and members of the audience were asked yes or no questions, such as “is the city ever going to do anything with the Legacy Site?”

On many of the questions, the panel and the audience either completely agreed or disagreed.

For example, with the Legacy Site question, the panel said “yes,” while nearly all in the audience replied, “no.”

However, almost everyone concurred the recession was not over and were against any kind of

study birds such as Stellar Jays. In addition, they have also worked at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum, where they have learned about how trees assist in water retention.

“We’re trying to get a better understanding of what we can do to help the watershed,” he said.

“We’re trying to apply what they learned here and at home,” he said. “They learn about the role they can play here in their community. We’ve been pushing it for years at this school district.”

Students like Sam Bennett, a seventh grader, are taking advantage of the outdoor curriculum.

He explained how chemicals from the roofs can be swept away along [ more GARDENS page 3 ]

Sam Bennett from Cedar River Middle School prepares to add plants to the rain garden as a part of his seventh grade science curriculum. TJ MARTINELL, The Reporter

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MAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT NEAR MAPLE VALLEY A man died shortly after 10 p.m. on Sept. 30 in the 32700 block of Southeast Kent Kangley Road after his vehicle had gone off the road and rolled over several times, according to information provided by Maple Valley Fire and Life safety officials.

The man, who had not been identified as of Tuesday morning, was ejected from the car and found on the road nearby.

Emergency personnel from Kangley-Palmer Fire and King County Paramedics responded to the single vehicle accident.

Emergency responders attempted to resuscitate the driver, who as taken to Ravensdale Park to be airlifted to a trauma center, but rescue efforts were unsuccessful and the man died at the park.

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Filling in the gaps at Tahoma High

BY KRIS HILL khill@maplevalleyreporter.com

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uring the school year the Tahoma High Parent Teacher Association fills in the gaps.

And finding money to fill in the gaps, explained PTA President Kim Walley, requires some creativity when you are working at the high school level.

Walley, who has two daughters in the Tahoma School District, has been volunteering since her oldest Jordan — who is now a senior — was a kindergartner. “At the elementary level... it’s easy to do fundraisers,� she said. “You send all that stuff home with 700, 800 kids and it all comes back.

At the high school you can’t send home stuff with 1,700 kids. For us to raise money at the high school, you have to be very unique.�

The Tahoma High PTA runs the Bear Beans espresso stand, which is open every morning before school and during lunches, staffed by volunteers. They ask people to sign up with eScrip so they get a percentage of sales when folks who are enrolled use their grocery store reward cards.

They also sell Jamba Juice cards and drinks as well as spirit wear.

With the money raised — this year the high school PTA has $125,000 budgeted for expenditures — the money goes to feed kids before the High School Proficiency Exam in the spring, the junior art field trip, grad night and senior scholarships. “Every time there’s open house or the AP Scholar awards, any type of function the parents come to school, we do the hospitality for that,� Walley said. “We sponsor student of the month in partnership with Jamba Juice. We do Teacher of the Month. We help pay for the leadership retreat for the leadership class. And on top of that we give opportunities to clubs and boosters to work in the concession stand so they can raise money.�

One of the reasons fundraising is challenging, Walley explained, is because unlike at the elementary school level the money doesn’t go to an individual classroom and kids are involved in clubs and activities which have their own fundraisers.

In a way, Tahoma parents end up competing against

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When they are drained into the rain gardens, however, the soil and plants help break down the chemicals. “We’re trying to reduce waste pollution at our school,� he said. “I’ve definitely learned a lot about pollution, even though it’s just the beginning of the year.� “(We’re) making it cleaner,� said Clarissa Nelson, a seventh grader at Tahoma Middle School. “(I’ve) learned a lot.�

Each year, a new seventh grade class will maintain the garden and build on

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Walley said the PTA will take whatever support people and businesses can provide. “We need everybody,� she said. “The myth that you have to be an at home mom is not realistic. My right hand woman is Jo Haverfield. She does the website. She’s the computer guru. And she works 60 hours a week but she finds time. And she has four kids. That’s an example of a woman who works for a living but she finds time to fit it in her life.�

Ultimately, Walley said, don’t believe all the negative things you hear about PTA. “Being involved at every level, elementary, middle school, junior high and now the high school, I would not trade the high school level for the world because you really get to work with the kids,� she said. “The kids are involved in what we do, the decisions we make, because we’re spending the money on them so we want to make sure they support what we’re doing. I pull up to that school and I’m excited to be there. I don’t have two daughters, I have 1,700 plus kids and I’d do anything for them.�

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The rain gardens are also a way for Tahoma schools to increase their ranking among Green Schools.

They are currently certified for level two which requires energy conservation and recycling programs. According to Green Team leader Treena Fritsch, with a rain garden in place they hope for Cedar River to be certified for level three, the highest level achievable. “We’re still working on it,� she said. “We’re trying to get there this year.�

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can get done.�

Even with needing more help, Tahoma High Principal Terry Duty had nothing but praise for the PTA. “Our PTA is the heart of our school,� Duty wrote in an email interview. “They care for our students and staff, tending to our essential needs. When we wanted to feed our HSPE test takers before the test, PTA was there serving over 600 free breakfasts everyday. From running our entire grad night event so our seniors are safe after graduation to feeding our teachers amazing lunches... our PTA is always there.�

Dawn Wakeley, associate director of teaching and learning for the Tahoma School District, also has been impressed with the PTA. “Our PTAs at all the levels were absolutely incredible (during testing),�

Wakeley said. “They really have at their heart, ‘How can we help support kids to really shine and do their best and display what they know and are able to do.’�

Walley said the PTA will need to find new partners in the community, as well, because they need to ease the burden on the staunch, long-time supporters such

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one another for the same community dollars because they are spread out among different clubs and sports.

With 80 members and a core group of volunteers, Walley said, the high school PTA could use more help so it can continue to fill in the gaps. “It gets a bad rap a lot of the time,� Walley said. “It’s the at-home moms or oh, it’s cliquish. It’s a bunch of volunteers who want the best for the students and the staff at the school.

There’s no hidden agendas.

We want to make sure they have everything they need to be successful.�

And with the current state of the economy, more help would be welcome, Walley added, because “there’s more on our shoulders.� “If I can’t make enough money to make HSPE breakfasts or those scholarships, they’re gone, there’s no money for those things at all,� she said. “Last year at the high school we had only 80 PTA members out of 1,700 plus students. We don’t expect everyone to give 20 hours a week like I do because this is what I’ve decided what to do with my time. The more people that are involved, the more we

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[4] October 7, 2011 [ ISSUES from page 1] tax increases.

The issue of local business versus outside competition was the first question that was fielded by Sean Kelly and Bill Woodcock, who are both running for position No. 1, currently held by Dana Parnello who chose not to run for reelection.

Woodcock stated there needed to be a balance. “We don’t want to harm local businesses, but at the same time we need to do what’s best for the city in the long run,� Woodcock said.

Kelly argued zoning needs to be consistent “in the entire city� and to avoid too much “micromanaging.� On transportation and impact fees, Woodcock said the fees need to be restructured. “Developers need to cover their impacts to the city,� he said. “It’s a matter of doing business. Is it fair?

I think we as a city could do a lot better job of monitoring what other cities are charging.�

Kelly, on the other hand, said he supports the park fees to build more ball fields. “We need more ball fields,� Kelly said. “There is only one baseball park in Maple Valley and half the

time it’s a swamp. We have the schools, but, they’re all tied up.�

The lack of ball fields was also discussed by Layne Barnes and Linda Johnson who are both running unopposed.

Johnson explained there have been proposals for a bond issue to pay for several new ball fields, but it would cost $17 million, which she felt is too much to ask of Maple Valley residents at this time. “In this economy we weren’t at all sure the citizens would support a bond issue,� she said. “We’d like to wait until the economy goes around. But it’s probably not going to happen for a while.�

Barnes expressed similar sentiment, though he said he disagreed with Johnson on whether the residents would support a bond. “Now obviously, just saying that we can go forward on that basis is not enough,� he said. “There’s going to have to be education.�

Mayor Noel Gerken, who is seeking re-election to position No. 5, and his challenger, Karen Crowe, took on questions about the Northwest Quadrant of the Four Corners subarea plan, which involves existing businesses in that section of the planning area. “Simply running a business over and saying this is

what we’re doing is not the way to do things,� Crowe said. “We need to keep them involved and make sure everything is fair and equitable.�

Gerken said, “I think we need to stick to what we’re doing with the Planning Commission and to go forward and make a good thing happen there in Four Corners. We’re going to have to work together, but, it’s a huge and incredible opportunity for the city. We’re not going to kick anybody out. They’re going to stay there forever.�

Candidates were allowed to ask each other questions and there was a testy exchange when Gerken asked Crowe about her personal bankruptcy which was completed in June. “A part of your platform is running the city like a business,� he said. “But we saw you had a bankruptcy for $80,000, primarily for giving money to your family and your business.�

Crowe said she had already written a letter to the editor in the newspaper explaining what happened. “I am shocked that you would bring that up,� she said. “We’ve all been through struggles. It sounds as though you never have. I’m sorry you don’t understand what those challenges are like. I believe the bankruptcy is a personal issue.�

Crowe asked Gerken how he planned to increase revenues to the city “rather than raising taxes.�

Gerken said, “We’ve raised taxes once in years, that was the utility tax. No, we don’t need more taxes.....We’ve got to learn to live within our means, but, certainly no increased taxes.�

Earlier in the evening Gerken also asked Crowe about her supporters who he said were mostly small businesses. “when issues important to these businesses come up to the council, and you’re on the council, will you take a position friendly to them?�

Crowe answered, “In going out and talking to these businesses I made it painfully clear that I won’t always vote in favor with them.... I believe I can be absolutely objective, and keep in mind community.�

Crowe asked Gerken about the recent scuffle between the city and King County concerning a Letter to the Editor published in The Reporter and the Voice of the Valley newspapers supporting Powell Development’s proposal for the Donut Hole property.

The county owns the 156acre property that is located inside the city limits, but, has not been annexed into the city. “I understand your angst,�

Gerken said. “I think we did the right thing with the letter.

So, the thought was let’s lead the discussion.... It would have been fine, but it turned sideways on us. And then it became a political storm. I’m proud of what we did. I’m still talking to these folks. It’s going to turn out in the end better since we stood up.�

Kelly asked Woodcock about his stance on the three percent increase in the utility tax which was used to hire more police officers. Kelly noted he was “a proponent for that because it concerned public safety.�

Woodcock answered, “I support our police department. I believe the process could have had more outreach. We did not do much to pursue other options first.

I wished we would have done that.�

Concerning taxes Kelly said that voters should have the opportunity to decide on tax increases to support schools or parks.

Gerken and Crowe did find common ground on supporting the Greater Maple Valley Community Center, whether or not a YMCA is brought into the city. “It’s one of the greatest assets that we have for our residents in Maple Valley,�

Crowe said. “I think it is critical that our city support the community center...I’m not

for bringing in a YMCA at this time.�

Gerken said, “It’s important for the city to keep supporting the center. It’s really a good deal for the city.

Regarding the YMCA, we should go slowly and look at all the options. I think we could have a YMCA and a community center in the same building.� “One of my passions on the council has been transportation and getting more funding,� Gerken said. “One thing we have to keep doing is act regionally to get at the table.�

Kelly and Woodcock were asked about how they plan to curtail growth in Maple Valley until school needs are met. “I don’t think that’s possible,� Woodcock said. “What we can do as a city is help the school district, work with them, get these bonds approved...Help them by fast tracking their permitting process.�

Kelly had a different approach. “One area in growth is new business,� Kelly said. “New business means new taxes. I work at one of the schools. It’s massively overcrowded. It’s dangerous sometimes. We need to advocate for the next levy.�

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Once all four recuse themselves, the letter noted all could return because of the doctrine of necessity, or the need for a quorum to make a decision on the agreements. “In this way, YarrowBay and community member against community member attacks can be avoided, the city’s fiscal interests will be protected, and the full five-member City Council can sit together with the community, to review The Villages and Lawson Hills Development Agreements,�

Rogers wrote in the letter.

Hanson and Mulvihill returned to the hearing Sept.

29 creating a quorum with Councilman Bill Boston allowing the process to move forward.

Ex-parte contact in this case refers to a council member, who is acting in a quasi-judicial role, participating in discussions outside of the hearing with opponents of the developments.

Goodwin said at the Sept.

26 hearing he did not see the email as “legitimate� reasons for recusal and he stated he would have to hire an attorney to defend himself and he was not willing to take the financial risk.

During an interview Sept. 30, Goodwin said he agreed the development agreement hearings are a quasi-judicial process, but he again emphasized his belief there was no ex-parte contact. “Anything I have been doing I’ve been straight up with YarrowBay,� Goodwin

said. “My objective was to political reasons or because be open.� he is trying to seek high Goodwin said his plan office. was to bring the oppos“It is important to have ing sides together and he principles and live by those pointed to an attempt to put principles,� Goodwin said. together a meeting between “And I’m not taking my ball the citizens technical comand going home. I am even mittee and YarrowBay. more committed.� “To YarrowBay’s credit Megan Nelson, director they agreed to that,� Goodof legal affairs for Yarwin said. “Unfortunately rowBay Holdings, wrote the (citizens techniin an email, ““The cal) committee objections regarding BLACK established a bunch ex-parte contacts in of preconditions YarrowBay’s letter which killed it. That were based on a was a poor decision totality of the comon their part.� munications. Under According to Goodwin the appearance of fairness he is not anti-development. doctrine, the question to be “Black Diamond needs asked is whether a disinterthis development,� he said. ested third party observer “It is appropriate.� would think from reading Goodwin said the “apthe communications that propriate checks and balbias exists. We believe the ances need to be in place.... answer to that question is We need to make sure the yes. As a result, our letter citizens don’t pay for it.� was about protecting the The councillor said he city and the planned comdid not recuse himself for munities from a potential

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community development director for Black Diamond, Goodwin recommends the city, “Delete the requirements that an MPD have any residential density at all� and “For those developments that include residences, change the minimum residential density required from 4 dwelling units per gross acre to 4 per net residential acre.�

The issue will be going before the Planning Commission and there will be a public hearing regarding the proposed comprehensive plan amendment at 7 p.m.

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We also identified a solution that would have allowed all members to participate in the process.�

The development agreement hearings are scheduled to continue Friday and Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Black Diamond Elementary School gymnasium, 25314 Baker Street.

Goodwin said he and Saas have scheduled a meeting for the public at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10 at the Black Diamond Community Center, 31605 3rd Ave. He said people can come and ask questions concerning the recusals “and set a strategy for moving forward.�

Another issue Goodwin will address at the meeting is a comprehensive plan amendment regarding residential density requirements.

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he political wind machine is shifting into high gear with about a month before the election verdicts are handed down from the voters.

I have been tossing a political theory around the last few days on my drive from Enumclaw to Kent. The drive gives me just enough time to entertain a bunch of goofy ideas, but not quite enough time to get me put away in a home for the newspaper loonies who have gone over the edge... yet.

My latest flickering light bulb has to do with the agendas and strategies.

Over the years I have seen countless candidates enter the political ring because of an agenda. I’ve seen it at all levels of government.

Often a candidate’s supporters carry the magic agenda bag around and keep shaking it at anyone who will listen.

When I am asked for advice from candidates, I usually tell them, “Stop listening to your friends. They probably know nothing about political left hooks and they have an agenda.�

What is the problem with agendas? Nothing at all. Agendas are about as common in politics as bald guys... not that I know any bald guys.

An agenda is the premise a story is built on and it is often the essence of successful political campaign.

My theory is the missing link in many campaigns is the strategy.

A political agenda without a hand-inglove strategy to execute the premise of the campaign may be one of the most common reasons folks lose political races — other than picking the wrong guy to challenge.

Picking the right guy to fight is a tactic learned in first grade.

Here is rule No. 1. Don’t challenge an incumbent just because your friends tell you to – that’s called losing.

Dino Rossi found this out in boldface the second time he ran against Gov. Chris GreDennis Box Editor

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â—? LETTERS YOUR OPINION COUNTS: E-MAIL: dbox@maplevalleyreporter.com.

MAIL: Letters, Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, 22035 SE. Wax Road Maple Valley, WA. 98038 FAX: 425-432-1888

Stealing campaign signs is an act of vandalism Having been a resident of Maple Valley for more than 16 years, I am truly disgusted about the recent turn of mischief that has been happening in our city.

We proudly displayed political signs in our yard for three of the candidates, Karen Crowe, Linda Johnson and Bill Woodcock, who are running for City Council positions in Maple

goire. You don’t get to tie the champion, you have to go the distance and really beat them.

Challengers do beat incumbents, but it is usually a bloody battle. The rule is don’t pick the biggest guy on the playground to swing at if Wally Wimpy Pants is close by.

Two of the best campaign strategists of recent time are James Carville and Karl Rove.

Depending on the side of the aisle, many consider them Satan’s chauffeurs, but they are a couple of political geniuses when it comes to pairing a strategy with an agenda.

Although diametrically opposed on the political spectrum — Carville is a Democrat and Rove a Republican — both feature a genetic talent for attaching a stiff-spine agenda to a brilliant strategy.

If the agenda is the love of the girl, the strategy is how you get the girl to marry you. If it is all agenda you aren’t getting to first base. A good strategy with a passionate agenda means you just might be sliding home.

It is a very tricky balance.

One agenda I often hear is a business owner running on the platform he will run the government like a business.

It is a perfectly good agenda as long as no one thinks about it too much.

Free market businesses and the government are not even remotely similar, except both need money, which is what the candidate is usually trying to say. We hear the guy say he will rein in government or spend less money or be fiscally responsible or some other sentence along the same line.

The on-the-street reality is American businesses must be as agile as Muhammad Ali. Successful businesses move quickly in tough times or they die.

American government is contemplative and slow moving. A business makes a mistake and it goes under. A government has to guard against knee-jerk reactions. Fresh ideas are essential, but there has to be a legislative process to protect the whole against the goofy few.

The government is also expected to be transparent, at least to some degree. Ask the next candidate who talks about running the government like a business how much he wants to open up all his business books and display his secrets.

Governments and businesses are two separate beasts. There are places where ideas from each can be shared. That is where a wellthought-out premise coupled with a strategy can be a winning combination.

I am always attentive to a candidate’s premise and I watch the execution of the campaign strategy.

I want to know if the candidate can pull off a campaign and if there is some understanding what this puzzle called government is all about.

If a candidate follows Shakespeare’s advice, “This above all, to thine own self be true,� win or lose it is a good campaign.

And for a candidate who ends up on the losing end, all he has to do is wait a while and things will probably go south. Then he gets to say, “See I told you this guy was a pinhead.�

Valley. These signs were very close to the front of our home for three days. Then just this morning, we awoke to the signs having been removed from the yard and placed upside down in a tree. In addition, it has been noticed that all the signage along Witte Road for candidate Bill Woodcock have been removed, as well. These acts of mischief are certainly not funny or cute. They are acts of vandalism.

So, a suggestion from a resident. If you are a juvenile doing these acts and think it’s funny, believe me it’s not. If in fact, you are an adult, who thinks that by removing and vandalizing specific candidate’s signage will promote less votes for that person, think again. Whoever you are, whatever your age, these acts of vandalism are certainly signs of a very sick mind.

I will continue to support these three candidates for council positions with or without signs.

Council members did not violate hearing rules

Evelyn DeFrisco Maple Valley

In the ongoing closed record hearings concerning the development agreements for proposed Black Diamond master planned developments council men (Craig) Goodwin and (William) Saas were challenged by the developer, YarrowBay, to recuse themselves. The reasons given by YarrowBay were that both councilmen spoke with our citizens’ technical team last spring and, thus, according to YarrowBay, violated the quasi-judicial development agreement hearing rules.

This is nonsense! All discussions and emails between the councilmen and our team dealt with the MPD ordinances passed in Sept. 2010 (existing city of Black Diamond law). There is nothing illegal about that and it has nothing to do with the ongoing quasi-judicial development agreement hearing.

The record must be straight. Two such dedicated public servants like Black Diamond city

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XXX DPWJOHUPOSFQPSUFS DPN t XXX NBQMFWBMMFZSFQPSUFS DPN [ LETTERS from page 6] council men Goodwin and Saas should not be challenged for something that was completely legal and, I might add, part of the normal process to obtain input from the public which they serve.

We should all remember that we are very fortunate to live in a democracy, which provides us the opportunity of free speech, and we live in a republic, which allows for representation. Both the council men and our team were exercising their rights as American citizens.

There are some very serious questions that need to not only be asked, but also answered here in Black Diamond. All of us who are paying our hard earned American dollars into the pool of municipal funds that run this city need to be a part of that process, both asking the questions and pushing for truthful answers.

Mr. Goodwin said that while he has done nothing illegal and nothing that requires him to be recused from the above mentioned

Peter Rimbos Citizens’ technical team leader

proceedings he cannot participate because of the threat of lawsuit by YarrowBay and the inability to personally take on the financial burden of his defense in such a legal action.

For what reason would Mr. Goodwin, or any other City Council member, not be provided coverage for lawsuits threatened by developers?

Under what conditions would our city insurance fail to protect the people elected to serve?

How can our elected

representatives act with integrity in representing us if they are subject to threats of lawsuit and personal loss by a big dollar developer seeking approval from these same representatives?

I assume our tax dollars were expended in acquiring the insurance policy that is supposed to provide protection for our city. I demand to know why Mr. Goodwin felt our city would not stand by him when he has done no wrong.

I want to know why my city allowed YarrowBay

October 7 , 2011 [7] to hire a speaker for a city “work session�, that was held on city property and required attendance of both staff and City Council members but did not allow citizen groups to use those same rooms or have meetings with City Council members and city staff.

I want to know why when I asked council member Kristine Hanson to recuse herself because her property is adjacent to the proposed project, and because she recused herself for that same reason last

year with legal advice from MRSC (Municipal Research and Service Center of Washington), she refused.... but when Yarrow Bay asks her to recuse herself for the same reason she complies.

I want the appearance of fairness to mean just that.

The truth is that Yarrow Bay did not like the look of their odds with four seated council members evaluating the development agreement.

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Goodwin had no legal reason to step down On the evening of Sept.

26 Craig Goodwin, a Black Diamond City Council member, made a strong statement on the record as part of the appearance of fairness proceedings prior to the start of the closed record hearings on the development agreements in Black Diamond.

His statement has been provided to this newspaper and hopefully will be published.

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[8] October 7, 2011 [ LETTERS from page 7] their odds with four seated council members evaluating the development agreement.

The truth is our city is accommodating YarrowBay’s request that we once again usethe doctrine of necessity

to justify admittedly biased jurors to preside over hearings on Yarrow Bay’s projects.

The question is “Why?�

And we deserve an answer.

Cindy Wheeler Black Diamond

Fred Meyer supports community Recently at a Maple Valley City Council hearing, a charge was levied against Fred Meyer Stores by another member of the community. The charge was that Fred Meyer does not contribute to the community and is not involved.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

We contribute more than $4 million in cash and an additional $4 million in food to our communities each year in our four-state market (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington).

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We do more for our communities than any of our competitors, hands down.

The Maple Valley store will be an active part of this network of time, money and product donations.

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Here’s what Fred Meyer will do in Maple Valley once the store is open.

In all our communities, once the store opens, each school in the area will get a donation of between $2500 and $5000 each year to be distributed as the schools see fit.

We have an active employee volunteer program in each store. One great

example is that our stores each have American Cancer Society Relay for Life teams and combined Fred Meyer employees raise more than $200,000 each year.

We donate more than two million meals in Washington state from our stores through our perishable donations program — meat, dairy and some produce.

The Maple Valley store will be part of that and the food will go to a food bank in Maple Valley.

Our coin boxes raise more than $550,000 a year and go to non-profits in the communities where our stores do business. Maple Valley will be part of that program.

Non-profits such as Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts and veteran’s groups use our doorways to raise more than $2 million each year.

The Fred Meyer Fund is funded by our employees’

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We are very aware that if our communities are not strong, then our business will not be strong. We take our responsibility to our communities very seriously and we show it with cash, product and employee volunteer time. We are thrilled to be coming to Maple Valley and cannot wait to start serving your community!

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nce upon a time the vision for the stand alone business at Sawyer Village on KentKangley Road and Southeast 216th Street was for a bank with a drive through.

On Oct. 10, though, Ristrettos will open as a coffee shop and wine bar in the plaza.

Jeff Potter, director of land development for Maple Valley-based Curtis Lang Custom Homes, which owns the property, explained that when the team was developing a concept for the shopping center it included a variety of uses ranging from doctor’s offices to small boutique shops.

It has all that now with the Valley Medical Center Clinic, for example, as well as a Subway, Get Hot! Yoga and Bike Masters and Boards.

All Sawyer Village needed was something to go in that standalone spot on the southeast end of the property. “When we were looking for tenants (in 2008) we weren’t getting a great deal of interest in this site,� from banks, Potter said. “At the time, the city didn’t allow drive-throughs for anything but banks and drug stores.

We decided whatever we

wanted to have on this pad, we needed the zoning amended. Ultimately about a year later we were able to get the allowance to have a drive through for our coffee shop. That allowed us to go out and market this site.�

Potter noted that Lang has connections through

his business in which he deals with developers and home builders who also know the coffee and wine industries as well as the restaurant business. Through talking with those resources, Lang discovered putting a

coffee shop and wine bar on the site was something he was interested in, Potter said.

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MAN DRAINS HOLE IN ONE AT LAKE WILDERNESS GOLF COURSE Bill Stearns of Des Moines drained a hole in one on the 15th hole at Lake Wilderness Golf Course on Sept. 29.

Stearns was using a six iron on the par 3, 156-yard hole, when he nailed the shot. He was golfing with Bryan Willis of Maple Valley, Sharon Parsons and Stephen Jenson. Marlene Willis, Bryan’s wife, was also there to witness the feat.

October 7 , 2011 [13]

Round one to the Conquerors Kentwood picks up the 2-1 victory in a key South Puget Sound League North Division contest

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this second round of games to keep our position and give ourselves a chance to be the top team in the SPSL.�

Tahoma and Kentwood meet again on Oct. 27 at French Field in the final

It’s been a long time since Kentwood has beaten Auburn on its home turf at Auburn Memorial Stadium.

In fact, Conquerors coach Rex Norris couldn’t even remember the last time. “I don’t think we’ve won here in 10 years,� he said. “Actually, I’m pretty sure I’ve never beat them here.�

On Sept. 30, however, Kentwood (3-1 South Puget Sound League North 4A, 4-1 overall) was able to control the fourth-quarter clock and hand the Trojans (2-3, 2-3) a 24-17 loss, their third in a row.

After Auburn scored on a Darnell Hagans’ 5-yard run with 7:14 left on the clock bringing the Trojans to within a TD of Kentwood the Conquerors took over on their own 21-yard line and put together a timeconsuming, 15-play drive to close out the game “Our kids responded,�

Norris said. “We’re getting a lot from them right now.�

Auburn opened the scoring in the first quarter when kicker Axel Barajas’ field goal dribbled over the crossbar after a Conk defender got a hand on it.

Kentwood responded with Chance Kalua-Fuima-

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plays and took its first lead of the game in which Nu’U Vaifale had a 22 yard run and a 38 yard pass from Church to Breton Medina before Tanner Lucas punched it in from a yard out.

Tahoma answered with a 58 yard pass by Shane Nelson that set the Bears up in the red zone and then Beau Riggs, who carried the ball the most for the Bears, took it in two plays later from one yard out. After the two point conversion failed, Tahoma was up 19-14 with 7:47 left in the first half.

On the ensuing kickoff Austin Pernell may well have broken the league record with a 96 yard return for a touchdown which gave Kentlake a 21-19 lead.

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his time around, Kentwood didn’t need double overtime to beat Tahoma in a girls soccer match on Oct.1.

The Conquerors put away the Bears 2-1 in their first meeting of the season. “The victory is a big one,� Kentwood Head Coach Aaron Radford wrote in an email. “Being the first game against Tahoma since the championship last year, we felt the pressure to perform well.�

Kentwood’s Mykala Benjamin scored both goals for the Conks, notching an unassisted score at the 35 minute mark then the insurance goal at the 59 minute mark.

Benjamin got a ball up the middle, battled past a defender then dribbled into the box and shot with her right foot from about the 18 into the far side of the goal for the Conquerors’ first score.

On the second goal, Benjamin took a ball from Jen Oak that was played through the defense, allowing Benjamin to run on and shoot under Tahoma’s goal keeper as she came out.

Tahoma fought back with a goal at the 67 minute mark when Brie Hooks sent the ball to Mackenzie Henke. “It was a physical game,� Radford wrote. “Both teams had good chances. The team stepped up and played probably the best game of the season.�

With the victory, Kentwood is in the driver’s seat in the South Puget Sound League North, improving to

Kentwood’s Sarah Bindl battles with Tahoma’s Brie Hooks for the ball during the game which the Conks won 2-1 on Oct. 1 at Maxwell Stadium. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter 8-0-0 with 24 points while Tahoma dropped to 6-1-1 with 19 points. “The win helps us maintain a lead in the standings,� Radford wrote. “This league is tough and every game is huge, so, to get some separation on Tahoma is big right now. But, we know we need to work even harder

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Kentlake’s Austin Pernell, left, tries to pull in the ball while Jason Smith of Tahoma works to take it away. CHARLES CORTES, The Reporter

Despite four turnovers Kentlake held off another upset bid with a 42-33 win over Tahoma on the gridiron Sept. 29 at French Field.

The Falcons fumbled the ball on the kickoff return to start the game but the Bears gave it right back.

Tahoma struck first with a field goal by David Stoecker at the 8:56 mark in the first quarter.

Little more than two minutes ticked off the game clock before Kentlake answered after Austin Pernell

caught a bullet from Steffin Church to put the Falcons on the Tahoma 10. On the next play the Falcons put their first touchdown of the night on the score board at the 6:26 mark.

The see-saw scoring continued with 3:26 left in the first as Tahoma running back took it up the middle from 14 yards out to score, making it 10-7 Bears.

Less than a minute into the second quarter Stoecker nailed his second field goal of the night, extending the Tahoma lead to 13-7.

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[ KENTLAKE from page 13] But Tahoma had an answer in the form of Riggs, who ripped off another big run to the Kentlake 5, then took the ball again and scored making it 26-21 which was where things stood at half time. “We had a (pass defense) package in place this week because last year they threw the ball effectively against us,� said head coach Chris Paulson. “So we put Austin Pernell out there on Jason Smith. We manned up Stephon on the other kid.�

But what hurt the Falcons in the first half was run defense, something Paulson said they got fixed in the second half.

It took four minutes, 29 seconds into the second half before another touchdown was posted on the board.

Kentlake covered half the field in two plays when Pernell put together a 25 yard catch followed by a 25 yard touchdown run by Church on an option play to take the lead back, 27-26.

Late in the third quarter Stephon Vaifale made a short run to put the Falcons on the Bears 7 yard line which set up Pernell who ran it in two plays later on an end around then laid out to get the touch down to extend the Kentlake lead

to 35-26 with 3:40 left in the third.

Tahoma wasn’t done yet.

The Bears started the next drive on their own 36 and a few plays later, including a 25 yard reception by DeShon Williams, scored again to pull within two at 35-33 with five ticks left on the clock in the third.

Deep in Tahoma territory it looked like Kentlake might extend the lead until a fumble on the exchange at the 4 yard line gave the Bears the ball back.

But Nelson threw a pick from his one 1 yard line under pressure from Kentlake which took over at the Tahoma 30.

Lucas got the ball on three straight plays going for 14 yards, then took it to the two followed by a touchdown up the gut to make it 42-33 Kentlake.

From there the Falcons got the ball back with less than four minutes to

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play and went to the ground game to run out the clock.

Tahoma drops to 2-2 in South Puget Sound League North division play.

Kentlake improved to 5-0, a spot it was in last year after beating Tahoma at Maxwell Stadium, before dropping its next two games. “We’ve got a group that’s a year more mature, that remembers how that felt,� Paulson said. “They all know what’s at stake next week. We’re going to prepare the same way we did the past two weeks.�

Heading into the game Sept. 23 against Thomas Jefferson Paulson talked to the team about finishing the game, something they had to do against the Raiders and again Friday night against the Bears. “We told them going into the Jefferson game were going into a four game stretch against Jefferson, Tahoma, Kentwood, Auburn that would be for the league title,� Paulson said.

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the ball in the goal for the second score and Callen Shelton took a ball from Landram for the third goal.

With the win, Kentlake improved to 4-3-1 with 13 points, and fourth place in the SPSL North.

Kentlake takes on Auburn Riverside on Tuesday. t Kicks for the Cure set for Saturday: It’s time for rivals to come together to paint French Field pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Kentwood and Kentlake will meet on the pitch at French Field for the Third Annual Kicks for the Cure game.

Kentwood’s C team plays Kentridge at 11 a.m., then the Kentlake JV squares off against Kentwood’s JV at 1 p.m. with the varsity set to match up at 3 p.m.

A year ago the match raised nearly $5,000 for MultiCare’s Mammogram Assistance Program, which provides diagnostic services

to women who can’t afford them at clinics in Covington and Auburn as well as the Carol Milgard Breast Center in Tacoma.

Kicks for the Cure began in 2009 when Kentwood coach Aaron Radford and his wife, Tara, came up with an idea that summer which would allow the team to give back to the community.

Angy Mathena, first year coach at Kentlake, said girls from both teams have done fundraisers over the summer and will sell T-shirts at the game, among other ways to bring in money. “It is a great way for the girls to get involved and give back to their community,� Mathena wrote in an email.

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Tahoma aiming for state

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ahoma High’s boys and girls cross country teams outran Mt. Rainer and Kentwood at a meet on Sept. 28 at Lake Wilderness Park.

Yet, despite this double victory, Head CROSS Coach Gary Conner said it is not indicative of his team’s potential. “We’ve got a ton of talent,� he said. “But we’re in that mid-season blues.�

In the boy’s varsity race, Kentwood’s Danny Lunder came in first at 16:21, but was followed by a steady succession of Tahoma runners such as junior James Dagley and sophomore Riley Campell, who came in at 16:31 and 16:48 respectively.

With a strong showing, they defeated Kentwood, 20-37, and Mt. Rainier 15-49. Kentwood beat Mt. Rainier, 17-45.

In the girl’s race Tahoma had seven runners in the top 10. Though Mt. Rainier’s Jordan McPhee came in first at 18:57, Tahoma runners such as junior Elizabeth Ooster-

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Conner explained the primary emphasis is to prepare the teams for the end of the season races where placement will either allow them to advance to the next meet or not. “Our coaching style is league, district, state,� he said.

It is a strategy which seems to be working effectively.

During the 15K coed cross country relays at Lake Wilderness on Sept. 13, the girls team placed third, and both varsity teams beat Auburn and Kent-Meridian at their Sept.

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burn’s home turf was a big boost for Kentwood, which plays undefeated Kentlake at 7 p.m. Friday at French Field. “They were here to defend their house, but our mentality is that wherever we go, we make it our house,� Hubbard said. “And I think we made it our house tonight. We proved tonight for every team that has doubted us that we’re here to play and we’re not going to back down to anyone.�

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Kentwood stretched its lead to 9-3 on Mitchell Cox’s 33-yard field goal in the second quarter.

On its next drive, Auburn capped a 10-play, twominute drive with a 10-yard TD reception, taking a 10-9 lead into halftime.

In the second half, the

“We just didn’t play well enough to win,� Auburn coach Gordon Elliott said. “We just need to get better.

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Kentwood padded its lead in the fourth quarter behind senior Visa Thach’s 1-yard TD run. The Conquerors converted the two-point play, putting the score at 24-10.

Auburn pulled within a touchdown on Hagans’ fourth-quarter TD run, but was unable to stop Kentwood in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

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Lee Russell Rittenburg Lee Russell Rittenburg was born March 4, 1936 Seattle, WA, died September 17, 2011, Olympia, WA surrounded by his loving family.

Lee is survived by his wife of 55 years Char El. His daughters Leanne Stephens (Robert), Kelcie Peterson (Richard) and Nancy Tone (Patrick). Grandchildren Shannon Newton (Gary), Brian Stephens, and Nicholas Tone. Great-grandchildren Riley, Mason, and Peytin Newton, and extended loving family Ricky, Jordan and Grace Peterson, and Tyler Lambert USMC. Join us in a celebration of Lee’s life Sunday, October 16, 2011 from 2-5pm at Jubilee Lodge, 8487 Bainbridge Loop NE, Lacey, WA 98516.

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View guestbook at WWW.FuneralAlternatives.org.

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Enumclaw made a number of copper pieces to give the place a warm, lived-in feel. “There’s been a lot of thought put into the details,� Potter said. “The intent of the atmosphere should be comfortable.

It should be like you’re hanging out at home in a nice room in your house and socializing.�

Lang hired Jake Potter, the 25-year-old son of Potter, who has a business degree with an emphasis in finance from the University of Washington as well as experience in the wine and food service industries. “The key for Jake’s hiring process is presentation, how they treat people, because service has to be the No. 1 consideration here,� Potter said of his son. “How you treat people is what gets people to talk about the business in a positive way.�

Potter coaches youth volleyball and the mothers of his players have told him they’re excited to have another venue to meet people and he thinks it’ll be a great place for that. “We think there’s enough people out there

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interested, we think there’s enough demand to support healthy competition,� he said. “We’re really excited about it, to get this ball rolling and to provide another opportunity for people in this community to socially connect.�

Reach Kris Hill at khill@ maplevalleyreporter.com or 425-432-1209 ext. 5054.

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Welcome to our New Executive Director, Tamara Rose The Chamber Board of Directors is pleased to present to the Membership our newest Executive Director. After an exhaustive process (during which over 45 applicants’ resumes were reviewed), the Board made their selection after the September luncheon. Tamara Rose comes to us with a background in chamber business management and membership services.

Prior to coming to us, Tamara Executive Director, was with the Puyallup/Sumner Tamara Rose Chamber of Commerce and the Fife-Milton-Edgewood Chamber of Commerce. She has a BA in Leadership and is currently working towards a Master’s degree. Tamara has 3 daughters and 8 grandchildren.

She lives in Black Diamond and calls Covington her preferred shopping option. Please join us in welcoming Tamara Rose to the Covington Chamber of Commerce.

I would like to extend a thank you to Jim Hutchison, Tamara Paul, and Cathy Wahlin for their time and commitment throughout our search for an Executive Director. –Rick Oliveira, Chair

October 13 Chamber Luncheon The candidates running for Covington City Council and Kent School District Board will be speaking at the October 13th Covington Chamber Luncheon.

The candidate forum is your chance to ask questions about each candidate before the November 8th election. Luncheon is from 11:30am-1pm at Covington Christian Fellowship Church (26201 180th Ave SE, Covington). $20 for full lunch; $15 for soup & salad; $10 for no lunch and non-members City of Covington Council Position No. 1 nonpartisan office

Joseph Cimaomo, Jr. Marlla Mhoon

Kent School District No. 415 Director District No. 1 nonpartisan office

Larry Sims Russell Hanscom

Kent School District No. 415 Debbie Straus Director District No. 3 Leslie Kae Hamada nonpartisan office To RSVP for the luncheon please email info@covingtonchamber.org or call 253-631-6117 by Tues. 10/12 at 5pm. We hope to see you there!

Welcome New & Returning Members John L Scott Remax Choice Executives

Waste Management Solid Rock Community Church

5th Annual Golf Classic was a great success!

Thank you to our Sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Lakeside Industries, 2Seven2 Silver Sponsors: Prudential Meridian Valley Realty and The Iron Grill Beverage Cart Co-Sponsors: Tamara Paul, Prudential Meridian Valley Realty and Kaye Eilers, 3R’s Massage Therapy Cart Sponsor: Valley Medical Center Hole Sponsors: Cascade Regional Blood Services, Kinder Swimmer, IHOP, Covington Family Wellness and Body Works Massage Clinic

First Place Winners: MetLife

Putting Contest Cruise Winner: Bryan Collins

Kaye Eilers, Tamara Paul, Ina Balash, Liz Collins

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Our Partners understand the value a united chamber brings to the business community and have aligned themselves with the efforts of the Covington Chamber in creating a strong local economy in our Business Community.

Power Breakfasts are Back!!

We are bringing back the quarterly Executive Power Breakfasts. We held a Power Breakfast on September 27 where Derek Matheson spoke on professional leadership in local government. The Power Breakfasts will be held quarterly at Covington Christian Fellowship Church from 7am to 8:30am and feature homemade scones, coffee, networking and learning. The next power breakfast will be held on January 24, 2012. The speaker will be Paul Bernal. Paul is an Independent Management Consultant, and is on the Covington Economic Development Council (CEDC).

Upcoming Events October 27

4:30pm-7:30pm RE/MAX Choice Executives Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting 27177 185th Ave SE, Covington

Members and Friends The single most important enjoyment I get from my role, as the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, is the opportunity to meet with so many different people. Some may view this as simply shaking hands and kissing babies. I think of it as engaging and a privilege. It is a privilege because each and every one of you are extremely busy in your business. The fact that you all take a moment out of your busyness to visit with me lets me know my role is cherished. If I haven’t said it before – “THANK YOU.�

When you think of the dynamics of our organization, you can’t help but feel a part of something huge. This is largely evident from an article I read from the Duarte Chamber of Commerce. The author quoted “The Chamber of Commerce is a catalyst – a common vehicle through which business and professional people work together for the common good of the community. A better community means better business conditions, and we work for a better community for everyone.�

When our members invest in the Chamber, they invest in the future of the business community and ensure that the Chamber keeps working towards its mission – to provide an economic environment that enhances the businesses and communities we serve. This is not a unique mission statement or ideology. All you need to do is visit other Chamber websites and read their mission statements. Then review the history of the Chamber.

The history of Chamber of Commerce can be traced back almost 6,000 years ago. Then it was labeled as a Trade association movement. The first use of the term Chamber of Commerce began in 1599 in France. It wasn’t until 1881 when a Chamber was established in London. About a year later, in 1882, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce was founded. Today, there are approximately 4,000 Chamber organizations in the United States.

As our forefathers banded together to protect and promote commerce, they saw the importance, as we do, that individual prosperity depended upon the development of a prosperous, healthy, and happy community.

Yes, we belong to something extraordinaire and huge. We belong to an organization where we are friends working together to build not only our business to succeed, but also to build your business to succeed. “Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.� Kin Hubbard

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