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City clarifies when alleys are required By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Taking the plunge Under the watchful eye of owner Mathew Roland, 3-year-old pitbull Balto dives into the Henry Moses Aquatic Center wave pool after a tennis ball during the Pooch Plunge that ended the aquatic center’s season Sept. 7. Dogs of all sizes and breeds charged in and out of the center’s various pools (though not the slide) in three sold-out, hour-long sessions. Some owners chose to join their pets in the water, while others stayed on the shore. Brian Beckley, Renton Reporter
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After the issue came to a head earlier this summer, the city planning department has issued a new, updated code interpretation for dealing with alleys in new housing developments. Planning Director Chip Vincent told the council during Monday’s Committee of the Whole presentation that the idea is to simply provide “guidance, clarity and predictability” for developers to know when alleys are necessary in their developments. The code presently reads “Alley access is the preferred street pattern except for properties in the Residential Low Density land use designation … Prior to approval of a plat without alley access, it shall be determined through an evaluation of alley layout that the use of alley(s) is not feasible.” It is the word “preference” that is hanging up the MBA. Because alleys are “preferred” and not “required” the MBA wants more flexibility in their designs. Developers and members of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties have challenged the city’s “preference” and would themselves prefer [ more ALLEYS page 8 ]
Police arrest 13 during protests in front of Renton Walmart Thirteen protesters were arrested on Rainier Avenue South, in front of the Renton Walmart the morning of Sept. 5, after a peaceful rally for workers rights. The 13 people were cited for disorderly conduct, for obstructing traffic on Rainier Avenue South, but were later released. Among those arrested were current Walmart employees who got on stage earlier in the protest
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wearing sandwich boards identifying their stores. Husband and wife Walmart workers Edythe and Lawrence Slowey of Port Angeles; Betty Shove and Deborah Williams, both Mount Vernon store staff; Gerry Paladan, recently fired from Federal Way Walmart, and Patricia Locks, Federal Way store staff, were among those arrested by police at the protest. The workers were joined at the rally by activists, union and community members, church representatives and even a “gaggle of grannies,” singing their opposition to cheap goods and corporate greed. [ more protest page 15 ]
Protesters prepare to be arrested after sitting down on Rainier Avenue South Sept. 5 in front of the Renton Walmart. Tracey Compton, Renton Reporter
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