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Police ‘adopt-aschool’ after loss of SRO funding Officers now encouraged to drop by schools on their beat and spend time By Brian Beckley bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
The gateway to autumn The entrance to Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park is framed by the colors of the season as the leaves exploded into a riot of oranges and reds this past week. But all of those falling leaves can be a nuisance so the city is asking residents to clear leaves away from storm drains in their neighborhoods to try to prevent flooding as the inevitable rains move in. Brian Beckley, Renton Reporter
While in the past a police cruiser parked in a school may have been a sign of an emergency, changes in police procedure involving schools mean that may no longer be the case. “If you see a lot of cop cars out at a school, don’t be alarmed,” said Commander Chad Karlewicz. “It’s by design.” The Renton Police Department this year has started an “adopt-a-school” program that encourages its officers to routinely stop at schools along their beats, going so far as to encourage them to sit in the lots while they handle paperwork. “If they have downtime or are working on paperwork from other calls, we’re asking them to work on it at a school lot,” Karlewicz said. The change is due to a loss in grant funding that resulted in the department losing money for its three school re[ more Police page 5 ]
Race for open council seat pits Avery vs. Pavone bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
Ballots are headed to voters this week for the Nov. 5 general election and in Renton the candidates for City Council are going into the home stretch. In the battle for the seat left open by Councilman Rich Zwicker’s decision not to run for re-election, local businessman Armondo Pavone and community activist Stuart Avery are squaring off to take his place on the dais. Pavone, 51, lives in the Renton Hill neighborhood with his wife Angela and two boys, Roman, 5, and Dominic, 3. He is a Renton High School and Shoreline Community College graduate and
restaurateur who is the past president of the Downtown Renton Association and current member of the Renton Hill Association, Renton Blue Ribbon Panel, Renton Rotary and Chamber of Commerce. Avery, 52, lives in the Windsor Hills neighborhood with his wife Shannon and two sons, Forrest, 18, and Garrett, 13. Avery is a graduate of Lake Washington High School and studied creative writing at Bellevue Community College and mechanical drawing at Lake Washington Technical College. He is vice president of operations at MIE Corporation and is perhaps best known as a former leader of the group that led the petition drive to place a
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Voters have much to decide By DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com
Two Renton City Council seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 5 general election, including one with no incumbent. Stuart Avery and Armondo Pavone are running for the seat held by Rich Zwicker, who decided not to seek re-election for Position 2. Beth Asher is challenging incumbent Terri vote on the downtown library location on the 2012 ballot. He also volunteers with Renton’s Community Supper and was recognized as New Life Church’s Volunteer of the Year 2012. The Renton Reporter submit-
Briere for Position 6. Briere was appointed to the council in 2000 and won election in 2002. The Renton Reporter has asked each candidate to respond to questions about their races. Today, we’re publishing the responses from Avery and Pavone. Ballots were mailed Wednesday and should arrive in Renton mailboxes this weekend, at the latest. Contact the King County Elections Division, 206-296-8683, if you don’t receive a ballot in the next few days. [ more election page 14 ]
ted the same set of questions to each candidate. Their answers are printed here. Answers may be edited for space and style, but the content was not changed. Avery’s answers are presented first because his name is first
alphabetically. 1. What do you think are the two most pressing issues facing Renton? AVERY: A.) Budget deficit. Although latest figures have us [ more candidates page 6]
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