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One-act plays... The Enumclaw High drama department presents a one-act competition involving more than 40 students. Three short plays will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15, 16 and 17, then again at 2 p.m. Jan. 18. All are invited; cost is $8 (free to students with an ASB).
By Kevin Hanson Senior Writer
To no one’s great surprise, members of the Enumclaw School Board voted last week to ask district voters to approve a bond issue in excess of $68 million. The unanimous board decision authorized a vote on the April 28 election. Passage will require 60 percent support, rather than a simple majority decision. If approved, the bond measure would finance the building of a new Black Diamond Elementary School and substantial upgrades to Enumclaw High. The board had been considering such a move since last year, taking input from a paid consultant and hosting public sessions along the way. When it comes to dollars and cents, the district has positioned itself to bill the bond measure as a “no new taxes” endeavor. Property owners throughout the district have been paying $1.60 for every $1,000 of property value, stemming from a bond measure that paid for Thunder Mountain Middle School. The current proposal would take over at the same $1.60 rate and, over time, generate more than $68 million. Due to the identified need for the two projects, Enumclaw would qualify for an additional $18.1 million in state money.
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Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, calls for mostly sunny skies, with a high temperature to 51 degrees. Thursday brings a 30 percent chance of rain and showery conditions persist all the way through Sunday. Daytime highs continue in the low 50s, with overnight lows in the high 30s.
SEE BOND, PAGE 3
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Hornet junior Kylie Rademacher puts up a shot during Friday night’s South Puget Sound League 3A showdown between Enumclaw High and the Sumner Spartans. The EHS girls traveled to Sumner and returned home with an impressive victory, improving their league mark to 4-2, just one game out of the league lead. For a game story, see page 6. Photo by Dennis Box
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Deadline: January 29 @ 5pm, Published: February 11 2015
PLANNING GUIDE
Buckley residents may soon qualify for a decrease in their insurance premiums, thanks to an improved rating in local fire protection services. That bit of good news, which also applies to residents of Wilkeson, has been issued by the Buckley Fire Department, which provides firefighting services to both Plateau com-
munities. In short, when local fire departments are evaluated, property owners are generally charged accordingly by their insurance carriers. When departments are rated high, costs for property owners can drop. Such is the case in Buckley, where the fire department was examined last August by the
SEE RATING, PAGE 3
Deadline: January 14 @ 5pm, Published: January 21
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