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Home of uncertainty Baker Heights residents left waiting to know community’s future
Sale of Dargey assets sought The court-appointed receiver wants to sell off three of the biggest projects by the developer who’s been accused of committing fraud. By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer
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Andrey and Anna Kolosha, who live in a house with a lawn and privacy, worry about living away from their community once Baker Heights is closed. The Everett Housing Authority plans to sell or demolish — or both — the Baker Heights housing projects and give the residents Section 8 housing vouchers that they can use anywhere that accepts them.
By Chris Winters Herald Writer
EVERETT — The outside of Andrey and Anna Kolosha’s home in the Everett Housing Authority’s Baker Heights project is much like that of their neighbors: low-slung World War II-era bungalows that still look like the military barracks they once were. Inside, their home is a little two-bedroom slice of Konotop,
the small city in eastern Ukraine they emigrated from in 1998. Thick Oriental rugs cover the wall-to-wall carpet, an embroidered “Lord’s Prayer” in Ukrainian hangs on a walls. Andrey’s accordion rests on a nearby table, along with a faded black and white photograph that shows a much younger version of him playing in a folk ensemble back in Konotop. Pictures of their 11 children, 25 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren cover another wall. The Koloshas, like the other residents of Baker Heights, have some trepidation about the future. Late last year, the Everett Housing Authority told the residents that it was intending to sell or demolish — or both — all 244 units in the project and issue federal Section 8 vouchers to the residents. The only potential buyer was Washington State University,
and it wasn’t ready to commit, said Ashley Lommers-Johnson, EHA executive director. Anna Kolosha, speaking through an interpreter, said she and her husband have heard of a few nearby apartments that might be available, but haven’t visited them yet because they don’t know how they will go about getting those Section 8 vouchers. See BAKER HEIGHTS, back page, this section
EVERETT — A court-appointed receiver wants to sell off Potala Place and Farmer’s Market and three other real estate projects belonging to an Everett-based developer accused by federal authorities of committing fraud. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Lobsang Dargey for allegedly defrauding foreign nationals who invested in his real estate ventures. Meanwhile, the FBI has been investigating. Dargey, 42, of Bellevue, has denied any wrongdoing and said it is the result of sloppy — but innocuous — bookkeeping. In August, the SEC filed a civil lawsuit against Dargey and his myriad companies. U.S. District Court for Western Washington froze his assets and those of his companies. In October, U.S. District Judge James Robart handed control of his companies to a court-appointed receiver, Michael Grassmueck of the Portland-based Grassmueck Group. Grassmueck recently told the court that he wants to sell three of Dargey’s four biggest projects See DARGEY, Page A2
‘Icon’ retiring after 2 decades ‘Sister B’ advocated for domestic violence victims in Monroe MONROE — She’s a nun who’s seen more crime scenes than she can count. Sister Barbara Geib, better known as “Sister B,” is retiring after spending two decades advocating for domestic violence victims in Monroe. The 83-year-old will continue her
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work as a chaplain for the city police and fire departments. She’ll also keep serving at St. Mary of the Valley Catholic Church. “God has called me to all these things,” she said. For 33 years, Geib has helped officers and firefighters by supporting those affected by crimes, fires, accidents and other emergencies. She became the city’s first chaplain in
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1983, and is the only woman to have held the volunteer position. “She’s pretty iconic in town,” said Debbie Willis, a Monroe Police Department spokeswoman. Geib has also been a steady, stable presence through ups and downs at her church for almost four decades, Father Phillip Bloom said. See ‘B,’ Page A2
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Sister Barbara Geib is retiring after two decades of service as a domestic violence advocate for the city of Monroe. She will continue her work as a chaplain for the city police and fire departments.
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