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Sammamish to target traffic tickets City hires Lynn Moberly law firm to reduce number of dismissed citations BY REPORTER STAFF
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The city of Sammamish has signed a contract with an Issaquah law firm to help it reduce the number of traffic tickets dismissed in court. The contract, approved by the City Council Tuesday night, retains the law firm of Lynn Moberly to represent the city in traffic cases
argued in Issaquah District Court. According to the text of the bill included in the Dec. 2 council packet, 651 of the 2,605 traffic tickets written by Sammamish police were dismissed in 2013, a 25 percent dismissal rate. That year also was the most active year to date for Sammamish traffic enforcement, with citation issues up about 420 percent from 2012’s
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People and animals alike arrived in costume for the annual Turkey Trot.
Turkey Trot raises $35,000 for food bank
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Turkey was on the menu Thanksgiving day, but not before about 3,000 people turned out for the annual Issaquah Turkey Trot. The fun and casual 5K (3.12 miles) run raised about $35,000 for the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank. There were no prizes, bibs, time chips or numbers — just a fun outing for the community. Thanksgiving costumes and accessories were encouraged by the organizers. "I love the Turkey Trot," said Cori Walters, executive director of the food and clothing bank. "It is a great community event and a win-win for all." The event has grown in popularity throughout the years, with more and more money raised each year for the food bank. A total of $4,600 was raised in 2010; $8,000 in 2011; $27,000 in 2012 and $35,000 last year.
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approximately 500 citations. The contract will pay the firm a rate of $100 per hour to represent Sammamish in the weekly traffic court, up to five hours per day. The contract would limit the contract to $30,000 for the 2015 fiscal year.
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Issaquah High School was evacuated Friday, Nov. 28, when administrators learned that a posting on a hacker’s website indicated a bomb had been planted at the school and that a student planned to bring weapons to campus. No threats were made to specific individuals at the school. The Issaquah Police Department said it had been contacted by the FBI early Friday morning about the threat. The school already was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, but some sports and community activities were taking place at the school and were halted and the building evacuated. The incident proved to be a hoax, and the school sent out a note to parents about the situation. According to the information from the school, the threat apparently was made by an Issaquah High School student, but later investigation found that the student was not involved and police later traced the threat to a local business computer that was hacked in early November. The student and his family had cooperated completely with police and immediately turned over all electronic devices. During the investigation, police with bomb-sniffing dogs swept the building and no bomb was found. The building was cleared for clubs and community activities to resume on Saturday. The school was open on regular schedule on Monday.