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Finley Filbert, of Maple Valley, was one of the most curious 3-year-olds at the Hooked On Fishing Derby. He didn’t require much coaxing to get him to hold his very fi rst fi sh. The largest fi sh that was caught at the derby (not pictured) weighed in at 2 pounds, 9.75 ounces, a quarter of an ounce heavier than second place. More photos are on page 7. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter

First catch for Finley

BY DENNIS BOX

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For the second time in less than two years Covington voters ap-pear to be turning thumbs down to a transportation benefi t district proposition.

Th e fi rst numbers posted by the King County Elections website Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. showed the measure failing with 53.27 per-cent, 1,206 voting no and 46.73 percent, 1,058 yes.

Th e proposition needs a simple majority to pass.

Th e city propo-sition would authorize a 10 year 0.002 sales tax increase or 20 cents for every $100. Th e revenue is planed for street and sidewalk maintenance and improvements.

Th e same proposition failed in November 2013 by 39 votes.

Th e King County emergency public safety radio network replacement proposition that was also on the ballot was passing by 65 percent.

Roads and sidewalks proposition failing, again

BY DENNIS BOX

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Th e candidate blanks are fi lling in on the Covington City Council November election ballot.

Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Wagner has fi led with the Public Disclosure Commission for Position No. 7.

Sean Smith has signed up to run for Position No. 5

Monday, Marlla Mhoon announced she will be seeking another term for her seat, Position No. 1

Mhoon was appointed to the council in 2005 and was elected in 2006.

She was a teacher with the Tahoma School District for 25 years before retiring in 2010.

Currently she is vice chair of the Sound Cities Association Pub-lic Issues Committee. She serves on the Puget Sound Regional

Covington City Council races begin to take shape

BY REBECCA GOURLEY

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Earth day was last Wednesday and although green is normally a color associated with some of Tahoma School District’s rivals, it was defi nitely the cause for celebration last week.

Tahoma received a Green Ribbon School award from the

U.S. Department of Education and King County’s 2015 Green Globe Award last week.

Th ree other education in-stitutions in Washington were awarded the same Green Rib-bon award and Tahoma was the only district.

Th is award is given annually to schools and districts that reduce environmental impact

and costs of their day-to-day operations; improve the health and wellness of the schools, stu-dents and staff ; and implement environmental education.

Four schools within the district have received Green Ribbons awards before, but this is the fi rst for the district as a whole.

Tahoma was also the only school district to receive the county’s Green Globe Award. Th e county gave out 14 awards to businesses, cities, organiza-tions and people for their eff orts in protecting and improving the environment.

In its description of Tahoma’s

award, “Leader in Sustainable Schools,” it reads, “No school district in the county has done more than the Tahoma School District to improve their con-servation practices or involve students in conservation and outreach eff orts.”

Practicing and teaching sustainability is one of the eff orts encompassed in the district’s Future Ready initiative, said Dawn Wakeley, director of teaching and learning for Tahoma.

“Future Ready is focused on preparing students for life aft er

Tahoma goes green for Earth Day with awards

Tahoma’s Green Teams encourage reducing energy costs by reminding people to shut off the lights with these signs. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter

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We have a Sun Conure, a small parrot with a lifespan of about 20-25 years. We’ve had her for eight years now and up until October of 2010, we thought she was a male. Th en she started laying eggs.

I had many panicked conversa-tions with our exotic-pet veterinarian about how to help her through that time in her life and how to prevent it from happening again. I needed to give her a safe place to lay her eggs, let her brood them, then remove anything from her cage that could be deemed a good place to incubate eggs.

She sat on those infertile eggs for six weeks; it was like we didn’t have a bird at all. One day she started chewing inside the cabinet where she had laid the eggs. My husband was peeking in, trying to talk her out of her destructive behavior, when

she nosed an egg toward him, “Here, I’ll give you an egg if you’ll let me chew this delectable wood.”

So I took the eggs away and our bird came back to us. I covered the cubby where she for-merly played; I took out her happy hut, which was a tent-shaped, cozy thing hanging in her

cage and quit using newspaper to line the bottom because she tore it up to make a nest.

Th e last element I had to eliminate was me. I had become her partner, so every time I held her, she wanted to mate with me. Th is sounds gross, I know, but it’s easily interpreted as cuddly and cute to us humans (I did a lot of research). However, knowing she still needed human interaction to

keep her friendly and social, my oldest daughter took over.

Fast forward fi ve years and my daughter, who turned 20 last week, is in college and has moved out of the house. She occasionally comes home

for a few days, at which time she and the bird bond and play and romp and run slowly across the room into each other’s wings. Th en my daughter goes back to her digs and the bird has a major meltdown.

Her reaction reminds me of when my young-est was born and my husband was working second shift . He’d get up with my oldest, who was 2-1/2, play with her all morning and take off for work around 1 or 2 in the aft ernoon. Th en my oldest would look to me, the exhausted mom with a newborn who wasn’t particularly fond of sleeping, to entertain her the same way her father had all morning.

She would have a fi t over my lame attempts at amusement at which point, I’m ashamed to ad-mit, the TV was my best friend. Needless to say, the angels were singing the day my husband got back on a normal shift so my oldest could live a routine which was more practical for me.

Th e bird acts the same way for about two days aft er my daughter leaves. She screams, she

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Tahoma High School’s We the People team fi nished fourth in the national fi nals on April 27 in Washington, D.C. The team qualifi ed for the top 10 and posted the highest fi nish in school and state history. Tahoma has advanced teams to the top 10 three times. The team is coached by Gretchen Wulfi ng. Courtesy Photo

Fourth at Nationals

Politicians in Olympia are working to pass a new budget.

We need Representatives that prioritize hard working families and demand that everyone, including wealthy corporations pay their fair share.

Thank you to Rep. Pat Sullivan for supporting a budget that:

nvests in our Schools

Closes Tax Loopholes to Ensure Everyone Pays their Fair Share

Doesn’t Raise Taxes on Local Families

Thanks for standing up for hard working families.Paid for by WA United for Fair Revenue

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[ more TODDLER page 6 ]SOOS CREEK SEWER PROJECT CONTINUES

Construction continues to progress for the installation of the new

sewer main along Covington Way SE in the Covington Town Center.

Covington Way SE remains closed as the contractor installs the new

sewer main. As the contractor nears the

intersection of Covington Way SE and SE Wax Road, a new road

bypass will be implemented starting May 4 and remain in place

until May 18 as construction is completed in the intersection.

This bypass road will allow traffi c to continue through the area without closing the entire

intersection to all vehicles while construction is completed.

BLOOD DRIVE MAY 6• Th e Black Diamond/

Maple Valley Kiwanis is holding a blood drive for a community member, Chris Odiorne, who has cancer.

She has been hospitalized since Feb. 12.

Th e blood-drive bus will be parked from 12 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at Black Diamond Square, 30741 3rd Ave.

It will be closed from 2

to 3 p.m.Sign up online at www.

bloodworksnw.org or call the blood center at 800-398-7888 for an appoint-ment.

For more information, call Natalie Routh at 206-280-4107.

ARBORETUMTh e 44th annual spring

plant sale is scheduled 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 8 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 9.

A variety of native and speciality plants will be for sale.

Community Notes


Th e next few weeks will bring the opening innings of a bucket full of local political races. A couple of cities, Black Diamond and Maple Valley, will have nearly the whole clubhouse on the ballot due to a mix of expiring terms and resignations.

Covington is usually the quietest election of the three. Occasionally I hear some snooty remark about Covington like, “We certainly don’t want to end up like them.” No kidding... why would anyone want a govern-ment that actually works and elected folks who answer questions?

Th ere are few moments in life as heart-warming as an elected blaming the question-able answer given (sometimes known as an outright alternative reality) on the crummy question from the dippy editor. Th at darn truth thing. (I will stipulate the editor’s brain is fuzzy blue cheese dip... I can’t stand me either.)

Like whiney teenagers, cities go through periods of turmoil, angst and severe throwing of arms in the air. Covington had its dance in the fi relight of the full moon a few years back and came through it. If you feel your hamlet is a burning burger on an overheated grill, not to worry. Be assured the sky is really falling, but like water – a community will eventually fi nd its level – it is all Politics 101.

Aft er covering political races for what feels like an eternity, I have settled on one fact. I know less and less each year.

I am sure most who sign on the campaign line believe it is an act of service to the com-munity, but as a responsible voter, we must be aware of the Gordian knot of motivations

pushing and pulling any candidate.Beware of the Ides of November and candi-

dates who duck, dodge and refuse to answer questions because the newspaper guy is Mr. Ruin Your Life. Here is that logic taken to the edge of the rancid wading pool: It’s a nega-tive story because the media covered it, which means an ax murder story would be positive if the dopey media guys just didn’t report it.

(I suddenly have as stomach ache.)For the political system to work, each part

of the equation must add up... at least a little. On the campaign side, candidates might as

well embrace being a politician. I have always felt the whimpering about political skills and ambitions is snobby nonsense. We all use political tools at times or end up in the “I got fi red line and I don’t know why.”

Politicians are in for far more criticism than most new candidates imagine. A candidate is always loved, until the hand is raised. Th en

it is time to deliver, or you have a brand new enemy that probably knows your weird middle name (thanks mom).

On the voters’ side of the equation, our job is to be brainy box checkers. I suspect the many problem with the wrong wacko getting in offi ce rest squarely in the hands of those fi lling out ballots... us.

As voters we need to be diligent detectives – talk and promises are easy, government action is hard. Th ere is a reason for that. Goofy ideas are plentiful; I have at least one each hour (ask Becky and Sarah… but please don’t believe them… only believe me).

Maybe if both parts of the equation put in the eff ort, the sum will be a positive number. If things don’t work out your way, give it time. One can never tell what’s around the next elec-tion corner.

Th e good news is our Constitution was care-fully craft ed by very learned guys to withstand

Th e approval rating for Congress is staying at 11 percent, but there’s hope the logjam is beginning to break. Th is revelation is according to a Bipartisan Policy Center report recently published by Francine Kiefer entitled, “Congress May Be Getting ‘Healthier,’ A New Study Finds,” in the April 20 edition of the Christian Science Monitor.

Now that Republicans have controlled both Houses of Congress since January, the goals of both House Speaker Boehner and Senate majority leader McConnell have been, “to return to the regular order.” Th at seems to be happening.

Sen. Bob Corker has been able to push a bill through the Senate that will give Congress some input on the Iranian nuclear deal, which President Obama had earlier vowed to veto. He changed his mind when he saw that it would not sty-mie his negotiations and might actually

help put pressure on the Iranians.Th e Republicans have also given up on

destroying Obamacare, since a decision about its future is before the Supreme Court. If the High Court rules it invalid, that will put the Republicans in the dif-fi cult position of dealing with 20 million recently insured Americans who would suddenly be without medical coverage, with presidential and Congressional elec-tions coming up in 2016.

In addition, the issue of the national debt has been quietly retired. For years the Repub-licans have railed against the debt. No more. On April 15, Senate Republicans voted to raise the national debt by $150 billion to provide for what is called the “Doc Fix” for physi-

cians who were about to see reductions in Medicare payments.

Th e vote was 92-8 in favor in the Sen-ate. Th e eight voting against the expan-sion of the national debt were all Repub-licans. Th e House has already passed the bill and it is expected to go before the president for his signature soon.

On April 21, the Senate also broke the long wait for new Attorney General nominee, Loretta Lynch, by making a

D I D Y O U K N O W ? : Calimyrna fi gs, the ones you fi nd in the grocery store, digest fi g wasps that lay eggs in the fruit and then die from exhaustion.

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Vote online:Should gay marriage be upheld as legal by the US Supreme Court?

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Last week’s poll results:

Now indicted on criminal charges, should State Auditor Troy Kelly resign?

Yes: 92% No: 8%

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I am a National Guards-men, living in Covington, working at Camp Mur-ray and want to share a success story with the as-sistance of our State Rep. Pat Sullivan.

I want to send my heartfelt thanks to Rep. Sullivan, who has assisted with our National Guard Scholarship, which has made it into the State House budget as a line item. Th is means a lot to all 8,200 members of

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Th e members of the Washington National Guard serve our state and nation selfl essly every day, risking their lives to safeguard the people and property of Washington state during state emer-gencies and assist with the war fi ghting mission dur-ing federal deployments.

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Early Monday morning King County Sheriff deputies responded to a shooting at a mobile home park in Ravensdale.

The shooting left a 56-year-old male dead.

When deputies and aid ar-rived on the scene, they were unable to save him.

He had at least one gun shot wound.

There were two witnesses, a male and female both in their 30’s, who helped point deputies in the direction of the suspect.

Deputies arrested the 28-year-old suspect on scene.

He was later booked into the Regional Justice Center

for investigation of first degree murder.

According to a press re-lease from the King County Sheriff ’s Office, deputies believe the victim and the suspect were acquaintances.

Deputies also believe the suspect arrested is the only one involved in the shoot-ing, the press release stated.

Before The Reporter’s press deadline King County Sheriff ’s Media Relations Officer Sgt. Stan Seo said detectives are still investi-gating the incident.

He added detectives are still piecing together why the shooting happened and what the relationship between the two are.

Seo also said he is unsure if the suspect is cooperating and talking with detectives.

The name of the male victim had not yet been released by the King County Medical Examiner’s office before the press deadline.

Suspect booked for first degree murder

All subjects in the police blotter are presumed in-nocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

• On April 20 officers responded to Glacier Park Elementary to the report that an unknown subject threw a homemade dart at a group of people on the school’s ball field.

• On April 25 officers responded the reporting party’s residence because they believed someone had been inside the home. The reporting party told officers they believed someone had been inside because their dog got into the garage in an unknown manner. The report stated their was nothing to prove anyone had been inside.

• On April 26 officers were informed that an unknown male was report-edly trying to hug a female subject. The report stated the incident occurred in a private yard and that the two subjects did not know each other.

INDECENT LIBERTIES• On April 20 at 8:10

p.m. officers responded to an apartment complex. At the scene, the victim told officers he let the suspect into the apartment to use the bathroom. The police report stated the victim said the suspect touched his genitals in an effort to stimulate him and engage in a sex for money scheme. The report does not state whether the victim and the suspect know each other.

THREATS• On April 21 officers

were informed that a student at Tahoma High School had made a kill list. According to the report, the reporting party told officers they did not know the time frame for when the killings would be carried out.

LARCENY• On April 21 two

suspects were caught at-tempting to steal items from Costco. One suspect was caught stealing Blu-ray disks and the report did not state what the other suspect was attempting to steal. Ac-cording to the police report, the suspects were working together.

• On April 22 officers responded to a local bike shop to the report that the same subject stole two dif-ferent items on two separate trips to the store. The report stated that both times the subject concealed the items and left the store without paying for them.

• On April 22 at 5:15 p.m. officers responded to Walmart to the report of fraudulent returns in exchange for gift cards.

• On April 24 officers contacted the reporting party who told them her purse was stolen from her vehicle. She informed offi-cers that she left her vehicle unlocked while parked in her driveway and that her purse was left inside.

MENTAL COMPLAINTS• On April 22 officers

responded to reports of a male subject pounding on homeowner’s door and looking into their windows. The report also stated he was attempting to push his way past homeowners. He was later committed for evaluation.

THEFT• On April around 10:15

a.m. officers responded to Lake Wilderness Park to the reports that an all-terrain forklift was taken from the construction site near the boat launch. The forklift was found dumped near by. The report also stated that the company vehicle was broken into and some tools were stolen.

• On April 25 it was re-ported that unknown sub-jects attempted to steal mail from residential mailboxes. The report stated that the mailboxes appeared to have been pried open.

More blotter entries can be found online at

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Every spring, many people ask questions about tomatoes and slugs. A third question is a bit more unusual with a bit of a dark side.

Q. When can I plant toma-toes? Do they grow better in pots or in the ground? J.T., email

A. Tomatoes are warm season, heat-loving plants which means they suffer if the nighttime tempera-tures are any cooler than 45

degrees. This means wait-ing until June before allow-ing young tomatoes to suf-fer outdoors all night in the cold, cruel world. You can cheat and set your plants

out in early May if you have a warm and protected area like up against the sunny side of a building and under the

cover of a roof overhang or eaves. Growing tomatoes in black plastic pots (they absorb heat) gets them off to a better start in our cool summer climate than

growing them in the cold ground but by the end of summer the tomato plants placed directly into the soil may produce a larger har-vest as their roots will have more room to spread out and grow.

Q. What can I do about all the slugs

in my garden? I also have snails and they eat new seedlings right after the sprout. R., email

A. Take a three-prong approach to bat-

tling slugs and snails and grab a fork while you’re at it. A fork to stab and collect slugs after a rainfall or at night means you can drop

them into a bucket of salt or soapy water. You can also stomp on snails as you lift them from your plants while on nocturnal slug hunts. If you don’t want to go out at night, lay a piece of damp cardboard near seedlings and, in the morning, collect the slugs that have gathered under the cardboard. Next, use a pet-safe slug bait like Worry Free or Sluggo that will cause the slugs to stop eating and slither under a rock to die. You won’t see the slimy mess but you will see the results. Finally, remove slug and snail habitats if possible.

Rock piles and chunks of rotting wood and debris are where slugs and snails like to breed and lay eggs.

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Keeping a strong Na-tional Guard means a lot to Washington state, and it strengthens our ability to provide the capabilities that we have to respond to domestic operations.

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deal to vote for her confir-mation five months after Obama nominated her in November 2014. Her wait for a confirmation vote was the longest since Ron-ald Reagan’s presidency. This is ironic since the current Attorney General, Eric Holder, is despised

only slightly less than Obama. It would seem that Republicans would want to get rid of him as quickly as possible. But that was not the case.

According to Kiefer, part of the reason Con-gress is working better is that senators can now debate and make amend-ments on the floors of the

House and Senate more easily. Being limited on these issues angered many senators and representa-tives and helped increase gridlock and animosity between the parties.

That is in part due to Mitch McConnell becom-ing the new Senate major-ity leader.

Since the Republicans

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BY RAECHEL DAWSON

Reporter

Bryce Kasota had to duck out early from King County Executive Dow Constan-tine’s state of the county address Monday.

It was to take an exam at Seattle Central Col-lege so she could continue maintain her 3.9 GPA and earn her associate degree in nursing.

But Kasota wasn’t always in the position to succeed.

“As a single mother before she finished high

school, Bryce faced an uncertain future,” Con-stantine told a room of nearly 200 people at the Federal Way Community Center. “She credits a public health employee from the Nurse-Family Partnership with helping her escape an abusive relationship, and helping her become the supportive mother her daughter needs.”

Constantine said it’s early actions like this that sets the tone for lifelong success, which is why the county executive, along with the

King County Council, is proposing a six-year levy called Best Starts for Kids, to be on this November’s general election ballot.

Best Starts for Kids will raise $58 million in the first year, if passed, and will cost the average homeowner in King County “about a dol-lar a week.”

The levy lid increase would be about 14 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value.

“The failure to invest early leads to much costlier crisis interventions later

— costlier for the individ-ual, for society and for the county budget,” Constan-tine said. “And, of course, jail is the costliest and least effective crisis intervention of all.”

Despite King County’s 80,000 added jobs over the past two years, a low 4.5 percent unemployment rate and a median household income of $69,000, Con-stantine spoke of the “ac-celerating crisis of income inequality that threatens to undermine our economic future by undermining our

middle class.”Since 2000, the executive

said King County has seen a net increase of 85,000 households but less than 4 percent of these are middle-income. The rest is split between $125,000 annual income and those earning less than $35,000.

“And as King County has grown less equal, the racial and geographic distribu-tion of poverty has grown less equal as well,” he said. “Over the past 15 years, more than 80 percent of the growth in poverty has come

in the suburbs outside of Seattle. Throughout the county, formerly middle-income neighborhoods are becoming either richer or poorer.”

What was once a dis-tribution of 90 percent of American’s enjoying 70 per-cent of all income growth in the 1950-1970s, is now the top 1 percent of Americans receiving 175 percent of all income growth from 2009-2012, he said.

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BY SARAH WEHMANN

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Each week the Washing-ton Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) an-

nounces student athletes of the week.

Last week Kentwood senior Bailey Paladin was named along with 11 oth-ers as WIAA athlete of the

week.According to the WIAA’s

website, Paladin fi nished last week’s Oregon relays meet with two fi rst place and two second place

fi nishes.Th e fi rst place fi nishes

came in the 200 meters and the 4X400 meters re-lay and he fi nished second in the 100 and the 4X100 relay.

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Track star named athlete of the week

BY SARAH WEHMANN

Reporter

Th e Kentwood Conquer-ors football team will have a new leader come fall.

It was announced Mon-day that Kent-Meridian and Washington State Univer-sity graduate Mike Bush will head the Conks.

For the past four years, Bush has been the wide receivers coach for the Bothell Cougars.

Bush was a two sport athlete at WSU compet-ing in both football and basketball.

When deciding to go with Buch, Kentwood Athletic Director Jo Anne

Daughtry said they “chose to go in a diff erent direction with the program.”

She added “We felt Mike Bush off ered us the best opportunity to get some fresh eyes and bring a re-newed enthusiasm into the program.”

Daughtry added Bothell head football coach Tom Bainter highly recommend-ed Bush for the job.

“We are very excited to have Mike lead Kentwood now and into the future,” she said.

Look in future editions of Th e Reporter for an intro-duction to Bush and what he brings to the Conks’ football program.

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A little more than half-way through the softball season and the Kentlake Falcons are sitting in seventh place in the South Puget Sound League 4A North division.

The Falcons played three games on April 21, April 22 and Monday, April 27.

During those three games, Kentlake went 1-2.

The Falcons lost the first two 6-5 to Thomas Jefferson April 21 and 7-4 to Federal Way on April 22.

Kentlake won the matchup Monday against Kentridge 9-5.

The Falcons started strong, scoring three runs

in the first inning against the Chargers.

Kentridge got on the board with one run in the third but the Falcons con-tinued to add to its lead.

Kentlake scored one in the third, three in the fourth and finished with two runs in the fifth in-ning.

The win snapped the Falcons’ four game losing streak. It was the first win since April 15.

Sophomore Jordan Eng-man went 3 for 5 Monday and had two runs batted in.

Freshman Allyson Overall also had three hits and 2 RBIs.

“Our team is a very diverse group with an

Falcons went 1-2 last week

Pitcher Madoline Seumalo winds up during the Falcon’s 7-4 loss to Federal Way April 22.SARAH WEHMANN, The Reporter[ more FALCONS page 10 ]


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DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)

Project Name: SE 272nd St (SR 516) Between Jenkins Creek and 185th Pl SE

File Number: SEPA15-01

Applicant/Contact: Don Vondran, P.E. City of Covington Public Works Director 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100 Covington, WA 98042 [email protected] 253-480-2462

Date of Issuance: May 1, 2015

Project Location: The project is located on SE 272nd St (SR 516), between Jenkins Creek and 185th Pl SE in the City of Covington. Section 30 & 31, Township 22N, Range 6E and Sections 25 & 36, Township 22N, Range 5E.

Project Description: The City of Covington proposes to widen SE 272nd Street (SR 516), between approximately Jenkins Creek and 185th Place SE, to relieve traffic congestion, reduce accidents and incorporate non-motorized modes of transportation. The project would widen SE 272nd Street from a two-lane to a five-lane roadway, from approximately 600 feet west of Jenkins Creek Road to 185th Place SE. Further improvements would include a new bridge at the crossing of Jenkins Creek to improve fish passage by replacing a box culvert, a signal replacement at 185th Place SE, illumination, curb, gutter and eight foot sidewalks, five foot planters, bike lanes, access control features for safety, landscaping and stormwater facilities. A sanitary sewer line within the road right-of-way will be relocated within the new project boundaries, as well as upgrades to the water main system.

Replacing the existing culvert with a new bridge and widening the roadway across Jenkins Creek and its associated riparian corridor will require the permanent fill of approximately 0.42 acre of existing wetlands and approximately 0.43 acre of stream. Disturbed critical areas and buffers will be restored following construction and adjacent areas will be enhanced as mitigation for temporary impacts. As mitigation for the loss of wetlands, the City is proposing to rehabilitate and/or create and enhance wetland areas at an offsite mitigation area north and east of the project site within a forested corridor along Jenkins Creek, approximately 2.5 miles upstream from the project site. Mitigation standards will comply with City of Covington specific mitigation requirements (CMC 18.65.340) and applicable federal and state wetland mitigation guidelines and permits.

Documents Reviewed: SEPA Environmental Checklist by Tetra Tech (03/26/2015), Project Plans at 30% submittal drawings (Tetra Tech, 2014), and other documents and reports referenced in Section D of the SEPA Environmental Checklist. Information is on file with the lead agency. Responsible Official/ Richard Hart, AICP Community Development DirectorLead Agency: City of Covington SEPA Official 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100 Covington, Washington 98042 253-480-2441

This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350. The comment period is 14 calendar days and ends May 15, 2015 at 5 PM.

Comments and Appeals Notice: Comments and appeals on this DNS may be submitted by first class mail or delivered to the responsible official at the above lead agency address. Any notice of appeals must be filed in writing, with the required filing fee paid in cash or check and received within 14 calendar days of the end of the comment period at Covington City Hall Offices, i.e. by May 29, 2015 at 5 PM. You must make specific factual objections, identify error, harm suffered, or identify anticipated relief sought and raise specific issues in the statement of appeal. Contact the Community Development Department at Covington City Hall to read or to ask about the procedures for SEPA appeals.

Published in the Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter on May 1, 2015. #1305571.

equal number of players from each grade level,” coach Kevin Smith said.

Smith acknowledged a number of athletes who have stepped up this sea-son for the Falcons.

Among some of those players, he noted that Engman is a newcomer and she has “held down shortstop for us all season while hitting over .500,”he said.

He also mentioned that Overall has stepped into a starting pitcher role this season.

And she is “a solid bat (in) the lineup,” he added.

The Falcons faced Decatur Tuesday after the press deadline.

Results from any games played after the deadline can be found online when they become available.

The next game scheduled is 4 p.m. today, Friday, at Kentwood.

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KENTLAKE

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Council Executive Board, King County Flood Control District Advi-sory Committee and she is co-chair of the Water Resource Area 9 (Green/Duwamish) management committee WRIA 9 Eco-system Forum.

Mhoon was appointed by King County Council-man Reagan Dunn and King County Executive Dow Constantine to

represent Chinook Salmon recovery efforts for the Green-Du-wamish River.

Smith was appointed to the council following the resignation of Wayne Snoey Dec. 31 for health reasons.

Smith served on the Planning Commission and the Budget and Priorities Advisory Commission. He was awarded as the 2010

Commis-sioner of the Year.

He and his wife moved to the area in 2005 from San Francisco.

Smith has been an art docent and a volunteer science coordinator at Covington Elementary.

Wagner is a long-time Covington businessman who was elected to the council in 2004.

He is co-chair of the Covington Economic Development Council and the Growth Manage-ment Planning Council for Sound Cities Associa-tion.

Wagner has worked on youth activities and parks on the council along with economic de-velopment and transpor-tation issues.

In 1993 he was voted Kiwanian of the Year.

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mental principle on which we were all raised: That if we work hard, we can all succeed,” Constantine said. “It’s unfair. It is un-Ameri-can. And it is economically unsustainable.”

A diverse workforce brings innovation and economic success because as more people approach a problem with different perspectives, the faster and more efficiently that prob-lem is solved, he said.

“If we want to prosper in an economy fueled by

innovation, then we must give all of our children — regardless of circumstance — the education and the opportunity to bring their own unique talents to bear to solve the enormous problems that lie ahead –ending hunger, curing disease, confronting climate change,” he said.

However, creating alternatives to juvenile detention by cutting the number of children detained from 205 to 45, Constantine notes the racial disparity in juvenile

detention has grown.African-American

youth account for half of the population in the juvenile system, despite representing only 8 per-cent of youth in all of King County.

With help from the superior court, the prosecutor’s office, public defender, sheriff and King County Council, Constan-tine reduced the number of detention beds in a new facility being built to create more space for “the primary mission of recon-

ciliation and redemption.”In order to continue

the mission of ending racial disparity in juvenile detention, preventing homelessness, treating mental illness instead of criminalizing it and partnering with schools, the executive will create a committee that will gather leaders in 19 local school districts and police agen-cies from 39 Washington cities. It is the future work these leaders and commit-tee will achieve by way of the proposed levy.

Best Starts for Kids touts prevention, investing early in healthy babies and teenagers and promoting safer communities.

The levy funds will invest in mental health screenings for all youth in King County, home visitations for new moms and families, universal access to developmental screening, flexible funding for families and youth to prevent homelessness, walkable and connected communities and in-creased access to afford-

able healthy foods. All of these strategies are based on the latest brain science being conducted at the University of Washington.

“For decades, we’ve been led to believe we must accept a tradeoff be-tween economic fairness and economic growth,” he said. “This just isn’t true. In a highly competitive global economy where the most innovative compa-nies seek out the most di-verse, inclusive workforce — fairness and growth go hand in hand.”

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The district’s first imple-mentation of sustainability started in 2007 with their Green Teams. These groups of students, along with a faculty advisor, monitor energy usage and help with lunchroom recycling and composting, among other

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And like any good educational program, the students are taking their knowledge about sustain-ability home with them.

“We have heard from many students and their parents about how our sustainability emphasis has also changed how things are done at home,” Wakeley said in an email. “Students are helping their families learn about reducing energy usage and increasing recy-cling and composting to reduce the family’s carbon footprint.”

Two of the schools within the district, the high school and Glacier Park Elementa-ry, also have vegetable gar-dens as well. Wakeley said the food produced from the gardens is not only offered to students and staff and put into the school lunch program, but contributions are also made to the food bank during the peak of the growing season.

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