Auburn Reporter, May 31, 2013

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Community | Auburn leaders, groups, families honor veterans in Memorial Day ceremony [7]

Friday, MAY 31, 2013

Amtrak stop? Slowed, for now

GRCC faculty expresses no confidence in president

By ROBERT WHALE

Reporter staff

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A majority of tenured faculty at Green River Community College has lost all confidence in the college’s president, according to documents the Auburn Reporter has received. So severe is the deterioration of support for GRCC President Eileen Ely, in fact, that 92 percent of GRCC’s 112 tenured faculty voted May 22 in support of a no-confidence resolution. “An overwhelming majority of the tenured faculty is very concerned Ely about what has happened at (the college) over the past three years,” faculty wrote in a letter to the college’s accreditation team.. “… We are deeply troubled by the dismantling of shared governance, low morale and the deteriorating workplace atmosphere at the college.” In their letter, tenured faculty cited concerns about the administration’s “lack of transparency, poor communications and unwillingness to consult with faculty on decisions affecting instruction. These negative trends have intensified over the past three years, and we are gravely

City leaders fret that the Washington Department of Transportation’s study of a possible Amtrak stop at the Transit Station is breaking in a direction that does not bode well for Auburn. So concerned are City leaders, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy told members of the Community Development Committee on Tuesday, that they have asked for a meeting with the Washington State Secretary of Transportation “to see if there is some way we can get this train back on track. It’s sort of derailed.”

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Theatergoers at the Auburn Avenue Theater will not only get the chance to watch the Auburn

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Pacific speeds toward Mayor Sun recall vote By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

CHAMPION LIONS’ ROAR Auburn Mountainview junior Joey Cassano exults after hitting a two-run triple, punctuating the Lions’ 6-3 victory over Kennewick in the state Class 3A semifinals last Friday in Pasco. The Lions went on to thump West Seattle, 7-1, last Saturday to capture their first state title. ‘The whole season this team has shown a lot of heart,’ said senior Shawn Guinn. Story, page 9. COURTESY PHOTO, Tracy Arnold

Cast invites audience to be a part of the ‘Bee’ By Shawn Skager

What’s happened, Dowdy said, is that WSDOT’s own work schedule, which sets dates for the completion of various important study benchmarks, has “collapsed,” leaving crucial technical work unfinished the WSDOT should have completed five to six months ago. Because the City does not yet have the technical report it should have, Dowdy said, it has not had the quality time it needs to review the state’s work and make suggestions. Dowdy said that WSDOT staff also have said that they

Community Players production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”, they may also get a chance to take the stage as part of the cast. According to director Suzanne

Auburn Community Players Presents

Messinger, before each performance of the play, four audience members will have the opportunity to join the cast on stage as [ more ‘bee’ page 7 ]

With weeks remaining before the June 25 special election, in which Pacific voters will determine whether to recall Mayor Cy Sun, the King County Department of Elections has released the official ballot language. According to the ballot, voters will have to consider whether Sun committed malfeasance, misfeasance and violated his oath of office in two instances in their decision to decide whether to remove him from office. The first issue in question is whether Sun directed Pacific police to “operate as his personal police force in conducting a criminal investigation into the

Cy Sun

identity of those responsible for distributing negative information and allegations about him (Sun) concerning his Echo, Oregon property, which is outside of their jurisdiction.” On April 22, 2012 Sun directed then-acting Pacific Police Chief Jim Pickett in a letter to [ more RECALL page 4 ]

Tickets: www.auburnwa.gov/arts | 253-931-3043

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

May 31, June 1, 7, 8, 14 & 15 at 7:30 pm & June 9 at 2pm | $14/$12 (pre-sale); $17/$15 (at the door) 774460

Auburn Ave. Theater, 10 Auburn Ave.


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