Kent Reporter, September 28, 2012

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Kent, King County dispute best millions-of-dollars fix for levee BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com

A controversial dispute continues to heat up between the city of Kent and King County about the best way to

spends millions of dollars to repair a 2.7-mile stretch of a Green River levee to improve flood protection. The two sides are so far apart about whether a floodwall proposed by Kent

Mike Mactutis, city of Kent environmental engineering manager, stands along the Briscoe Levee on the Green River. City and county officials disagree on the best way to repair the levee for better flood protection.

or setback levee proposed by the county would be the best choice that the King County Flood Control District decided to hire a third-party consultant to recommend by [ more DISPUTE page 4 ]

STEVE HUNTER, Kent Reporter

U.S. CHAMPION AIMS FOR OLYMPICS Wagner welcomes chance to skate at Kent showcase BY MARK KLAAS mklaas@kentreporter.com

Puck drops here The Seattle Thunderbirds opened their home season last weekend, hosting the rival Portland Winterhawks at the ShoWare Center on Saturday night. Dropping the honorary first puck were survivors of Bruce McDonald, including his mother Char, left, Nolette, his sister, and Nolette’s husband, Guy Everett. McDonald, who died of cancer in June, had been the Thunderbirds’ play-by-play voice since the 1998-99 season. He was 41. Portland’s Troy Rutkowski, is left, and Seattle’s Luke Lockhart is right. More on the T-Birds’ home opener, pages 9 and 16. CHARLES CORTES, Kent Reporter

For Ashley Wagner, it’s more than just show and tell. Events like the Hilton HHonors Skate America at the ShoWare Center on Oct. 19-21 bring out the best in the reigning U.S. ladies figure skating champion. She intends to compete and win, meeting her high expectations. “For me, it’s so exciting because I worked so hard to get to this level of my skating,” said Wagner, a strong hopeful to make the 2014 U.S. Olympic Team. “So now that I’m at this level of my skating, I can travel

Ashley Wagner joins a star-studded lineup at the Oct. 19-21 Hilton HHhonors Skate America at the ShoWare Center. COURTESY PHOTO around, perform and compete. “It’s extremely rewarding. All the hard work is paying off.” [ more WAGNER page 2 ]

Grant helps coalition, school district confront underage drug, alcohol use BY TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com

The Kent Police Department’s Drug Free Coalition recently was awarded an almost $50,000 grant

for underage drinking prevention in the Kent School District. The group received the STOP Act, four-year grant for $48,258 from the Department of Health and Human Services Substance

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“When you have that many people you are going to see issues, but we’re seeing steady improvement,” said Chris Loftis, director of district communications about overall safety issues in the district.

Since Edward Lee Vargas, Kent schools superintendent, came on board there has been a shift in the district’s approach to safety and [ more PROGRAM page 5 ]

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