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Council’s process to pass fire impact fee upsets developers
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going from committee to the consent calendar.” The council passed the Builders claim the Kent ordinance on Sept. 1 as part City Council used a “ramof its consent calenrod” approach to dar, a list of numerapprove a new ous items approved fire impact fee with a voice vote by that developers the council with no must pay. discussion about “This ordithe issues. The new nance frustrated fee will help pay for and surprised our as many as five new members,” said Hoffman fire stations in Kent David Hoffman, over the next 16 spokesman for years or so. the Master Builders Asso“I’m perplexed and ciation of King and Snofrustrated with the prohomish Counties (MBA), cess,” said Hoffman, who during a phone interview. BY STEVE HUNTER
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A worker applies finishing touches to the exterior of the Green River College Trades Technologies building this week. The facility is expected to be ready for the start of fall classes. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter
College’s Trades complex set to open BY HEIDI SANDERS hsanders@kentreporter.com
When classes begin Sept. 21, students enrolled in four programs at Green River College will use the new Trades Technologies building. The 55,000-square-foot, $34.6-million project is on budget
and schedule, said Sam Ball, Green River’s capital projects director. “Our schedule was to open for fall quarter, and we will make that,” Ball said. Construction crews will continue to put the finishing touches on the building over the next few weeks, and it will be ready for students
Kent’s charter school remains open despite court ruling BY HEIDI SANDERS hsanders@kentreporter.com
Excel Public Charter School in Kent will continue to serve students at least through the end of the school year despite a state Supreme Court ruling that charter schools are unconsti-
tutional, said Adel Sefrioui, the school’s executive director. Sefrioui said he, as well as staff, students and teachers, were surprised and disappointed by the court’s announcement late last Friday afternoon.
“It almost appears they were trying to hide this,
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Construction at Kent Station apartments to reach milestone
when classes begin, Ball said. College officials plan a ribbon cutting for the new facility later this fall. The new facility, which is across the street from the main Green River campus on the north side of SE 320th Street on Auburn’s Lea Hill, will
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The large crane at Kent Station will soon be coming down as construction of the new 154-unit apartment complex gets closer to completion.
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“The timing is unconscionable, as we’ve been serving students for three weeks now and the Supreme Court has had time to mull over this case since last October,” Sefrioui said. Excel opened its doors to its first class of sixth- and
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