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Council candidates share vision for city

Mayoral primary in home stretch

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David Lucavish and Joseph Cimaomo, Jr. are both focusing on parks and roads in their bid for the same seat on Covington City Council.

Both men are interested in seeing the city make strides in developing its park system as well as on improving the city’s transportation COVINGTON infrastructure.

Lucavish, the incumbent who was appointed in 2008 to finish out a term, ran unopposed for the seat in 2009.

“I feel that I haven’t finished what I want to do,” Lucavish said.

“I think the City Council is better with a lot of diverse ideas and I think I have just a little bit of a

One thing all three of the Black Diamond mayoral candidates have in common is that they are running for the good of the city.

The position of mayor in Black Diamond is slated as a part-time position but often demands a full-time level of attention and time, but it’s love BLACK for the city and DIAMOND a desire to help the community that mayoral candidates Rebecca Olness, Keith Watson, and Dave Gordon have said inspires them to pursue city leadership.

This weekend marks the final days of campaigning before the primary election Aug. 6 where the top two vote-getters will advance to the November general election.

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Drew Holloway performs with his band Recess Monkey during the second of four Covington Summer Concert series shows July 26 at Real Life Church. Recess Monkey is a trio of Seattle-area teachers who make kid-friendly music. DENNIS BOX, The Reporter To view a slide show go to www. maplevalleyreporter.com.

Kentwood students catch attention of Microsoft

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A school project by a pair of Kentwood High students earned them a surprise invitation to Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in July.

Zachary Nawar, 18, and Evan Brossard, 17, and their teacher, Shannon Henderson were invited to participate in the conference which is a networking platform for Microsoft’s global business

partners and draws more than 14,000 people.

Nawar and Brossard’s game took center stage at the Public Sector display, which showcases the software giant’s contributions to nonprofits, education and other public sector entities. The game, Defend Your City, was developed using Microsoft’s XNA development tools which the company provided for Kentwood’s computer science program.

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Defend Your City plays similar to Missile Command of the 1980s.

Gamers play cooperatively to defend three cities from falling meteors with modernized graphics and upgrades available for destroying certain asteroids. It pinged on Microsoft’s radar after winning the Best in Show award at Kent School District’s VisFest.

Originally game design wasn’t even in Nawar’s future and he considered joining the Marine Corps out of high school.

“Every kid wants to grow up to make video games and this is just some closet fantasy that I had,” Nawar said.

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Cimaomo, is running for Covington City Council for the second time after losing a bid against Marlla Mhoon in 2011.

Lucavish moved to Covington in 1997. Cimaomo, who is originally from California, moved with his family to Kent in 1992 then into the Covington area in 1999.

Both work in retail. Lucavish owns a computer shop which he started in 1997. In March he moved the business into Covington from Kent. Cimaomo is a manager at Big Lots!

There are, however, differences between the candidates.

Lucavish is running for second full term because he feels he has more to get done. In 2008 when he was first appointed to the council he was concerned about the fact there weren’t sidewalks on both sides of 164th Avenue

Southeast from Kent-Kangley to Kentwood High School.

There still aren’t sidewalks and he would like to see that street become safer for pedestrians.

“I think we need to keep on that to make sure that in the future that’s on the agenda,” Lucavish said.

While he is pleased with the progress made on Covington Community Park, Lucavish would like to see more done there, and a move to get more done at Jenkins Creek Park.

“I’d like to see (CCP) finished and start looking who we can partner with in getting the Jenkins Creek Park to get that started because it’s so run down and things in there are happening that you probably you don’t even want to know about,” Lucavish said. “Part of it is getting people to use it and in order to get people to use it, it’s got to be functional.

I’m really excited about Covington (Community) Park but that Jenkins Creek Park, because it’s downtown and because it’s so close to the hospital, it’s going to be our next

focus.”

Lucavish noted that since he moved to Covington he has spent a considerable amount of time connecting with various community organizations as well as learning about how the city works. He began attending City Council meetings regularly in 2000, chaired the city’s Economic Development Council for several years, served on the Puget Sound Regional Council and is on a couple of Kent School District committees.

“I think I have a real feel as to what’s going on,” Lucavish said. “I feel I’m pretty connected.”

Meanwhile Cimaomo, who graduated from Kentwood High in 2004, became interested in local politics more recently.

“I saw a bunch of things that I felt were lacking in Covington and I thought the way to change that was to get involved,” Cimaomo said. “I was the kind of person to reach for the stars and why not run for City Council.”

Though he was not successful two years ago, Cimaomo said, he learned a great deal from the experience.

“I didn’t get out there and knock on as many doors as I should have, I didn’t talk to as many people as I should have,” Cimaomo said. “I feel like I know how to do it correctly this time.”

Cimaomo is particularly concerned about the lack of park space as well as how Covington Community Park and the Covington Aquatic Center are marketed to potential customers.

A pair of other issues are particularly important, Cimaomo said: public safety and roads.

“We only have 13 officers and at some points during the day we only have one patrolling and to me, that’s very bad,” Cimaomo said. “Our roads are in desperate need of overlay and we just keep postponing it.”

Cimaomo was one of the members of the city’s budget priorities advisory committee which spent nine months going over the budget.

“We looked for ways we could scrimp and save to hire more police officers,” Cimaomo said. “I still have all that budget paperwork and I still look through it every once in a while to bring in another officer. I just keep throwing out ideas.”

One of the ideas which came from the BPAC process was the transportation benefit district. In November voters will have the opportunity to approve a 0.2 percent sales tax increase which could generate a significant amount of revenue if approved.

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NEW PLAY TO OPEN IN MAPLE VALLEY “Guess Who’s Coming to the Wedding” is opening at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center on Aug. 15 and running through Aug. 24.

The show is a new drama by local playwright, Ed Corrigan.

This is Corrigan’s third play to be presented by the Creative Arts Center.

“Guess Who’s Coming to the Wedding is a timeless love story about two young people’s powerful love bringing together two very different families,” Corrigan said. “It is about how their beautiful love overcomes life’s drama, conflict and tragedy.”

Performance dates are Aug. 1517 and Aug. 22-24. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. and doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are on sale at www. maplevalleyarts.com and are available at door.

The show is rated PG 13.

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City Manager Derek Matheson presents information about sales tax ballot measure to Covington Rotary

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Covington doesn’t have enough money to fix its streets and in four years the reserves to support road projects will be gone.

This is why the city will ask voters in November to approve a transportation benefit district to generate revenue through a sales tax increase of 0.2 percent — from 8.6 percent to 8.8 percent — to fill the coffers of its street fund. If approved, explained City Manager Derek Matheson in presentation to Covington Rotary July 26, it could generate as much as $750,000 a year.

At this point, Matheson said, the street fund is expected to be short $56,000 this year. He explained in his presentation — which was intended to provide information and not advocate one way or the other, he said in a disclaimer at the start — that the recession, higher gas prices, inflation

and statewide ballot measures reduced the cash flow into the city’s street fund.

“We do not pave streets anymore unless we get grants,” Matheson said.

“We’re fortunate we got a couple this year. We do very little asphalt patching or crack sealing.”

Other road improvement projects that are smaller scale aren’t done unless the city receives grants for which there were no federal or state matching funds.

Matheson noted that the city’s general fund, which is also tight, subsidizes the street fund at $250,000 a year. A significant chunk of the city’s annual $9 million budget, about $3 million, goes to Covington’s police contract with the King County Sheriff ’s Office.

Because money is shifted regularly from the general fund to the street fund to cover road maintenance programs Covington has not been able to add to its

Community News and Notes GREATER MAPLE VALLEY UNINCORPORATED AREA COUNCIL TO HOLD MONTHLY MEETING The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area

Council will hold its monthly meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5 at the Maple Valley Fire Station located at the corner of Southeast 231st Street and state Route 169.

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police force despite the fact it has fewer officers on average than other contract cities in the county.

“We’ve had no new police officers since 2008 even though we’ve had significant residential and retail growth since then,” Matheson said. “Faced with this situation, we have a couple options. We can cut expenses or increase revenues.”

Covington staff has done both by reducing benefits, eliminating merit pay, offering lower cost insurance plans while renegotiating contracts for services with other entities. In an effort to find other approaches, Matheson said, the city put together in 2012 its budget priorities advisory committee.

“BPAC’s original expectation was it was going to go into the city’s budget and slash out the waste,” Matheson said.

During the course of nine months, however, the BPAC

found no fat to trim. At the end of the process, one of the core recommendations to come from the committee was to put the TBD concept to voters.

Covington’s City Council members preside as the TBD Board. A TBD has a different taxing authority than cities do under state law, Matheson said. There are 281 cities in the state, he said, and 56 of them have TBDs. Of those, 14 put the sales tax increase on the ballot. The rest, like neighboring Maple Valley, chose to increase vehicle license fees. A city with a TBD can add up to $100 to the vehicle license fee, and up to $20 without voter approval.

Covington chose the sales tax, Matheson said, because it seemed clear voters do not like the vehicle license fee or increases to it.

The other advantage of the sales tax increase, if approved, is that it would be

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Street. The fire grew to approximately one acre before fire crews from District 44, Valley Regional Fire Authority, and Kent Fire Regional Fire Authority stopped the spread of flames through the light brush, tall grasses, and stumps. There were no structures in the direct path

Fire crews worked hard to contain and extinguish a fast moving brush fire in the 30400 block of 148 Ave. Southeast on July 24.

At 4:41 p.m. a passersby reported the brush fire just south of Southeast 304

paid by anyone who spends money in Covington. The burden, therefore, would not be borne entirely by residents of the city which is appealing because it is a hub in the region for shopping and eating out.

It would expire in 10 years, Matheson said, and if the TBD Board wished to renew the tax that can be done once.

If the sales tax increase is approved in November, then the city would no longer need to subsidize the street fund from the general fund, and that money could then cover the cost of another police officer as well as increasing the hours of the code enforcement officer from half-time to three-quarters time.

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To comment on this story go to www.covingtonreporter.com. of the fire.

The fire had the potential to grow much larger to the south and west.

Four fire engines, two brush trucks, four chief officers, and two water tenders responded to the fire with approximately 25 personnel.

ADULT VACCINATIONS Many adults believe that the days of shots and booster shots are as far behind them as riding bikes all day long in the summer.

While most grown people can’t afford the luxury of a two-month long summer vacation, adults still do need to pay attention to their vaccinations. The diseases that vaccines prevent have not gone away. Illnesses like flu, chicken pox or shingles, and hepatitis B can leave otherwise healthy people bedridden for weeks or even months. Some diseases that are preventable by vaccines are even life threatening. It’s a good idea to talk to your health care provider about a vaccination schedule and what vaccines may be needed. Then take the necessary steps to stay healthy.

With adulthood comes responsibility, including the need to protect ourselves and our loved ones. The fact is that immunity from childhood vaccines can wear off and you may be at risk for new and different diseases. Factors such as your age, lifestyle, health conditions, locations of travel, and previous immunizations determine the specific immunizations you will need.

To schedule an appointment, please call Southlake Clinic at (253) 395-1972. Our primary care providers are part of a multispecialty physician network and are also available on Saturdays.

Our multi-specialty group has a clinic in Covington at 27005 168th Place SE. 835885

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A different kind of makeover

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Clark Davis does more than provide insurance at his American Family office in Four Corners — he also pulls our community together in his constant efforts to help others.

The first week of June Clark invited me to attend an event for a non-profit he supports called Grief Makeover. He explained this new program is just getting launched and is designed to help people going through the grieving process.

The concept is similar to ABC’s Extreme Makeover series. However, one of the biggest differences is the support that Grief Makeover will provide to the families that they help.

This will be ongoing to help each family through the different stages and events they encounter as they move through the grieving process.

The first family they are helping is a military widow with two children — a newborn and 3-year-old. Mandi’s husband Wade died in Afghanistan before he even found out his wife was having a little boy. Grief Makeover provide Mandi not only with the stuff you need for a newborn and toddler but all the items needed to get through a typical day. They are also hoping they can help Mandi with the one thing she says she still needs the most: a little color back in her life.

“I used to be a happy person, but with the loss of my husband, my world seems to be a darker place, and I’m not sure how to bring the color back,” she said.

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At the end of August, Mandi and her children will receive their makeover. If you would like to participate in bringing the color back in their lives you are welcome to drop donations off at Clark’s office or contact Jennifer Westby, founder of Grief Makeover, at jennifer@griefmakeover. com.

There are also opportunities available for businesses who would like to be part of the nonprofit’s support network. This is part of the ongoing assistance they provide to families.

I will attend the makeover event where they will also film their first of many documentaries. I will then share with our community how much your support impacted each of the family members. On a side note, they do need more

businesses to help with the documentaries.

Huge thank you to Clark and those of you in the community who have already support Mandi’s family in her Grief Makeover!

For more information or to submit a family for a grief makeover please visit www.griefmakeover.com Donation Drop Offs: Clark Davis, American Family office 24040 Se Kent Kangley Rd Unit E100 Maple Valley 98038

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Keith Watson best candidate for Black Diamond mayor As the former 26-year mayor of Black Diamond, I put my support 100 percent behind Keith Watson. There are many things a mayor has to deal with and Keith has shown an exampalory ability to handle many different problems.

As Planning Commission Chair, President of the (Black Diamond Historical) Museum, President of the Black Diamond Community Center, Commander of the Submarine Vets, one term, he has had to deal with many different situations and problems, which he is able to do with much wisdom and the ability to show no prejudice, but will listen to both sides of a problem and find the best solution.

As your former Mayor I know what a mayor has to deal with and Keith has demonstrated the quality and ability to be able to serve with much wisdom. I serve under him at the Black Diamond Museum and the Black Diamond Community Center so my knowledge of him is first hand.

How Mr. Gordon thinks he can run our city and work full time shows me he does not have a true grasp as to what it takes to run a city.

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When I first became mayor it was possible to work and manage the city, but we were only 1,200 people with not much going on as far as building and development. Today a mayor should be at City Hall at least part time to keep up with everything and keep in close contact with the city administrator. The staff we have at City Hall are very qualified people, which Keith realizes and would continue to use them.

Our comprehensive plan covers all aspects of development, i.e. schools, streets, etc. Keith is the mayor who will work with YarrowBay and make sure they follow the comp plan so we have the kind of development that is good for Black Diamond..

As former Mayor, I can say without reserve that Keith Watson stands way out and above the other candidates and would ask that the people of Black Diamond make him our next mayor.

“For our city’s future.”

Contrast that to another that says, “Save our town.” From What? A negative “circle the wagons, save us from (perceived) disaster” negative way of thinking. Stick our head in a hole, go back to the old ways?

Our city will grow, but only as the economy allows. Homes built have to be sold. This will take 20 years.

Someone mentioned small town charm.

There isn’t a lot of charm on Highway 169. We’re a wide spot in the road. It could be and we could have an attractive town square as growth develops. But we need to start now. Re-elect Mayor Olness and look ahead. Our city’s future depends on it.

Please provide contact information when submitting a letter to the editor in any of the forms provided above.

Paul Braeger and Judi Auve Black Diamond

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Dave Gordon not the answer

Olness must be re-elected

Dave Gordon is not the answer in the Black Diamond mayoral race. He has a startling lack of knowledge about where the city is with the

Our current mayor, Rebecca Olness must be re-elected. Her statement on her signs says it all.

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www.covingtonreporter.com • www.maplevalleyreporter.com velopment process, about the history of the process, or about the city finances. He does not seem to be familiar with the state and county laws regarding growth.

His plan for dealing with the development seems to be more research, more analysis, and more review. I guess Dave was not involved in the years of planning, the hours of hearings, the hundreds of people providing testimony, and the appeals. The job of the next mayor is holding YarrowBay to the requirements of the development agreement, and going forward.

I don’t know what chamber candidate forum a previous letter writer went to, but I did not experience the bias she claimed. I thought the audience was balanced, the questions fair, and the time equal. Mr. Gordon seemed in an attack mode, short on details, and not well prepared.

Dave Gordon is not the answer for Black Diamond. Send Olness and Watson on to the general election

years but have passionately served Black Diamond for just as many, and all of it without seeking to be in the limelight or wanting the recognition so to speak. I consider these people to be the backbone of our community. Keith Watson is one of them — his roots go deep in Black Diamond and I easily consider him one of the elders who has the city’s best interest at heart, this is why I would encourage your vote for Keith as our next mayor.

When it comes to the position of the mayor, we want someone that has experience but more importantly the discernment and intuition in helping the government body make the right decisions as to the growth of Black Diamond. Keith has already proved himself as the people’s advocate, go spend some time with him and you’ll have a chance to see the scars of servitude on his hands.

You want a wise mayor, right? Wisdom comes through experience, again, I would encourage your vote for Keith Watson as our next mayor.

Tom Mulvihill Black Diamond

William Saas Black Diamond

Vote for Keith Watson

What makes Covington different?

I personally want to say that my proverbial hat goes off for all of those that have served, wanting to and currently serving the city of Black Diamond or any political position for that matter. Offering up unlimited amounts of time and energy can be quite the sacrifice at times, especially considering the current political condition of Black Diamond.

I want to take a minute and offer up my influence in earning your vote for Keith Watson. As my family and I have lived in Black Diamond since 2003, we have always and like so many others, enjoyed that small town feel. After having the opportunity to get further involved on a handful of occasions we then had the opportunity to meet the elders of the town that have not only lived here for dozens of

I don’t profess to know all the answers but I couldn’t help but think about it when reading the article on planning under way for the Hawk Property in Covington. The very thing that a small faction of residents in Black Diamond have been fighting, even to the extent of lawsuits and an attempt to change the city’s form of government, a total development plan for 210 acres before a shovel is lifted, is getting residents and staff of Covington excited about planning the future growth of their city.

The urban growth areas designated by the county for growth will grow by law.

Mayor Olness has ridden a wild horse in trying to keep the city solvent through a process that no one can change

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[ COUNCIL from page 2] rid of a couple pet projects.”

Lucavish also wants to see more work done on roads.

“It’s already in our 20 year plan, widening Kent-Kangley (east of Wax Road), so traffic on the weekend and at rush hour isn’t so bad,” Lucavish said.

“We’ve got it planned but it costs money, too. The (TBD) is really designed more for upkeep and fixing the streets we already have, which have been been failing, and we’re not the only

ones with that problem.

All the cities in this area, budgets have been tight, and that’s one of the things that goes by the wayside.

The (TBD) could really help out if it passes.”

Economic development is important to both candidates, too.

Lucavish pointed to his experience as a business owner as well as his service with the Covington Chamber of Commerce and CEDC. “I’m really interested in making Covington a place

where we can work and play,” Lucavish said.

Cimaomo explained that he thinks the city can do a better job of marketing itself to attract new businesses here in order to increase revenue stream to city services.

Ultimately, Lucavish said, he believes his unique perspective and his willingness to do his homework as well as his connections throughout the community are why voters should return him for a second term.

“I think common sense is not too common and I think I look at things in a way where I ask, ‘Is this real or not,’” Lucavish said. I don’t have any agenda. I’m going to look at what’s best for the city … and make sure the information I’m getting is apropos and it’s a sound decision.”

Cimaomo, who is married and raising his 6-year-old son with his wife in Covington, said he wants residents to know he’s learned not just from

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or delay and has always been so polite and civil in council meetings with heated public input that I have on several occasions had to shake my head in wonder at her composure and calm spirit.

I think all candidates for mayor and for council have come to their senses and know that growth is inevitable and mandated by law and they are now running on who can best manage it.

I say Mayor Olness has earned her stripes and deserves another term. I have already cast my vote and ask that you consider voting for Mayor Olness as well.

Meanwhile, I still wonder why residents in Black Diamond who know growth has to come to their little village as the region’s population grows would not be excited for this opportunity to plan what that new city will look like in entirety.

Harvey Senecal Black Diamond

Rebuttal in order The mayor and her chair of the Planning Commission are trying to make you believe that they were legally required to support YarrowBay and that it is a done deal.

Anyone who has followed the still pending court case, or has attended the hearings over the past few years knows otherwise.

Also, a rebuttal is in order as to a recent letter to the editor by Anna Mason (July 26). She indicated that Dave Gordon and myself were misquoting Keith Watson’s agenda. Mr. Watson’s own quotes in the newspaper and at the forum speak for themselves.

Bill McDermand Black Diamond his past campaign but from the history of politics in America and will use that knowledge if he is elected.

“The other thing I would like people to know is that I’m a family man, I want to work hard for my family and provide for them … and ensuring that I’m working for them and the city of Covington,” Cimaomo said. “I will work for their families and make sure their families are well taken

care of.”

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Several questions at the forum revolved around Black Diamond’s financial situation and the budgetary process.

Comments were made about Olness’ leadership of the budget process and whether or not state law was followed by passing a balanced budget in 2012.

At the forum it was stated that the city did have a balanced budget by the deadline at the end of December.

Questions however remained about Olness’ involvement.

“Yes, it is my job to produce a balanced budget and this council in particular has been very critical,” Olness said in an interview.

According to Olness, the budget process begins in July for the following year. The first steps involve the mayor meeting with the finance director and city manager and sending out a budget call letter asking department heads for their proposed budget for the following year. Each department head then submits a first round department budget to the mayor who then directs where cuts need to be made.

On Oct. 12 of last year Olness sent a letter to council titled “2013 Preliminary Budget-General Fund” outlin-

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CITY OF COVINGTON NOTICES CITY OF COVINGTON, WASHINGTON PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A CLEARING AND GRADING ORDINANCE IN THE COVINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE (CMC) CHAPTER 14.60 AND AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) CATEGORICAL THRESHOLDS FOR DEVELOPMENT THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013 – 6:30 PM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Covington Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed clearing and grading ordinance in the CMC and amendments to the SEPA categorical thresholds at its regular Planning Commission Meeting on Thursday, August 15, 2013, at 6:30 p.m., to be held in the Council Chambers at Covington City Hall, 16720 SE 271st Street, Covington, Washington.

The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive comments regarding implementing a new clearing and grading ordinance in the CMC and amendments to the SEPA categorical threshold exemptions.

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All persons desiring to comment may do so in writing to the Planning Commission Clerk, 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100, Covington, WA 98042 or by appearing at the Public Hearing.

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At the forum, candidate Keith Watson spoke about doing a better job and making a difference. When asked to expand on those comments Watson spoke about his ideas for addressing the city’s funding problems and community involvement.

“Well, first of all we have a funding problem in the city, and we’ve had it for over 50 years,” Watson said. “We don’t have a lot of businesses here. We do have over 300 businesses in town, but a lot of them are home-based so there’s no tax revenue from those folks to speak of.”

Watson said that the two main ways of generating revenue are from building new homes and business growth.

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there is a separation of power and that’s the basis of government, but this council has been very difficult to work with. I have reached out to them. Only one or two of them will ever answer an email, several of them don’t answer emails.”

Olness said that council members have refused to meet with her.

“I think that this council, the new council, had an agenda when they came in,” Olness said. “They really don’t know what I think a lot of the times, because they won’t discuss things with me, but they think they disagree so they don’t want to (discuss things).”

Olness said that understanding the separate roles of council and the mayor is important. She explained that Council is tasked with formulating and adopting policies and the mayor is then in charge of implementing those policies.

In relation to City Hall, Olness denied accusations that the environment at City Hall is hostile.

“That is absolutely not true,” Olness said. “City Hall is a great place and there is absolutely no problems whatsoever between me and staff.”

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The candidates participated in a forum on July 16 where they had the chance to state their opinions on various issues, mostly concerning the Master Planned Developments of YarrowBay, which would call for the building of over 6,000 homes as well as commercial development, and community unity.

As a follow-up to the forum The Reporter sat down oneon-one with candidates to ask some follow-up questions related to candidates statements at the forum.

ing the preliminary budget for 2013 including revenue, expenditures and cost cutting measures that had already been applied to the budget. The initial budget shortfall was $734,700 and through reductions that was reduced to $248,783.

“That was the very first time council was involved,” Olness said.

She went on to explain that council had said they wanted to have more input and defended the presentation to council of the preliminary budget as giving council members the chance to give input.

“I am seeking council input on how to proceed further,” Olness wrote in the Oct. 12 letter.

At the end of the letter Olness noted that balancing work was continuing and more details would be given to council at a work study that was to be held on Oct. 18 and also noted that council member’s input would be included in future drafts of the budget.

Olness said that the budget was balanced well in advance of the December deadline.

“The budget absolutely has to be balanced and I have never not had a balanced budget,” Olness said. “I’ve also never had a budget that we didn’t have some reserves. I never use reserves, which was done a lot before.”

Olness noted that she has been able to decrease expenditures and has actually increased reserves in both 2012 and 2013. Olness said that she believes it will be possible for the city to survive financially for two to three more years until revenue increases due to growth.

Responding to questions about her relationship with council, Olness said that she is committed to continuing to try to work with council members.

“Council and I have to work together,” Olness said. “Yes,

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www.covingtonreporter.com • www.maplevalleyreporter.com [ MAYORAL from page 6] of government, get citizens involved and basically have them come up with ideas for funding. We have a lot of talented people in the city that I think we should tap in to.”

Watson said he would be looking for ideas on how to attract businesses and people to the city.

In addition, Watson said he would focus on increasing communication between the city and residents.

“The communication between the city and the community is really lacking,” Watson said.

Watson cited the city newsletter, which has moved to online-only, as one way he feels the communication could be better.

“And there are other ways to communicate with the citizens, social networks — and there’s quite a bit that I could do in that respect.

Citizens need to know what’s going on.”

Public meetings and the chance for the public to comment at meetings as well as having an open-

door policy at City Hall can work, Watson said, but he would also like to see more town meetings.

“We’ve had town meetings and it’s mainly been slanted one direction, basically,” Watson said. “I think it needs to be — instead of name calling — it needs to be: let’s have an idea meeting. Not a meeting where you blame everybody. Enough of that. You can’t do anything about the past, but let’s talk about the future.”

Another goal Watson said he would focus on would be creating transparency in City Hall and rebuilding community trust.

“I don’t think they (the current government) are open and transparent,” Watson said. “Everybody has an agenda of some kind, but if you’re against growth, state you’re against growth.

If you’re pro growth at least let people know, if you’re for regulated growth that’s completely different then those other two.”

Watson said that transparency and honesty lend themselves to open debate

about issues.

“Right now it’s just not happening and it has really hurt our city,” Watson said.

Transparency and communication lends itself to trust, Watson said.

“I think that’s probably one of our biggest problems, trust in government,” Watson said. “They (individuals and those in government) are afraid to let out what they feel because they’ll get blasted by either this side or that side which is normal, I guess, but that’s where it starts.”

Watson said that he thinks the majority of Black Diamond residents fall somewhere in the middle of being for or against growth and that transparency, communication and objectivity can go a long way toward rebuilding community trust.

“People can get along even if they disagree,” Watson said.

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[ STUDENTS from page 1] Nawar, who graduated in June, plans to attend Digipen Institute of Technology in Redmond to focus on game design. Nawar is looking forward to attending the small, private institution because it should connect him with like-minded individuals.

“I’m looking forward to meeting people who are like me, who like video games and like creating them, who have a passion for them and motivation and enthusiasm,” Nawar said.

Nawar got his start in programming when he worked on custom scenario maps for the strategy game Warcraft 3. The game’s editor program allows players to create their own scenarios with custom maps, units and executable scripts. He gradually moved from programing in the game editors to coding and said that the best way to learn is to simply jump in and see what you can do.

“When someone asks me to teach them how to program I say ‘No, I can’t teach you, you have to teach yourself,’” Nawar said. “It’s not something you can learn and take a test for, you have to want to learn how to program.”

Brossard started by reading up on java coding from University of Washington lecture notes. He was awarded a scholarship to attend a summer workshop at Digipen. He hopes to go to the school in the future. He feels he would do better with Digipen’s smaller class

size.

“I feel like the environment is better there,” Brossard said. “(Students are) more like a family there instead of UW, where it’s so large and you’re not as close to everybody.”

Henderson took up teaching computer science seven years ago. She believes that computer and technology literacy are essential skills students can learn to prepare them for the future—whether it’s updating Facebook, Twitter, or Wordpress or programming games to be played on XBox’s arcade or uploaded to the popular digital distribution service Steam.

Henderson currently teaches three different computer science classes at Kentwood — the first is an introduction to programming. The following semester students can take a class to learn game programming using XNA and Visual Studio. Following this, Henderson offers an advanced class for students to work on their own projects, putting the skills they have to the test.

“It’s around kids on a daily basis,” she said. “Every part of their life right now is affected by technology.”

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This fire safety burn is also in effect for the City of Maple Valley. This ban remains in effect until further notice.

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COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM FALL CLASS REGISTRATION OPEN Registration is open for Maple Valley’s Community Emergency Response Team disaster preparedness and response training beginning Sept. 4.

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Tips, tricks and answers for gardening in the heat of summer Q. I have a salvia plant called Hot Lips that the hummingbirds love. It was covered with blooms early in the summer but is no longer flowering as much.

Should I fertilize or prune it to get more blossoms? Also does salvia overwinter like a perennial? J.M., Kent A. Winter could be the kiss of death to your Hot Lips salvia unless you grow it in a container that can be moved close to the house and under the eaves in the winter. Some salvias will also overwinter in a rockery or raised bed. This heatloving member of the sage family can be convinced to keep on blooming into the fall season if you prune it Marianne Binetti

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What’s blooming at Lake Wilderness Arboretum Auburn resident Criss Vefik has been a member of the Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation’s Board for 10 years.

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Yes, the annual plant sales. I love seeing all of the plants and visiting with the vendors.

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mark. Soil that is high in organic matter can hold water like a sponge and needs much less water in the summer than sandy or lean soils.

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Tender plants like Hot Lips salvia are less cold tolerant if you prune them back and encourage a late summer surge of new growth. One more hot tip about Hot Lips. You can place the cut stems or pruning crumbs of salvia into a vase of water on the patio and the humming birds will continue to visit. But be warned.

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Three-time defending Big Sky Conference football co-champion Montana State has been selected first by the media and the coaches in the polls. Eastern has been selected second, the league announced July 15 at the Summer Kickoff in Park City, Utah. Kentwood High graduate Demetrius Bronson plays for Eastern.

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to the next on the 24-race Mello Yello Championship Drag Racing Series. allas Glenn traveled “It’s been real good,” all over the country Glenn said. “I’ve definitely this year to cities he never gotten to see a lot of the visited before but this week- country. I’ve been learning end he will be the expert a lot, trying to pay attention when his work brings him and learn everything, gethome for the National Hot ting the hang of everything.

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His job on the race car Glenn, who grew up involves working on the in Covington and graduback end. ated from Glenn, Kentwood who drove High, is a in the member sportsof Pro man ranks Stock since he driver Jawas a son Line’s teenager, mechaniworked in cal crew. an engine For the shop so past eight he knows months his way Glenn around spent a a car. good por- Dallas Glenn lines up Jason Line’s Pro Learntion of his Stock car earlier this year. Courtesy photo ing the time ridins and ing in the outs of cab of the the suspension, though, is a tractor trailer which hauls new experience.

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Pro Stock driver Jason Line perches in the door frame of his NHRA Pro Stock car as it is weighed after a run at a race earlier this season. Covington native Dallas Glenn is on Line’s crew. Courtesy photo car,” Glenn said. “A lot of people don’t realize how complex and touchy these (pro stock) cars are. It’s definitely a whole different experience coming out here and you’re working week to week to week.”

While he works in the pits thrashing with the

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Line, however, is looking forward to meeting all the sportsman drivers Glenn has raced against.

“They tell me stories,” Line said. “So, I’ll pick up some more dirt.”

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So, he plans to just focus on working hard and having good restaurant suggestions.

“One thing that is kind of cool about coming to Seattle is we get to see all those different things and eat at all these different places (all

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the end of a three-race swing far from the team’s home base, they’re ready to race here then head home and start diagnosing the car’s issues in order to fix them.

“I don’t know that it’s any different than anywhere else,” Line said. “Problems will show up. But, it’s a good place for us to go. It’s far enough away there aren’t any distractions.”

Line added there is definitely a plan for this race.

As for Glenn, there are plans for him, too. Both long term in racing and short term as the team’s de facto tour guide in Seattle.

“He definitely has a future,” Line said. “There’s no question. He’s a bright guy. He has the two most important things in my mind, which are desire and ambition. A lot of folks have the desire and not the ambition. I think he’ll be able to do whatever he wants to do.”

Glenn is ready, in the meantime, to offer up his suggestions on where to eat and what to see. He’s also willing to offer up his perspective on Pacific Raceways, but, only if he thinks the crew wants to hear it.

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the points reset and during the course of the next six events drivers in the top 10 are racing for every point from qualifying to speed records to event wins because no one is running away with the season championship at that point.

But, winning won’t come easily this weekend, Line said.

“Right now we’re not really good enough to win consistently, so we need to get better,” Line said. “We need to get more consistent. We need to find a little bit more speed before the Countdown starts.

This year, it could be in our favor, the Countdown format.”

Glenn said that there are some distinct advantages to the drag strip at Pacific Raceways as well as some elements to compensate for while Line explained that each track on the circuit has its own unique personality.

“They especially like the air here,” Glenn said of the drivers and crew members who have raced here many times. “Being close to sea level … it’s nice and cool.

You can run pretty fast here. We seem to run pretty good at sea level tracks.”

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I spent about 45 minutes interviewing Capps in the trailer in his pit. I told him I knew nothing about his sport. So, he explained it to me. Then he suggested I go to the starting line during a nitro session to

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to eventual event champion Vincent Nobile.

“It helps at the end of the day,” Line said. “I certainly enjoy that part of it. It’s a good thing. After doing this for a while you sometimes lose a little bit of that enthusiasm. He is definitely a good reminder of why I started doing it (nine years ago) and why we all started doing it. He’s a good guy and certainly enthusiastic about doing his job … and that makes it more fun for everybody.”

Coming into this race, the final event in the threeevent chunk of the season known as the Western Swing due to stops in Denver, Sonoma and Seattle — though it’s at Pacific Raceways, a track closer to Covington, Auburn and Kent than its urban sibling on Puget Sound — Line said there were some kinks to work out on the car.

Line dropped into sixth place in the Pro Stock standings after Sonoma and the primary goal, as always, is to win the Northwest Nationals. It’s critical both in the short-term and the long-term as there are four events before the Countdown to the Championship begins Labor Day weekend in Indianapolis. With that

funny car driver, a guy named Ron Capps who just last year would not only remember me but call me a wuss. But, I’ll come back to that.

This phone call was an invitation out to the track, interview the driver, his crew chief, all kinds of access to the whole operation during race weekend. I was all, “Eh, I don’t know. Let me ask my editor and I’ll let you know.” Then I talked to my editor and

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“It’s definitely a fun group of guys to work with,” Glenn said. “It’s definitely been a good experience so far.”

Line, who spoke to the Reporter by phone from the team’s shop in Mooresville, N.C., said Glenn is an unusual hiring choice.

“He’s very young,” Line said. “Normally we don’t hire people that young. He’s very enthusiastic and is very mechanically minded and has had no problem adapting to the things we ask him to do. He certainly brings some enthusiasm to it because he is young.”

By young Line means Glenn is in his early 20s.

Because he is the new guy and so youthful, Line said, Glenn gets picked on often by the rest of the team but handles it well.

And when things aren’t going as well as Line would hope during races — the two-time Pro Stock champion has won just one event this season, Houston in April — he said Glenn’s passion for the sport can help. Especially at the end of a tough day like Line had in Sonoma this past weekend where he left just a little late in a close race and went out in the first round, losing

own history with the Northwest Nationals.

This year will mark the 10th time I will cover the event. In late July 2004 I reluctantly left my home in Maple Valley on a steamy Saturday morning — it was in the 90s all weekend — to go see what this drag racing thing was all about.

See, I got a call the day before from some woman from the East Coast who worked in public relations for the sponsor of some

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Home sales in Covington jumped in May, resulting in the highest number of sales since December of 2007.

In May, 16 new homes and 25 existing homes sold bringing in a total of $50,955 in Real Estate Excise Tax — a one-time tax when a home is sold

that goes to the city. Those numbers don’t include commercial properties or apartments. “Last year we had a pretty good year but we had a big commercial sale,� said Rob Hendrickson, finance director for the city of Covington.

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really get a feel for it. As I walked out, I bumped into the gentleman who handled PR for the team at races. He asked me how the interview went and what I planned to do next.

I told him I was heading to the starting line to watch the race — it was qualifying, but, I didn’t know anything then — and he asked if I had earplugs. No. Did I need them?

Oh, yes. So a pair was supplied and I meandered off to the stands to get as close as I could.

That day in mind-melting heat I experienced the visceral thrill of NHRA drag racing, the bone-rattling, organshaking feeling internally when a pair of 7,000 horsepower, nitro-fueled funny cars roar down the quarter mile drag strip while the smell of what is essentially jet fuel burns the nose and flecks of tire rubber stick to your clothes. I was hooked.

Since then the Northwest Nationals, which draws tens of thousands of spectators from all over the Northwestern U.S. and Canada, has been a favorite event to cover.

mercial properties, such as last year’s, give a big boost the excise tax total, they aren’t sales that happen very often. “The base is a lot more solid (this year),� Hendrickson said. “We’re about even (with) last year, even without the commercial (sales).�

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During the past couple years I accepted the invitation to go to the pre-race press conference at the Space Needle.

A year ago I was sitting at a table in a banquet room at the top of the famous Seattle icon, inhaling lunch and talking with another journalist about his camera setup when Capps sat down next to me. Before long I was disclosing the freakout I had last year when I got into the passenger seat of an instructional super gas car at Pacific Raceways.

And Capps, who has been drag racing professionally for close to 20 years, called me a wuss. I tweeted later about that moment and Capps responded that he just couldn’t resist.

As we talked I reminded him I interviewed him in 2004 and he remembered me. Or, more precisely, he remember I didn’t know a thing about the sport when I interviewed.

Yet, here I am, thinking about that moment and how conversations with him have bookended in a sense my experiences covering the NHRA Northwest Nationals.

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In neighboring Maple Valley Real Estate Excise Tax numbers have been improving as well.

According to Maple Valley Finance Director Shawn Hunstock in 2012 Real Estate Excise Tax was up 41 percent, not including the sale of two large commercial properties and this year it has been up another 6 percent. Hunstock noted that the slower growth in Maple Valley this year is due in large part to the city approaching build-out for residential homes.

people I have met — and that includes Andre Agassi, Tim Lincecum, Tony Stewart, Nate Burleson, just to name a few — during my journalism career, NHRA drivers are my favorite to interview. There is none of that sense of entitlement you encounter even with elite Division I athletes or marquee professional players. They are not cynical of you or your questions. They invite you into their sport with open arms. It is pretty fantastic.

I feel lucky I didn’t turn down the opportunity in 2004 to interview Capps or all the other opportunities to connect with the drivers, to go to the track, make new friends, share it with old friends and find a new passion.

It’s the perfect example of why we should all try to get out of our comfort zone once in a while.

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Covington Services The caliber of talent and technology we offer leads to remarkable results at every level across our healthcare system. We are very proud to share the latest in care delivery in an innovative, private and healing environment.

Covington Clinic South, opens August 26, 2013: Primary, Urgent and Pediatric Care (Relocating from Covington Clinic North) Covington Clinic North, 16850 SE 272nd St: Rheumatology, Cardiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology Southlake Clinic 27005 168th Pl SE Suite 301, Covington 253.395.1972 Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Care, Dermatology & Sleep Medicine

Magnetic Resonance Imaging 27005 168th Pl SE, Suite 301, Covington 253.395.2015

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