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120th Street extension project goes over budget Council approves filling $5 million shortage BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
A $5 million funding shortage for Phase 2 of Bellevue's 120th Avenue Northeast extension due to higher than expected project costs will require the city to borrow from
its Phase 3 coffer, which is expected to be backfilled with future grant monies. The project, which will continue extending a new five-lane arterial 120th Avenue Northeast from Northeast Seventh Street to Northeast 12th Street, experienced significant cost increases over engineering estimates of $12.03 million that included a 10 percent contingency and 10 percent allotment for staff time. Several factors caused the increase, including property acquisitions, construction
material costs and the state Department of Ecology expanding the area where ground contaminants will need to be removed, said Ron Kessack, assistant director for the city's transportation department. Kessack told the council Aug. 4 the city is required to remove from the project area a layer of peat in the ground, leftover from past swampier conditions around Lake Bellevue. He added the city expects to cut costs by performing on-site treatment, rather than trucking off the contamination
at a $600,000 price point. Ground stabilization will also be required near the lake. Depending on the results of soil and groundwater mitigation, the remnants of three properties in the project area — valued at up to $4 million — could be resold. The city is also paying $1.8 million more for the Barrier Porsche property than it was appraised at, which Kessack said has become more common with property acSEE 120TH STREET, 7
Veteran close to reviving World War I monument
Bellevue police clear Marshawn Lynch of assault allegations
Sculpture to adorn 'Lest We Forget' in Downtown Park
The Bellevue Police Department has cleared Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch in an aggravated assault case stemming from a Sunday report from a woman in a downtown apartment. An initial release from the BPD stated a woman reported to police Lynch was the suspect in an alleged assault and property damage at the apartment, reporting the incident at 2:30 p.m. Sunday – 12 hours after the alleged assault occurred. "The Bellevue Police Department has determined that Marshawn Lynch was not involved in last weekend's property damage and assault case in any way," a Wednesday revised news release from the BPD states. "This case remains an open and active investigation. We appreciate the cooperation we have received from the Seahawks organization during this investigation." The Seahawks responded to the allegations on Tuesday with a statement they had spoken with Lynch, and believed the claim was "bogus." According to CrimeMapping.com, the alleged assault was reported to have occurred on the 11100 block of Northeast Eighth Street. The investigation was the sole assignment of one Bellevue detective, who Police Ofc. Seth Tyler said had been working as fast as possible to determine the validity of the accusations. As the investigation remains active, it is not yet clear whether the woman who made the claim is now under investigation for falsely naming Lynch as her assailant.
BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
Bob Shay is getting closer to fulfilling a debt he feels to honor the soldiers whose names are marked on Bellevue Downtown Park's World War I memorial, and the sacrifice of many more who have served their country in times of conflict. The "Lest We Forget" monument, dedicated by the Bellevue Minute Women and Bellevue School District on Armistice Day 1926 to the lives of three local men who died fighting in World War I, first caught Shay's eye when the park opened in 1987. "To me, at the time, it looked like a monument that had never been finished," he said. "(People) aren't aware of it and it's not shown much respect for it." SEE MONUMENT, 9
Veteran Bob Shay will hold a fundraiser Aug. 21 in Downtown Park to support constructing a sculpture to place atop the World War I memorial there. BRANDON MACZ, Bellevue Reporter
Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602, bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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