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The Mirror announces couponer of the month By Rudi Alcott Publisher, Federal Way Mirror
In April, we asked readers to send in their receipts from coupon savings over the course of the month. We would tally these coupons and award a $100 gift card to the individual who saved the most using the coupons found in The Mirror and its inserts. A number of you sent these in. We tallied the results and found that Federal Wayans know how to use coupons to their savings advantage. Based on their submissions, here are some of the results: • The average monthly amount spent per reader was $616.79. • The average monthly coupon savings per reader was $413.06. • This resulted in an average savings of 67 percent. The winning reader had a savings of an astonishing 85 percent. [ more COUPON, p. 15 ] Delivery change: Your Mirror will arrive between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Fridays. If you do not have your paper by 6 p.m., contact (253) 872-6610 or circulation@ federalwaymirror.com.
CRIME BLOTTER | Assault victim is much too drunk to remember the details [6]
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OPINION | Roegner: Same-sex marriage spices up elections [4] Palmer: Laws and ethics vs. kindness and common sense [4] SEX IN THE SUBURBS | Marriage equality, Christianity and the president [9] TOP SHOT | Kyle Sumpter earns honors for his stint on The History Channel show [11]
SPORTS | Lake Stevens outshoots TJ in FRIDAY, May 18, 2012 opening round of state soccer [20]
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CALENDAR | Weekend events and family entertainment in Federal Way [12-13]
City approves Hylebos preservation deal By Greg Allmain gallmain@federalwaymirror.com
The Federal Way City Council unanimously approved the continuation of the Hylebos Basin Conservation Property Acquisi-
tion Program, and to also accept $300,000 in grant funding from King County for the preservation program. Surface Water Management (SWM) division manager Will Appleton gave an extensive presen-
tation to the council at its May 15 meeting, outlining the program’s goals, history and future. The plans to preserve the city’s local watershed were started in 1990, when the city entered into an inter-local agreement with King
County to receive grant funding from the county’s Conservation Futures Levy Fund. In 1992, the first property purchase occurred, when the city bought the 42-acre Spring Valley [ more HYLEBOS, page 14 ]
Scout’s memorial honors fallen soldiers Tyler Stewart (right) of Boy Scout Troop 330 put together a “living war memorial” as part of his Eagle scout project. Stewart planted three oak trees at Saghalie Middle School park to honor the three soldiers from Federal Way who died in combat in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. The dedication ceremony was held on Saturday, May 12. Those honored were: Army Specialist Dennis M. Williams, Army Private First Class Erin L. McLyman, and Army Sergeant Brandon S. Hocking. The families of the fallen were on hand for Stewart’s dedication, along with Federal Way Mayor Skip Priest. See more photos at federalwaymirror.com. GREG ALLMAIN, The Mirror
Congestion fee begins for car tab renewals King County Metro offers free bus rides By Greg Allmain gallmain@fedwaymirror.com
As part of the battle over keeping King County Metro service at current levels,
the King County Council decided last summer that a $20 “congestion reduction charge” fee be applied to King County residents to help fund the county’s regional public bus system. According to the county, residents will begin seeing the fee with June car tab
renewals. The fee will be applied through May 2014. “This Congestion Reduction Charge will allow us to maintain our overall system over the next two years and make the best use of every transit dollar available,” said Metro general manager Kevin Desmond.
The fee came up as a solution for Metro as it faced severe reductions in service due to an anticipated budget shortfall of $60 million, even after a couple of years of attempting to trim the fat in its operations. According to the county, if the fee had not been enacted, 9 million
rides would have been lost and would have added an estimated 15,000 commuters onto local roadways. The fee is expected to generate about $50 million over its two-year lifespan, with the remaining $10 million to be funded from various [ more FEES, page 14 ]
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