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MARCH 11, 2020
VOL. 101, NO. 11
Officials increasing efforts to address virus By Jessica Keller
QA&Mag News editor
Local and state officials are ramping up efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19 cases, as well as support people affected by the illness. As of Saturday, 83 cases of COVID-19 have been reported to Public Health — Seattle
& King County, and as of Sunday, the number of deaths has increased to 17, according to the agency’s website. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has taken a number of steps to address the city’s response to the illness in the past week, including issuing a Proclamation of Civil Emergency March 3, which “grants her the ability to
exercise emergency authority to address any immediate dangers to the public as a result of COVID-19,” according to a press release. Her office also outlined a number of measures to reduce exposure of COVID-19, as well. “We know we need to take additional measures to bring
more of our unsheltered community inside,” Durkan said in a press release. “Our neighbors experiencing homelessness are at greater risk of exposure to COVID-19, and as a city, region and country we must act with urgency to address the ongoing impacts of this public
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Phase 1 to improve village business district on schedule
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By Jessica Keller
QA&Mag News editor
More work is being done on phase 1 of the Reimagine Magnolia Village beautification project, as workers dug holes last week that will soon hold 10 poles from which flowering pots will hang. They are just one of the projects to be completed under the guidance of the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee, which is overseeing the effort to make Magnolia’s business core more attractive to visitors and benefit the small businesses in the village. “As you well know, small businesses are working hard every day to survive, and what we’re trying to do is make that easier,” Magnolia Beautification Committee Chairwoman Cheryl McQuiston said. The idea for the project began as a community discussion spearheaded by chamber members, business owners and community members who wanted to see the village core revitalized. McQuiston said people have talked about wanting to see the village improved for years, but the campaign really took shape with the creation of the beautification committee, which features 10 people with backgrounds complementary to spearheading the campaign, including two business owners, a retired architect and an arborist. The beautification project has been split into five phases, with the first targeting West McGraw Street, between 32nd and 33rd avenues west. Once complete, the area will feature sidewalk seating, um-
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each week! (Reg $200) You can be on the front page in this space!! Photo by Magnolia Beautification Committee Construction workers dig a hole in the sidewalk on McGraw Street in Magnolia last week to prepare the area for the installation of poles from which to hang flower baskets. The project is just one included in phase 1 of the Reimagine Magnolia Village campaign.
brella tables, hanging baskets and bistro lighting. McQuiston said the idea for the Reimagine Magnolia Village beautification
project was so popular, that the committee easily raised the $120,000 fundraising MAGNOLIA, Page 12
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