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Sound Transit Metro Open House in Issaquah Tuesday
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Did you miss the last meeting about light rail and Metro bus changes? Find out more and talk one-on-one to transit planners about the East Link extension that will bring light rail to the Island, Bellevue and beyond at an open house between 6 and 8 p.m., Aug. 12, at the Issaquah Hilton Garden Inn at 1800 N.W. Gilman Blvd in Issaquah. From the Island take Metro Rte. 554 to the Issaquah Transit Center, just a short walk from the Hilton. For more go to soundtransit.org.
Wine tasting in Kesher garden Taste fine wines selected by sommelier Avery Genge in the Kesher Garden at the Stroum Jewish Community Center tonight between 6:30 and 7 p.m. Appetizers included. Tickets for SJCC members, seniors and students are $12; guests, $18. Ages 21 and older.
Music at Mercerdale tomorrow eve Bring the family, blankets and lawn chairs for great music outdoors. Mark Whitman Band performs American R & B between 7 and 8:30 p.m., Thursday, August 7 at Mercerdale Park.
‘Two Gentleman’ at Luther Burbank Don’t miss Wooden O’s presentation of classic, ‘The Two Gentleman of Verona,’ at 7 p.m., Aug. 8, 9 and 10, at the Luther Burbank Park Amphitheater. The summer series is presented by the Mercer Island Art’s Council.
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Rob Graham is owner of winning hydroplane boat that bears his name By Mary L. Grady
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Owen Bauman / Special to the Reporter
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels make a low pass over hundreds of boats on the log boom on the hydroplane oval on Lake Washington, on Sunday, Aug. 3.
Parking possible north of Community Center? Sound Transit hires consultant to look at where to add parking By Celina Kareiva
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The city may finally be making headway on parking alternatives for the Island. As part of a broader transit integration review, Sound Transit has hired a consultant to study an extension north of the Community and Events Center parking lot. “When Sound Transit approached us with the bus integration plan, part of what Council said is, we’ll consider this, but only if it helps us get dedicated Mercer Island parking,” explained City Manager Noel Treat.
the agency recently hired a consultant to study parking expansion alternatives. If approved, the added capacity at the Community and Events Center would be available to all commuters while construction On Monday, August 4, closed the South Bellevue ParkCouncil reviewed the transit and-Ride beginning in 2017. integration study, a joint effort When done, it would transfer between Sound Transit, Metro to city control. Conclusion and and the city to analysis of the comdetermine how munity center option is buses will run due in September. alongside East “This site, I think, is Link when it of particular interest begins service for the city,” said Sound in 2023. The Transit spokesperson city is using the Geoff Patrick. Geoff Patrick, bus integration There are 447 parkplan to engage Sound Transit spokesperson ing spaces at the existwith Sound ing Park-and-Ride. But Transit on parkthe lot is usually full ing expansion before 8 a.m. by comfor the Island. muters from either side Though Sound Transit has of the lake. staunchly disapproved of transSound Transit has agreed ferring ownership of the existing to commit up to $6 million to Park-and-Ride to the city, citing address overcrowding of the legal reasons and the concern that it would set a precedent, PARKING | PAGE 2
“This site...is of particular interest for the city.”
Despite a crazy intense weekend on the shores of Lake Washington, watching his unlimited hydroplane boat and team win its second straight Seafair Cup, Mercer Island resident, Rob Graham, was back at work Monday. But he had not had any sleep the night before. “I could not have imagined this,” he said of the win and the team’s recent success. Graham is the owner of the Graham Trucking located in South Seattle. There were 650 employees, clients and family members assembled in a hospitality tent at
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