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Local candidates question each other during Chamber forum Prop. 1, taxes and transportation spark lively debate

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

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forum hosted by the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce during its monthly luncheon offered candidates running for the Kirkland City Council and King County Council a chance to emphasize

their stances concerning current problems facing the city and how they diverged from their opponents.

The incumbents, consisting of Kirkland Councilmembers Toby Nixon, Dave Asher, Shelley Kloba and King County Councilmember Jane Hague, touted their

accomplishments during their most recent term but also uncompleted projects or priorities that they seek to finish. On top of answering questions dealing with transportation, neighborhood growth and the city of Kirkland’s Proposition 1 measure for the funding

of the Aquatic and Recreational Community (ARC) center, candidates also had the opportunity to question their opponent concerning either their experience or their past decisions.

Nixon, a former state legislator and 22-year Kirkland resident, is running unopposed, remarking that “I hope that means everybody thinks I’m doing a

good job,” he said. His focus in the next two years will be on improving public safety by plugging in gaps in service and improving the business climate. Additionally, he said he will work to improve city services in neighborhoods annexed by the city in 2011.

“There’s still a lot of work to do to making that annexation successful,” he

said.

Asher, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, opposed by challenger Martin Morgan, also pointed to current long-term challenges related to public safety, particularly the level of fire service in the annexation areas, which he said are not up to standards.

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LWSD being sued for alleged bullying incidents at Kirkland elementary school Student had to move to another district

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Above, Kirkland resident Marek Skoczylas takes photos while in Puget Sound.

Below, a photo of a crab he took during a dive. MAREK SKOCZYLAS, Contributed photos

Nearly blind photographer sees the sea in a new light

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

Kirkland resident Marek Skoczylas doesn’t just have fish stories from his time spent scuba diving in the Puget Sound - he’s got the photos to prove it.

Among his encounters with sea creatures and

other marine life was with a Stellar sea lion, whose only predators are killer whales and sharks, that harassed him 90 feet under the water off Possession Point Park on Whidbey Island, an encounter which Skoczylas also documented with his camera.

In recent years, his marine adventures were endangered not by hostile sea creatures or treacherous currents but by poor vision. Howev-

er, after years of surgeries, self-testing and researching on his own, a doctor was finally able to correct his eyes to the [ more SKOCZYLAS page 3 ]

The family of a former Kirkland elementary student is suing the Lake Washington School District, claiming it gave their their son the cold shoulder after he was allegedly subjected to repeated bullying, including one incident in which classmate created a false Instagram account in his name with pornographic images. The lawsuit, filed in September 2014, seeks reparations in “an amount to be proven at trial,” along with the cost of attorney fees.

The lawsuit, which also names two school district officials and the family of a former female student as defendants, alleges that the district failed to follow proper procedure after the boy was subjected to physical bullying and cyber-bullying between 2013-2014 while attending Mark Twain Elementary.

According to the lawsuit, the first incident occurred in the spring of 2013 when roughly half a dozen students punched and kicked him on the playground

after falsely accusing him of pushing a female student to the ground, who he was actually trying to help up.

When the boy’s father spoke with school officials about the incident, he was allegedly told that the school would investigate the matter and punish the students responsible.

However, the lawsuit claims that neither the boy nor the parents heard anything further.

The second incident occurred in May 2014 when a female student at Mark Twain Elementary allegedly created a fake Instagram account in his name and posted pornographic images on it. As a result, the lawsuit alleges, the boy was subjected to ridicule and teasing at school, with at least one student’s parents telling them to stay away from him. The boy finally complained about it to his mother, who brought it to the attention of school officials. In response, however, the lawsuit alleges that after discovering the account, the school officials called the police, who arrived at the [ more LWSD page 15 ]

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As part of its study, NerdWallet analyzed 126 communities in Washington with populations of at least 5,000 residents, while excluding cities with fewer than 500 businesses. A city’s overall score was based on a combination of the city’s business climate and the local economy’s health, using statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Business Owners. The statistics included

a city’s unemployment rate, the median average income, the percentage of businesses with paid employees and the average annual revenue per business.

According to the study, Kirkland has a 5.2 percent unemployment rate and the average businesses revenue at $1.3 million. Nearly a third (30.98 percent) of the businesses had paid employees. According to the study’s analyst, Jon Todd, the higher the percentage of businesses with employees, the higher they scored.

“Companies that hire workers rather than sole proprietors is considered healthier,” he said.

However, the study did not analyze the type of businesses that did well in the respective cities or overall. Earlier this year, NerdWallet ranked Kirkland sixth among millennial-job seekers, mainly due to the growing number of tech companies such as Google. In July, the finance site also ranked Kirkland at 91 out of 463 in a study that examined the best small cities in the country to start a business.

Other Eastside cities ranked highly in the study, with Redmond ranked first, Woodinville second, Issaquah fifth and Bellevue eighth. Kirkland ranked much higher - seventh overall - when it came to the number of businesses compared to the city’s population. According to the study, the city of 75,835

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Todd said the study found suburbs located near major metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, tended to score higher, especially when the cities’ residents had higher average median incomes and lower unemployment rates, which translates into greater purchasing power in the local economy. Median incomes contributed to 10 percent of the score, while unemployment rates contributed to 15 percent.

Kirkland Chamber of Commerce Director Bruce Wynn said that while the business atmosphere is friendly in the city, few spaces offer the kind of waterfront view overlooking Lake Washington like Kirkland, where Internet domain registrar GoDaddy’s recently moved and has leased several office floors.

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A Stellar sea lion Kirkland photographer Marek Skoczylas encountered during a dive off of Whidbey Island.

MAREK SKOCZYLAS, Contributed photos

worried about holdinghis below the Skoczylas breath, or controlling surface. his exhaling while trying “This is one of the to take a photo, he also most diverse ecosystems didn’t have to be as conand most beautiful,” he cerned about people on remarked. “There’s so the surface except when many exciting things.” diving and resurDespite diving facing. Diving during the day, he throughout Puget said he’s also able KIRKLAND Sound, Skoczylas to photograph posts his photos nocturnal sea aniand observations mals, like octopus, of his adventures on because sunlight is sites like the Northwest unable to reach the lower Dive Club. Among his depths of the Sound, photographs are various even though about 50-60 species of eels, starfish, feet down Skoczylas said crabs, even cormorants the water clears up. diving underwater. He Along the way he’s also noted the vast kaleihad a few close calls, doscope of colors found chief amongst them the

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encounter with the Stellar sea lion, which he described as a humbling experience. Although it didn’t attack him physically, the sea lion bounced around him and stirred up silt, indicating a hostility that was unsettling coming from nine-foot long creature between 700-1,200 pounds that had not only better peripheral vision than he, but as a marine animal could easily out maneuver him in the water if it decided to attack - though it never did.

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Originally from Poland, Skoczylas said he always had a passion for documenting underwater environments, going to nearby rivers as a child with whatever camera he could find. He eventually moved to Australia, then to the United States in 2000, and has citizenship in all three countries.

He originally worked in the telecommunications industry for 20 years, which left little time for him to pursue his hobby.

He would occasionally take photographs while snorkeling and diving with point-and-click cameras. Despite the simplicity of the cameras he used, he recalled he was still able to get good photos, though he eventually bought a digital camera in 2007. However, it would be years before he would actually use it following his decision to retire, roughly three years ago.

Skoczylas turned from snorkeling to scuba diving, which he compared to switching from riding a mountain bike to driving a Cadillac. No longer

that it occurred shortly later, even as the retina after he began scuba in his right eye repaired, diving and that he is not he noticed his left eye very knowledgable about was losing vision again, sea lions. Rather than an issue that plagued him look away, he looked the as he began scuba diving sea lion in the face, kept though he said the water’s his strobe lights on, and magnification made it had a hard time controleasier for him to see. ling his breathing and With 20/200 vision in air bubbles, all of which the left eye, which made provoke such sea him legally blind lions. in that eye, his “This is one of “The great the most diverse corrective lens thing is I’ve only improved ecosystems and lived to tell the it to 20/80. Still, most beautiful. tale,” he said. after repeated There’s so many Fortunately, exciting things.” failed solutions, most of his he said that Marek Skoczylas encounters with Thomas Gillette, animals, such as Seattle-based the spiny dogeye doctor, was fish shark, have been far able to fix his vision after more amicable, particuremoving a cataract in his larly harbor seals whose eye. Now, he has 20/40 behavior he scribed as vision without glasses or akin to puppies. contact lenses.

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MPD is the exception to the taxing district rule

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n Olympia legislators are fond of quoting an old homily to justify seemingly contradictory positions… “Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.” I am no exception although I try hard to be.

I have spent a large part of my time in the legislature trying to reduce the number of junior taxing districts in Washington. We have more than 1,700 such districts from fire districts (probably a reasonable example) to library districts, cemetery districts, mosquito districts, ferry districts, flood control districts, and metropolitan park districts, the subject of this editorial.

I have opposed these districts because I believe they have added an unnecessary level of government that should be provided by local city and county councils. They require an additional set of elected officials who often become entrenched and only view political reality through the very narrow prism of their own self interest. They do not have to consider the competing demands city councils must address such as balancing the need for roads, libraries, human services, water and sewer systems, fire and police services, and parks.

Unfortunately taxpayers find themselves caught in the middle paying for it all and that is why I think we should have fewer such districts.

That said, enter my inconsistency… I believe Kirkland’s Proposition 1 to create a Metropolitan Park District is actually a good idea. I believe it makes sense because it addresses the major concern I have with separately elected districts.

Prop. 1 would create a taxing district with the Kirkland City Council acting as the elected commissioners as opposed to a set of separately

Larry Springer

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elected officials, thereby assuring that taxing decisions will be made in light of the all the other demands the council must meet. I have looked at hundreds of other taxing districts and this model has been shown to work elsewhere around the state.

Then there is the enormous cost saving to taxpayers by forming a district versus using the traditional bond method of financing advocated by the opponents of Prop 1. It appears that at least $20 million in land acquisition would be avoided. I for one do not want my city spending $20 million to buy land before we even know if the voters would approve the spending plan.

Prop. 1 avoids this. Then there is the possibility of partnering with neighboring jurisdictions like Redmond, Bellevue and the Lake Washington School District. Traditional bond funding effectively removes this as a viable option.

Opponents of Prop. 1 like to say “No blank check.” Well, Prop. 1 gives the city council no more “blank check” authority than voters give them for funding fire and police, environmental stewardship, roads and parks (by the way, the envy of every other city in the region). I will continue to oppose the proliferation of junior taxing districts because they are generally a flawed system of governance, except when they are not.

And Prop. 1 is not.

Please join me in support of a well thought out approach to asking the citizens of Kirkland if they would support an Aquatic and Recreational Center in a city renowned for answering the call to action from its residents in a fiscally prudent way.

Larry Springer is a former Kirkland mayor and representative from the 45th District in Olympia.

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This is an open letter concerning the Lake Washington School Board District 1 position, Jackie Pendergrass re-election, to the Seattle Times Editorial Board for their opinion piece published on Sept. 7.

The piece concerning her opponent being the better choice was somewhat flawed and lacking complete research in making its opinion.

1. The article indicated that the district and the board did not push information out well enough.

When a school district is putting out a levy bond for a vote The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) rules do not allow them to put out this type of information to inform the voters so they will not be swayed unduly. In the case of the levies the Seattle Times put forth little if any information too late and too little for it to have any effect on the levy votes.

2. There was a vicious, blatantly untrue no campaign put forth by some of the 45 District Republicans and a few other local citizens saying that there was no need for larger capacity. Because the voters did not approve the levy, the district is now in the present overcrowding situation.

3. Jackie Pendergrass’s opponent unfortunately has not been attending any of the school board meetings, school budget meetings and has no real knowledge of what is going on in the district, unlike the majority of the past board members before they became board members. It has been mentioned that a new lawyer is running to use the position as

a stepping stone to a political future, having lost his last bid for another local political election.

The Lake Washington School District is one of the best, if not the best, in the state. It has been very well run and fiscally responsible. The members of the board have for decades worked hard to help guide this district to be the best it can be for the people who it is for, the children who attend it to get a first rate education. Each member has sacrificed hundreds of hours of time, sweat and effort for no pay. None of them are using it as a stepping stone to politics, but to make sure it is the best it can be for the children. Jackie Pendergrass is a shining example of a selfless school board member spending years of time studying, learning about and helping to develop a great school district and working together with the community to develop the district to the high level of quality it has reached today.

So to the Seattle Times Editorial Board, get it right and help strait information about the levy get out next time. Support the best candidate Jackie Pendergrass and help the voters to realize how serious the needs of the district are. This is a district that actually works well together and with their teachers and the majority of the parents unlike the Seattle school district that you poke and push and has been unstable for more than a decade. The local newspaper, the Kirkland Reporter, has better, more informative and researched articles.

Matthew P Bernard, Kirkland

Vote yes on Prop. 1 to build the ARC

As a former member of Finn Hill Park and Recreation District Board of Commissioners and the King County Park Levy Taskforce, I have seen many different ways to fund our parks and I have concluded that Proposition 1 is the right thing to do for Kirkland.

There are all sorts of arguments the opponents of Prop. 1 make. The most prevalent is that there are no checks and balances. This simply isn’t true.

Park districts aren’t new to Kirkland. For many years O.O. Denny Park on Lake Washington was run by the Finn Hill Park and Recreation District.

During the existence of the park district, O.O. Denny went from a poorly managed facility to the gem that it is today. As elected commissioners, we didn’t run wild. We knew who we were accountable to and we knew that if we didn’t do our job we were out of office. Our biggest challenge during my service on the board was deciding what to do with the budget surplus we had run for many years before the district closed its doors and the park was turned over to the city.

There are checks and balances with Prop 1. It’s called an election. City council decisions regarding the park district will be scrutinized by the voters for years to come.

Parks are paid for by an ever shrinking discretionary portion of local government budgets. If Kirkland is to keep the level of service we have become accustomed to at our local parks then we have to come up with unique and different ways to fund them.

We do not want to become King County and [ more LETTERS page 5 ] constantly be con-

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Proposition 1 Halloween tricks As we enter the Halloween season, I have come to the conclusion that Proposition 1 is full of tricks. The facts - trick 1: Proposition 1, the formation of a Metropolitan Park District (MPD) provides up to a 50 percent increase in city of Kirkland tax levy rate (75 cents per $1,000 of taxable property value) in addition to the current city levy rate of $1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value. Don’t be misled by the advocates of this proposition that the start rate will be 25 cents per $1,000 of taxable value, as the costs of acquiring property and constructing the ARC [Aquatics, Recreation and Community center] building are unknown. MPD’s are a regressive form of taxation.

Trick 2: The proponents of Proposition 1 advertise that the operating costs of the ARC will be covered by user fees. The ARC will be costly to operate: City employees will be covered under increasingly expensive labor agreements in addition to the high cost of maintaining swimming pools and exercise equipment. The experts cite that ARC user fees do not cover operating costs. The MPD allows for funding of ARC operating costs in the event user fees don’t cover costs. Who pays for any deficiency? All property owners and the majority of

Doug Sollitt, Kirkland

Unfair rent increase by Tiberio and Londo I was just notified by Tiberio and Londo Construction, landlords, on Sept. 21, of a $200 a month increase in my rent.

I have been here at this address for five years, never missed a payment and never have been late with a payment. My rent will increase to $1,700 a month on Nov. 1.

I am a senior, 73, and disabled. Nevertheless, I have taken very good care of this property in spite of the landlord’s reluctance to do some repairs in the past. Is there no respect at all now for anyone?

Compassion should be in this conversation somewhere also.

Corene Dumas, Kirkland

Our guiding vision at Friends of Youth is that very youth should have every opportunity to succeed. Despite our daily efforts to achieve that vision, too many of our children still don’t get the opportunities they need to succeed in life. That’s why we are supporting the Best Starts for Kids Levy, King County Proposition 1.

The Best Starts for Kids levy gives our community a new opportunity to achieve our vision. The levy will provide funding for prevention and early intervention programs designed to increase the number of King County children and youth who reach adulthood healthy and ready to contribute to the region’s prosperity.

More than half of the revenue from this levy would be invested in strategies focused on children under age five and pregnant women.

At Friends of Youth, we see firsthand the importance of early intervention for young mothers and their children. With more than 44 units of housing dedicated to homeless young mothers and families parenting small children we know that new parents need help to find stable housing, finish the education and training that will set them on a path to self-sufficiency, while simultaneously nurturing the next generation. The levy will help to ensure that the resources, support and training those young parents need are there when they are needed--a modest investment today that will yield a lifelong benefit for their children.

The evidence is clear - the earlier we invest in a child, the greater the return for

both the child’s development and our society.

Please join us in investing in our youth and their future by voting “yes” on King County Proposition 1.

Terry Pottmeyer, President of Friends of Youth

MPD is the most cost effective, flexible tool to deliver the ARC As the November election for the Aquatic, Recreation and Community Center (ARC) approaches, some have asked why the Council chose to create a Metropolitan Park District (MPD) to build the ARC rather than a “traditional” bond. The answer is that the MPD is the most cost effective and flexible tool to deliver the ARC that the Kirkland community has requested from us.

In the fall of 2013 the City Council did not have an ARC ballot measure as a priority. Then the Lake Washington School District informed the community it would not be replacing the Juanita Aquatic Center and might close the city’s only indoor pool as early as 2017. Hundreds of residents showed up over the course of several Council meetings and asked the City Council to find a solution.

The Council responded decisively but responsibly.

While an ARC has been requested by many residents since 2001, the Council wanted to be sure that the entire community shared this vision and saw it as a priority.

Over the past two years the Council has invested $500,000 to evaluate potential public and private sites, identify preliminary cost estimates and identify potential programmatic elements

through the Park Board and extensive public outreach.

Since the fall of 2013 the ARC has been reviewed by the Park Board seventeen times, the city has conducted three statistically valid surveys regarding the ARC, held eighteen workshops, presented at nine neighborhood meetings, received thousands of responses to two virtual open houses, twice mailed information about the ARC to all households in Kirkland and the ARC has been a major topic at twelve Council meetings.

The conclusions of this extensive outreach and analysis were both exciting and confounding. The public overwhelmingly supported a first class combined aquatic, recreation and community center to serve children and seniors, residents and businesses. But the majority did not want to see current Kirkland parks lost to hosting the facility. Many called for partnerships with neighboring cities, school districts, and non-profits. The Council agreed and reached out to many organizations and held joint Council meetings with both Redmond and Bellevue about building a regional ARC together. Not surprisingly, potential partners all want Kirkland voters to weigh in before making any commitments.

A “traditional” bond is an

expensive and risky way to meet the community desire for an ARC on private land.

A bond measure would require that the city own the property for the ARC and have an accurate estimate of the total costs. The seven to nine acres of private land for the ARC will cost up to $20 million dollars. The ARC design costs could range as high as another $5 million.

The City Council could not responsibly spend such staggering sums prior to knowing if the public really wanted the ARC. While acquired land might be resold, millions in design costs would be lost if the public voted no.

And if the public voted yes, there would be no financial incentive for partners to contribute to a facility that has already been approved.

Therefore the Council settled on the MPD as the most cost effective and flexible way to finance the ARC. The MPD avoids the need to risk millions of dollars of upfront costs. If the MPD passes, the city can acquire land and find public and private partners to lower the overall cost. MPD funds can be spent on joint facilities with Redmond or Bellevue which could save Kirkland taxpayers tens of millions prior to setting the initial levy rate.

Opponents have said “We want the ARC, just not by [ more LETTERS page 6 ]

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cerned about the maintenance and upkeep of the ARC. The park district provides the appropriate funding to ensure that it is managed the right way for many years into the future.

I am for lower taxes, but I’m for smarter government, too. Sometimes it makes good sense to prioritize the latter over the former.

Kirkland residents deserve this facility. Vote yes on Proposition 1.

residences will not use the ARC. Is it fair taxation policy to subsidize users?

Trick 3: What started out as a swimming pool replacement for the Juanita High School pool has turned into a large and costly ARC disguised and funded under a MPD. Under Proposition 1, taxation and project control is vested in the MPD Board of Park Commissioners (city council members).

The Commissioners set the MPD annual tax levy rate and have full control over future park and recreation decisions all paid by property owners without a vote. Don’t be misled by the proponent’s statements that voters will have advisory authority over tax levy rate increase as the MPD grants full authority to the park commissioners.

I would submit that the proposed MPD is not in the best interest of property owners and is not fair public policy. Read or search under the web RCW 35.61 Metropolitan Park District.

Halloween is best celebrated with a treat. Proposition 1 deserves a no vote.

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Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen and Councilman Toby Nixon

The false pursuit of perfection Too often in this country good ideas and projects are dismissed because some aspect of their implementation is not perfect. Irrespective of your political bent, I am sure you can think of examples: campaign financing, health care, social security reform… the list goes on. But nothing that results from a political system built upon compromise is likely to be perfect.

The “perfection argument” is used both intentionally and inadvertently; but the results are the same – endlessly stalling progress on an issue or project.

Once again we are faced with a choice: build a sorely needed indoor pool and multi-purpose facility in Kirkland, or dismiss the notion because the financing vehicle is not perfect.

Curt Blake, Kirkland

I will vote no on the ARC/MPD I will vote no on the ARC/

MPD. I will do so for several reasons: 1. It goes well beyond what we need. What we need is a pool to replace the one we apparently will lose when the Juanita Pool closes. We don’t need more meeting rooms, exercise rooms or a fitness center. The fitness center need has been well met by private clubs in the area.

There have been no presentations showing that there is a need for meeting rooms, fitness club space or the other things thrown into this measure to get more votes.

Unless, of course, you already intend to close the North Kirkland Community Center for some undisclosed reason.

2. The proponents are labeling people who have opinions contrary to theirs.

They are throwing around words like “fear-mongering.”

It has been my experience when people can’t debate the merits of an issue without name calling or personal attacks, they are frequently on the wrong side of the issue.

3. The proponents have hauled out “sacred cows” to make their case and accused all those against the measure of being against our children.

I think a reasonable look at swimming usage is that people other than swim team members want to do it in the summer. Maybe we should research pool visit frequency during fall, winter and spring by non-swim team members.

I would think it would be significantly less than summer visits. Logically, when school is going and sports teams and other activities, non-swim team visits fall.

And, we already have a summer pool - Peter Kirk Pool. It is not heated, and not so convenient to some residents. Maybe we should make one centrally located pool with a retractable roof, and heat the water and get to what we can all agree to.

But, if the Juanita Pool is not self-supporting even after the closure of the Northshore Pool and the St. Edwards Pool, why would we think a new, more expensive one would do better?

4. I think the School District and City should be partnering on the issue of teaching all kids to swim.

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just for a pool, I think there would be significantly more support for the pool, and if it were going to be paid off earlier, and the liability retired, I think there would be more support.

6. So, why can’t the City see a way to build a pool, and then come back with additions to the building or complex if they were warranted?

7. At least one councilperson uses the words “fearmongering” about citizen skepticism and questioning the protections we would be giving up in voting for an MPD. Well, since Juanita was annexed, our taxes went up, while we were told they would be less. We’ve seen the Parks Department and other City Departments continue to grow both in personnel and budget. That doesn’t meet many citizens’ expectations of good government.

So, councilman, you’re asking us to trust you with less oversight and controls than we currently have. You’re asking us also to trust the next 30 years of Councilpersons.

Given that time period, I’d rather have a bond issue on a regular basis to consider than a blank check for an aquatic “Taj Mahal,” and whatever else the Parks Department can conjure up. For an example, look at how much they spent for consultants on the Edith Moulton Park project.

8. Other MPDs were written for just a pool and do not have all the language about whatever else the Park District might want to do without approval in the future.

Why not word the measure in such a way that we could have more assurance for the future costs and control?

Roger Stone, Kirkland

Kloba cares about community As Kirkland residents for 10 years, we have met many people who care deeply about all this community offers.

Shelley Kloba is one such person.

Shelley Kloba impresses us as accessible, approachable and an active listener. She is responsive to requests for community improvements.

Shelley values protecting

Nora Carlson and Lora Hein, Kirkland

Voting for Carlson for school board Next month’s school board election is critical for the future of quality education here. My vote in District 2 is Chris Carlson, who is the incumbent.

Why? I’m voting for Chris Carlson, who is a cancer researcher and a dad of three, because has been persistent and committed to improving LWSD [Lake Washington School District] schools – from developing the STEM high school to overall improvements in math, science and tech instruction and more.

By voting for Chris Carlson for school board, I want Rob Tepper to make good on his promise to use his communication, advocacy and business skills to get the bond passed and improve schools for our kids.

Rob Tepper is right when he said that our communities need more communication about the bond levy.

More needs to be done to rally everyone around great schools and great kids.

LWSD has as many students as WSU, and is growing.

State law demands that communities pay for school buildings and equipment through local donations or property taxes. We have more jobs and more houses, therefore, we have more

kids. More kids means we need more schools.

However, if Rob Tepper were elected to the school board, he would be extremely limited in communicating about the bond levy. State law prohibits school board members from using their public office, school newsletters, websites, meetings or school facilities to promote or oppose a bond levy – or any voter measure. Board members are limited to simply answering questions or relaying information about district needs and bond impacts. Any bond advocacy has to be done as a private citizen and on private time.

These laws make it nearly impossible for school board members or district leaders to communicate enough with parents and the community on issues as vital as the bond.

Therefore, if you want Rob Tepper to pass the bond and build schools to relieve overcrowding, equip kids with technology and better accommodate special needs students, cast your vote for Chris Carlson for school board. With Carlson on the board and Tepper in the community, I think we have a winning combination.

Kendra Rosencrans, Kirkland

Chris Carlson is responsive and accessible Thank you for your detailed article about the school board race and for interviewing all 4 candidates. It was very informative.

I would like to comment on statements made by candidate Rob Tepper about the accessibility of his opponent, incumbent Chris Carlson, to constituents. My experience with Chris is exactly the opposite. I contacted Chris early in his first term on the board to get his help and advice for how our parent group should approach the District and board to advocate for students with reading difficulties.

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and improving the quality of life in Kirkland, working cooperatively toward transportation solutions, affordable housing, environmental stewardship and public safety.

As a city council member, Shelley holds steady to her values, taking strong stances on vital issues. One example is the conscientious way she addressed citizens’ requests for a plastic bag ban. Shelley thoroughly weighed multiple options and extensive data for each potential solution, only supporting the ban once she became convinced by a thorough assessment.

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an MPD because future Councils can raise the MPD rates without a vote.” This is true. But Kirkland has a strong history of Councils that listen to residents and serve the public interest. If future Councils violate that trust, voters can and should replace them. If you truly want an ARC, vote yes in November. This is the first chance voters have been given in 15 years. No one can say when a vote on the ARC will come again. Future Councils will face the same financing challenges we did.

It is hard to imagine they will reach different conclusions.

This Council prides itself on strong financial management.

We have earned a AAA credit rating. We have received awards from both the Washington Coalition for Open Government and the State Auditor for our accountability and transparency. We have been thorough and thoughtful in our work. We are proposing an MPD to save taxpayers money and provide them a choice. It is time to call the question. We have presented an MPD to fund an ARC for the community, shaped by the community.

We urge you to vote yes.

The reasons to build the ARC [Aquatics, Recreation and Community center] are many: swimming is a necessary skill for children to learn and there is not enough public pool time to meet that need, physical exercise is important to all of us and there are insufficient public facilities available for the vast majority of our citizens (including our seniors), many among us cannot afford access to a health club and need low cost facilities of this kind, and there is a dearth of public swimming facilities for local schools and swim teams, to name a few.

And once again the best argument against what is widely acknowledged as a desperately needed facility is that the financing mechanism (the Metropolitan Park District) for the ARC is not the preferred option. Ironically, the city selected the MPD as the most conservative vehicle for funding the project. Using a more conventional bond measure would have required the city council to spend untold dollars to design the ARC and procure the land to build it, all without a vote of its citizens in favor of it. The MPD, though not perfect, at least put the measure before its citizens before the city spent substantial money on it.

And the argument that once the measure is voted in - its forever - is patently false unless we lose our right to vote against members of the city council along with a vote for the MPD. Lets face it: if we do not vote for the ARC this time, it will not be built and once again we will have fallen victim to a false pursuit of perfection.

This country and this state were built on the notion that ideas built upon compromise can result in a better way of life for the citizenry.

Somewhere along the line, the pursuit of perfection has sidetracked our ability to get things done. Don’t let this be one of those times. Let’s vote yes for the ARC and establish a legacy for future generations of Kirklanders to enjoy.

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www.kirklandreporter.com preserve the 40-acre Juanita Woodlands Park, which it’s not going to be cheap,” was initially planned for he said, “but we have to development. make the response times “I believe we personally where it’s going to be there have to maintain opporat the right time for you tunities for children and when you need it, or your families,” she said. “In terms neighbor, or your family of my values, I’ve member needs.” always said that He also stated government should that more investbe understandable, ments will need to accessible and acbe made in transcountable.” portation due to the District 6 repreadditional burden sents the Eastside put on local roads Toby Nixon cities of Bellevue, by new drivers.

Kirkland, Mercer “We had some Island, Redmond, pretty good roads here Medina, Clyde Hill, Hunts about six or seven years Point, Beaux Arts, Woodinago, when no one was ville and Yarrow Point. working,” he said. “That’s On the challenger not the economy side, Morgan, a we want, but it’s the small-business transportation sysowner who has run tem that we have.” for Kirkland City His solution, he Council several said, is to appeal to times, stated that he outside sources for is running because financial support, Shelley Kloba he doesn’t feel the citing the city’s succity listens to the cessful lobbying to neighborhoods, get a $75 million inparticularly when it comes terchange project added to to their respective comthe state legislature budget. prehensive plans. He also “I’m looking for opium,” called the city a “retribuhe said. “I’m looking for tion system” that other people’s retaliated against money… We’re him after he lodged going to need a lot complaints about of other people’s the construction of money to make a building near his this transportation house. system work.”

“They claim to Kloba, a former Jason Chinchilla listen to you,” he education advocate said. “But nothing who was appointed ever happens.” to the council in He also said he would 2013, said her focus will be on maintaining a “responsi- serve as an advocate for the small business community. ble and responsive budget,” “I want to be here to be as well as offering more affordable housing and pro- their voice,” he said.

When asked, viding environmenalong with the rest tal protections. of the candidates, “I am so lucky to about whether he’d get to do this job,” support freezing she said. “It is at my taxes or prioritizing core, I desire to help the existing budget, people.” he stated he would Hague, who Dave Asher put a freeze on represents Position any new taxes and No. 6 on the King reduce the size of County Council government if possible. and is the cochair of the Morgan also cited the Eastside Rail Corridor Regional Advisory Council, lack of progress on the new fire station, which has been reiterated some of what she a discussion on Finn Hill considers to be the county for nearly a decade, council’s best recent before it was accomplishments, incorporated into such as being able the city. to preserve roughly “I don’t underhalf a million hours stand how it doesn’t of bus service after get done,” he said. a previous county Jason Chinchilla, Prop. 1 failed in Martin Morgan a Kingsgate resident 2014 and balancing and challenger to the 2008 budget Kloba for Position No. 2, without raising taxes, also touted himself as an though her “no new taxes” advocate for small busiclaim was contested by nesses. challenger and Bellevue “I understand what Mayor Claudia Balducci. small businesses have to go Hague also discussed her through on a daily basis,” involvement in Kirkland he said. issues, such as working to

Chinchilla, a political in order to best solve the candidate, Balducci stated accusations of a “party science major at Bellevue traffic congestion and acher past work on the Belatmosphere,” along with College, also vowed cessibility to future levue City Council claims of sexual to oppose any proptransit areas. with Deputy Mayor harassment. While erty tax increase “What we really Kevin Wallace acknowledging while eliminating need is to get down proves her ability to incidents occurred existing head tax on to brass tacks on work with others of in the jail, she said employees in order what are we going differing viewpoints no lawsuit was ever to encourage more to do,” she said. and still accomplish filed against them business growth.

She also argued desired goals. and no money was Jane Hague Claudia Balducci paid, and they were “The problem in favor of better Additionally, with raising taxes connectivity from she defended her able to save $2 milis that eventually Kirkland to downperformance as the lion for the county they run out of other town Bellevue and Bellevue director of King County’s by reducing the number people’s money,” he said. “I College. Like Hague, who Department of Adult and of people in isolation cells am unapologetically prois running on the platform Juvenile Detention (DADJ) from 100 to 10 per day. [ more FORUM page 8 ] family, pro-small business, of being an independent when Hague brought up pro-neighborhoods and pro-Kirkland.”

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In response, Kloba defended her vote on the matter and strongly denied making decisions without listening to residents. She offered a recent council decision not to consider removing roads barriers on Finn Hill as a possible solution to reducing fire and medical response times, in response to resident concerns, as proof of her willingness to listen.

During her questioning of Chinchilla, Kloba asked how he would balance the city budget while reducing property taxes. Chinchilla suggested looking to the private sector for possible solutions to transportation issues and insisted that residents he speaks with complain about the negative effect of high property taxes.

“I believe that time and time again the American people have proven that when there is a need they will respond,” he said.

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When questioning Hague about her claim of not raising taxes, she pointed out King County increases taxes every year and has a flood control district and ferry district.

Hague clarified that she said she hadn’t raised any new taxes and defended the creation of the flood control district as a necessary response to concerns over the Howard A. Hanson Dam. On Kirkland’s Prop. 1, which would create a metropolitan park district to fund the ARC, Asher and Kloba voiced their support for the MPD, while Nixon stated he supported the council giving the community the chance to vote for themselves on the matter. Morgan came out against it, saying that residents shouldn’t give the city a “blank check,” while Chinchilla expressed concerns over many uncertainties he sees in the park district.

According to the Public Disclosure Commission’s website, Kloba has raised roughly $17,000 and spent just under $10,000, while Chinchilla has managed to raise $3,700 and has spent nearly all of it. Asher has raised nearly $9,000, but spent only $800 so far.

Morgan has not reported any money raised or spent.

Hague has raised about $300,000 and spent $136,000, while Balducci has raised $142,000 and spent $73,000.

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Former Kirkland massage therapist pleads guilty to indecent liberties

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A 31-year-old Kirkland massage therapist was found guilty of indecent liberties after being accused of sexually assaulting 26-yearold woman late last year.

Benjamin Adam Fesler of Lynnwood pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months work release and is required to register as a sex offender. He was initially charged by the King County Prosecutor’s Office with second degree rape of a patient on Oct. 23, 2014 during a scheduled full-body massage at the Kirkland Massage Envy. Incident liberties is a class B felony.

Fesler had no prior criminal history.

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these allegations, and we sympathize with the guest involved,” said Massage Envy spokesperson Karen Sung in a statement to the Reporter. “We have a zero tolerance policy against inappropriate conduct. Each franchisee, including the Kirkland owner, is required to conduct criminal background and reference checks prior to hiring and are instructed that all licensed massage therapists must complete training prior to employment, which specifically covers our zero tolerance policy on inappropriate conduct; all of which was completed correctly in this case. In addition, the Kirkland owner notified local law enforcement immediately upon learning of the allegations and has cooperated fully during their investigation.”

step-daughter during a fight. The man also grabbed his wife’s neck and wrists, causing bruising. The stepdaughter was helping her mother when the man pushed her to the ground. After being arrested the suspect was found to have a blood alcohol level of .244.

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

Urinating in public: 7:16 p.m., 2100 block of Market Street.

A 15-year-old girl was arrested for a minor in possession of alcohol and urinating in public.

Between Oct. 2-8, there were traffic incidents, traffic accidents, three DUIs, general traffic incidents, 33 alarm calls, abandoned vehicles, 11 burglaries, 18 civil incidents, six animal calls, seven incidents of domestic violence, two reported arsons, 15 disturbances, seven assaults and 27 incidents involving at least one arrest.

Possessing stolen property: 12:01 a.m., 100 block of Kirkland Ave. A 35-year-old man was arrested after he tried to pay his $42 bill at Tiki Joe’s using a debit card he had stolen from another man in the bar. The suspect was then booked and released.

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Oct. 3 Malicious mischief: 10:30 p.m., 11000 block of 105th AVE NE. A 45-yearold man was arrested after his girlfriend reported that he had assaulted her in front of their nine-year-old daughter. The man also broke several items before leaving the residence and reportedly threatened her before the police arrived. The woman requested the police take several large knives out of the house since he has threatened her with them in the past.

Trespass: 3:30 a.m., 10000 block of NE 67th ST. A 20-year-old man was arrested after he was found prowling a vehicle.

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Assault: 3:53 p.m., 14400 block of 124th AVE NE. A 42-year-old man was arrested for assault after he spat on a 69-year-old man’s face following road rage near the Kingsgate Safeway prior to the assault. The suspect was positively identified after a field show.

Oct. 5 Assault: 3:15 p.m., 10200 block of NE 132nd ST. A 48-year-old male patient at Fairfax Hospital bit and spit on three male healthcare workers.

Warrant: 11:22 a.m., 11000 block of 124th AVE NE. A 27-year-old man and a woman were contacted in a AMPM parking lot. The man had a needle and burnt spoon on his lap in the driver’s seat of the car. He provided a signed consent to search the vehicle, where the police discovered heroin and meth. The man then gave a signed post Miranda confession to the narcotics agent before being released and charged through investigation.

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recent trade mission by the state to Korea and Japan gave Kirkland-based Northwest University a chance to promote its international studies programs.

Associate Provost of International Studies Dr. Autumn Witt accompanied Gov. Jay Inslee and others on a nine-day visit to Korea and Japan last month. As part of the trade mission during the first week of September, the delegation visited cities such as Seoul, Kobe, Nagoya, and Tokyo to promote Washington products and services, such as information technology, agriculture, and aerospace.

In Seoul, Witt represented the university at official receptions at alongside NU alumni, EunYoung Shin, an intern at the US Embassy.

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“I was really impressed with the structure of the entire trip, because there were so many opportunities to highlight many Washington industries and projects,” she said. “It seems like they had very active Chambers of Commerce in both places that were incredibly wellconnected with the local business community. Because they were established, and because we came as a strong group, I think they were able to showcase the

strength of Washington state as a whole.”

Witt also met with Korean and Japanese universities to discuss higher education opportunities and studies abroad. This summer, NU hosted 200 international students from China, Korea, Mexico and Kazakhstan.

“They all see education as a way to build relationships and ties between countries,” she said. “It really showed through these types of exchanges we can build off of our partnership and relationships.”

In particular, Witt learned that Japanese universities have stopped funding the humanities and social sciences, which offers NU an opportunity to cater to foreign students looking for study abroad programs.

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“For their students to get that valuable education, having an international university that can provide that content is really vital,” she said. “I learned that in Japan it’s very important the studies fit within their existing school structure and not be extra. It has to take place within their school year.”

She also promoted the short-term International Business English professional development programs offered through the Center for English Language Education and the College of Business.

“I think that our strength comes through the professional development that we do,” she said. “It’s wonderful for students to study abroad and see new parts of the world and see themselves as global citizens.”

One of the fundamental aspects of international business, she said, is effective communication.

“I think that when you start doing more international business it’s important for all parties to clearly communicate

and understand the business English expectations of all parties,” she said.

“Some great ideas may fall by the wayside simply because they don’t have the English language skills.

It’s (business English) a language specifically for business deals or deciding what is the etiquette for you to write in emails between a team.”

One of the purposes of teaching specifically business English, she said, is to help foster communication without suffering from misunderstandings due to cultural differences or differences in language structure. For example, in Korea and Japan there is an inherent hierarchy in the language in which the style of speech is impacted significantly based on social class, gender, age, and other variables.

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“I would ask as I was networking…are your teams all from one country, or do you collaborate?” she said. “Most collaborate in developing and testing. What kind of problems come up?

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While in Kobe, the trade delegation was joined by a friendship delegation led by State Sen. Karen Fraser as part of a celebration of Washington’s relationship with its sister state, Hyogo.

Governor Inslee planted a tree at the Hyogo House, echoing the 50 year commemorative tree planting in Olympia Aug 19, 2013 with the Hyogo Governor Ido’s delegation.

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the lessons during the course of the winter and spring.

Her goal is for every student to be able to understand and respond to any caller who comes to the club. Morris said that every club has its own personality and this one is very friendly and

encouraging.

On the first and third Fridays of the month, the club goes “caravanning,” a term that refers to traveling to another hall to square dance. A few times a year, Samena Squares also caravans to halls across the state. Late last month, they traveled

For further information about lessons and Samena Squares, visit the website at http:// www.samenasquares. org/home.

The city of Kirkland has again received the “Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the fourteenth time the city has received the award. The Award recognizes Kirkland’s 20152016 budget adoption process, the City’s budget practices and its highquality Budget document, all of which are coordinated by the City’s Finance and Administration Department. The GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental budgeting.

“Our Biennial Budget articulates the trade-offs necessary to provide the service levels our residents and businesses expect within the financial resources available and is an extremely vital document,” said Doreen Marchione, Chair, Finance and Administration Committee and City Council Member.

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ust off 100th Avenue in the Juanita neighborhood of Kirkland sits the little green Juanita Community Club, home of the vibrant square dancing club called Samena Squares.

Samena Squares is a member-run, non-profit square dancing club that is active in the community, provides lessons on Thursdays and hosts dances on the second and fourth Fridays of the month.

The members of Samena Squares create a lively and welcomSamena Squares members ing atmosphere at every square dance during a recent dance they host, whether event at the Juanita Community at Thursday night lessons for new dancers or Friday Club in Kirkland. KAYLA ROBERTS, Special to the Reporter night events centered around fun themes.

Everyone is greeted at the up the calls and dance the first time they attend. door with a smile and a “We liked the liveliness name tag and no one is of the music and the fact left on the outskirts once that it isn’t just country the music begins.

“The exercise, the stress western,” Pygott said.

She noted that they release, the friendlihave danced to the “Misness of the group – we sion Impossible” theme, never thought we would Credence Clearwater make so many new Revival and even friends,” Mary hip hop Pygott said at this KIRKLAND some songs. year’s first day of “We immediatelessons. ly felt welcomed,” Mary and her said Sherry Gray, husband Cal Pygott who is now the presiwent through the 24 dent of the club after six weeks of lessons last year years of membership. and are now club mem“Where can you find bers who attend to help 100 people laughing and add to the fun atmodancing, and there’s no sphere for new students. alcohol involved?” she Because the club makes added with a laugh. sure current members Susan Morris is the attend every lesson, new caller instructor for all students are able to pick

to Winthrop, stayed in a hotel and met with other clubs in the area to dance in a giant barn.

Samena Squares doesn’t just provide a fun atmosphere for square dancing, they also pride themselves on being a positive influence in the community. Members participate in a Toys for Tots drive every year around Christmastime. In August, the club hosted a parking lot sale which donated $1,200 to Hopelink for school supplies.

Last year they hosted a “Pajama Dance,” where 90 pairs of pajamas were donated to a local Sleep Country for foster kids.

This event is scheduled to repeat on Feb. 26, 2016.

Everyone is invited, whether single or a couple, and the first lesson is free. It is $150 to sign up for 24 weeks of lessons from 7- 9 p.m. every Thursday evening.

To become a member, the fee is $75 a year, which includes admission to all the dances at the hall. It is usually $7 per dance to go to another club’s hall.

“It’s one place where you have to focus on the dancing,” Morris said. “You can’t worry about the bills that aren’t paid, the laundry that’s not done, what’s happening at work. It’s like a little vacation.”

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The police incident report noted that the host of the Instagram account was unknown, but “has tons of porn.”

The boy’s mother was later contacted and told her son was being interviewed by police, the lawsuit continues. She arrived at the school, where the school official accused her son of creating the account and that he must have forgotten about it. The school official allegedly said they believed it to be his because it had his name, photos of him and his friends, and “a lot of kids think it’s his,” according to a June 2014 letter sent to Superintendent Traci Pierce.

“Did it ever occur to [the school official] that if [the plaintiff] had created the nasty Instagram, he would be the last to complain about being teased, much less cry to his mom about it, and would instead have simply taken the site down?” the letter continues.

The mother allegedly later told her son, as instructed by school officials and police, that he wouldn’t get in “big trouble” if he addmitted to creating the account, but if he didn’t his father might “because he’s an adult and he set up your Instagram.” At one point, the lawsuit alleges, the boy was willing to admit to it because “I don’t want my dad to go to jail.”

The boy’s family were able to convince school officials they had not created the account after they provided the school with their cell phones, computer and iPad. The next day, the school official informed them that they had discovered a female student had used her parents’ computer to create the account, along with a photo from the boy’s actual Instagram account.

She then allegedly downloaded the porn to the account and told other kids it was the boy’s.

“This was, no two ways about it, a premeditated and vicious strain of cyberbullying,” the June 2014 letter states. “The fact that it was perpetrated by an 11-year-old girl does not change that.”

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF KIRKLAND – NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE KIRKLAND CITY COUNCIL On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, the Kirkland City Council will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at Kirkland City Hall, 123 Fifth Avenue, for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed Resolution R-5156 of the City of Kirkland Relating to the Accomplishment of the Goals of the Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Kirkland and King County Fire Protection District #41 to Increase the Level of Service to the Former Fire District Territory. The Resolution will be available at the City’s website www.kirklandwa.gov on October 16, 2015.

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Must possess a reliable vehicle, valid Driver’s License, and proof of current vehicle insurance coverage.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to: careers@soundpublishing.com.

Please note ATTN: BDS in the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.

Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com Whether you’re buying or selling, the Classifieds has it all. From automobiles and employment to real estate and household goods, you’ll find everything you need 24 hours a day at www.SoundClassifieds.com

The successful candidate: Has a demonstrated interest in local political and cultural affairs.

Po s s e s s e s ex c e l l e n t writing and verbal skills, and can provide representative clips from one o r m o r e p r o fe s s i o n a l publications. Has experience editing reporters’ copy and submitted materials for content and style. Is proficient in designing and building pages with Adobe InDes i g n . I s ex p e r i e n c e d managing a For um page, writing cogent and stylistically interesting commentaries and editing a reader letters column. Has exper ience with social media and newspaper website content management and understands the value of the web to report news on a daily basis. Has p r o ve n i n t e r p e r s o n a l skills representing a newspaper or other organization at civic functions and public venues.

Understands how to lead, motivate and mentor a small news staff.

Must develop a knowledge of local arts, business and government.

Must be visible in the community. Must possess a reliable, insured, motor vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays) and 401K (currently with an employer match.)

If you can think outside the box, enjoy collaborative, creative-type brainstorming and would like to be part of a highly energized, competitive and professional team, we want to hear from you!

Please email your cover letter, resume, and a few work samples to: hreast@sound publishing.com ATTN: PTCA Sound Publishing is an Equal Oppor tunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

DRIVER (Class B) Sound Publishing, Inc. is looking for an experienced truck driver with a CDL-B to drive out of Paine Field area in Everett, WA. Must have excellent driving record, be able to lift 50 lbs and load/unload truck. Position is Full-Time, 40 hrs a week and include excellent benefits. The schedule varies and requires flexibility. Must have knowledge of the Puget Sound area. Must provide current copy of driving abstract at time o f i n t e r v i ew. P l e a s e email application to hr@soundpublishing.com or mail to HR Dept/DREPR, Sound Publishing, Inc, 11323 Commando R W, Unit Main, Everett, WA 98204 E.O.E.

If you are interested in joining Sound Publishing and leading our editorial team at the Bellevue, Mercer Island, and Issaquah/Sammamish Repor ters, email us your cover letter and resume to: FT Tree Climber careers@ $1,000 Incentive after 30 soundpublishing.com days as FT Climber Please be sure to note: ATTN: REGED - Full Time- Year Round in the subject line.

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CREATIVE ARTIST (EVERETT, WA)

Multi-Media Advertising Consultant Redmond, WA Do you have a proven track record of success in sales and enjoy managing your own territory?

Are you competitive and thrive in an energetic environment? Do you desire to work for a company that offers uncapped earning opportunities?

Are you interested in a fast paced, creative atm o s p h e r e w h e r e yo u can use your sales expertise to provide consultative print and digital s o l u t i o n s ? I f yo u a n swered YES then you need to join the largest community news organization in Washington. Sound Publishing, Inc. is looking for selfmotivated, results-driven people interested in a multi-media sales career. Position is responsible for print and digital advertising sales to an e c l e c t i c a n d ex c i t i n g group of clients. Successful candidates will be engaging and goal oriented, with good organizational skills and will have the ability to grow and maintain strong business relationships through consultative sales and excellent customer service. Every day will be a new adventure! You can be an integral part of these communities while helping local business partners succeed in their in print or online branding, marketing and adver tising strategies. Whether their marketing footprints are in these communities, all a r o u n d t h e E a s t s i d e, King County, or Western Washington - you have the opportunity to help them with their success.

Professional sales experience necessary; media experience is a definite asset but not mandatory.

If you have these skills, and enjoy playing a proactive par t in helping y o u r c l i e n t s a c h i ev e business success, please email your resume and cover letter to: hreast@soundpublishing.com ATTN: MMSCRED Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employee (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace.

Visit our website to learn more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTOR (Everett, WA) Sound Media, a division of Sound Publishing Inc., is seeking a Contractor to lead its social media and marketing communications. Requires someone who is passionate about Social Age Technologies and understands the cross channel campaign strategies offered by an innovative, 21st century consultative marketing team. Among many other things, this person will be responsible for: · developing enterpriselevel online and offline marketing communicat i o n s p l a n s a n d exe cutable strategies, to be delivered and managed across multiple channels written for unique target audiences. · developing content and c o py a p p r o p r i a t e fo r press releases, online channels (web, digital), and marketing campaign messaging. · for mulating customizable marketing communications solutions for each unique client through a thorough needs-assessment, ensuring recommended campaign strategies and related tactics meet or exceed client expectations.

Position may require a bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area, or an equivalent combination of education and practic a l ex p e r i e n c e. M u s t possess a reliable vehicle, valid Dr iver’s License, and proof of current vehicle insurance coverage. This is an independently contracted position and is paid as outlined in the contract.

REPORTER (EVERETT, WA) The Daily Herald, a division of Sound Publishing, Inc. is looking for a productive journalist with the steady habits of a beat reporter, the human touch of a feature writer, and the voice of a columnist. Our community newspaper wants a spor ts repor ter who’s ready to become a fan favorite. Readers count on the Daily Herald to do a great job with high school and community spor ts in Snohomish County, WA. And they love our first-rate coverage of professional and college sports in Seattle.

Can you help us do both? Candidates need to be self-star ters and should be comfor table working for both print and digital platforms -maintaining a blog and fe e d i n g a Tw i t t e r a c count. Experience as a beat wr iter preferred.

Column-writing experience a plus.

Drivers: Local-Home Nightly!

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REQUIREMENTS: Experience with Adobe Creative Suite 6, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrat o r, a n d A c r o b a t ( fo cused on print).

Excellent customer service, organization and communication skills.

Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team, in a fast-paced environment. Newspaper experience is preferred but not required.

AdTracker/DPS experience a plus! Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team. If you can think outside the box, are well organized and would like to be part of a highly energized, competitive and professional team, we want to hear from you!

Please email your cover letter, resume, and a few work samples to: hreast@sound publishing.com ATTN: HR/CAEV Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace.

Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

1.25 million readers make us a member of the largest suburban newspapers in Western Washington. Call us today to advertise.

800-388-2527 SPORTS CLERK-PT (EVERETT, WA) The Daily Herald, a division of Sound Publishing, Inc., is seeking a sports enthusiast with a thorough knowledge of various sports to work as a Sports Clerk. This is a par t-time position, approximately 24 hrs/wk, working evenings/weeke n d s . S c h e d u l e m ay v a r y. M a j o r R e s p o n sibilities: Collect game information from coaches over the phone.

Write accurate roundup items that may vary from 1 to 10 inches in length.

For mat agate page.

Proofread page. Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge of a wide variety of professional, college and prep spor ts.

Ability to take information accurately over the phone. Strong spelling, grammar and proofreading skills. Detail-oriented. Ability to work nights and weekends.

Ability to work independently and in a team structure. Ability to work effectively under deadline pressure. Competency in MS Word and I n D e s i g n . To a p p l y, email us your cover letter and resume to: careers@ soundpublishing.com Please be sure to note: ATTN: PTSportsClerk in the subject line.

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace.

Check out our website to find out more about us! www.sound publishing.com

Employment Transportation/Drivers

Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

Business Opportunities

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Call 425-771-1421.

Professional Services Legal Services

Home Services Property Maintenance

Home Services Landscape Services

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To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to hreast@sound publishing.com please include ATTN: SocMediaCon in the subject line.

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Please email resume, cover letter, and up to 5 samples of your work to: hreast@sound publishing.com Be sure to note ATTN: EDHREP in the subject line.

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the wor kplace.

Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

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Sound Publishing, Inc. has a Creative Artist position available at our Print Facility in Everett, WA. Position is FT and the schedule requires flexibility. Duties include performing ad and spec design, trafficking ads & providing excellent customer service to the sales staff and clients.

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We are community & daily newspapers in these Western Washington Locations:

Advertising/Sales Positions

• King County • Kitsap County • Clallam County • Jefferson County • Okanogan County • Pierce County • Island County • San Juan County • Snohomish County • Whatcom County • Grays Harbor County

• Multi Media Advertising Sales Consultants - Eastside - Everett - Kitsap - Whidbey Island • Account Executive/Special Projects Manager - Everett, WA • Inside Sales - FT - Renton

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. We offer a great work environment with opportunity for advancement along with a competitive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401k.

• Regional Editor - Bellevue • Reporter - South King County • Sports Clerk - Everett - PT • Photographer - Aberdeen

Accepting resumes at: careers@soundpublishing.com or by mail to: 19426 68th Avenue S, Kent, WA 98032 ATTN: HR Please state which position and geographic area you are applying for.

Reporters & Editorial

Production

• Creative Artist - Everett (FT & PT)

Featured Position

Current Employment Opportunities at www.soundpublishing.com

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER (EVERETT, WA)

Sound Media, a division of Sound Publishing Inc., is seeking an experienced, customer-focused advertising sales account executive who needs to be the best and work among the best! If you thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where you can truly deliver value to your clients; if you are someone who is passionate about Social Age Technologies and understands the cross channel campaign strategies offered by an innovative, 21st century consultative marketing team; then we invite you to consider joining our team of professionals. We are looking for a confident, detail-oriented, self-starter, who among other things will be responsible for: · Prospecting, qualifying, cultivating, and renewing client relationships resulting in sales “wins”for new or extended contracts; · Designing and implementing actionable sales plans based on performance goals and objectives; · Developing and maintaining favorable relationships among prospects and existing clients in order to increase revenue and meet individual and team goals; · Formulating customizable marketing communications solutions for each unique client through a thorough needs-assessment, ensuring recommended campaign strategies and related tactics meet or exceed client expectations.

Position may require a bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area, or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience.

Must possess a reliable vehicle, valid Driver’s License, and proof of current vehicle insurance coverage.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to: careers@soundpublishing.com. Please note ATTN: BDS in the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

Material Handling • General Worker - Everett

For a list of our most current job openings and to learn more about us visit our website:

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Students visit USTA’s Women’s Pro Circuit $50,000 Kirkland Classic The USTA’s Women’s Pro Circuit $50,000 Kirkland Classic is taking place at the Central Park Tennis Club in Kirkland this week.

Ben Franklin Elementary’s kindergarten class came for a visit on Oct. 5.

Kari Ferrin’s kindergarten class visited and got to watch some of the action, which lasted through Oct. 11.

Ben Franklin Elementary students visit with tennis players at the Central Park Tennis Club. CONTRIBUTED

Kirkland City Councilmember Shelley Kloba announces three upcoming coffee chats. Residents are invited to stop by to meet her, share their thoughts, and ask questions about the city. In an effort to connect with people outside of the traditional door knocking method, residents are in-

position 2 in the general election on Nov. 3. To learn more, visit www.klobaforcouncil.com.

City of Kirkland honored for Healthy Kirkland Initiative The city of Kirkland was recognized by Alliant Employee Benefits for its innovative approach to employee health and benefits during the council meeting on Oct. 6. The city’s program is called “Healthy Kirkland Initiative” and the award is the “Alliant 2015 Award for Innovation in Health and Productivity.”

Alliant presented the award to the council members during the meeting.

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Councilwoman Shelley Kloba announces three coffee chats

vited to drop in during the following times and locations: Noon to 2 p.m., Oct. 17 - Urban Coffee Lounge, located at Slater 216 Location, 12348 NE 115th PL in Kirkland; 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 18 - Kitanda, located at 12700 NE 124th St No. 2 in Kirkland; and from 3:30-5 p.m. on Oct. 25 - Caffe Rococo, located at 136 Park Lane in Kirkland.

“I have found that it is really important to know what is on the minds of our residents and hear their input,” Kloba said. “But often, people are reluctant to answer the door when they are at home enjoying some family time.”

Kloba has been a Kirkland City Councilmember since April, 2013. She is running for reelection to

Welcome to Dolcetto Come Visit Our Newest Addition to Bothell Landing!

Some features and amenities in our new building include: • Studio, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom Apartments • Additional Dining Room Option • Underground Parking Garage • Multi-purpose Great Room and Recreation Room • Private Conference Room & Additional Library • Functional Outdoor Space & Easy Access to Existing Campus • Beautiful Views of Sammamish River and Bothell Revitalization • Month to Month and Entrance Fee options available

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Pre-sales are going on now!

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Construction is well under way at our Chateau Bothell Landing Campus, with our newest building, Dolcetto. Construction on Dolcetto is expected to be completed in early 2016.

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THANKS TO OVERLAKE URGENT CARE, HER BROKEN WRIST DIDN’T BREAK THE BANK. When you need a doctor right away but it’s not life-threatening, Overlake’s Eastside Urgent Care clinics can treat you for around the same price as a typical doctor’s visit. Our Issaquah and Redmond clinics are open seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., and our new Downtown Bellevue clinic is open Monday through Saturday from noon until 10 p.m. It’s the Eastside-focused care you need, when you need it. To learn more, visit overlakehospital.org/clinics.

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