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Pam Roach pays back ‘improper’ expenses Senator delivers four blank checks to Olympia July 22 By Dennis Box Editor
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Sen. Pam Roach has repaid more than $5,000 in expense funds she received from the Senate administration during the course of about six years. Roach delivered four
blank checks to any errors or misthe Senate admintakes in Roach’s istration July 22 expense reports. following a story Roach said during published in The a July 18 interview Courier-Herald and with the newspaa series of quesper if there was a Pam Roach tions forwarded problem it was not to Secretary of her responsibility – the Senate Hunter rather, the fault lies Goodman July 21 con- with the Senate administracerning payments Roach tion. received for her expenses. “The responsibility for Goodman was asked this goes to the person writif he, as secretary of the ing the check,” Roach said. Senate, was responsible for Keith Buchholz, Senate
legal counsel, campaign first answered the raised the issue of C ou r ier-Hera ld Roach’s expense query, “The Senate reports, alleging the operates on an senator has violated honor system,” state law by mixing Buchholz wrote. campaign and leg“We receive mem- Cathy Dahlquist islative functions bers’ statements for through the use of r e i m b u r s e m e nt s her post office box and review them for basic and cell phone. compliance with policy.” The Dahlquist campaign Rep. Cathy Dahlquist, also questioned Roach’s R-Enumclaw, is challenging mileage reimbursements, Roach for the 31st District Senate seat. The Dahlquist See ROACH, Page 3
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Council acts as deadline hits for building
Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, calls for sunny skies and high temperatures to 84 with overnight lows to 56 degrees. Thursday’s forecast calls for sunny skies and a high to 83 and a low to 58. Friday should be mostly sunny with a high to 85. Looking ahead, the weekend appears to be bringing more of the same: Saturday and Sunday are forecast to be mostly sunny with high temperatures in the lower 80s.
$1.5 million in Fund 180 only source for City Council to use for two-story structure By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
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Fans flock to pair of major events in city
There was no reason to be bored in Enumclaw last weekend, with the three-day Street Fair keeping things hopping downtown and the annual Scottish Highland Games attracting tens of thousands to the Enumclaw Expo Center. Above left, members of the popular Wicked Tinkers kept fans entertained at the Highland Games; above right, a youngster tackles the climbing wall, one of the Street Fair attractions. For slideshows from both events, visit www.courierherald.com. Photos by Kevin Hanson.
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What a long, strange trip it’s been – from the earliest musings about a Welcome Center in Enumclaw to this week’s drop-dead, gotta-do-it-now vote by the City Council. The notion of a Welcome Center in town, to match one already built in Naches at the eastern terminus of state Route 410, sprang to life more than a dozen years ago. Since then, it’s been kicked around by at least four incarnations of the seven-member council. Finally, a decision had to be made. The council had to act Monday night to guarantee the city’s share of the anticipated $4.6 million total cost. To keep the ball rolling, the city had to allot nearly
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