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By Kevin Hanson
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Enumclaw’s tentative budget for the coming year is an interesting document where optimism and reality sit side-by-side. Released a week ago by Mayor Liz Reynolds, the 2015 spending plan hints at better times on the horizon, but delivers bad news in the form of higher tax rates and utility bills for residents. Of course, the mayor’s plan is something of a living, breathing document that can be massaged and
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Weather The forecast for Wednesday calls for showers with a high to 58 and overnight lows to 48. A chance of showers continues Thursday with highs to 61 and lows to 49. Showers are predicted to continue Friday and Saturday with partly sunny skies and a high to 65.
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manipulated by members of the city council. Reynolds and her administrative team have done their part by putting together a comprehensive plan of collections and expenditures; now, it’s up to the seven members of the council to exert their influence. Over the course of the next seven weeks the council will discuss, debate and take public comment. A final vote is slated for early December. Reynolds’ budget message immediately sets a
SEE CITY BUDGET PAGE 15
Roach, Dahlquist continue debate
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A sea of orange If it’s October, it must be time for families to head to a favorite pumpkin patch. There are several venues on the Plateau offering pumpkins and so much more, including Maris Farms on Sumner-Buckley Highway, Thomasson Farm outside Enumclaw and Farm Fresh Produce on SR 410 between Buckley and Bonney Lake. Photo by Kevin Hanson
This is the second installment of an in-paper debate between Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, and Rep. Cathy Dahlquist, R-Enumclaw, the two candidates vying for the 31st District seat in the state Senate. The first installment was published last week and can be found on the website at www.courierherald.com. The final debate will be published next week with questions posed by the can-
didates to each other. The general election is Nov. 4. Ballots for the allmail election will go out in mid-October and must be postmarked by Nov. 4.
Question No. 1
Do you believe teacher evaluation and student test scores should be linked? What, if any, evaluation system do you support? Pam Roach: I support the Teacher-Principal Evaluation Program that
SEE DEBATE, PAGE 3
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