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FRIDAY, December 16, 2011
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Good to Go? Tolling could be a headache for SR 522 drivers Baker, noting that Juanita Drive, Simonds Road and other streets could also The time is near. get hammered with addiWashington State tional traffic. Baker added Department of Transporthat city of Kirkland tation (WSDOT) officials officials are worried they announced earlier this might see a traffic surge, month that State Route as well, and he’s met with 520 bridge tolling will them to discuss the issue. begin Dec. 29. Like Baker, And that means Bothell leaders drivers who SOUND OFF for years have choose to dodge ON THIS STORY: been asking for WWW.BOTHELLpayments could state officials to REPORTER.COM be headed Bothset aside roadell and Kenmore’s improvement way via SR 522 funding to around Lake mitigate the impacts of Washington. tolling. Perusing several polls “It’s a top priority for that have been conducted, the city in discussions Kenmore Mayor David with the Legislature and Baker said about 115,000 we will definitely be drivers travel 520 each watching to see what hapday, and 522 could see up pens when tolling begins,” to 10,000 more cars per said Bothell City Manager day through the two citBob Stowe. ies. And he’s figuring on Added Mayor Mark the light side, he said. Lamb: “We have been told Baker added that WSrepeatedly by the state DOT officials said they that the tolling of the could adjust traffic sig520 bridge will not result nals to add “green” time in significant additional on 522, but that could traffic diversion onto SR heighten “red” time for 522 — we will see very drivers entering the high- shortly if this is correct. way from other roads. “We will continue the For now, traffic is flowing fight (for funding) in smoothly in areas of 522 Olympia if the traffic in Kenmore where major I expect to materialize improvements were made, comes our way.” but the mayor is dismayed Baker said that althat things could bottle though tolling will begin up again. Dec. 29, Kenmore and “What I’m concerned Bothell might not see any about is Kenmore traffic changes until a few residents being able to get days later because drivers where they want to go: [ more TOLLS page 2 ] shopping or to work,” said BY ANDY NYSTROM
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Canyon Creek Elementary second-grader Kendall Perkins, middle, and his classmates reach for a drink bottle during last Friday’s Republic Services “Recycle Rosie & Garbage Gus” interactive demonstration. The Bothell event featured about 100 students discussing recycling near a miniature material-recovery conveyor belt with Republic staff members, and drivers teaching them how to be safe around the company’s garbage trucks, three of which were on hand. ANDY NYSTROM, Bothell-Kenmore Reporter
Excited recyclers
Let there be lights — lots of them BY ANDY NYSTROM anystrom@bothell-reporter.com
A dazzling array of thousands of blinking Christmas lights matched with spectators donating heaps of food to Hopelink. That’s a double dose of holiday cheer that Johan Jorna likes to bring to his Bothell neighborhood. At the start of December, Jorna’s Binary Christmas returned for its fourth year of lights choreographed to upbeat music using more than 250 computer-controlled switches. The display — at 12313 N.E. 165th St. — is larger this year, featuring a third house and more than 20,000 lights. “Last year, we had approximately 8,000 people come to see the lights and collected almost 1,000 pounds of food,” said Jorna, noting that a mammoth crowd of about [ more LIGHTS page 3]
Here’s some of the more than 20,000 lights that Johan Jorna and his Bothell neighbors have displayed on three Northeast 165th Street homes. PETER JORNA, Courtesy photo
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