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CITY MANAGER | Kirkland City Council extends Triplett’s contract through 2020 [12]
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Lake Washington High School fastpitch softball player Tori Bivens faces the � rst batter at the Kangs new home � eld on April 1. The game marked the � rst time in school history the team has played on campus. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter
Kangs play first home game ... at homeBY TJ MARTINELL
� e Lake Washington High School fastpitch so� ball team won the state title last year. However, the
Kang’s � rst home game this season might have been just as emotional.
� e April 1 game was the � rst played on the high school campus in
the team’s decades-long history a� er parents wrote letters to school and administration o� cials requesting better facilities.
� e contest was a
shutout victory against crosstown and league rival Juanita, improving the team’s record to 3-0. However, the victory for
Emotional opening of new � eld marks new era for defending state champs
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Problem solving skills will help Dunlap as deputy city managerBY TJ MARTINELL
Tracey Dunlap likes � guring out how to make things work.
Her recent promotion at the city of Kirkland from � nance director to deputy city manager will give her plenty of opportunities to do just that with the city’s Work
Program, which includes the redevelopments of Parkplace and Totem Lake Mall, as well as renovating City Hall. � e promotion comes as part of an internal restructuring within the city.
Other projects include completing the city’s Com-prehensive Plan update, the Transportation Master Plan, as well as on the Fire Strategic
Plan and the Development Services Plan.
For Dunlap, who will be joining fellow Deputy City Manag-er Marilynne Beard, challenges have been part of her job since she � rst took over as � nance director in 2006, where she soon had to � nd a way to tailor the
biennium budget in the face of decreasing sales tax revenue while preparing for the 2011 annexation of 33,000 people.
� ough she’s been with the city nearly a decade, Dunlap’s experience with its develop-
ment goes back even
further while working at the Redmond-based Finan-cial Consulting Solutions Group.
Growing up in Con-necticut, Dunlap earned an industrial engineering degree, later working at Chemical Bank in New York before going into labor forecasting for Grumman Aerospace Corporation on Long Island
during the defense build in the mid 1980s. Grumman was the leading 20th century U.S. producer of military and civilian aircra� , including the famous F-14 Tomcat. By the late 1980s, however, Dun-lap predicted that the labor demand had reached its peak and would soon be on the decline. In 1990 she and her
Tracey Dunlap
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Screening of film on Olympic cyclists at KPC tomorrowBY TJ MARTINELL
Two years before the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Kirkland resi-dent and cycling Olympian Jennie Reed was deter-mined to walk away with a medal as part of the U.S. Women’s Cycling Team, despite it being her � rst time competing in a newly-created Olympic event.
Ultimately, despite a lack of support, funding and re-sources, the team was able to take the silver medal, the � rst for the U.S. women’s track cycling in over 20 years.
A new � lm, “Personal Gold,” tells the story of how Reed, along with teammates Dotsie Bausch, Sarah Ham-mer and Lauren Tamayo, managed to pull it o� . It will be shown at the Kirk-land Performance Center during a private screening at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Running at 80 minutes, the � lm covers various
topics, including the Lance Armstrong doping scandal that erupted right before the Olympics, and also uses footage recorded during the women’s training prior to the Olympics in Mallorca, Spain as they struggle to recover from a disappoint-ing � � h place performance at the World Championship in April of that year.
To improve before the Olympics, Reed said, the team had made several signi� cant changes in the training, one of which was writing their own training program.
� ey also began training together every day, whereas before they had been mainly training individually and only together during week-long camps every other � ve weeks.
Still, they encountered problems, one of which was a lack of resources, ac-cording to Reed. � e team had only a single coach, Benjamin Sharp, compared
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Joe Galloway, the Vietnam correspondent whose book “We Were Soldiers Once… and Young” and the movie “We Were Soldiers” that was produced from it, will be in Seattle doing a week of interviews with Vietnam veterans as a special project for the 50th Anniversary Com-memorative.
Galloway has been go-ing around the country doing three two-hour in-terviews a day with Viet-nam veterans from across the services spectrum and by now has well over 75 two-hour interviews done, as he explained it, “beginning with Colin Powell and working out-ward.”
Galloway was a Texas boy who became a cor-respondent for United Press International and, in the battle of Ia Drang that his book and its movie adaptation made famous, he was decorat-ed for heroism on the battle� eld, receiving the bronze star for rescuing two wounded soldiers while under � re. He was praised by the late Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf as “the soldiers’ reporter” because of his caring and regard for those whose battles he covered.
Vietnam authorGalloway to visit Seattle
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Galloway with US Marines in Danang in August 1966. Has a Nikon F camera over his shoul-der and is holding a Swedish K 9mm submachine gun.
USMC/Contributed
Galloway, center in helmet, aboard a Marine
CH-34 helicopter on his way to a Marine
combat operation in January 1966.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAVIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION
50th ANNIVERSARY VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATIONLOCAL EVENTS APRIL 12-17
Galloway on the day of the ceasefire in the Persian Gulf War, 1991, with 24th Infantry Division (Mech) outside the gates of Basra, Iraq.
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Galloway, center in helmet, aboard a Marine
THE KEMPER FREEMAN FAMILYTHE KEMPER FREEMAN FAMILY
Seattle and Washington State have an unusual role in the Vietnam War Commemoration, a national initiative to thank Vietnam veterans a half century after the United States rapidly escalated its deployment of troops to South Vietnam following the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Many of the troops who returned home were met with disdain rather than with the thanks that veterans of other conflicts received.
Joe Galloway, the Vietnam correspondent who authored the book “We Were Soldiers Once... And Young” (adapted into the 2002 film “We Were Soldiers”), is in Seattle for a week of interviews with local Vietnam veterans. He will speak at Seattle Rotary’s noon luncheon April 15 and will be featured at a breakfast interview session at the Columbia Tower Club on April 17.
The Vietnam War Commemoration is aimed at spurring events and activities in states, cities and towns around the country to recognize Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice.
The partners’ program is designed for state and local communities, veterans’ organizations and other nongovernmental organizations to assist in thanking and honoring Vietnam Veterans and their families.
To learn how to become a part of the 50th Vietnam Veterans Commemorative, communities may seek information or apply to become a Commemorative Partner by going to:
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The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statisti-cal round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.
Between March 27 - April 2, there were 372 traffic incidents, 32 traffic accidents, six DUIs, 26 general traffic incidents, 41 alarm calls, nine abandoned vehicles, one burglary, 19 incidents of fraud, civil incidents, eight cases of harassment, nine thefts, seven vehicle prowls, 20 warrants served, eight noise complaints, four animal calls, 15 incidents of domestic violence, two incidents of malicious mischief, 17 disturbances, one sex offense, two assaults, two hit and run and 31 incidents involving at least one arrest.
April 1Protection order violation: 5:21 p.m., 11200 block of NE 124th St. A 24-year-old woman was arrested for violating a no-contact order with a 26-year-old man.
March 31Assault: 9:53 a.m., 14400 block of 124th Ave NE. A 37-year-old man assaulted his 26-year-old girlfriend after sleeping in their vehicle in the Safeway parking lot and waking up in a bad mood. The man was arrested for assault.
Trespass: 8:27 a.m., 11200 block of NE 124th St. A 22 year old was found sleeping inside of a stall at the Totem Lake QFC, in spite of a valid trespass order on file at the store. He was arrested for trespassing.
March 29 Assault: 8:03 p.m., 11400 block of 105th Pl NE. A 52-year-old man got into an argument with a 48-year-old woman over leaving a BBQ early. The argument turned into a physical fight once they got back to
their residence when the man threw the woman on the floor. He was placed under arrest for assault and booked into the Kirkland Jail.
March 28Disorderly conduct: 3:51 p.m., 10600 block of NE 38th Pl. A 60-year-old man with “serious mental emotional issues” was arrested for disorderly conduct and booked after he caused a disturbance at the South Kirkland Park and Ride.
March 27
Protection order violation: A 36-year-old man made an incoherent phone
call to 911 while drunk, claiming his 49-year-old wife was mad at him and walked away. Officers later learned there was a protection order in place prohibit-ing contact between the
two, with the man being the respondent. The man
was found near the resi-dence in violation of the order
and told police he was aware of it but he “didn’t feel it was right.”
The woman was eventually located and provided a statement to police, while the man was arrested and booked into jail.
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City of Kirkland should provide pet waste bags
The Kirkland City Update Newsletter first quarter 2015 contained this: “Retail-ers may continue to provide plastic bags for such items as bulk and frozen foods, meat and fish, take-out foods, and newspaper, dry cleaning, and pet waste.”
I am most interested in retailers providing plastic bags for pet waste.
All of the other items listed above are products or services I might purchase. Never have I purchased pet waste.
Perhaps the city of Kirkland should supply plastic bags to pet owners, rather than put-ting the responsibility on retailers to provide them.Shauna Fitzgerald, Kirkland
Not too late to reverse bag ban in Kirkland
It’s not too late for the members of the Kirkland City Council to undo the well-intended but totally unsupportable ban on so-called single-use disposable plastic shopping bags. Letters to the Reporter have repeatedly condemned the regulation for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the net negative impact on the environment when all aspects of the issue are considered. When combined with the adverse economic impact on consumers and retailers (as cus-tomers move to other locations without such a ban) and the negative public health consid-erations, the ban makes no sense whatsoever.
One has to wonder why the members of City Council seem so eager to enact a regula-tion that nobody needs or wants. While local merchants may believe it will benefit them by reducing their cost of operations to some degree, ultimately it will not. Customers will resent being required to pay for something they are used to getting for free, particularly when it continues to be free a short distance away. They won’t like waiting the extra time in checkout lines while clerks struggle to fit purchases into customer-provided shopping bags, or the increased hassle at self-checkout stations.
While hopefully well-meaning, Council members who support this regulation are out-of-touch with current thinking on the subject. They are certainly on the wrong side in regard to the majority of public opinion.
As for the few readers who have endorsed the ban, I recommend they consider alternative uses for the cloth bags they have acquired. My guess is fellow customers will be laughing at them behind their backs.Jim Lewis, Kirkland
City using $20 million for nice-to-have non-essential projects
According to the latest agenda, the city just found another $20 million that was unaccounted for in their adopted budget, a surplus now that could be used to fund the proposed Property Tax increase by King County for an upgrade of “regional” emer-gency radio network.
But no, the money is there however the city has refused to fund safety first. Instead, they’re using the new money to fund other non-safety issues, a ploy. They need a reason to put a new levy on the ballot.
They are putting their new money into many administrative functions and non-essential nice-to-have projects instead of using the newly found $20 million to pay for the radio upgrade necessary for public safety. The cities and county could fund the levy if they would put safety first.
I suspect the county also found new money in their budgets making this new tax increase unnecessary.
But no, it’s business as usual. Their philos-ophy prevails. Once again, the tax payers are being manipulated. City and county officials have no intent to pay for this levy from newly their newly found $20 million plus dollars. They should be held accountable.Robert L. Style, Kirkland
Hill should support road expansion within his district
Having keenly followed transit develop-ment in the area for some time, I found
Sen. Andy Hill’s inability to properly represent his constituents with the ST3 funding measure (SB 5987) to be rather disappointing.
His willingness to support road ex-pansion outside of our area, while deny-
ing his own district the right to vote on its own preferred solution to the gridlock that is progressively lowering the quality of life in the area (as evidenced by both WSDOT and the grumblings of disgruntled happy-hour friends and colleagues), leaves one to wonder where his interests truly lie?
If he is indeed in favor of small govern-ment, why not allow “We the People” the right to vote on our own future?
If he is indeed in favor of solutions to our growing traffic problems, why does he refuse to work positively towards a multi-modal solution?
Perhaps most damningly, why does he not fight harder for his King County home, which receives a mer e 65 cents for each dollar sent to the Capitol [source: Office of Financial Management]?
If rumors of his gubernatorial ambitions are correct, I would suggest that a commute to Olympia would be more timely with a bet-
ter transit system, and remind him that his job is to represent his voters, not his party. Gerick Lee and Ian Prise, Kirkland
Nourishing networks thanks community for help
Wow! With your help, we have completed another successful year of growing the network of support for some of our most needy residents. The expressions of gratitude are huge and continuing. You made a real impact.
Most parents have not known how, or have been very reluctant, to connect to support. We try to get families connected to ongo-ing support systems to provide sustainable ways of dealing with need. Your help to these children and their families has given them a much better chance of thriving.
We will continue to grow the number of schools next year as we make workable con-nections with administrators. Please tell your friends about this and help them get con-nected when we return for Thanksgiving.
If you are interested in getting involved in improving this program or have ideas for other gaps in support to those in need in our community, please join us at regular Kirkland Nourishing Network meetings on the third Friday of the month. It is best to contact Linda Benson with Nourishing Networks Central, to confirm the meeting location ahead of time. Linda’s email is [email protected].
Again, thanks for all that you have done to bring our community together.Kirkland Nourishing Network
WSDOT says drivers to bene� t from I-405 tolls
Craig Stone, the Washington State Toll Divi-sion Director seems to have a very “optimistic” assessment of the bene� ts from tolls. I was par-ticularly “impressed” by his claim “All lanes of I-405 will be able to go 45 mph or faster once the express lanes open this fall”. It makes one won-der why anyone would choose to pay the tolls.Bill Hirt, Bellevue
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to other teams that had a full coaching staff and millions of dollars in funding. Though the U.S. team had the necessary equipment to compete, it was far below the quality of their competitors.
“We were buying things off the shelf,” Reed said. “It’s funny to look back in some ways, because it was so ridiculous and stressful and we made it through, but it was everything down to the skin suits.”
Their hope was to shave off five seconds from their time, but when Reed reached out to former Olympic team-mate Sky Christopherson only a few months before the Olympics, she was less than optimistic about meeting that goal unless more changes were made.
“We were a long ways out from the podium,” she said. “We had a lot of work to do. I said (to Sky) we actually have limited resources and we’re not on track to make up those five seconds the way we’re going.”
For Reed, it was her first Olympics competing in the endurance event after a 12-year career as a sprint cyclist. A gradu-ate from Issaquah High School, she first started cycling at the Marymoor Velodrome in Redmond and won her first national title as a senior-level racer at the 1998 U.S. National Track Cham-pionships. She went to compete at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, where she finished tenth and seventh respectively. In 2008, she won the World Championship Title in
Manchester, UK, making her the first and only U.S. woman to win the World Championship in the keirin, according to her website.
Following what she considered to be a disap-pointing performance at the 2008 Olympics due to illness, Reed retired for a year, but in 2010 she came out of retire-ment after Hammer convinced her to compete in the newly-created team pursuit event, a three-kilometer race compared to the 500-750 meter sprints. While Reed saw it as a chance to do something different from sprint cycling, it required her to adapt to an entirely different training pro-gram. The question, she said, wasn’t whether she could physically prepare, but if it could be done within the limited time frame before the Olym-pics.
“It was quite scary to put myself out there,” she said. “I had retired as world champion…I didn’t know if I could make the transformation (in time).”
Fortunately for the team, Sky Christopherson and his wife, Tamara, offered to join them in Spain, where they also brought along electronic tools Sky felt might be useful to their training. The tools they brought, which measured their glucose levels, core body temperature, and tracked their sleeping patterns, were part of what Sky Christopherson would later call the ‘Data not Drugs’ project, at the time known as Optimized Athlete. The year before, Sky had broken World
the Record in the velo-drome sprint. As part of his training, he had used a “digital health” model designed to help athletes achieve performance naturally.
At first, however, Reed said she was wary of in-troducing something new at such a late date.
“When you’re train-ing, you’re so tired from day-to-day training, to add anything new at that point can be re-ally stressful,” she said. “And when people add more it becomes more of a stresser than a help. Because he had been an athlete he was really good at respecting those boundaries.”
Reed said the program helped them become better informed about aspects of their training by collecting data that by itself is not significant but when added together can produce significant results.
“With the data it’s about..pooling every single one percenter,” she said. “To have a perfor-mance like that (at the Olympics) everything has to go right and you have to pool every resource that you can. You build this community around you with as many re-sources as you can and that’s how great perfor-mances are done.”
Yet, in spite of the new tools, Tamara Christo-pherson said it still wasn’t clear how well they would perform when they got to London.
“The hope’s always there (to do well), but there were a lot of days
they were riding slower than even the World Championship,” she said. “It’s a tough thing as an athlete.”
Originally planning to stay for just 10 days, Tamara said they decided to stay and contribute further to the team’s training, which included setting up cameras to film the women for feedback.
As details emerged about the Lance Arm-strong doping scandal, which also involved other top U.S. men’s profes-sional cyclists, Reed said they saw their own race as an opportunity to bring attention to the U.S.
women’s track cycling team and prove they
could get the same results without using drugs.
“As females, we’ve been com-
peting at the high level for years,” Reed said. “We’ve been producing results for the U.S., but we haven’t gotten a lot of recognition. This was really a great opportunity to show ourselves and what we’ve been doing for years and years and years because we’ve been under the rug the whole time….And we’ve been doing it the whole time drug free.”
“I want people to understand it’s (drug use) not at all cycling as a whole,” she added. “Women’s cycling, women’s track cycling, we’ve been working hard for years to get these performances and we just haven’t received the recognition.”
When they finally reached the Olympics, the team took the world by surprise, finishing second
behind Great Britain, which beat its own world record. Reed took part in the semifinal and prelim-inary rounds of the event, with Hammer, Bausch and Tamayo finishing with a time of three min-utes and 19 seconds.
Six months after the Olympics, Sky and Tamara Christopherson realized the footage left from training inadver-tently contained a great story that would translate well onto the screen. Hir-ing a documentary writer, they sat through the hun-dreds of hours of footage to decide what would be used for the 80-minute film.
“Two days scrubbing through every single minute of the footage, he came away with a re-ally clear vision,” Tamara said. “The heart of the story was overcoming and being the underdog and what that feels like.”
The film also shows how family members like Reed’s husband, Brandon Madden, along with Hammer’s husband, Andy Sparks, were fully involved in their training.
“That was what was so cool about the movie,” Reed said. “All the hus-bands came together and became a huge support for all of us.”
When they finally finished “Personal Gold,” Tamara said they screened it for the athletes and their family. Reliving their journey on the screen, she said, al-lowed them to reflect on their accomplishment.
“For them, it was this really emotional experi-ence,” she said. “As an athlete, you kind of forget
how tough it was, how difficult that training is….it was awe-inspiring and physically challeng-ing to watch that again.”
Having screened the film in several states in the past year, Tamara said the film is not just for cy-cling enthusiasts or sports fans, but anyone inspired by overcoming adversity.
“Seeing how the crowd relates to that and responds to it, I think it was really cool for them (Reed, Hammer, Bausch, Tamayo) to see that,” she said.
Reed said the response she’s received from people, even those who are not particularly into cycling or sports, dem-onstrates the film’s wide appeal.
“They weren’t even athletes, but inspired in some way,” she said. “A lot of the film is like a love story. We brought in our husbands and then Sky and Tamara…they came to help. We just pooled as many people who cared about us…and built a community around it.”
What makes it inspir-ing for others, Reed said, is that the film shows how one can really beat the odds.
“On paper it didn’t look like we were going to stand on the podium,” she said. “Obviously it’s an underdog story, but it really shows it’s still about hard work and persever-ance and what you can do with limited resources and drive.”
To purchase a ticket, go to http://www.person-al-gold.com/seattle. Proceeds will go to the Jennie Reed Foundation.
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husband came to the Seattle area where her parents had
retired, but eventually went back to work at Grumman temporarily before going to
work at FCS Group, which consults municipalities on economic issues and public finance, among other things. Working with a variety of cities from across the state, she said, showed her how diverse they can be, not only in their outlook but how well City Hall is, or isn’t, managed. One of the cities she worked with at the time included Kirkland, which she said impressed her enough to the point where she applied for the job of finance director in 2006.
“I always thought Kirkland
would be a great city to work at,” she said. “I really like the openness of it. I find Kirk-land to be very open as far as city halls go.”
Though her first year handling the biannual budget from 2007-2008 went well, she said at the beginning of 2008 sales tax began to drop and by the end of the year the economy had taken a mas-sive hit, including auto sales and construction.
On top of the recession, the city was in the stages of planning the annexation of the Finn Hill, Juanita, and Kingsgate neighborhoods after the City Council voted to approve it in 2009. As part of the annexation, the city would be taking over services in the neighborhoods, but the city’s lagging tax revenue created a situation where the budget was not growing as fast as service demands.
“It was just really big (annexation),” she said. “We had to be clever in trying to absorb it.”
Dunlap said they were able to avoid laying off city staff because they had anticipated hiring people for the annexa-tion. Instead, they simply moved staff around.
Although the local econ-omy seems to be improving, it was only last year that the city returned to its sales tax revenue peak from 2007, but only after adding nearly 40,000 more people.
Part of her job as finance director, Dunlap said, was anticipating revenue from possible development while examining the forecast for the global economy, which ultimately impacts the city locally.
“We can’t control a lot of things,” she said. “A lot of what it is, is predicting reality when it comes.”
At the same time, it can be hard to predict local projects too, which can either be postponed or never get off the ground.
When Dunlap first came to the city, for example, the City Council entered into a redevelopment agreement with the property owners of the Totem Lake Malls proper-ties, promising $15 million in public improvements associated with the Mall. The contributions would only occur after the property owner completed at least 250,000 square feet of retail and 600,000 total square feet
of development. Dunlap said that at the
time the impression was that redevelopment was on the near horizon.
“They said, ‘You need to know this, breathe this,’” she said. “Then it dropped.”
Nearly 10 years later, the redevelopment agreement has been extended, this time to a new potential owner. A similar situation has occurred with Parkplace, where a redevelopment was planned in 2010 only to be scrapped for financial reasons until new owners rebooted the project with a new design in fall 2014.
“That’s what I find so interesting about this work,” she said. “It’s never a dull mo-ment. It’s been really interest-ing all along.”
Now that the city’s revenue has stabilized, she said, the new challenge is prioritizing spending so that they can successfully downsize if the economy takes another hit, which may be triggered by events in other countries.
“As much as our day-to-day work isn’t affected (by the global economy), keeping an eye out is important,” she said.
With her new position, Dunlap said she will still be focusing on the budget, but her role’s will involve a more active handling of mjaor city projects, such as the upcom-ing City Hall renovations.
“I think there’re a lot of expectations,” she said. “[City Manager] Kurt [Triplett]’s job and the council’s position is to balance those things. What people expect is public safety, but what they enjoy is quality of life. What attracts busi-nesses is quality of life, so you want to balance all of them.”
One thing Dunlap plans to emphasize is community outreach and communication as the city goes forward.
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King County Councilmember Hague, Assessor Lloyd Hara host Eastside Town Hall in Kirkland
Metropolitan King County Council Vice Chair Jane Hague and King County As-sessor Lloyd Hara will host two town halls in Bellevue and Kirkland. � ese public meetings will be an oppor-tunity for East King County residents to learn more about how property values are es-tablished, how property taxes are calculated, and where the money goes.
� e one in Kirkland will be held at Kirkland City Hall at 7 p.m. on April 22, while the one in Bellevue will be held at the Bellevue Com-munity Center at 7 p.m. on April 8.
“It is important that our residents understand this process, especially in this economy of ever-changing real estate values and prop-erty taxes,” Hague said. “I am also glad that a member of the Board of Appeals will be available for questions on the appeal process.”
Hara and sta� will be pres-ent to answer questions on the property valuation pro-cess, appeals and property tax exemption programs.
“Continuing the 2014 trend, property values are increasing across King County as we emerge from the Great Recession,” Hara said. “Last year, we saw a
valuation increase in 85 of the 86 residential areas and we expect to see continued growth in residential values in 2015.”
Hara would like to remind all property owners to care-fully review the information contained in the valuation notice or visit their website.
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Some low-income seniors, disabled veterans, or disabled persons retired because of a disability might be eligible
for a property tax deferral or exemption. � e King County Assessor’s O� ce encourages you or those you know to contact their o� ce to deter-mine eligibility.
� e Clerk of the King County Board of Equaliza-tion (BOE) Neal Cooke will provide information on property valuation appeals.
� e BOE is independent from the Assessor’s O� ce and is comprised of seven citizen members appointed by the King County Execu-tive and con� rmed by the King County Council. King County property owners have 60 days from the post-mark date on their valuation notice to � le an appeal.
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The Hopelink Can Mad-ness trophy is headed back to Kirkland after a spectacular
run by Xtreme Consult-ing Group, Inc. in the sixth year of the competitive food
drive. The second-year team cruised through each round of the tournament and in the end, managed to edge out a very determined Universal Avionics team from Red-mond in the final round.
Hopelink Can Madness is a bracketed competition similar to the national spring
college basketball tourna-ment, matching businesses in weekly contests to see which one can bring in the most food.
Greg Rankich with Xtreme credits teamwork for the win. After bringing in a particularly large haul during one round, the company’s
staff came into the Kirkland food bank to help sort their donations.
“We had fun internally and volunteering helped us get even more involved,” Rankich said. “It was a total team effort to support Hopelink.”
In the final round of the competition, Xtreme Consulting brought in 8,121 pounds of food and $585 in
cash, while Universal Avion-ics collected 8,325 pounds of food and $700 this week. Although the second-place finisher collected more in donations, they fell short in total points; the tournament uses a denominator based on the number of employees to convert pounds to points and ensure a level playing field.
During the five-week, 32 businesses in Redmond, Kirkland, Bellevue, Shoreline and Seattle collected a total of 47,996 pounds of food and $5,517 cash – the most ever raised during one year of the competition.
The annual food drive was created six years ago as a way to help offset the traditional decline in donations after the holidays, while enabling local businesses to compete in a fun, friendly tournament.
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Mary B. HansenMary B. Hansen, age 87, died
peacefully in Austin, Texas on March, 19, 2015.
She lived a wonderful life, full of travel and adventure. A � fth generation Texan, Mary was born December 14, 1927 in Strawn, Texas to Lenson and Leelia Bethel. She didn’t stay put for long. Her father’s careers as a Colonel in the US Army and revenue agent for the Government
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Mary met her soul-mate and life love, Ray Hansen, a West Point cadet, when his plane stopped for an emergency landing at Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas en route to the West Coast. Her childhood prepared her well for the travel � lled life she and Ray enjoyed during his long career in the Army Corps of Engineers.
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the program will last for years.
“It’s just awesome,” said former Kang so� ball player Kristi Walker, who threw out the ceremonial � rst pitch to her daughter, and current Kang player, Han-nah Walker. “We’re very happy.”
� e Walker family includes three generations who have played for the Kang so� ball team.
� ough there were hints of bad weather on the horizon, Lake Washington Athletic Director George Crowder said the skies cleared just in time for the historic game.
“It was absolutely fan-tastic,” he said. “It was like the Olympic gods said ‘Let’s give these girls a break.’”
Winning 6-0, the game was preceded by a � eld dedication. Highlights of the contest included sopho-more Tori Bivens pitching seven innings with ten strike outs, allowing three hits and walking two bat-ters, according to Crowder. Senior le� � elder Jessica Newton took the � rst swing at the plate for the Kangs.
However, the win for the program comes a� er years of playing at various city parks, while the so� ball � eld at the high school sat idle and unusable, accord-ing to LWHS fastpitch booster club president Jodee Hull. � e team had played at Everest Park, Grass Lawn Park and most recently at Crestwood Park. Hull said that the parks, in-cluding Crestwood, lacked the infrastructure necessary for fastpitch, such as fences, batting cages and bullpens.
“� e in� eld was really deep,” she said. “It was not designed for fast pitch.”
Kristi Walker, who was on the team when they played at Grass Lawn Park, said they jogged the 2.5 miles to the park for prac-tice, which got old by her senior year.
“So� ball became not fun because it was hard to get to the � eld,” she said.
In 2011, the so� ball � eld was converted into a parking lot for construction when the high school was
rebuilt. A� er construction was � nished, the team had to wait another two years for the � eld to seed. It fwas inally opened for practice last year.
Hull, whose daughter Kylisa Hull is a junior on the team, has coached Little League in Bellevue for 11 years and hopes now that the girls are playing at home they will be able to grow the program. Practic-ing and playing outside the school grounds, she said, prevented many girls who lacked access to transporta-tion from playing.
Fellow booster club member Janet Steele, whose
daughter Hannah Steele also plays on the team, added that they would pack as many girls into their ve-hicles as possible to drive to practice. As Hull and Steele see it, it’s about time a team that walked away with the state championship last year gets to play on its own � eld. � e year before, they took second in league and made it to the state semi-� nals in 2012.
“� e girls are excited to play on campus,” Hull said. “� ey were always contend-ers, they always had a solid program.”
Parents and players hope that removing this inhibi-tion, possibly re� ected in
the lack of a junior varsity team for the past two years and the consistent team size, will bolster the num-ber of girls involved.
Additionally, having their home games actually played on campus, they hope, will lead to more support from the student body. � e � rst game re� ected the pride many students and parents have in the program as the stands were packed - including the school’s drum line. It also allows the booster club to do things such as decorate the stands and hang banners.
“We feel more students will come out and want to support the team,” Hull said. “It’s a beautiful looking � eld.”
For some, the new � eld is also seen as � xing perceived inequalities between the baseball team and fastpitch team. � e possible inequali-ties recently came to light when high school adminis-tration o� cials announced they were moving the base-ball team from Lee Johnson Field in downtown, where they have played for decades, to the renovated baseball � eld on campus. � e decision was recently put on hold, however, due to protests from not just the baseball team but alumnus and school district board members.
While the seniors on the
fast pitch were eager to get their own � eld before they graduated, Hull said overall they have stayed focused on the game rather than con-troversies surrounding it.
“� e district has done a good job of stepping up and making it right and making these girls feel honored to be a part of it,” Hull said.
Head Coach Traci Tawney said she will have plenty of returning players next year, and hopes for more girls to turn out now
they have their own � eld.“It’s been a long time
coming,” she said. “It’s just exciting for the players, fans and former players to get the support of the students.”
She also hopes the new � eld will serve as a catalyst for creating better con-nections between the high school program and Little League teams in the area.
“� ey want to know what’s next for them in the community and that the people support it,” she said.
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Left, Kristi Walker throws out the � rst pitch at the new Lake Washington High School softball � eld to her daughter Hannah. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland ReporterAbove, the two embrace following the pitch. KATHRYN REITH, LWSD
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� e Kirkland City Coun-cil approved a resolution during the April 7 regular meeting amending the em-ployment contract for City Manager Kurt Triplett with an increase in retirement contribution and contract extension through 2020.
Triplett was hired in 2010 as Kirkland’s fourth city manager. Several of his
achievements are identi� ed in the resolution, includ-ing guiding the city of Kirkland out of the “Great Recession” while maintain-ing its AAA credit rating, ensuring the completion of the 2011 annexation of Finn Hill, North Juanita and Kingsgate areas and more recently, implement-ing strategies to position
the city well when the annexation sales tax credit expires in 2021. Triplett’s performance is also rec-ognized for the purchase and development of the Cross Kirkland Corridor and the Comprehensive Plan Update process and the adoption of associated long-range transportation, parks and other plans as part of the Kirkland 2035 initiative.
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and policies set by the City Council have proven to be extremely e� ective and e� cient over the past � ve years,” said Kirk-land Mayor Amy Walen. “He listens to community con-cerns and is creative in his responses to solve problems we all face together.”
� e city manager administers and manages the city according to the mission, policies and guidelines ad-opted by the City Council. Triplett oversees the opera-tions of ten departments
and is director of the City Manager’s O� ce (CMO). CMO programs include neighborhood services,
legislative advocacy, council relations, economic develop-ment, communi-cations, tourism and the volunteer program.
“I am deeply grateful for the Council’s action. Working for the
residents of Kirkland and this Council has been one of the most rewarding highlights of my career,” Triplett said. “It is my
privilege to work with the exceptional team of city employees to continue serving this amazing com-munity any way that I can to keep Kirkland one of the most livable cities in America.”
� e employment agree-ment is e� ective Jan. 1, 2015 and sets Triplett’s annual salary at $184,468; requires that he reside in Kirkland; provides bene� ts and insurance and makes automobile and travel expenses available in lieu of expense reimbursement.
Triplett previously served as King County’s County Executive (2009), Chief of Sta� to County Executive Ron Sims (2003-2009), Deputy Director of King County’s Department of Natural Resources and Parks (1998-2002) and Deputy Chief of Sta� under Ron Sims and Gary Locke.
Triplett has a Master’s Degree in Public Admin-istration from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government (2003) and a Bachelor of Arts in Politi-cal Science from Stanford University (1989). Triplett currently lives in Kirkland with his wife and three children.
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EDITORSound Publishing has an immediate opening for Editor of the Port Orchard Independent. This is not an entry-level position. Requires a hands-on leader with a minimum of three years newspaper experience including writing, editing, pagination, photography, and InDesign skills. editing and monitoring social media including Twitter, Facebook, etc.
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• Has proven interpersonal skills representing a newspaper or other organization at civic functions and public venues.
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• Must be visible in the community.• Must possess reliable, insured, motor vehicle and a
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We o� er a competitive compensation and bene� ts package including health insurance, paid time o� (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.)
If you are interested in joining the team at the Port Orchard Independent, email us your cover letter, resume, and up to 5 samples of your work to: [email protected]. Please be sure to note: ATTN: EDPOI in the subject line.
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Paul Isenburg206-948-5885
Carlene Sandstrom206-910-3662
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Kay Zatine206-954-4409
STUNNING MIRAMAR TOWNHOME $1,795,000Sweeping Western views can be enjoyed from beautifully appointed rooms with wainscoting, hardwood doors, and grand ceilings. This sought after townhome is gorgeous in every regard and there is no lack of space or luxury from pillar to post.
CRAIG GAUDRY 425.576.5555
FABULOUS NEW MODERN $1,150,000Smashing two story design with dramatic open spaces, abundant natural light & stylish high-end � nishes. Enormous great room features living & dining space with walkout patio & professional grade kitchen with commercial 8-burner range/vent, custom cabinetry & expansive slab counters for easy entertaining. MLS #685786
LYNN SANBORN 206.227.5966
HOUGHTON LAKE VIEW CONDOMINIUM $415,000 The most desirable condominium unit in the Trilogy with it’s top � oor, end unit location and unobstructed lake, mountain & sunset views Ready to move in! Windows on 3 sides of the lofted Master Suite allows for abundant light and open spaces. Remodeled kitchen with a gas range, slab granite countertops, stainless steel appliances &_abundant cabinetry. New carpet, Gas Fireplace & A/C! 2 bdrms, 2 bths & 2 parking spaces [email protected]
CHELLE NELSON 206.953.5927
U N I O N H I L L $ 8 9 9 , 0 0 0Modern Comfort. Crisp details, grand design and a stylish, luxurious, fully Remodeled interior. Tranquil, storybook setting. A designer eye to detail w/ Wolf + Sub-Zero kitchen, quartz and limestone baths. Den, bonus, + loft. Incredible master wing w/heated � oors, freestanding tub. 3-Car gar + 1/2 acre of exquisite grounds. A classic, inviting approach, freshly.
NATASHA BOSCH 425.766.8019
COUGAR MOUNTAIN ESTATES $1,599,950 Elegant Custom home in a private gated enclave of 4 (acre) homes. SOLD in 6 days! 5140 sq ft w/5 bed + 3 baths. Flowing open � oorplan with grand ceilings, walls of windows and magni� cent � nishes throughout this gorgeous home in the heart of EVERYTHING Bellevue! www.CarleneSandstrom.com
CARLENE SANDSTROM 206.910.3662
VIEWS & PRIVACY $1,849,000Perfect Condo Alternative with 3 BRs + O� ce + Media. 2,750 s.f. with Master-Main Floor Living, 2 car garage and VERY Private Setting, low maintenance (mostly hardscape) landscaping._ Views stretch due West from Hunts Pt & Seattle Skyline to Juanita Point. _Photos at:_ www.BigDogRealty.com.
HEIDI BRIGHT 425.417.4716
BRIDLE TRAILS LUXURY ESTATE $1,948,000 An Icon to the Compton Trails neighborhood, this magnificent custom estate represents the perfect balance of sophistication, style and beauty in a 5000 ft. home on one acre with pool, sport court, spa and sunny western exposure. Thinking of selling... YOUR HOME COULD BE NEXT. Call Kay and Julia to help you make your next move.JULIA KRILL 206.406.9000 KAY ZATINE 206.954.4409
KIRKLAND $819,900The view of Lake Washington and Seattle skyline set the stage for this magni� cent end unit condominium, situated blocks from the amenities available at Carillon Point. Elegant design with spacious rooms and luxury � nishes make this an excellent value. Listing courtesy of John Barker. [email protected]
KATHRYN GREEN 425.766.1315
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KIRKLAND-FINN HILL $455,000This remodeled 5bd 2ba 2640 sq foot home sold with multiple o� ers. Features included white kitchen cabinets, granite countertops, update bathrooms and lower level MIL.
LYDIA GELINE 206.419.0775
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STYLISH IN BOTHELL $485,000New on market, brite 3 bdrm, den & bonus rm w/ great master. Traditional style, lovingly maintained; big kitchen & family rm spaces. Quiet area w/ parks & trails close by. MLS 764966
PAUL ISENBURG 206-948-5885
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