Larry Wright to run for City Council
May 21, 2013
New: May 21, 1:47 p.m.
Larry Wright spent a chunk of his childhood growing up in Sammamish, though he’d moved away for a bit, he’s now back and wants to serve the community.
“When you live in a place, you have to take care of it,” Wright said.
Wright, 44, lives in the Hampton Woods neighborhood. He’s managing director of the Bellevue Arts Museum. Wright plans to challenge Kathleen Huckabay for the seat being vacated by John James. Read more
Project to widen Sahalee Way moves up a couple years
May 19, 2013
New: May 19, 3:16 p.m.
A plan to widen a portion of Sahalee Way could get started sooner than expected.
Traffic volumes on the stretch of road from the area near the east gate entrance to Sahalee and the city limits have been increasing faster than expected, said City Engineer Jeff Brauns at the May 14 City Council work session. Read more
City Council hears specifics on demographics, economic challenges
May 17, 2013
New: May 17, 2:19 p.m.
Sammamish leaders already knew that the city was unusually youth and family oriented. Now they have the numbers to back it up.
Chris Mefford of consulting firm Community Attributes, made the latest in a series of presentations to the City Council’s Economic Development Committee May 14 on an economic study his firm is conducting. Read more
Sammamish likely to monitor Ebright Creek
May 15, 2013
Sammamish seems poised to begin monitoring water quality in Ebright Creek.
At the May 7 City Council meeting, Councilwoman Nancy Whitten suggested the city take up monitoring duties that the Friends of Pine Lake plan to stop doing. She said the city could spend $10,000 to do the monitoring. Read more
Public weighs in on Sammamish environmental regulations
May 15, 2013
This time, it was the people’s turn. The City Council spent the past few weeks getting briefings on the Environmentally Critical Areas Ordinance from members of the city’s planning department. On May 7, it opened the formal public hearing on the proposed changes to the law, and heard from both environmental activists and property owners.
The Environmentally Critical Areas Ordinance (the cool kids call it the ECA for short) is an umbrella term for a wide array of regulations. Taken together, they set rules for developing near wetlands, on steep slopes, in areas with soils prone to erosion, near animal migration routes and a few other topics. Read more
Sammamish likely to monitor Ebright Creek
May 12, 2013
New: May 12, 11:16 a.m.
Sammamish seems poised to begin monitoring water quality in Ebright Creek.
At the May 7 City Council meeting, Councilwoman Nancy Whitten suggested the city take up monitoring duties that the Friends of Pine Lake plan to stop doing. She said the city could spend $10,000 to do the monitoring. Read more
Don Gerend announces run for City Council
May 9, 2013
New: May 9, 12:40 p.m.
Councilman Don Gerend, the longest-serving member of the Sammamish City Council, has announced he plans to run for another four-year term.
“I kind of feel my roots have sunk deep into the glacial outwash,” Gerend said. Read more
Kathleen Huckabay to run for Sammamish City Council
May 8, 2013
New: May 8, 1:21 p.m.
She was out, but Kathleen Huckabay wants back in. Four years after she retired from the Sammamish City Council, Huckabay is once again throwing her hat in the ring.
“I think the timing is right,” Huckabay said. “I think there are some issues in Sammamish that can be addressed.”
Huckabay, 69, lives in the Pine Lake Ridge neighborhood. She’s lived in Sammamish since 1985 and served on the City Council from 1999-2009. Read more
John James won’t run for re-election to Sammamish City Council
May 7, 2013
New: May 7, 9:34 a.m.
One-term City Councilman John James has announced he will not run for re-election this year.
“I’ve decided to maybe pursue something different,” James said.
James said he is considering a run for the Seattle Ports Commission, but he stressed he is not formally announcing a run.
He noted that ports commission meetings take place during the day, which might be a problem with his work. Read more
Tom Odell to run for re-election
May 1, 2013
Saying there are some projects he’s started that he’d like to see through, Sammamish City Councilman Tom Odell announced his run for re-election.
Specifically, Odell mentioned the Town Center, Community Center, and keeping the gears of government moving.
Odell, who is currently serving as mayor, is in his first term on the City Council and even when he was running the first time, he mentioned the Community Center was, by far, the top issue he heard about from residents. Three years later, there’s a voter-approved plan in place and a design team working on the project. Read more
