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Jadyn Johnson, daughter of Bonney Lake Mayor Neil Johnson, started off this year’s holiday season by lighting up the Christmas tree in front of the Bonney Lake fire station. Photo by Ray Still
Bonney Lake has asked that its Urban Growth Area be expanded in eight areas adjacent to the city limits, a request that has not been viewed favorably by Pierce County planners. A city’s Urban Growth Area generally ref lects a move away from rural zoning to something with greater density. Or, as is the case in some of Bonney Lake’s requests, it’s a move to square off city boundary lines – following established streets rather than individual parcels of land. An Urban Growth Area carries a larger footprint than the city limits but, contrary to some fears, it doesn’t mean automatic
annexation. Living inside a UGA is not the same as being inside the city limits, although it’s often a first step. Cities cannot annex property that is not included in its UGA. Bonney Lake’s eight individual requests were the subject of a Dec. 1 public meeting at Bonney Lake High School, a gathering that brought together more than 200 concerned citizens. The night was not designed for official testimony but, rather, some informal question-and-answer. The general tone was not positive, as landowners expressed concern about being drawn into the city. Bonney Lake’s requests also were deliberated the evening of Dec. 9 during a special meeting of
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Sumner band to complete 10-year album By Ray Still
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fter 10 long years, the Sumner band, The Cloves, is closing in on the goal to record its first full-length album. Using the crowd-funding website Kickstarter, band leaders Kevin Poleskie and Michael Hochstatter have raised more than $5,500 for the band. However, Kickstarter is an all or nothing gig, and if the band doesn’t reach its goal of $8,000 by Dec. 15, they’ll be right back where they started.
“Honestly, I thought we would get it, so there is no backup plan,” Hochstatter said. “We are just looking for help from our fans, family and friends.”
Band History
A lt hou g h T he Cloves formed in 2004, Hochstatter and Poleskie have been best friends since they were 6 years old. They started playing guitar and bass respectively within weeks of each other, and graduated from Sumner High School in 1998.
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While Hochstatter and Poleskie are from Sumner, the rest of the band is from Seattle. “We put out an ad through The Stranger,” said Hochstatter. “And they responded to that.” The only reason the Seattle members of the band responded to the ad was because Hochstatter used a 206 area code number in the ad, the same area code used in Seattle. “They were like, ‘if we had known you were in Sumner we would have
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The Cloves playing in West Seattle. Left to right, Chris Walbridge, Kevin Poleskie and Michael Hochstatter. Photo courtesy of Michael Hochstatter
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