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Recycling efforts at the Enumclaw Transfer Station are soon to be a thing of the past. Photo by Kevin Hanson/To view or buy photos go to www.courierherald.com.
Recycling option ending at four King County sites By Kevin Hanson Editor
Those who use the Enumclaw Transfer Station to get rid of recyclables will have to find other options beginning Feb. 1. The county’s Solid Waste Division has announced it will shut down the recycling operation at Enumclaw and three other facilities. The step is being taken for two reasons: first, to save money; also, the county points out nearly all county residents have recyclables picked up as part of their normal garbage-disposal service. Until Feb. 1, Enumclaw’s transfer station on Battersby Avenue will continue to accept – without charge – aluminum cans, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, mixed paper, newspaper, plastic bottles and jugs and tin cans.
Information provided by the county states the recycling effort at transfer stations “unnecessarily duplicates a service that is already available to 99 percent of King County resident through curbside collection.” The curbside model, it is stated, is responsible for the collection of more than 115,000 tons of recyclables annually throughout the county; recyclables taken to transfer stations total about 4,000 tons. Those wanting to continue hauling their own recyclables are being given a list of six options. The closest of the six is nearly 16 miles away in Auburn while the longest trip is the 24-mile jaunt to a facility in Kent. After Feb. 1, recyclables taken to the Enumclaw transfer station will be treated as trash and a fee will be collected for their disposal.
The State Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling from the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board concerning the two master planned developments intended for Black Diamond. The Kirkland-based YarrowBay company hopes to develop The Villages and Lawson Hills, a plan that could eventually add thousands of homes to the small town. The Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 27 the Hearings Board did not have jurisdiction in the case involving the two ordinances used to approve the master planned developments. The board had ruled Feb. 15 the city used an incorrect process when approving the master planned development ordinances. The board sent the ordinances back to the city for compliance with Growth Management Act. The citizen group Toward Responsible Development had challenged the city-approved ordinances in Superior Court and to the Hearings Board. The board ruling was appealed by YarrowBay and sent to Superior Court, but the parties agreed to a direct review by the state Court of Appeals, bypassing the lower court. The appeals court agreed to hear the case and the attorneys for the parties presented their arguments Nov. 1. The opening paragraph of the Dec. 27 Court of Appeals ruling stated, “The Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board lacked jurisdiction to review the 2010 ordinances enacted by the City of Black Diamond approving the master plan development permits for YarrowBay. We reverse.” The issue addressed by the appeals court centers on whether the ordinances were project permits or
SEE RULING, PAGE 4
Committees form to study impacts The Villages and Lawson Hills master plan developments in Black Diamond are forming citizen committees to examine water quality issues and potential impacts on Green Valley Road. Each MPD requires the formation and use of three community committees: one for noise issues; one for water quality issues; and one for Green Valley Road issues. The water quality and Green Valley Road committees will form this month and will jointly review
SEE IMPACTS, PAGE 4