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VOL. 17, NO. 24
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OPINION | JARVIS: Putting the SUPER in superintendent [4] Roegner: 2016: Let the back alley knife fight begin [4] WATER | Lakehaven begins first phase of nearly $70 million project [13] POLICE | Driver threatens victim with machete [16]
Sports | Sallee takes home FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2015 | 75¢ bronze [12]
Police arrest driveby shooting suspect
Primary election results rolling in BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@fedwaymirror.com
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he first wave of primary election results were released at about 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4 and have been updated each afternoon since. In the Legislative District No. 30; Representative Position 2 race, Teri Hickel, a Republican, takes the lead with 5,914 votes or 50.85 percent of total votes. Incumbent Carol Gregory, a Democrat, will move forward to the general election on Nov. 3. Her total votes were 5,704 or 49.05 percent of all votes. Because this is a partisan position, the candidates were put on the primary ballot regardless of the amount of candidates. Each candidate has to receive more than 1 percent of the primary election votes or their name won’t appear on the general election ballot, according to King County Elections. In the Federal Way City Council Position No. 1 race, Incumbent Lydia Assefa-Dawson takes the lead with 3,465 votes or 44.81 percent of all votes. Candidate Mark Greene will also move forward to the general election. His votes were 2,342 or 30.29 percent of all votes. Candidate Anthony Murrietta received 1,891 votes or 24.46 percent of all votes. Voters will vote on the following council candidates on the November ballot: Mark Koppang and Julie Hiller for Council Position No. 5, and Incumbent Dini Duclos and P.K. Thumbi for Council Position No. 7. Incumbent Susan Honda is running unopposed for Council Position No. 3. [ more PRIMARY, page 15 ]
BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@fedwaymirror.com
Federal Way police arrested a 21-year-old man on Wednesday evening for his connection to the drive-by shooting that left one dead and two others injured in Federal Way on July 30. Detectives are investigating Maurice L. Oatts of Tacoma for the murder of Muldhata U. Dawud, age 20. They are currently conducting search warrants on Oatts’s vehicle and home.
Muldhata Dawud
“The investigation is ongoing to determine additional facts and circumstances surrounding the crime,” said Federal Way police spokeswoman Cathy Schrock in a news release. “The suspect has been booked into King County Jail for investigation of murder in the first degree and assault in the first degree.” Residents living near the 32500 block of First Ave. S. called police to report sounds of gunshots at approximately 1:05 [ more SHOOTING, page 15 ]
CALENDAR | Old Time Fiddlers to perform on Aug. 8 [24]
National Night Out Members of the community gathered at the Westway National Night Out in Federal Way on Aug. 4 to chat with police officers and have some fun. South King Fire and Rescue also visited neighborhoods. National Night Out is an annual event that is meant to promote police-community partnerships to make neighborhoods safer. Above, children celebrate National Night Out. Right, a Federal Way police officer speaks to kids at the 2015 National Night Out. Photos courtesy of Shelley Pauls
City, Centerstage Theatre reach tentative contract agreement BY RAECHEL DAWSON rdawson@fedwaymirror.com
After rolling up their sleeves — twice, as the mayor pointed out — Centerstage Theatre and city of Federal Way officials reached a tentative contract agreement on Friday. “We started on the footing: How can we come out of this in a win-win situation,” said Centerstage
Theatre’s board of directors President Bob Dockstader, the lead negotiator for the theatre. “How can we find a way that works for both of us to do that? From the getgo, it was pretty much, each quickly came to understand what the two needs were.” Pending City Council approval on Aug. 11, the city agreed to pay Centerstage a management fee of $82,000 a year from October 2015
through April 2016. Starting May 2016 and running through June 2018, that fee will increase to $100,000 a year. The management fee goes towards the upkeep of the Knutzen Family Theatre at Dumas Bay Centre, which Centerstage has operated since 2009. In turn, the city will acquire the ability to rent out the space in front of the
theatre area, the rehearsal hall and lobby area of Dumas Bay Centre to generate revenue and save money for future capital expenses, such as a new heating and air conditioning system for the center. However, Centerstage will keep rental income from current tenants until April 2016. Then in May 2016, the city will manage and retain rental income
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from non-performance based renters. The deal between the regionally-acclaimed theater production company and the city took nearly three months to reach after a 90-day contract extension was granted in June. But this round of negotiations was different from the first. On May 20, city officials
[ more CENTERSTAGE, page 10 ]
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