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Bothell moves forward with new City Hall plan BY MATT PHELPS
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One of the biggest expenditures the city of Bothell will ever make is for a new City Hall in downtown. In 2011, the cost estimate was more than $42 million. The
city has been working on the project for six years but delays have taken the project out of the spotlight during the past two years. City staff brought the issue back for public discussion on a defining part of the project during the Nov. 12, 19 and 26 council meet-
ings. “Due to the unavoidable delay of the Bothell Crossroads project, which is currently under construction, as well as the slow economic recovery from the recession, the construction of the City Hall has proceeded in a more con-
servative phase approach than originally planned,” said Bothell City Manager Bob Stowe during the Nov. 12 meeting. The Council took public comment during the Nov. 12 and 19 meetings and were planning to discuss and possibly take a vote on
the proposed Predevelopment Agreement on Nov. 26. “This really cements the relationship between the city and the developer,” said Bothell City Councilman Andy Rheaume. The Nov. 26 meeting took place after the Reporter
deadline. Council discussed the proposed Predevelopment Agreement with City Investors Development, Inc., also known as Vulcan Real Estate, at length. It would cost the city $835,646. [ more CITY page 6 ]
Holidays come alive at Chalet Cadeau BY MATT PHELPS mphelps@bothell-reporter.com
For many, the holiday season begins with Black Friday and all the sales at box stores and online. But for others, it does not start without other more festive seasonal traditions. One holiday tradition for many north Lake Washington residents is a trip to Chalet Cadeau. The store relocated from downtown Kirkland to Bothell, next to the new Safeway at 24110 BothellEverett Highway, last spring and has maintained the same sense of holiday tradition and charm. “Christmas takes a lot of time to set up and take down,” said owner Wendy
Marshall. “When it is all set up and pretty, I love it.” Marshall said that the transition from her normal merchandise to the holiday merchandise is tiring and stressful but worth it. The store is currently full of Christmas ornaments and decorations but it wasn’t always that way for Marshall and her staff. When Chalet Cadeau was in Kirkland, Marshall opened a yearround Christmas decoration store on the same street as the regular store. Marshall decided to bring the two stores back together with the move from Kirkland to Bothell. “The Christmas store really needs to be in a tourist area,” said Marshall. “I have [ more CADEAU page 3 ]
Chalet Cadeau owner Wendy Marshall started her business in Kenmore and most recently moved from Kirkland to Bothell. The store is known for its holiday decorations and gifts. MATT PHELPS, Bothell Reporter
Kenmore hosts 40 city officials from across US for economic event When the owners of Kenmore Air told city officials that the Secret Service shuts down their seaplane operation every time the U.S. president visits the
area, Kenmore officials listened. The Kenmore City Council added the information to its federal legislative agenda to see how the city could work with the government to potentially keep the business open during those
times. When several local business owners told Kenmore officials they wanted the city to have freeway signage on Interstate 5 and Interstate 405, the city added that to its state legislative agenda. The city
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of Kenmore will appear on freeway signage on both interstates, beginning next year. “What’s important to them is what’s important to us,” Kenmore City Manager Rob Karlinsey told about 40 city officials from across the
U.S. who packed the Kenmore Council Chambers on Thursday. The city representatives came together for the National League of Cities Conference in Seattle to share best practices, before a busload of officials headed
to Kenmore City Hall, where Kenmore officials hosted a mobile workshop on how the city is leveraging its assets for economic vitality. City officials came from approximately 22 states, as [ more HOST page 7 ]
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