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Library vote draws community debate By Dennis Box Editor
Enumclaw is in the midst of one of its more controversial elections concerning the fate of the city’s public library. Proposition No. 1 on the April 17 mail-in ballot asks whether residents of Enumclaw should allow the King County Library System to
annex the city library. fund the library or close the doors. The library has been a cornerAnnexation would mean KCLS stone of the community for would take over operation of more than 90 years. It was the library on June 1. KCLS Proposition is a taxing district separate founded in 1922. One of the central quesfrom King County governtions is whether the City ment that operates librarCouncil is able to, or willing ies throughout King County. to, fund the library. The other The nearest KCLS branches are issue is if the annexation measure the Black Diamond, Muckleshoot, fails, will the council find a way to Maple Valley and Covington librar-
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ies. According to a “frequently asked questions” document on the city’s website, Enumclaw and Seattle are the only two cities in the county that are not part of KCLS, which was founded in 1942. The Enumclaw City Council approved a resolution at its March
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City Council votes to support project
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The Puyallup Tribe of Indians are proposing to redirect Boise Creek, improving spawning and the golf course By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
Make-up games The prep sports schedule is generally light during spring break, but rainy weather the past couple of weeks has brought make-up games to the spring-break calendar.
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Wells, top, Corbin Ross, bottom left, Jadyn Hanson and Aleah Making Magic Kayden Watterson perform Thursday at the Magic Strings Concert at the Enumclaw with Strings High School auditorium . Dennis Box, The Courier-Herald
A project initiated by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians would make life more enjoyable for Enumclaw golfers, improve spawning grounds for migrating salmon and cost roughly $1 million to complete. Members of the Enumclaw City Council voted their support for the proposal during their most recent meeting, perhaps an easy step to take since the city would be on the hook for none of the money. A project has been in the talking stage for several years involving the tribe, the city and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board – each with a vested interest in the outcome. The tribe wants to redirect Boise Creek where it enters the golf course to improve conditions for salmon heading upstream; the city sees the project as a way to eliminate seasonal flooding that irritates golfers and makes parts of the municipal course unplayable; and the SRFB is highly interested because it provides money only to the most deserving entities. Boise Creek now enters the golf course between the greens on holes No. 1 and 10, but the tribe hopes to redirect the channel so it enters along the side of hole No. 11. The proposed location is “an old, former channel,” according to Enumclaw Public Works Director Chris Searcy, who adds that the historic nature of the creek was likely altered by
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