Bonney Lake and Sumner Courier-Herald, December 14, 2011

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John Williams of H2O Solutions gets a hand climbing out of the Bonney Lake peaking storage water tank from Richard Peterson as Brent Lewis of Bonney Lake Public Works looks on. Divers from H2O Solutions entered the tank from a hatch on the roof and spent approximately 30 hours in the tank this past week cleaning the bottom and searching for the source of a small leak. Photo by Brian

The Pierce County Council’s vote regarding the lands planned for development into Orton Junction has gone into the appeals process. As described in the Nov. 30 Sumner Magazine feature, “What now, Orton Junction?,� land preservation advocacy groups Futurewise and Friends of Pierce County had each internally voted to appeal the county council’s decision to amend the Comprehensive Plan; allowing designated Agricultural Resource Lands owned by Orton Farms to be rezoned for commercial and residential development.

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Egan wins fire district recount by 16 votes By Brian Beckley Staff Writer

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Following a mandatory hand recount of every ballot, incumbent Ed Egan on Friday was certified the winner of the Fire District 22, Position No. 4 race, besting Pat McElligott by just 16 votes. The original machine count of the election has the two candidates separated by 22 votes, or

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just 0.123 percent of the more than 17,000 votes cast. State law mandates a hand recount at a difference of 0.25 percent. The final numbers, according to Pierce County Elections, show Egan receiving 8,915 votes to McElligott’s 8,899. “I’m ecstatic, I’m euphoric, I’m glad it’s over,� Egan said Friday

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Elections workers sort ballots Dec. 6 at Pierce County Elections as part of the mandatory hand recount. Photo by Brian Beckley/To view or buy photos go to www.blscourierherald.com.

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