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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
Council authorizes ‘anchor project’ for the future of city
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Staff to develop public project as beacon of Central Issaquah Plan BY DANIEL NASH ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
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The Issaquah City Council has authorized work on proposals for a project that will represent its vision for the future of central Issaquah. The resolution passed unanimously at the Sept. 21 council meeting and tasked city staff with developing an "anchor project" that will represent the urban village envisioned in the Central Issaquah Plan, the sweeping sustainable urban density program passed by the council in 2012. Staff won’t be developing their plans without guidance. Over eight months of meetings in the fall of 2014, the city Economic Vitality Commission identified four sites for potential projects and developed mock project concepts for each. Identified potential project sites were CenturyLink Yard; the intersection of Northwest Gilman Boulevard and Fourth Avenue Northwest; a portion of Front Street
On Sept. 24, Rowley Properties and Hilton hosted a private open house for local business leaders to show off the amenities of the newly opened Homewood Suites at Hyla Crossing. Above, actors serve champagne from their dresses. At left, attendees look over Rowley’s plans for the Hyla Crossing and Rowley Center neighborhoods.
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Salmon Days returns BY DANIEL NASH ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
Salmon Days returns for its 46th festival this weekend, Oct. 3-4, but its carnival will kick off the celebration early Friday afternoon. And extend its Friday hours later into the night in anticipation of a repeat of last year’s early attendance surge, festival organizer Brian Twiggs said. Twiggs introduced the carnival to Salmon Days 2014 amidst an environment of opinion that was unsure whether it would add anything to the festival. “It was a huge success,” Twiggs said. “For the ‘tweeners … the 10- to 14-yearSEE SALMON, 10
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21st century campaign aims to end hunger Nonprofits attempt to create recurring fund for LWDS students BY MEGAN CAMPBELL ISSAQUAH/SAMMAMISH REPORTER
Last year, Pantry Packs, in partnership with the Eastside food bank Hopelink, provided more than 450 students in 27 Lake Washington School District schools every Friday with food for the weekend. That need has grown, as
already 554 students have registered for the program this year. But Pantry Packs, the volunteer-led food assistance program, cannot meet the needs of students in Sammamish, Redmond and Kirkland without help from the public. Teaming up with Feed Washington, a nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger throughout the state, Hopelink and Pantry Packs kicks off an 11-day social media campaign Friday to raise awareness and create a recurring fund for those hungry students in the Lake Washington School District.
Organizers hope to raise $10,000 per month to meet the need, Feed Washington President Eirik Olsen said. "It has to be recurring if it's going to be a solution," Olsen said. "(Because) hunger is recurring." Olsen founded Feed Washington about 12 years ago, seeking millions of dollars a month in recurring funds to feed the hungry throughout the state. He realized this was too broad of a goal and people couldn't relate emotionally to the campaign. SEE HUNGER, 2
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