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Bothell council candidates discuss transparency and growth at forum BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@soundpublishing.com
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opulation and development growth, government transparency, greater communication with the community, and of course, Wayne Golf
Course, dominated the discussions during the Bothell City Council candidate forum at Bothell City Hall on Sept. 17. Sponsored by the Greater Bothell Chamber of Commerce and moderated by Cascadia Community
College President Eric Murray, the candidates fielded questions ranging from creating new parks to completing the redevelopment of downtown. The races pit incumbent Andy Rheaume against challenger Roz Gorc for Position No. 2., James G.
McNeal against Tim Ottersburg for Position No. 4 and Davina Duerr and John Lee for Position No. 6. Current councilmembers Bill Evans and Mark Lamb decided not to run for reelection. Many of the candidates are either Bothell natives,
like Rheaume and Lee, or have lived there since childhood, such as Gorc. Others like McNeal grew up in the surrounding area and have strong ties to the community. Ottersburg is the only candidate who lives in Snomhomish County, an
area of the city he said has suffered from underfunded services. Yet, the candidates universally said they were committed to preserving aspects of Bothell they appreciate, as the city [ more FORUM page 2 ]
Toll lanes are here, and it’s complicated BY MELISSA SLAGER Everett Herald
Expect lots of brake lights. Terrible congestion. And the new $338 million fast lanes designed to ease those troubles? Relatively empty. That’s the prediction from the Washington State Department of Transportation, which urged patience and lowered expectations for the first commute week with tolling on I-405 between Lynnwood and Bellevue. The Washington State Patrol reported that there were 52 stops in the new toll lanes on the first day alone, mostly for drivers who did not know they could not cross the double white lines. “It’s going to take six months to a year to kind of settle down. We want our
drivers to be prepared,” Stone said. Tolling began on Sunday on 17 miles of I-405. Drivers now have the option to pay to use the fast lane. There are still folks who can travel the lane for free, including transit, vanpools, motorcycles and carpools. But they too will need accounts and transponders. In fact, there are so many asterisks to using the lanes — occupancy requirements for carpools, types of transponders needed, the actual amount people will pay — along with major changes to accessing them, that confusion is rampant. WSDOT has spent $4.3 million in an effort to reach everyone who uses the cor[ more I-405 page 12 ]
Bothell City Manager Bob Stowe addresses members of the media during a tour of the new Bothell City Hall. For the full story see page 3. CHRISTINA OKESON, Sound Publishing
Bothell close to opening new City Hall
Inglemoor athletics and activities placed on probation for two years mphelps@bothell-reporter.com
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he governing body for high school athletics and activities in Washington state, the WIAA, recently put all Inglemoor High School programs on probation for
two years. The penalty is in response to two violations by former Viking girls basketball head coach John Augustavo, who played 13 girls during the district and state tournaments earlier this year. The Inglemoor girls’
basketball team made it all the way to the finals of the Class 4A State Tournament before losing in double overtime to Gonzaga Prep. Initially, the WIAA Executive Board imposed a $500 fine and a two-game suspension on Augustavo
for the first violation, during the district tournament, but subsequently waived the fine and allowed the team to move on to the state tournament. After further revue and a determination that a second violation occurred during the state
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tournament, the WIAA imposed a $2,000 fine on the school. “Initially we had a $500 fine to be used to train coaches [on WIAA rules and regulations],” said Northshore School District spokesperson Leanna
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Albrecht. “An additional fine of $1,500 and two year probation period was also imposed to ensure we don’t have additional violations.” Albrecht said that the money will not come from funds allocated for ASB [ more IHS page 11 ]
Now Enrolling for ½ Day Kindergarten Preparatory Program!
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