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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
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Salish Springs residents concerned about dangerous intersection SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
For drivers heading eastbound on State Route 202 between the cities of Redmond and Sammamish, trying to turn left onto 218th Avenue Northeast can be dangerous. In the span of two months this summer, the intersection of SR 202 and 218th Avenue Northeast has seen two car accidents. On top of that, residents in the nearby Salish Springs neighborhood said there have been numerous “almost” accidents throughout the years. “We all have our stories,” said Liz Martz. “It’s insane.”
CONCERNED NEIGHBORS
Martz is among a group of residents from Salish Springs — which is located along 218th Avenue Northeast — who are coming together to voice their concerns about the intersection in unincorporated King County. With a speed limit of 55 mph and no left-turn lane, Martz, who has lived in the neighborhood for 17 years, and other residents said when eastbound cars stop to turn onto 218th Avenue Northeast, it interrupts the flow of traffic — which has increased significantly as the surrounding areas’ populations have grown and more housing developments have
been built. If the cars don’t stop, the residents said drivers will sometimes swerve to the right, driving on the shoulder, to keep going — occasionally ending up in the wetlands located along the highway. Jeanne Brown, who has lived in Salish Springs for 22 years, said there needs to be some kind of mitigation at the intersection because they are constantly having to hear about accidents and “almost” accidents. Linda Teegarden, a 20year Salish Springs resident, agreed. “It’s terrifying,” she said about stopping to turn left [ more STREET page 7 ]
Salish Springs residents (back, from left) Doug Brown and Charles Moshier and (front, from left) Elaine LaToza, Linda Teegarden, Jeanne Brown and Liz Martz are all worried about the intersection at SR 202 going into their neighborhood. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter
Here come the Mustang Superfans
Friends of Youth partners with Material Good for fundraiser SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
A throng of Redmond High School Superfans rumble into the Mustangs’ home grandstand prior to last Friday night’s season-opening football game versus Mercer Island High School. Redmond senior tailback Bryce Steckler scored a career-high four touchdowns to lead the Mustangs to a 28-20 nonleague victory. For the story on Steckler and the Stangs, see page 17. Courtesy of James Kirkish | The Shuttered Image
This month, Eastsidebased Friends of Youth (FOY) is partnering with Material Good in Seattle to raise money for its Capital Campaign. For all of September, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Material Good’s Marigold Little Shirleys — orange ceramic vases — will go toward providing housing for homeless youths. FOY President and CEO Terry Pottmeyer said their Capital Campaign is divided into three phases: a homeless youth services center (The Landing) in Redmond; a new Kirkland campus for the organization’s Youth Services Center and Youth Haven; and finally, transitional housing for homeless young adults on the Kirkland campus. The first two phases of the campaign are complete and all that is left is the
transitional housing. Pottmeyer said they will break ground on the first two of four houses for homeless young adults soon. Each house will be for five homeless young adults between the ages of 18 and 21. They will each have their own bedrooms, but will share the common spaces such as the kitchen and living room with each other. This was intentional, Pottmeyer said, so they can learn life skills such as how to share space with others and how to live with people they don’t know and who may not have been their first choice. She added that the location of the houses was intentional, as well, because they are near a park, are accessible by mass transit and near Kirkland’s Totem Lake neighborhood and employment opportunities. The houses are also close to Lake Washington Institute of Technology, University of Washington, Bothell and Cascadia Community College. FOY’s Capital Campaign has reached 60 percent mark — about $4.5 million — of a $7.5 million goal. As part of its partnership program, Material Good shines a spotlight on a different health or arts-related [ more FOY page 7 ]