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VOL. 15, NO. 23
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Investigation of mayor ends
Ballot item targets citizen initiatives
By ANDY HOBBS editor@fedwaymirror.com
The city has released an investigation of a complaint against Federal Way Mayor Skip Priest over his alleged behavior during a meeting with a city councilmember. The formal complaint was filed May 9 by Councilmember Kelly Maloney after a conversation she had with the mayor the day before. The complaint describes a nearly 30-minute meeting in which the mayor was angry, pounding his fist on the desk and “lacing the ‘F’ word throughout his statements as he was yelling.” The complaint alleged the mayor was trying
By GREG ALLMAIN gallmain@fedwaymirror.com
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Woman accuses police of brutality By ANDY HOBBS editor@fedwaymirror.com
Camelot Elementary hosts Green Festival One year ago, Camelot Elementary School became the first public elementary school in Washington to receive the Department of Education National Green Ribbon Award. Now, the students and teachers at Camelot have made it their mission to educate the community on what it means to be green. On May 30, the school held its first ever Green Festival. Activities included student-made science fair projects, arts and crafts, demonstrations on how to cook healthy and green from chefs at St. Francis Hospital, and a dozen booths ranging from Puget Sound Energy to local vendors with organic food samples. Two guest authors made an appearance: Rick Swan, who wrote “Our School Garden,” and Katherine Pryor, author of “Sylvia’s Spinach,” met the kids and read from their respective books. At the end of the night, volunteer students were split into two groups and all of the remaining trash from the festival was divided into two piles. The kids worked together to sort the garbage into recycling, compost and trash bins, relay style, before the other team could finish. Camelot sent a powerful message to the community with its two slogans: “Being Green is Cool” and “Act Like Every Day is Earth Day.” See more photos from the event at federalwaymirror.com. SARAH DIMAKIS, The Mirror
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The Federal Way City Council, in a 5-2 vote during its June 4 meeting, sent a ballot proposition to King County Elections that will let Federal Way citizens decide whether citizen-backed initiatives will be restricted only to the November general elections in any given year. As it currently stands, if a citizen-backed initiative gains enough signatures and is certified by the county, the city must either hold a special election or wait until a general election if the initiative is certified within 120 days of a general election. According to city attorney Patricia Richardson, the proposed change should have a two-fold effect. “The basis for the change is that historically more citizens vote in the general elections than in special elections, and it would save hundreds of thousands of dollars by avoiding [ more BALLOT, page 12 ]
to intimidate Maloney and claimed the mayor cried. To investigate the complaint, the city hired attorney Eileen M. Baratuci of Arbitration, Investigation and Mediation (AIM) Services based in Port Townsend. Released on Tuesday, the 10-page report summarizes the attorney’s interviews with Priest, Maloney and people who may have witnessed the initial confrontation or the mayor’s “direct mode.” The attorney reported that the difference between accounts of the conversation between Maloney and Priest is how the mayor’s behavior was characterized. [ more MAYOR, page 10 ]
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A Kirkland woman who faces a felony assault charge is accusing Federal Way officers of police brutality during her arrest. The arrest occurred about 7:15 p.m. May 27 in the parking lot of Forest Cove Apartments. The complex is located near SW Dash Point Road and SW 312th Street. Megan Graham, 36, said she pulled into the parking lot to visit a friend when a Federal Way police cruiser drove up behind her with its lights flashing. She believed the officer saw her using a cellphone while driving.
Megan Graham after her release from jail. COURTESY PHOTO As the confrontation began, Graham dialed 911. According to the 911 recording, Graham told the operator that she was being attacked and needed assistance. [ more ARREST, page 10 ]
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