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NHL stadium discussion ends in Bellevue Mayor says time, money a factor in withdrawal BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
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Going international
While a Bellevue arena deal with an anonymous NHL expansion team group froze over earlier this month due to financing and timing
issues, Mayor Claudia Balducci says the opportunity was worth considering, and could be again in the future. “When an opportunity comes to the door, we have to look at it,” she said. The city had been approached by IntraVest Development of Arizona about the potential for constructing an NHL arena in Bellevue’s Wilbur-
ton neighborhood, as well as by Jac Sperling, a Colorado broker representing a potential team group. It was reported by the Seattle Times last week that a lack of financing prompted the private parties to withdraw their interest. Balducci said the city was working with a very fast deadline set by the parties and also required a monetary commitment.
Solarize Bellevue a shiny incentive
“They would have to put some kind of earnest money down,” she said. “It doesn’t look like this thing is going to happen, at least not now.” Leading the discussion for IntraVest was Mason Cave, one of the company’s founding partners. SEE STADIUM, 15
NORCOM prepares responders for worst-case scenarios Training key to showing departments how system works when crisis hits BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER
Bellevue company Motiga to exhibit at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany
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the final incentive they needed to make their move. Solarize Bellevue is a campaign started last year by the city to reduce the cost of fitting residences and businesses with solar arrays. The city was initially aiming for 30 users in 2014, but ended up extending it to 51. “We decided to buy a house that would work with solar, but then the Solarize Bellevue thing was just a coincidence,” said Rodney Boleyn.
Alarms blare in the background as a first responder frantically reports that an officer has been shot and the gunmen have retreated further into the building. Kirkland Police officer Tiffany Trombley calmly relays the news over the radio to other responding officers swarming the school while trying to determine where the injured officer is located. “That felt horrible, when I heard that the officer had been shot,” Trombley says later, reflecting on the event. “It makes you not want to even say it out loud. But that’s why we train, so our reactions won’t get in the way.” All of a sudden, the incoming radio calls halt, and NORCOM Communications Training Officer Jami Hoppen interrupts to explain a part of the NORCOM 911 system to Trombley. The shooting is part of an active shooter simulation Bellevue-based emergency services company NORCOM is providing for police and fire
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Voice of the Bulls
Brandon Macz, Bellevue Reporter
Rodney and Alisa Boleyn are cranking out energy at their Bellevue home through the use of solar panels they were able to install by using the city’s Solarize Bellevue program and taking advantage of state and federal incentives.
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Bellevue couple seeing lower bills after installing panels last year BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
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Rodney and Alisa Boleyn bought their south Bellevue home five years ago, partly because the roof was well-suited for solar panels. After years of saving, the city’s Solarize Bellevue program gave the couple
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