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Weather, Lake Sammamish shine for Northwest Paddling Festival BY JOSH SUMAN Bellevue Reporter
Retailers, tour guides, industry professionals and patrons from around the Pacific Northwest descended on Lake Sammamish State Park Saturday for the Second Annual Northwest Paddling Festival. The event provided an opportunity for people to
take the water with any of the multitude of boats, oars, paddleboards and inflatable water crafts on display by dozens of brands and outfitters. After struggling with logistics and the tides at the inaugural event last year at West Seattle’s Jack Block Park, the event was moved
A wide variety of people-powered craft dotted Lake Sammamish last weekend. JOSH SUMAN, Bellevue Reporter
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Road construction season unofficially kicked off this month in Bellevue with the start of the city’s annual Pavement Overlay Program. Major arterials, including Northeast Eighth Street, 148th Avenue Northeast and 164th Avenue Northeast, are slated for new pavement this summer. Over the next six months, the city will repave more than 21 miles of roadway, including the restoration of 17 different water and sewer repair sites at various locations throughout the city. Workers also will fix or replace curbs, gutters and sidewalks as needed, and install 96 new curb ramps to make it easier for people with disabilities to get around. Now in its 26th year, the repaving program is designed to maintain safe, high-quality streets and save money over the long run. If a street is neglected too long, city officials say, all of the old asphalt must be removed and replaced. Such a complete rebuild can cost up to three times more than a pavement overlay. This year’s overlay program, which will cost approximately $4.4 million, is concentrated on arterial streets in east Bellevue. Projects generally are focused in one area per year to save money. Crews first will begin with the pavement restoration of utilities work sites throughout Bellevue. This work is expected to be completed by Memorial Day (May 28), weather permitting. In June, the contractor will start construction on the higher volume roadways. The first will be 156th Avenue Northeast, between Bellevue-Redmond Road and NorthSEE CONSTRUCTION, 6
Humane Society to partner with WSU to provide medical care for shelter pets The Bellevue-based Seattle Humane Society and Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine have entered a partnership in which senior veterinary students will provide spay/neuter surgeries and medical care for shelter pets as part of their clinical training. “We are thrilled to be collaborating with
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