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Mayor says 2016 grant to senior center will have strings attached Announcement a response to ongoing public schism; conditions to include audit
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BY DANIEL NASH ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
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Hundreds come out for National Night Out -Page 7-
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Around 300 people showed for the concert at Pine Lake Park July 30. Classic rock cover group Sly Mr. Y had people of all ages dancing to hits from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Sponsor Plateau Jewelers gave away beach balls, a tradition for the Sammamish business that dates back 10 years. For the last several years, owner Kelly Jensen has brought a map of the states and a world map so people can document with stickers where they’ve taken their beach balls. According to the map, the colorful balls have been all over, from Canada to the UK and China. The weekly concerts in Pine Lake Park, located at 2401 228th Ave. S.E in Sammamish, will continueThursdays through Aug. 27.
Ramos and Flood, Winterstein and Reh take lead in Issaquah council primary Crusader pitcher on his way to Emory -Page 12-
City and King County both see primary election turnout hover below 20 percent
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The city of Issaquah shared low voter turnout with the rest of King County in Tuesday’s primary election. By 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Reporter’s press deadline, fewer than 3,800 Issaquahns had their ballots counted the night of Aug. 4, 19.19 percent of the city’s nearly 20,000 registered voters — meanwhile the county saw a 19.52 percent ballot return rate. Issaquah has two open council seats that received more than two candidates and conse-
quently went into a primary runoff. In runoffs, the top two candidates to receive votes in the primary move on to the general election in November. Council Position No. 4, to be exited by Joshua Schaer at the end of the year, saw Bill Ramos and Tim Flood take the top two spots. Ramos collected 1,678 votes, or 45.17 percent of votes overall. Flood took 1,010 votes and 27.19 percent. Steven Bishop was the next candidate up with 733 votes and 19.73 percent. Council Position No. 6 saw incumbent Paul Winterstein and challenger Christopher Reh take the top two. Winterstein collected 2,121 votes and 58.87 percent of voter share. Reh took in 1,220 votes and 33.86 percent of voter share. The city of Sammamish did not have any council seats go into a primary runoff.
An ongoing schism within the membership of the Issaquah Valley Senior Center turned into a flurry of action last week, culminating in Issaquah Mayor Fred Butler telling senior center leadership his grant recommendation for 2016 will come with conditions. On July 28, the city’s human services commission heard public comment from Issaquah and Sammamish seniors both SEE SENIORS, 2
County fights Sammamish on trail permits BY MEGAN CAMPBELL ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
Alleging the city of Sammamish overstepped its lawful powers, King County appealed several conditions within a permit issued for the southern portion of the East Lake Sammamish Trail. The county filed its appeal to the Shoreline Substantial Development Permit July 28, asking the hearing examiner to strike 10 conditions the city set when it approved the permit July 7. The conditions included requiring the
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