Auburn Reporter, June 21, 2013

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Strong numbers: economy continues to pick up By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

Auburn’s economy is shuffling off the blues its felt since 2008. Such was the message Auburn Economic Development Manager Doug Lein recently brought to the members of the Planning and Community De-

velopment Committee. And he justified his optimism with plenty of positive numbers. According to Lein’s report, “What’s happening in Auburn, Mid 2013,” to date in 2013 the City has issued 207 permits either for construction of single-family homes or for additions

and alterations to existing structures, having a total valuation of $45 million. That compares favorably to the 145 permits the City had issued by the same time last year, having a total valuation of $32.6 million. In the commercial sector, the City has issued 134 commercial permits to

date in 2013 with a valuation of $92.4 million, compared to 96 to date last year with a total valuation of $12.6 million, according to the report. To translate those figures into brick, mortar, wood and glass, here are some of the commercial projects in progress [ more ECONOMY page 8 ]

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Partridge vows to be different kind of mayor

Union worker Mark Walker from Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group joins the picket line. SHAWN SKAGer,

By ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com

Deeply entrenched leadership, said Auburn City Councilman John Partridge, relies on itself, resists change, supports and defends its past decisions – and in time tends to forget the very people it is there to serve. Just the sort of power structure, the Auburn mayoral candidate told supporters at a recent rally at the William Warren Building at Veterans Memorial Park, that he has smacked up against time and again in his four years on the council. But should Auburn voters elect him mayor this November, Partridge said, he would be a mayor of a different stripe: a leader bringing to the job an outsider’s fresh perspective and an unusual

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Machinist strike lingers at Belshaw Adamatic By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

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Recall vote looms By SHAWN SKAGER sskager@auburn-reporter.com

The time has come for Pacific voters to decide whether to recall Mayor Cy Sun. The King County Department of Elections recently mailed 2,943 ballots to [ more RECALL page 3 ]

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GOING FORWARD TJ Muao acknowledges friends and family in the crowd as he stands next to DeMontra McNealy at the commencement ceremony for Auburn High School’s Class of 2013 last Sunday. The silver chords around McNealy’s and Muao’s necks represent distinguished status on their senior project. Auburn’s four high schools celebrated their graduation ceremonies last weekend. SHAWN SKAGER, Auburn Reporter

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Striking employees of Auburn’s Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group received a show of solidarity from their International Association of Machinist union-mates on Tuesday. Tom Wroblewski, the president of IAW District Lodge 751, visited striking members of IAW Local 79, pledging the support of aerospace machinists at Boeing and donating $1,000 to the union’s strike fund. “We’re here to support you whatever way we can,” Wroblewski said. “There are 30,000 members (at Boeing) standing right here behind

you, and there are 10,000 retirees we’ll mobilize if we have to.” The Belshaw employees have been walking the picket line since March 24, when 63 members of IAW Local 79 voted unanimously to strike. Belshaw Adamatic manufactures bakery equipment for wholesale and retail bakeries, specializing in donut fryers. “We tried to negotiate a fair contract with the employer,” IAW President Dan Morgan said. “The employer’s only offer was very weak economically, less than 2 percent. But our major issues are training of employees for promotional opportunities [ more STRIKE page 8 ]

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