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Initiative and Referendum campaign collects more than 1,000 signatures The campaign for direct democracy policies in Snoqualmie is halfway to its goal. By Evan Pappas epappas@soundpublishing.com
The ability for citizens to vote directly on city initiatives isn’t common in Washington State and doesn’t exist in Snoqualmie, but an effort to adopt an initiative system is getting closer to becoming a reality.
Direct Democracy for Snoqualmie (DDFS), a political action committee formed by members of the nonprofit Snoqualmie Community Action Network (SCAN), has been collecting signatures for a petition to establish an initiative and referendum policy in the city. If approved, voters would be able to petition an ordinance for adoption. If the necessary signatures are collected, the ordinance could be approved by the city or put to a citywide vote. The citizens would also be able to petition to have a referendum on
an existing policy. DDFS began the petition in early February and have more than half of the required signatures needed. Dana Hubanks, president of the SCAN board of directors, said the deadline to meet the signature requirement is July 31. The group needs to collect the signatures of 50 percent of all registered voters in the city (about 2,000 people). If enough signatures are collected, the request to implement those polices in Snoqualmie will appear on the November general election ballot.
With a little more than a month left, DDFS plans to attend events this summer in order to meet their goal. They began by dividing the city up into 13 sections, and have canvassed in 12 so far. The groups plans to canvas the remaining section of the city and to cover additional events like the Downtown Art and Wine Walks and Hierloom Cookshop’s Green Market. “We have a core group of five really dedicated volunteers gathering the bulk of the See POLICY, Page 3
Artists workshop planned for historic shed The 1924 train shed was donated to Beth Burrows by the Tanner Electric Cooperative. By Evan Pappas epappas@soundpublishing.com
A desire to protect Valley history and a vision to see community art flourish have brought together a new group, North Bend Art and Industry. The group aims to create a central location to foster creativity in North Bend. North Bend Art and Industry plans to turn a historic train shed into an “Art Barn” as workshop and learning space for artists in the Valley. A piece of history was under threat of demolition as Tanner Electric prepared to build a new substation in North Bend. The 1924 locomotive shed was one of the surviving buildings from
the region’s logging history and had once served as an office for the North Bend Timber Company. When Beth Burrows heard the historic shed was in danger, she jumped at the chance to save it from demolition. Burrows, a longtime North Bend resident and current owner of the North Bend Theater, began discussions with Tanner Electric who agreed to donate the shed to Burrows. In 2018, the shed was catalogued and disassembled to be moved to Burrows’ 2.5-acre property adjacent to the Public Works Department on East North Bend Way. Safe from demolition, the shed became the centerpiece of an idea to cultivate the artistic community of the city. Burrows started the local group North Bend Art and Industry with several other residents as a way to promote artists and begin work on transforming the train
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Cities voice their support for gun violence prevention efforts Issaquah, Sammamish and Snoqualmie mayors make official proclamations. By Evan Pappas epappas@soundpublishing.com
Eastside cities — including Issaquah and Snoqualmie — have joined citizens in recognizing June 2019 as Gun Violence Awareness Month and have endorsed the Wear Orange campaign. The mayors of Issaquah, Sammamish and Snoqualmie made official proclamations announcing June 7, 2019, as Gun Violence Awareness Day as a show of support for local groups working to create safer communities. The effort came from the local chapter of the Moms Demand Action advocacy group, which supports increased gun safety and responsible gun ownership. See EFFORT, Page 3
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The 1924 train shed roof sits on the property as North Bend Art and Industry raises the money to rebuild the careful deconstructed and catalogued building. Debra Landers, left, and Beth Burrowed prepared for the Summer kick off event with Lander’s dog Freyja on Saturday.
shed into the central location for art in the city. North Bend Art and Industry formed a board and applied to become a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Burrows said the group is now waiting to receive their designation.
The train shed will become an Art Barn, a creation and gallery space for local artists. The Art Barn is just phase one of a larger plan to turn the whole property into an arts workshop space.
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