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Mayoral candidates spar over budget BY STEVE HUNTER
INSIDE: Ken Sharp stays in City Council race, debates Bailey Stober, page 3
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Mayor Suzette Cooke fields a question while challenger Tim Clark waits to reply during the debate. STEVE HUNTER, Reporter
A clash over the handling of the city of Kent’s budget continues to be a focus in the mayor’s race between incumbent Suzette Cooke and challenger Tim Clark. Cooke emphasized during the Kent Neighborhood Council Candidate
Green/Duwamish watershed project gets $1.2 million boost REPORTER STAFF
The King County Flood Control District approved $1.2 million in funding to boost the clean water and salmon recovery efforts of groups in the Green/Duwamish River and Central Puget Sound watershed. The district approved projects Monday aimed at improving water quality, controlling flooding, protecting and restoring habitat, and
BY ROSS COYLE
The Islamic Center of Kent has submitted a proposal for a new religious services building to replace its current building on the East Hill. In addition to the daily prayers and weekly congregations, the building will be a community center for events, classes, committee meetings and youth activities. The ICK plans to
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KENT PRIDE 2013
supporting salmon recovery efforts in Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (WRIA 9), according to a King County media release. The cities that are part of WRIA 9 include: Algona, Auburn, Black Diamond, Burien, Covington, Des Moines, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Kent, Maple Valley, Normandy Park, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle and Tukwila. [ more PROJECT page 5 ]
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Forum on Monday night that the budget has started to come back strong after fighting through a recession that led to cutting 100 city positions.
“I need to be very responsible with the budget,” Cooke said to an estimated crowd of 130 who attended the forum at the Kent Senior Center. “We have just gone through a major recession. It was my responsibility to use less dollars than
provide new parking and landscaping to the grounds. Public commentary on the proposal opened on Aug. 30, and will remain open until 4:30 p.m. Friday. The city requests public comments be in writing and delivered to City Planning Services, 220 Fourth Ave. S. The Islamic Center of Kent is at 20857 108th Ave., across the street and down a driveway from Safeway.
Sister Dinah, a member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, listens to Kent Pride speakers at a Sunday luncheon. Sweet Themes Bakery supplied rainbow cakes and cookies, below, at the event. ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter
BOLD SHOW OF COLOR Gay community speaks, shines during festivities BY ROSS COYLE rcoyle@kentreporter.com
They arrived as couples, in drag, in makeup or just jeans and a T-shirt. But they all gathered at Burlington Green Park to celebrate
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being themselves for the conclusion of the second annual Kent Pride weekend. The event, which culminated in a Pride Festival in the Park last Sunday, was organized to support gay pride in South King County. Most pride weekends are held in June around the time of the 1969 [ more PRIDE page 8 ]
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