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Bothell in talks with two hotels for downtown development BY AARON KUNKLER
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lans for two large developments in downtown Bothell seem to be moving ahead, as a residential and retail
center submit demolition applications, and two hotels continue purchase negotiations with the city. The Puyallup-based Boulevard Place Associates LP owns a plot of land along the Bothell Everett Highway, or
the Boulevard, which hosted a former Safeway. After the Safeway closed in 2011, Boulevard Place Associates purchased the nearly two-acre plot for around $3.5 million, promising to develop it, but
the old retail building still remains. “They’re pursuing that development at the speed that they have chosen,” said Bothell City Manager Bob Stowe. Boulevard Place Associ-
ates plan on constructing a five-story residential complex on top of retail businesses on the ground floor as mandated by the city. It could house more than 290 residential units, office and retail space and
create around 250 parking slots through an indoor parking garage and exterior parking. Stowe said the company had submitted a demolition request with the city [ more HOTELS page 5 ]
Candidates move forward after election BY AARON KUNKLER akunkler@bothell-reporter.com
Voting for the Bothell and Kenmore City Councils, two positions on the Northshore School Board and King County Proposition 1 ended Nov. 3, with early results being posted and updated during the past days. Candidates who are both ahead and behind are eager to begin implementing changes or weighing in on the direction they believe their municipalities and districts should take. The Bothell/Kenmore Reporter reached out to all candidates to get their takes on the results and next steps; these were the responses from those who replied. Incumbent Andy Rheaume has a 59-41 percent lead against challenger Roz Gorc
Bothell rakes in ninth most in pot tax The employees at Herbal Nation showcase their product, which has helped bring in a source of sales tax revenue for the city of Bothell. Herbal Nation is one of three Bothell retail marijuana stores. For the full story see page 13. AARON KUNKLER, Bothell Reporter
for Bothell City Council Position No. 2.
Andy Rheaume Continuing Bothell’s downtown revitalization is a high priority for Rheaume he said in an email response. He said he is excited to work with new members on the council, and is grateful for what the old council has done for the city. However, he said he has heard from residents that more attention needs to be focused on the rest of the city as well, which he said he will be working towards too.
Roz Gorc Gorc said she will continue looking for opportunities to serve the citizens of Bothell, in an email response. She said [ more ELECTION page 12 ]
Bastyr founders talk past, present and future of university Bastyr University’s founders and current president shared the stage Nov. 6 in the campus’s chapel, where the speakers dis-
cussed where the university had been, and where it is going. Bastyr was founded in 1978 by Dr. Les Griffith, Dr. Joseph Pizzorno, Dr. William Mitchell and Sheila Quinn as a place to teach
natural medicine, though Mitchell died in 2007. Natural medicine is a passion the three founders said was instrumental in creating the university. “The power of it was almost overwhelming. The
power of how nature and your body work together,” Pizzorno said. Before Bastyr was founded, Griffith said natural medicine was widely disparaged due to its previously unscientific take F
on medicine. One of the things he believes is invaluable to Bastyr is its research capabilities and scientific processes in increasing legitimacy for natural medicines in mainstream healthcare circles.
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“It’s easy to say we started this research idea, but it was a monumental task in that day. A truly monumental task,” he said. The panelists recollected the early days of the univer[ more BASTYR page 12 ]
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