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Barrier falls from SR 410, crushes truck By Ray Still Reporter
At approximately 10:15 Monday morning, the Bonney Lake Police Department responded to a report that a jersey barrier had fallen from state Route 410 onto Angeline Road. According to Public Information Officer Todd Green, the jersey barrier, which was as wide as Angeline Road, crushed a truck driving north underneath the overpass.
The construction on SR 410 is a project aimed at widening the sidewalks. Bonney Lake police closed Angeline Road from both sides of the overpass for several hours to make the area safe for workers underneath before they could lift the barrier off the vehicle. Green confirmed there was one occupant in the vehicle, sex unknown, killed on the scene. At time of press, it was unknown if there were any other pas-
sengers in the vehicle. The SR 410 overpass over Angeline Road itself is safe for drivers to drive over, according to Green. “Both the Department of Transportation and the city of Bonney Lake came out and determined the bridge itself is structurally sound,” Green said. Reach Ray Still at rstill@ courierherald.com or 360825-2555 ext. 5058. Follow him on Twitter @rayscottstill for more news, pictures and local events.
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ust when the city of Bonney Lake thought it saw the end of the marijuana debate, a potential marijuana retail store is ready to reignite the argument. The city officially banned licensed marijuana growers, processors and retailers from operating in the city on Jan. 13 (Ordinance No. 1502 [D15-08A]). On March 25, 4Ever Healing LLC’s owner Saranjit Bassi and THC Law Firm attorney Chris Crew filed a lawsuit against Bonney Lake in Pierce County Superior Court in an attempt to reverse the city’s decision. This lawsuit is the latest of many that have attempted to reverse several city and county decisions to
Hooping it up at annual Boots and Badges The Boots and Badges charity game last Sunday raised more than $31,500 for Cops with Cancer and Black Diamond Cmdr. Greg Goral (right), who was diagnosed with appendix cancer three years ago. The Lawdogs police team smoked the Enumclaw Fire Department Smoke Eaters 55-37, bringing home the Boots and Badges championship trophy for the fourth year in a row. Photos by Ray Still
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Construction crews and Bonney Lake police examine the SR 410 overpass, looking for additional safety concerns. Photo courtesy of East Pierce
ban marijuana businesses. Bans in the cities of Fife, Kennewick and Wenatchee have been upheld by courts in Washington, as well as Pierce and Clark counties, according to the Office of the Attorney General. However, Crew said his arguments differ from the ones already made in those cases. “A big difference between our lawsuit and the ones that have failed in Fife and Wenatchee and the county is they were not going for the takings argument,” Crew said after the Jan. 13 council meeting, explaining the city should pay Bassi for not allowing his businesses in the city. “They also were not going for the Bill of Attainder argument.”
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