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Kenmore Air unveils new Hangar
Heartbreak at state for Vikings
BY DEANNA ISAACS disaacs@bothell-reporter.com
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enmore Air opened its operations to citizens of the community and unveiled their newest hangar along the waterfront of Kenmore on May 12. The new 14,000 square foot hangar has been a fiveyear in the making project and will be used to complete maintenance work on the DeHavilland Otter, very tall planes that could not fit into other hangars around Kenmore Air. “So today we’re celebrating the completion of the hangar and an important part of the history of Kenmore and it’s legacy with the community,” said Rob
Hundreds of people attended the unveiling and ribbon cutting ceremony of a new hangar at Kenmore Air. DEANNA ISAACS, Kenmore Reporter Richey, director of maintenance. “I really want to thank the Banks family for the dedication of this business in providing us such a great place to work.” For Kenmore Air, having the hangar not only means
that the Otters will be more efficiently maintained, but that the mechanics of Kenmore Air will have a warm and safe place to work on the airplanes during the winter months. [ more HANGAR page 13 ]
Mayor, councilman to be investigated Conflict of Interest investigation started for purchase of golf course BY DEANNA ISAACS disaacs@bothell-Reporter.com
Inglemoor High School center Deja Strother reaches for a rebound during the Vikings epic clash with Gonzaga Prep for the state title on March 7. The Inglemoor High School girls basketball team erased a gamelong 10-point deficit but lost in double overtime. For the full story see page 10. MATT PHELPS, Kenmore Reporter
The Bothell City Council approved a motion to investigate City Council actions concerning the sale of Wayne Golf Course. The motion came on the heels of one resident’s request that Mayor Joshua Freed step down from the City Council. Many residents at the March 10 meeting voiced their distrust of Freed’s connections to
an unidentified invest“Is City Council insider ment group in contract to trading legal? Is it ethical? purchase a portion The city council of the property in needs to identify Bothell. those who are tak“I have heard ing advantage of citizens label it their city position ‘insider tradfor financial gain ing,’ City Council and go condemning members and staff those actions. I protaking advantage of Mayor Joshua Freed pose that the City city actions, such as Council establish rezoning, for peran ethics advisory sonal profit,” said Bothell committee to establish a resident Dennis Scotstad. clear and strong ethics [ more MAYOR page 12 ]
Lane to close on eastbound SR 522 through Kenmore for three weeks for utility work Closure between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. disaacs@bothell-reporter.com
As construction of the new West-A portion of SR
522 ramps up for April, Puget Sound Energy has started to relocate utility lines due to conflicts with the planned changes to the thoroughfare.
right lane of eastbound 522 will be closed to traffic - leaving only one lane open for commuters. The work is expected to take approximately three weeks, between 9 a.m. and
3 p.m., during which the Business Access and Transit (BAT) lanes will be closed. The work is required to start construction of the West-A corridor, between 61st Avenue Northeast and
68th Avenue Northeast, in April of this year. For more information, please visit the Kenmore blog for SR522 updates at https:// sr522kenmore.wordpress. com/.
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The lines, including gas mains and other services, are being moved this week just east of 61st Avenue Northeast in Kenmore. While PSE is working on relocation, the bus lane and