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Car tab-tax hearing draws over 70 people to city hall Temporary $20 fee would hold off deep King County Metro Transit service cuts BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com
S Summer Concert Series brings out silly fun Above, Keegan and Collin Henderson, of Kirkland, do a penguin dance, led by performers Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth, during a children’s Summer Concert Series performance at Marina Park on Tuesday. Up next: Caspar Babypants will perform at 10 a.m. July 19. Right, Elizabeth Stierle, of Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth, entertains a crowd with a high-energy performance, including ventriloquism, interactive musical comedy and sing-alongs. CARRIE WOOD, Kirkland Reporter
Spuds hit by counterfeiters, KPD urges vigilance BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@kirklandreporter.com
Anyone who has been to Juanita Beach on a Friday night in July knows that it is a popular place. The Juanita Friday Market, along with Juanita Beach Park and open businesses, make for a social environment. But a crowded Juanita Spuds Fish and Chips restaurant made for a silent crime that could
happen at any Kirkland business. The business unknowingly received three counterfeit $20 bills and the problem is getting more frequent for establishments. “It’s kind of like musical chairs and it stopped on us,” said Spuds owner Larry Marion. “I don’t want anyone else to have to go through this.” Kirkland Chamber of
Commerce President Bill Vadino said they heard about the crime on Tuesday morning. “We are working on something to send all of our members to let them know what happened so they can keep their eyes out for this type of thing,” said Vadino. Kirkland Police Department Detective Don Carroll, who works with the Secret Service Electronic Crime
Task Force, said that business owners need to inspect bills carefully. “This happens a lot,” said Carroll. “We have a lot of counterfeiting. We had a case of 100s in North Bend, Redmond and in Kirkland and those 20s have been running around for awhile.” Marion admits that his employees did not check the money close enough but [ more FAKE page 2 ]
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eventy-three people packed the Kirkland City Council chambers Wednesday night for a public hearing on the proposed congestion reduction charge to help fund King County Metro services. The proposed fee would last for two years and add an extra $20 each year for license TIM EYMAN tab renewals. But the extra revenue The issue before the comwould help the county agency mittee is whether to let the bridge the remaining $60 million shortfall. Without the congestion reduction charge go to voters, have the King extra revenue, Metro would County Council take the have to reduce the transit vote - which would need a system by 17 percent. supermajority to pass - or “Metro is a workhorse for to force Metro to forgo the this region, mainly in getting proposal by King County people to and from work,” Executive Dow Constantine said King County Counciland make deep cuts. man and Transportation, “We would like to see the Economy and Environment King County Committee chair “This is an economic Council adopt Larry Phillips. issue. This is a jobs the ordinance “This will provide issue. This is a human instead of spendus some very valuservices issue ... I ing $1 million able input from the guess we would ask on an election,” public.” you to be ‘super.’” said Kirkland And input is Dave Asher City Councilexactly what they man Dave Asher, got, as nearly half who presented the people in the room took the opportunity to a letter from the council in favor of the ordinance. If the speak their mind. The voters in this state have King County Council opts to vote on the ordinance, consistently said they want the measure would need a a $30 (car-tab) tax and you supermajority to pass. “This should let the voters decide is an economic issue. This is this issue, said anti-tax initiative activist Tim Eyman, who a jobs issue. This is a human services issue ... I guess we lives in Snohomish County. One of Eyman’s biggest initia- would ask you to be ‘super.’” [ more METRO page 3 ] tives was to cap car-tab taxes.
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