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RFA moves forward, setbacks persist BY AARON KUNKLER
Haunted Trails is a labor of love for those at Bastyr BY AARON KUNKLER akunkler@bothell-reporter.com
Bastyr University in Kenmore is preparing to serve up the scares again with their annual Haunted Trails event starting tonight. This year’s theme is
horror movies, and student volunteers are hard at work setting up five distinct attractions - but it’s a labor of love. “It’s like a giant party atmosphere,” volunteer Chiaya Sherman said. “That we earn money towards our study abroad
program is just the cherry on the sundae.” Proceeds from the event go towards tuition and study abroad vouchers for students who participate in the event. Tickets are $20 apiece, and with around 2,000 people expected during Haunted Trails’ two
weekends, it amounts to a hefty chunk of change put towards students’ education. “The sole purpose is to raise money for the students,” event coordinator Lily Isaacson said, as well as providing a way for [ more HOLIDAY page 3 ]
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Brews, bikes and business in Kenmore Ethan Savaglio is the co-owner of Nine Yards Brewing in Kenmore. The business is one of three breweries that have or will set up shop just off the Burke-Gilman Trail as part of an initiative set up by the city a few years ago. For the full story see page 15. AARON KUNKLER, Bothell Reporter
UW Bothell raises minimum wage to $15 an hour BY AARON KUNKLER akunkler@bothell-reporter.com
The University of Washington Bothell announced a plan Sept. 28 to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour for all campus employees by 2017, a plan which has excited univer-
sity administration and students. “I think everyone here is very excited to be able to do this, to support the people on the university campus,” university spokeswoman Lisa Hall said. Hall said many employF
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ees on-campus are already making $13 an hour, with all student employees and staff making at least that amount by Jan. 1, 2016. By the same time next year, that amount will bump up to $15 an hour. The decision follows the University of Washington
Seattle campus’s decision to raise wages to $15, also announced Sept. 28. “We’re in full support of Seattle’s decision. We endorse what they decided to do,” Hall said. The University of Washington Bothell opened its [ more WAGE page 5 ]
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egotiations between Firefifghters from around the four area fire agenregion already work together in cies regarding the many ways, including sharing formation of a Northlake resources such as the Northshore Regional Fire Authority Training Center. For more on the (RFA) continues despite center see page 7. AARON KUNKLER, setbacks. Bothell Reporter If implemented, a wide geographical swath spanmissioners made it clear ning two counties currently this would kill negotiations, serviced by the Bothell Fire and the City Council apDepartment, Woodinville proved the five-year time Fire and Rescue, Northframe with conditions that shore Fire Department and unspecified funds return to Snohomish County Fire Bothell fire departments in District 10 could see local the future, allowing negoagencies merge with the tiations to continue. hope of offering residents Discussion about creatlong-term savings, exing a fire station in south panded service and Bothell would con“Our goal is to tinue with the creshorter response get the best ation of a RFA since times from the repossible fire it would greatly gion’s eight stations. department for improve response “Our goal is to get the best possible the citizens in times Agnew said. these areas.” fire department for North Bothell Tom Agnew the citizens in these lies in Snohomish areas,” said Bothell County with a fire City Council memstation owned by ber Tom Agnew. Snohomish County Fire During the Northlake District 10 that is staffed negotiations, the city of by Bothell firefighters, Bothell was presented with who provide service in city a $7.5 million dollar buy-in limits and nearby unincorcost to be paid over five porated areas. years to cover the city’s porDuring a planning comtion of the start-up costs. mission meeting on Oct. The Bothell City Council 1, the issue of Northshore’s agreed to the charge, but voter-approved bonds were wanted to stretch the paycentral to the discussion. In ment time to 10 years with 2008, Northshore district a condition that half of it voters approved $17 million was reinvested into improv- in bonds to build a new ing or creating fire stations station in Kenmore which in south Bothell. serves as a command cenNorthshore Fire com[ more RFA page 8 ]