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VOL. 16, NO. 36
MIRROR
F E D E R A L WAY
DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING
OPINION | MY TURN: The horror of political correctness [4] Roegner: Nero and Weyerhaeuser? [4] COMMUNITY | Council tables plan to add more amenities at Town Square Park [8] POLICE | Man reports being drugged, sexually assaulted after meeting man online [12]
Sports | Seattle Impact FC FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 | 75¢ adds local to roster [10]
Boy injured during shoot-out BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@fedwaymirror.com
A 14-year-old boy was shot in his shoulder during an apparent domestic shoot-out in Federal Way on Tuesday night. Police are searching for two suspected shooters involved in the incident that occurred in the 1800 block of S. 288th St. at around 9:24 p.m. The boy, who suffered from a gunshot wound to his right shoulder, was transported to Harborview Medical Center and is in stable condition, said Cathy Schrock, a Federal Way police spokeswoman. The boy and 17-yearold female suspect recently ended a relationship and both parties have made vandalism allegations against each other, Schrock said. Police believe a 30-yearold male suspect, who is possibly from Tacoma and associated with the 17-year-old, shot the victim. The man is also suspected of firing at two other juvenile victims from Federal Way, but did not strike them, police said. A second 24-year-old female suspect, of Federal Way, also fired a pistol at two female victims, police believe. They were not struck. Detectives found two SUVs near the incident that are associated with the crimes and police are attempting to locate the suspects.
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BUSINESS | Brooklake Christian School holds ceremony to celebrate 30 years in Federal Way [14]
South King Fire proposes $45 million bond BY RAECHEL DAWSON
rdawson@fedwaymirror.com
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outh King Fire and Rescue presented the board of fire commissioners a $45.3 million
bond proposal at a special meeting on Tuesday. If approved by the board and later passed by voters, the bond will fund the replacement of 27 vehicles and one boat. It would
Elected leaders, hopefuls mull college at Weyerhaeuser
upgrade all of the eight fire stations and build a new one in the south end of Federal Way. The bond would also upgrade the agency’s training campus and allow them to build a
new vehicle maintenance fleet division, replace equipment, upgrade the information systems and provide just enough to pay off existing debt. “We need to do some-
thing to re-infuse our capital to set us up for the next 20 years,” said Fire Chief Allen Church at the meeting. Citizens have not ap[ more BOND page 2]
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Some leaders support college at site when company relocates BY CARRIE RODRIGUEZ editor@fedwaymirror.com
Local politicians and hopefuls are already thinking about locating a university at the Weyerhaeuser campus in Federal Way, just days after the business announced it would relocate its headquarters to Seattle in 2016. King County Councilman Pete Seattle Seahawks Blitz (right) interacts with fans at Lake Grove Elementary on Wednesday, as former Seahawks and more than von Reichbauer said with its prox50 volunteers of United Way of King County and Dairy Management Inc. helped uplift the school’s playground on the students’ first imity to Interstate 5 and Highway day back to school. Volunteers added play structures and painted hopscotch, four square and other activities on the pavement. See 167, Weyerhaeuser is an ideal site page 11 to read the full story. RAECHEL DAWSON, the Mirror for a college campus. His preference is for Central tiring Sen. Tracey Eide in the 30th bringing a Washington State Unibig for any one individual to go Washington University to potenLegislative District Senate seat, also versity or another state university at it alone. We must build on the tially extend its profile in the Puget proposed for the state branch campus to Federal Way at relationships and efforts already Sound region and have a to explore using the the Weyerhaeuser campus.” accomplished by our local leaders branch campus in Federal “I like the idea Weyerhaeuser campus Mark Miloscia, the Republican to find the best possible solution Way. He said elected lead- of pursuing ... for higher education who is challenging Song, said he’s for the 430 acres being vacated,” he ers should be proactive opportunities. already had conversations with city wrote in an email. “However, we about finding a good mix whether what eventually occupies “People in South officials about the idea. He also said need not just public investment but of education and comthe idea of bringing a college to also private sector development.” mercial development for that space would be King County deserve to have higher educaFederal Way is “an issue that’s been Miloscia said he will work with the site. a higher education tion opportunities bouncing around for two decades.” the Federal Way City Council, “I don’t want a kneefacility — that close to home,” said While he said Song is “taking Greater Federal Way Chamber of jerk reaction,” von Reichwould dovetail the Song in a news release. credit for the work of others,” MiCommerce and local education bauer said. “We need to loscia also said the idea of bringing leaders to “explore all opportunities come together and figure efforts we’ve taken “We have community colleges and vocational a college campus to Federal Way is to bring good paying jobs back to out how to make this not so far.” Jim Ferrell training, but no foura “wonderful idea.” our community.” just a five-year plan, but a year degree option. However, it’ll take work, he said. Federal Way leaders have for 50-year plan or longer.” When I’m in the Senate, I’ll direct “This task for redeveloping the years explored the idea of bringing Shari Song, the Democratic the state to explore the feasibility of Weyerhaeuser property is too [ more COLLEGE page 3] hopeful who is vying to replace re-
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