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Sumner, Bonney Lake call for candidates By Daniel Nash Staff Writer
seat on the East Pierce Fire and Rescue fire commission.
The filing period for the November Pierce County election will open from May 13 through May 17, and positions up for ballot include the Bonney Lake and Sumner mayoral seats, three city council seats in each city, and one
Bonney Lake Elected seats in the mayor’s office and city council are nonpartisan and, as of April 2011, are “at-large,” meaning candidacy for particular council seats are not restricted to specific geographic sections of the
city. The open seats are as follows: The Bonney Lake mayor’s seat is currently held by Neil Johnson. The position carries a four-year term — as do all open city council seats — and the filing fee for candidacy is $96. Council Position No. 1 is currently held by Randy McKibbin. The filing fee for candidacy is $48.
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Council Position No. 3 is currently held by Dan Swatman, who also serves as deputy mayor. Council Position No. 6 is currently held by Donn Lewis. Sumner Elected seats in the mayor’s
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Apartments move ahead By Theresa De Lay Staff Writer
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Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, May 15 is mostly cloudy with a high near 63 and a low around 45. Light winds and a 40 percent chance of rain are expected. The same trend will follow on Thursday, Friday and through the weekend.
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Ten Bonney Lake seniors were recognized May 22 for outstanding high school careers that exemplified excellence of mind and strength of character, be it in academics, athletics, extracurriculars or a combination thereof. Pictured are Jessica Bahr, Taylor Friend, Sierra Espinal and Karissa Olson. Story on Page 5. Photo by Daniel Nash
Following an April 5 public hearing, Park Place Apartments was approved by the city of Bonney Lake Hearing Examiner on April 18. The decision was recently revised on May 6 to provide further clarification. The application and materials will now be forwarded to the state for further review. The Shoreline Substantial Development Permit with Variance, requested by Isola Homes, detailed approximately 4.82 acres, including a private dock and 92 apartment homes as part of the complex. Ryan Harriman, Bonney
Lake associate planner, said that the project remains in the early stages. After approval from the state, a site plan and design review process will begin. “Please be aware the next step could take a while because of the shoreline permit appeal period, multi-family development site plan review, design review, and the actual design of the buildings,” he said. The Park Place Apartments site is located at 7001 West Tapps Highway. The application and other documents are available to the public during regular business hours at 9002 Main Street East, Suite 300.
North Tapps students bring drowning memorial to Allan Yorke By Daniel Nash Staff Writer
Thirty-four North Tapps Middle School students are working to make Allan Yorke Park a little bit safer by Memorial Day. The summer of 2012 took a tie for the deadliest summer on Lake Tapps following the drowning deaths of two men and a Bonney Lake High sophomore.
So when Lorrie Nelly’s seventh grade class was choosing a public improvement undertaking for the Project Citizen contest, it was no surprise cold water shock awareness came out on top. It took two weeks, Nelly said, for one of 20 broad ideas to develop into a full project proposal that would beat out two others for the majority of student approval. The undertaking Nelly’s students approved was a brick memorial to the lake’s drowning
dead that would include a stainless steel plaque in their commemoration, and flashing LED lights to warn swimmers of cold water danger. The memorial’s masonry will be complete by Memorial Day, May 27. Midwifing the idea into a deployable project has been an ambitious undertaking, according to Nelly.
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