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Controversial Republican-led Senate coalition aims to split power

BY CARRIE RODRIGUEZ

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Two Democratic state senators an-nounced Monday

they will join an unprec-edented Republican-led Senate coalition that aims to split power between the two parties.

The Majority Coali-

tion Caucus proposes to have six Democrat-led committees, six commit-tees led by Republicans and three panels that are evenly split between the two parties. Those com-mittees will have no more than a one-vote majority.

Sen. Rodney Tom (D-Bellevue), who will serve as the coalition’s

majority leader, said dur-ing a news conference in Olympia that “the public is hungry for us to come together, to work together in a collaborative manner and that’s exactly what this coalition is trying to accomplish. We want a cooperative relationship and making sure that we work across party lines.”

Sen. Tim Sheldon, who is also a conservative Democrat, will serve as the body’s president pro

tempore. The coalition currently

has 25 Senate members and Tom hopes other Democrats will join.

The body’s gov-erning principles include promoting job growth in a vibrant economy, ensuring a world class education system and building a sustainable budget. Tom noted those are values

and needs of the state’s middle class.

Republican senators also lauded the effort as an eq-uitable approach that would evenly divide the gov-erning structure across party lines.

But the proposal is drawing opposi-tion from some

Democratic Party leaders, who say the coalition is risky and would bring

instability and more grid-lock to Olympia.

Washington State Democratic Party Chair Dwight Pelz said in a news release that Senators Tom and Sheldon stood for re-election as Demo-crats in 2010.

“But today, (they) turned their backs on the Democratic Party by sid-ing with a radically right Republican caucus that earlier this year attempted

Democrat Rodney Tom, 48th District Senator, joins Republican-led coalition

Rodney Tom

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Conviction in Kirkland road-rage incidentBY CARRIE RODRIGUEZ

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A Bothell man was found guilty on Monday of pulling out a gun during a Kirkland road-rage incident in April.

A jury found Phillip Warren Baxter, 64, guilty on one count of second-degree assault during his trial in King County Superior Court.

His sentencing is set for Dec. 19 and he faces three to ninth months in jail.

� e victim in the case claimed that Baxter pulled his vehicle in front of her car in Kirkland’s Juanita neighborhood the morn-ing of April 10. She said his car was driving at a speed of 15 mph in a 35-mph zone, according to charging documents.

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Council makes final decision on Potala Village zoningBY RAECHEL DAWSON

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At least one dozen oppo-nents of the Potala Village project dressed in red at the last Kirkland City Council meeting of the year Tuesday to express dissatisfaction on an unclear zoning code that would a� ect development in the Moss Bay neighbor-hood, among others.

But in the end, the group walked away with a com-promised victory.

On a 4-3 vote, the Kirk-land City Council voted to amend the zoning code, which caps density for Neighborhood Business (BN) zones at 48 units per acre. � e amendment also exempted the 25 percent bonus for developers look-ing to provide a� ordable housing.

Council members and residents alike were shocked to discover an

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Have a water efficient H2Oliday!When preparing for meals and parties this holiday season, you can use much more water than your normal, everyday use. Running your tap continuously while preparing food or washing dishes wastes water. You can use more than two gallons of water every minute your tap is running. That’s a lot when you’re cooking a big meal for extended family members and friends! Here are two ways to reduce your water and energy use over the holidays:

• scrape dirty dishes instead of using water to rinse them before you put them in the dishwasher.

• if you don’t use a dishwasher, fill the sink with a few gallons of soapy wash water, clean your dishes, and put them aside. then rinse them all together afterward.

either of these simple practices could save 10 gallons of water each time you wash dishes. if every american household reduced

their water use by 10 gallons on just one meal this holiday season, we could save more than 1 billion gallons of water, as well as the energy and materials used to pump and treat tap water.

For more water saving tips, visit the Cascade Water alliance website at cascadewater.org.

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Locate your master water shut off valvealso, remember to locate your master water shut off valve in your house — mark it for quick identification. if a water pipe were to break, it could cause flooding and tremendous water loss.

And don’t forget these winter water tips:Check for leaks in pipes, hoses, hose connections, and faucetseven a tiny leak can translate into thousands of gallons of wasted water over a short period of time. repair or

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A new addition to the Kirkland Children’s School was recently approved by the Kirkland City Council and Houghton Community Council that will include three additional classrooms, nine parking stalls and a rain garden for children to learn.

Director Rachel Mikulec has been working with parents, city council mem-bers and the community for nearly four years on the expansion of the school and she describes the support as overwhelming.

“Houghton Council mem-bers (Lora) Hein and (Betsy) Pringle actually said they had never seen a ‘love fest’ like it before in response to all the support letters and council meeting attendees,” said Mi-kulec in an email. “Yesterday, Councilman Sterno� said Kirkland Children’s School is an asset to the community. � e process has truly been awesome on all levels.”

� e school, formerly the Red Farm School, was founded by Rosalind Simmons in the late 1960s in Kirkland’s Houghton neighborhood. It is among

four other schools located on the Eastside that use an early childhood educational approach by incorporating curriculums as early as 1 year old.

And this approach is likely why the school currently has a one-in-a-half to a two-year wait list for the toddler and preschool programs - one of the reasons the school of about 100 will expand.

“I think parents have become more aware of what their early childhood educa-tion options are, and they are doing a lot more research on schools before enrolling,” Mikulec said.

When Mikulec be-gan working at Kirkland Children’s School about seven years ago, she said the school was full with students but did not have a wait list. Now, nearly 300 students and families eagerly await a phone call to let them know a spot has been opened.

Mikulec speculates its popularity has been from word of mouth - almost all students live in Kirkland or their parents work in the city - as a way to � nd schools that o� er science and music lessons for toddlers, among other features.

“� ere was a point in time it was just kind of, drop my child o� and pick my child up at the end of the day and know that there was a good meal, they were read to, they were held and their diaper was changed,” Mikulec said. “Now, those things are assumed, basic care is assumed. � ey want to know: Was their child nourished? Did they have educational opportunities? Were they engaged? Were they encouraged to explore? � ey de� nitely want to know di� erent things now than they did back in the day.”

Jonni Ressler, a parent of two children who attended the school, agrees that the early childhood approach was necessary.

“� ey each entered � rst grade with the con� dence and skills to take on the challenge of grade school,” Ressler said. “Additionally, they helped us identify spe-cial needs in our eldest son, which enabled us to engage with the right support and therapies aimed speci� cally at those with Asperger’s. Although they don’t special-ize in this, they were able to work so closely with him and with such a small ratio that

their initial feedback and assessments were of great value to us.”

While the wait list may seem daunting, Mikulec encourages families to call back every three months to check in and communicate with sta� if they are still interested. � e 3,400-square-foot building will allow the school to take on about 60 additional students, which will help curb the wait list, but not quite enough.

“When you’re starting at the number we’re starting at, it’s signi� cant for sure but in terms of the need in the community, it’s not going to put a dent in it,” she said.

Nonetheless, children who do attend can also look for-ward to outdoor classrooms, a rain garden and themed play areas such as an edible garden, gnome village or a potential climbing struc-ture. Although all student’s curriculums have environ-mental education, Mikulec hopes this will further put an emphasis on outdoor learning.

“We believe children should be outdoors,” Mikulec said. “� ey need to have those real life experiences of getting dirty, falling down,

getting a scratch on the knee, feeling things, getting wet, getting hot and sweaty in the summer - all of those things.”

However, the monthly tuition of this private school ranges from $610 to $1,515 per child and is based on the age of the child and how

many days he or she attends.Mikulec hopes construc-

tion will begin in a few months so the building will be � nished in August but notes sometimes unexpected things can come up along the way.

Kirkland Children’s School set to expand to keep up with early childhood education demand

Kirkland Children’s School director Rachel Mikulec. The private school will soon expand to help accommodate a long wait list. RAECHEL DAWSON, Kirkland Reporter


The U.S. is poised to fall off a “fiscal cliff ” on Jan. 1 unless Democrats and Republicans find a way to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases.

Yawn.It’s not that we don’t believe – sort of – the doomsay-

ers who tout what a catastrophe this would be to the nation’s economy. It’s just that we don’t think rational people – yes, that means politicians – are so stupid as to let that happen.

So, some time – by the end of this year or shortly after the start of 2013 – politicians will force themselves to come up with an answer. When they do, it must contain both spending cuts and tax increases.

The U.S. debt now stands at more than $16 trillion. To put that in more personal terms, that’s more than $52,000 on the shoulders of every man, woman and child in this country. But, instead of fixing this, we’ve passed the problem on to future generations. That has to stop.

There’s no question that higher taxes will be necessary to help pare down this problem. And the pain needs to start with families whose income is $250,000 and

higher. Higher taxes, while unpleasant, won’t have a debilitating impact on their quality of life. That’s not the case with many in the middle class who have little left over after paying their monthly bills.

However, the middle class, too, needs to help fix this mess, perhaps in the form of fewer or more limited deductions. Spending also needs to be reined in. Govern-

ment trying to be everything to everyone is one reason why we’re in this fix.

It would be best if all this were accomplished before the end of the year. However, given the political stakes, that may be unlikely.

If we have to jump, at least we’ll be holding hands.

A� ordable housing should not be driving force for density

What an insult to the citizens of Kirkland. At the council meeting on Tuesday, adoption of Ordinance 4388 establishes 48 units per acre, which can be increased by as much as 25 percent for a total of 60 units per acre. � e 25 percent increase should be applied to the previously existing density. In the case of Potala Village, it should be 12 units per acre, an exist-ing density of those who live there that was adopted and used for the past 24 years. It should be the driving force, not a� ordable housing.

� e sta� report mentions the densities discussed at previous meetings. Any of that information could be used when deciding which density to adopt. Sta� has misquoted a� ordable housing provisions. Previ-ous sta� reports included Kirkland’s � gures on a� ordable housing. � ey say that Kirkland already has more a� ordable housing on the Eastside. We already have complied with the Growth Management Act. So why is the Planning Department pushing for greater density that does not consider existing densities? Are all neighbor-hoods willing to accept higher densi-ties of low cost housing? � e answer is contortion. � e Planning Depart-ment has not and does not use all the provisions of the GMA to satisfy the needs of the community. Yet, it feeds the council with hard-to-swallow input. If the council disagrees, they need to go.Robert L. Style, Kirkland

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‘Cliff’ solution: taxes, spending

Yup … it’s time! I am up-stairs right now in our clos-et looking at my husband’s

T-shirt inventory. At last count he has 22 T-shirts, none of which he should ever wear in public.

He cannot remember my exact birthday day nor our anniversary, but he can remember every last detail of how long he has had each shirt, which ones were free (those are his favorites) and sordid stories about each rip, tear and stain, all with great excitement!

For those new readers of my column, you must know that I mercilessly but lovingly tease my husband of 33 years. He is a great sport about it (well, most of the time anyway). Is he allowed to mercilessly tease me? Heck no. Ahhh, the inequities of a happy and successful marriage.

Okay, back on point.I think it’s time to buy my

husband a couple of new T-shirts and a surprise gi� that I saw when I had the wonderful opportunity to sit down and talk with Regan Montano. She, along with her husband, Marty, are the proud owners of Jake’s Kirkland, the Life is good Shoppe on Lake Street in downtown Kirkland.

Jake is the face of the brand – the perpetually grinning stick-� gured character that can’t help

but make you feel good. Inside this very inviting store you will � nd a huge variety of merchandise from 100 percent Peruvian cotton T-shirts and sweatshirts to blankets, mugs, tote bags, jewelry and so much more, literally.

With no retail experi-ence but enthusiastic sup-port from both the east coast corporate o� ce and their west coast corporate rep, Regan, Marty and of course “Jake” opened up their “shoppe” on Nov. 11, 2011, at 11:11 a.m.

Help them celebrate many more anniversaries

to come by stopping by the store to browse, say hello, familiarize yourself with the brand, and of course, shop.

You may even get the chance to meet any one of their three sons, Nick, Tony and Brett. Bring in your holiday shopping list as you are sure to � nd something for everyone, from newborns to that very special Nana! Trust me, you will soon become a Life is good groupie.

Jake’s Kirkland carries feel-good clothes, plays feel-good music and has feel-good owners who are very civic minded, community minded and just very nice caring people!

Being in dog-friendly Kirkland, pups are welcome and they will be very happy to � nd a fresh water bowl and a full treat jar located

just inside the front door. As long as they do not use any of the dis-plays as a relief station (our male dog, Bentley, has graced us with many memorable experiences in that regard), Marty and Regan will even help them � ll out their own holiday wish list as dogs can choose from frisbees to collars and leashes and dog bowls.

Check out their website, jakeskirkland.com. If you see something online that you want, click on “shop” and you will be directed to the main Life is good website but you will be tagged as a Kirkland customer. � at’s a good thing, so keep that in mind! Like them on Facebook as well.

� ey are open for business from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Closed on Monday, except during the holiday season. � eir address is 125 Lake St. S. Phone number is 425-242-0867. You can’t miss them – look for “Jake” and one blue and one orange Adirondack chair strate-gically placed just outside their store. And I have to mention the incredibly comfortable leather chairs and wall-mounted big screen TV located conveniently near the � tting room at the back of the store.

� e Life is good trademarked motto is: “Do What You Like/Like What You Do!” Please help Regan and Marty “Spread the Power of Optimism!”

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DelBene calls for action on ‘� scal cli� ’

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, noting that the economy added 146,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent in November, called on both Democrats and Republi-cans to deal with the “� scal cli� ” facing the nation.

DelBene, of Medina, who represents the state’s 1st Congressional District, said the numbers from the Department of Labor show “our economy is moving in the right direction,” but added the recovery “is very fragile right now and there’s more to do.”

In a news release, DelBene said that failure to address the “� scal cli� ,” an end-of-the-year event that would see taxes rise along with large cuts in spending, would “hurt millions of families across the nation in the form of higher taxes and greater � nancial uncertainty for small businesses.” It is critical that we take action now to vote on the extension of the middle class tax cuts, which will help work-ing families.”

Goodman named chair of House Public Safety Committee

Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirk-land) has been picked to chair the House Public Safety Committee.

“In a heartbeat, a violent crime or a natural disaster can take away ev-erything - your home, your family, your life,” Goodman said. “Our state laws must do whatever is possible to prevent crime and respond to � oods, wild� res and earthquakes because lives are literally at stake.”

Goodman, an attorney and criminal justice expert, has served as vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee for the last six years, which handles non-criminal issues involving the law and courts.

“It’s important to protect citizens from crime while safeguarding individual liberties,” Goodman said. “What’s great about Washington state

is that police, prosecutors, citizens and prison o� cials have all worked together to do things that don’t just sound tough, but actually work.”

Washington’s criminal justice laws and programs are o� en picked for review by the state’s Institute for Public Policy, which looks at whether new laws and programs actually reduce crime and whether reforms are cost-e� ective.

“We’ve learned that some things that sound great on TV or in the newspaper actu-ally cost a lot of money and don’t prevent crime at all,” Goodman said. “And we’ve found that things that don’t get the big headlines actually work well to stop crime and save taxpayer dollars. So it’s important to keep trying

di� erent options and testing them rigorously, because in the end, we should do what works, not just what sounds good.”

When he � rst arrived in the House of Representatives and was assigned to the Public Safety Committee, Good-man asked policy sta� and police o� cers what two issues consumed most of their time and resources. � ey said drunk driving and domestic violence. Since then he’s worked with police, prosecutors, crime victim advocates and other lawmakers on ways to prevent domestic violence and drunk driving, and he’s won national awards for his work in this area.

“Criminals should be punished, but if that’s all you focus on, you’re missing the point,” Goodman said. “� e best way to tackle crime is to prevent it from happening at all.

Police o� cers and prosecu-tors like solving a case - but they like it better when they can prevent a bad situation, actually stop crime before it happens, so there’s no crime victim who got hurt or killed.”

Goodman said he appreci-ates hearing the stories and ideas of citizens, local police

o� cers, sheri� deputies, prosecutors and crime victims.

“� e biggest part of this job is lis-tening,” Goodman said. “Republican or Democrat, prosecutor or defense lawyer, big city detective or small-town sheri� - everybody has stories to tell and ideas on how to prevent

crime and respond to emergencies. I look forward to hearing from you, and working with you, to make Washington state an even safer place for our families and our communi-ties.”

Hill named Senate budget leader

State Sen. Andy Hill has been named chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, making him the Senate’s leader on budgetary mat-ters for the next two years.

“Last year the Legislature put a down payment on a responsible future for Washington by adopting a bipartisan operating budget that was balanced and forward-looking,” said Hill. “We’re now at the point where lawmakers must take the next step.

He said he is ready to work with all legislators so that statewide priorities are re� ected in the new budget that will take e� ect in July.

“I believe a majority of the Senate is committed to taking the necessary steps to make sure we’re creating plans that align the unique needs and desires of our residents with the means provided by the tax-payers, in a way that makes our state a leader in results, not rancor.”

Hill is a long-time Red-mond resident from the 45th

Legislative District, which includes Redmond, Kirkland, Sammamish, Duvall, Woodinville and portions of unincorporated King County. He was elected to the Senate in 2010 and is midway through his � rst term.

“Next year’s budget needs to cover most of the operations of state government for another two years. Cra� ing it is going to require broad consensus, not just on balancing revenues with spending, but on ensuring that the spending is done in a manner that is appropriate for the needs of today and the unknowns of the future,” continued Hill.

Hill will no longer serve as the ranking minority mem-ber on the Senate Higher Educa-tion Committee; however, he will continue as a member of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee. He is also the co-chair of the Quality Education Council and serves on the Joint Select Committee on Education Accountability.

Hill was a local PTA president and spent countless hours in the classroom tutoring and mentoring students in math and science. He earned a master’s degree in busi-ness administration from Harvard University.

Springer takes on key roles in House

State Rep. Larry Springer has added several key committee assign-ments to his House leadership posi-tion as the majority Democrats set their lineup for the 2013 Legislature.

Springer, D-Kirkland, was ap-pointed Monday to four commit-tees: Appropriations, where he also will serve on the subcommittee on general government; Finance; Local Government; and Rules.

Springer earlier was reappointed to the high-ranking position of Deputy Majority Leader for Jobs and Economic Development.

“I look forward to continuing the push to boost economic prosperity in Washington and adequately fund education while cra� ing a bal-anced and sustainable state budget,” Springer said. “Our economy is recovering from the Great Reces-sion, but we still face many di� cult challenges. We will meet them responsibly.”

� e Appropriations and Finance committees are at the core of the budget process under the up-dated committee plan announced by the majority. Appropriations will consider the $30 billion-plus operating budget for the two-year, 2013-15 cycle; its general govern-ment subcommittee will focus on agency spending plans, including for natural resources and corrections.

� e Finance Commit-tee will look at revenue proposals and overall state tax policy.

� e Local Government Committee considers issues relating to the op-erations and � nancing of counties and cities as well as land-use questions.

� e Rules Committee plays a critical role in the legislative process, determining the schedul-ing of bills and other measures for consideration.

� e House Democratic Caucus announced Monday its committee assignments for all its members.

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Expect tra� c delays during ‘12K’s of Christmas’ event Dec. 16

Commuters should expect tra� c delays due to the 10th annual “12K’s of Christmas Holiday Run” to be held on Sunday, Dec. 16. Several lanes will be closed, and boat launch access will be unavail-able, from 9:20 a.m. until the � nal athlete � nishes at approximately 12 p.m. A course map is posted online at www.kirklandwa.gov/specialevents.

� e 12k’s of Christmas hosts 3,000 athletes during the event, which includes a Little Reindeer Run for kids, 5K run/walk and 12K run. � e event starts and � nishes at Marina Park, 25 Lakeshore Plaza, Kirkland. Cost is $30-$45 and event proceeds support the Sleep Country Foster Kids nonpro� t.

For event informa-tion, go to www.ex-plorekirkland.com or www.12ksofchristmas.com. For permit informa-tion, contact Sudie Elkay-ssi 425-587-3347.

Kirkland Nourishing Network’s December food drive

Help feed some of the neediest families in Kirk-land by signing up to sup-port a family for two weeks during Kirkland Nourish-ing Network’s December Holiday Break food drive.

For more information, visit mysignup.com/de-cemberholidays.

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The responses are pouring in – nu-merous readers

have contacted me with both needs of and op-portunities for volunteers. I’m always pleased and surprised that these opportuni-ties are so impor-tant – and yet few know of them. We will try to change that.

I had the oppor-tunity to interview a number of organiza-tions and “action groups” over the last weeks and have found, I think, two more organizations that do a � ne job, “deliver the goods,” have widespread applications and - guess what – need plenty of vol-

unteers. Right up our alley – a� er all we are “Kirkland Volunteers.”

Check out: Hope-Link (www.hope-link.org) and their English as a Sec-

ond Language Program (ESL) managed by Marci Williams (ESL education coordinator at the Hopelink Kirk-land/Northshore Center in Kirk-land). Contact her

at [email protected] or 425-889-7870, ext. 107.

English as a second language has become crucially important for the well being of those having moved to or migrated to our country. � e Hope-Link ESL program is

designed for those over 18 years old and is focused on preparing the student for employment and/or education. Requirements for entry into the program are strict and include pre and post evaluation, attendance requirements etc. � is program is for real, measured in terms of its e� ectiveness and needs volunteers! Volunteers are needed primarily in three areas: teachers, talk time facilitators and intake and assessment assistants. Training, orientation and structured materials are provided.

� e ESL program is a team-based program that is well planned out, well supervised and has a great record.

Check out: Medical Teams International (www.medicalteams.org) at their Redmond O� ce. Contact Jan Calhoon at [email protected], 800-959-4325 or 425-454-8326.

As the name implies, Medical Teams Interna-tional serves needs all over the world; however, many don’t know that they serve local needs right here at home, and speci� cally in the Kirkland/Redmond areas as well as others.

Volunteers are needed to assist administrative functions, to work in the warehouse where they sort and pack supplies; to drive Medical Teams Interna-tional trucks and vans for supply pick up etc.; as greeters and facilitators in

their Real Life Exhibit - I could go on. Outside of the United States, volun-teers are needed inter-nationally and in areas where disaster response is required.

� ese two programs have great depth and a variety of areas in which you can volunteer. Both organizations are man-aged well, have strongly committed leaders, have signi� cant positive volun-teer morale and directly address issues that exist in our own neighborhoods. It would be worth your while to check them out.

Remember – send in suggested volunteer op-portunities to the Kirk-land Reporter, attn: Bill LaMarche.

Bill LaMarche is a 36-year Kirkland resident, retired, and active com-munity, national and international volunteer. Bill’s prior career focused upon coaching and mentoring profit and nonprofit executives and company/organizational participants in profes-sional development, leadership, organization-al alignment and per-formance management – including planning for volunteer service as part of existing company/or-ganizational culture. Bill can be reached through the Kirkland Reporter at [email protected]

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High school jazz musicians to play holiday music outside of Hectors

This holiday season, local high school students will be using their musical talents to make a differ-ence and support The American Cancer Society. They will be playing holi-day jazz music and col-lecting donations outside of Hectors Restaurant in Kirkland from Dec. 19-23.

This group of eight award-winning high school jazz musicians from Kenmore has decid-

ed to put their talents to use. They will be perform-ing holiday favorites with the intention of reaching their $3,500 fund raising goal. The title of the event is “Christmas Music for the Cure.”

After four months of planning and practice, they are ready to hold what they hope to be a fun and successful fundraiser. Planning and preparing for Christmas Music for the Cure has taught these students life skills and the importance of giving back to the com-munity.

“It started out as an idea of a fun way to support the American Cancer So-ciety. It’s great to be able to be performing music, and know that it is ben-efiting such a great cause at the same time” said

high school junior and piano player Jeffery Ni.

Not only will the com-munity be able to enjoy great jazz holiday music, but they will be able to leave with the same warm feeling that the perform-ers have, knowing that they have supported a worthy cause.

“It’s good to know that by playing jazz music, I’m supporting a cause larger then myself,” said high school junior and saxophone player Logan Heine.

Heine, and seven other high school students, will be filling the air with the sounds of Christmas from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 19-21; from 3:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 22, and 12:30-4:30 p.m. Dec. 23 outside Hectors Restaurant, 112 Lake St. South, Kirkland.

To learn more about Christmas Music for the Cure, please email [email protected]

Dog owners celebrate new pathway to Jasper’s Park

Dog owners, their furry companions and friends celebrated the opening of the new improved path-way and entrance at Jas-per’s Dog Park on Dec. 8, made possible by the gen-erous financial support of Kirkland-based Weidner Apartment Homes.

Since the opening of the dog park almost a year ago, a wider and safer pathway has been a need-ed improvement. Thanks to a grant from Weidner

Apartment Homes, the City of Kirkland Parks and Community Services Department and Kirkland Dog Off-Leash Group (KDOG) collaborated to develop the 8-foot wide pathway across city prop-erty and a new entry gate into the large dog area.

The address of the park is 11225 N.E. 120th St. (at the corner of N.E. 120th St. and 113 Ave. N.E.). On-street parking is avail-able on N.E. 120th St.

“We have been very for-tunate to have the finan-cial support of Weidner Apartment Homes in building this pathway. It could not have happened nearly this fast without their grant to create safer access to the park. We also want to recognize and thank United Way of King County, Micro-

soft Corporation and the over 120 dedicated volunteers from several Microsoft business units who worked on the new pathway during United Way’s Day of Caring and other work parties in Sep-tember and October. Our park has rapidly become a favorite of the dog owners in Kirkland and based on the waste bags supplied to date, we believe Jasper’s Dog Park serves over 450 visitors a week or a mini-mum 25,000 park patrons since the park opened.” said Tracy Doering, KDOG President.

If you are looking for an apartment home and have animals, Weidner Apart-ment Homes welcomes responsible companion animal guardians. To find out more, go to www.weidner.com

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to slash critically important funding for education and social services for the elderly and the vulnerable,” said Pelz, who added the proposal is a “prescrip-tion for instability and division.”

He also claims that Tom “instigated this unprecedented coup and joined with Repub-licans to install himself as majority leader out of a desire to further his own personal ambi-tions, not out of what is in the best interests of his constituents or the public at large.”

However, Tom told

the Reporter that the co-alition is about govern-ing, not politics.

“The election season is over and citizens want us to govern and get away from political bickering and move for-ward on the issues,” said Tom, noting that he is not joining the coalition for his own personal in-terests. “I think we have a great opportunity and this is unique in that we’re actually listening to voters who want us to govern and get away from politics and to help solve the problems that are the mainstay of middle class families in the state and that’s what we intend to do.”

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ing the driver closely as she hoped he would speed up. But the woman claims Baxter slammed on the brakes and forced her into another lane to avoid hitting his car, and she proceeded around his vehicle.

When the woman stopped for a red light, Baxter pulled up beside her and both drivers rolled their windows down, the documents continue.

The drivers yelled at

each other and Baxter displayed a loaded .38 caliber revolver and pointed the gun at the woman, according to the documents. The woman claimed he shook the gun at her like someone would “shake their finger at someone who did something wrong.”

A Washington State Patrol trooper later stopped Baxter based on the woman’s report of the license-plate number and recovered the gun in a holster on Baxter’s hip.

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For many of us, December is a month when our thoughts and concerns for the less fortunate in our communities really come to the forefront. This is no doubt due in part to the holidays we celebrate and due in part to the seasonal weather. Cold, wet and windy days remind us how tough life can sometimes be. For an organization like Food Lifeline, the less fortunate are always at the forefront of their thoughts and efforts. Each year in November and December QFC is proud to support Food Lifeline in the Puget Sound area and the Oregon Food Bank in Oregon with a two-month campaign to collect both food and cash for these organizations. Our cam-paign is called Bringing Hope To the Ta-ble. The food and money that is accumu-lated helps sustain these organizations and their clients for months after the holidays are over.

QFC is also proud to be a year ‘round partner with these organizations in pro-viding wholesome food through the Gro-cery Rescue Program. Food that no lon-ger meets our standards for quality and

freshness, but that is still wholesome and healthful is donated and used to feed hungry people through the great work of these organizations. Much of the great work that Food Lifeline does would not be possible without the assistance of a large group of volunteers.

Nora Peters, a Grocery Rescue Pro-gram Representative at Food Lifeline notes, “All non-profits agree that volun-teers who give their skills and time are a precious resource and are really the back-bone of our operations. This is even more true at Food Lifeline where every year over 9,000 volunteers help us sort and repack food donations, help with administrative tasks in our office, and with food and fund drives. These volunteers are the equivalent of 20 full-time employees!”

Many volunteers return often to help Food Lifeline, but the door is always open for people who want to donate even just a few hours of their time. As the Food Life-line website notes, “Businesses, schools, social clubs, faith-based groups, service

organization and youth groups all pitch in to help feed the hungry.” Nora stated, “Volunteering isn’t just good for us and the people we serve – it’s also good for your health! Studies have shown that volunteer-ing improves one’s mental and emotional well-being, expands our social safety nets, staves off depression, and encourages par-ticipating youth to avoid risky behaviors. Also, while much of the motivation for volunteering is altruistic, it is also a smart career move. You can bring your unique set of skills to the table and teach fellow volunteers, and you can gain experience,

connections, and hone marketable skills in communication and leadership. What’s more, volunteering can just be plain old fun!”

Volunteers age 6 or older are welcome to come as individuals, as a family, or as a group of friends/co-workers/members of a place of worship/sports team, etc. To learn more about Food Lifeline’s volunteer opportunities, please visit their website www.foodlifeline.org/volunteer or send an email to the Volunteer Team at [email protected].

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Council honors Kirkland � re� ghter for 35 years of service

� e Kirkland Council publicly recognized Ed Ulrich during its meeting Tuesday for dedicating 35 years of service as a member of the Kirkland Fire Depart-ment.

Ulrich has demonstrated professionalism and compas-sion to our community dur-ing his career with the City of Kirkland.

He serves as an emergency medical technician and was one of the programs pioneers

demonstrating in 1978 that � re� ghters can e� ectively deliver a life-saving electri-cal shock to a cardiac arrest patient long before the pa-tient arrives at a hospital for de� nitive care and treatment.

He earned an Associ-ate’s Degree in Fire Com-mand and Administration from Bellevue Community College. He is a founding member of the Eastside Haz-ardous Materials Response Team. Ulrich has served in the Department Training O� ce and has continued instructing � re� ghters in Driver Training and testing, as well as emergency vehicle incident prevention, hazard-ous materials awareness and

operations at the company level. He also maintains the department’s gas and hazard-ous atmosphere detectors.

Ulrich currently serves as the chair of the Kirkland Fire Department Health & Safety Committee.

Kirkland Fire Chief J. Kevin Nalder (left) hands Ed Ulrich an award during a council meeting Tuesday, honoring his 35 years of service as a member of the Kirkland Fire Department. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Kirkland Reporter

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ICS student honored with top middle school students

Kartik Iyer, an Interna-tional Community School student from Sammamish, was recently honored as one of the brightest middle school students worldwide at a national medal ceremony sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) in Baltimore, Md.

The center honored Kartik, one of 40,800 participants in the 2012 CTY Talent Search, for his exceptional perfor-mance as a middle school student on the college SAT in the under 13-year old category.

These exceptional students joined the 2011-2012 CTY Talent Search, which finds and recognizes the academic capabilities of advanced students around the world. More than 40,800 second-

through-eighth grade stu-dents from 50 states and 110 countries participated in the 2011-2012 search. Enroll-ment for this year is currently underway at www.cty.jhu.edu/ts.

Kartik, who is a student at International Community School in Kirkland, is part of a select group. The honored students are selected because they were the top students among the 13,350 seventh and eighth graders testing last year through CTY. CTY uses above-grade-level tests (such as the college SAT for middle school students) because they provide clear pictures of advanced students’ academic abilities.

Students honored at the 2012 Grand Ceremony have also qualified for CTY’s resi-dential summer programs, online classes, and family academic programs, where gifted students meet others like themselves from all over the world and have an oppor-tunity to stretch their creative and intellectual wings, and discover where their special talents may take them.

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clude Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Google cofounder Sergey Brin, and performer Lady Gaga.

Relay for Life of Juanita kick-off party Jan. 2

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Public hearing on zoning code amendments set for Jan. 2

The Kirkland City Council reviewed zoning code amendments recommended by the Planning Commission pertaining to nonconforming density on Nov. 7. The coun-cil directed an ordinance to be prepared for consideration at a future meeting.

Consideration of the ordi-nance is tentatively scheduled for the Jan. 2, 2013 council meeting, at which time a public hearing will be held.

The regulations specify under what circumstances a multi-family building with

more dwelling units than allowed under the current zoning must be brought into conformance. At the public hearing, the council will con-sider allowing remodeling or redevelopment of multifamily structures with nonconform-ing density, including the expansion of those structures, without bringing the density into conformance.

The council may take action on the proposal by ordinance, immediately after the public hearing.

Evergreen Health, Valley General approve affiliation

EvergreenHealth and Valley General Hospital of Monroe approved an agreement that makes Valley General Hospital an affiliate of EvergreenHealth. The organizations will deliver on a commitment to provide Snohomish County residents greater choice and greater access to the high-quality services offered by Ever-greenHealth and its partners, Virginia Mason Medical Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

The Boards of Com-missioners of Valley General Hospital and EvergreenHealth voted unanimously on Dec. 4 to approve the agreement.

The affiliation is governed by a shared governance coun-cil and both organizations will remain independent and separately governed, licensed and accredited.

The affiliation provides Valley General the ability to better serve its community through enhanced clinical services and to adopt Ever-greenHealth’s approaches to clinical outcomes, patient safety and patient experi-

ence, which have earned EvergreenHealth national recognition as one of the top-performing hospitals in the nation.

As a first step, Ever-greenHealth will develop a robust primary-care practice staffed by EvergreenHealth physicians in the Sky River Medical Office Building, located next to the Valley General Hospital campus. Additional priorities include support from Evergreen-Health to develop a strong senior leadership team within Valley General, to assist in developing a comprehensive clinical-services plan, and to create connections to the more specialized services of EvergreenHealth.

“This is the beginning of a long-term relationship with Valley General that allows us to focus on the premier goal to enhance patient care and experience. This affiliation positions us in the best pos-sible way to provide Snohom-ish County residents greater access to comprehensive health care services and it ensures those choices remain where it’s most convenient for patients in their own community,” said Evergreen-Health CEO Bob Malte.

McCallum studies abroad in China

Leanne McCallum of Kirk-land is among 56 Linfield College students participat-ing this fall in a Linfield study abroad program.

McCallum, a senior major-ing in international relations, is studying at the China Stud-ies Institute at Peking Uni-versity in Beijing, China, and living in a student residence hall. In Beijing, students take excursions exploring themes of economic develop-ment, history and culture of Southern China and ethnic minorities. Classes are taught in English with other Chinese students, immersing students in different aspects of Chinese culture. She is the daughter of Jill and Craig McCallum of Kirkland and

a member of Linfield’s SAVE Club and Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority.

The Linfield College study abroad programs are de-signed for students who have completed one or two years of study in the appropriate foreign language (Japanese, Spanish, French, Chinese or German) at Linfield and who will return to the college to share their international experiences with others in the campus community.

Linfield also offers study abroad opportunities in locations where students may choose courses taught in English, such as Hong Kong, Ireland, England, Korea, Norway, Australia, Austria and New Zealand.

The curriculum includes language instruction as well as studies in the culture, politics, economics, history and art of the country. The program is open to sopho-mores, juniors and seniors, and selection is made on a selective basis.

Linfield covers the cost of the first round-trip airfare when students qualify. Students pay regular Linfield tuition and a program fee.

McFeely receives WSU fellowship

Mikko McFeely was awarded a $1,000 Auvil Undergraduate Scholars Fel-lowship from the University College at Washington State University. The award is given to students across all majors, who are pursuing undergraduate research at WSU.

McFeely graduated from Inglemoor High School in 2009. He plans to graduate from WSU with a degree in digital technology and cul-ture, and a minor in sustain-able development in 2013. He is a member of the president’s student advisory board and a WSU Distinguished Regents Scholar. He is also the vice president of Honors Student Advisory Council.

McFeely is the son of Eeva and Jeff McFeely of Kirkland.

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A 15-year-old Kirkland boy was arrested on Saturday after crashing on Interstate 405 and running from police.

The boy, suspected of driv-ing under the influence, got onto the freeway southbound in a red Ford van and a King County sergeant saw him

driving with no lights on. The sergeant followed the ve-hicle and watched the driver swerve abruptly. When the policeman attempted to stop the van, a pursuit ensued, according to King County spokeswoman Cindi West.

Then the van crashed into a barrier near the Southeast 8th Street onramp and the suspect fled on foot.

But a King County helicopter was able to locate the boy as he ran, jumped a fence, hid on a roof of a storage unit and attempted to hide at around 9 p.m. that night.

A helicopter helped police find him, who eventually booked him into the Youth Service Center - a juvenile detention center.

Kirkland boy arrested after crashing car on 405, running from police

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical 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 nov. 30 to Dec. 6, the Kirkland Police Department reported 519 traffic violations (11 DUIs), eight school zone traffic violations, 40 alarm calls, 18 noise complaints, nine calls of distur-bance, 12 thefts, 15 car prowls, seven vehicular thefts, 31 acts of traffic aban-donment, four animal calls, 14 calls of civil disturbance, 10 reported burglar-ies, three reports of juvenile crime, five domestic violence calls, four calls for harassment, one report of illegal drugs, four alleged assaults, two acts of fraud, five malicious mischief reports, one robbery and five reported suicides. at least 31 people were arrested.

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assault: 9:49 p.m., 13033 N.E. 70th Pl. A 27-year-old woman was arrested for punching her 24-year-old ex-fiance after he informed her he wanted to break up.

Dec. 3Informational report: 1 a.m., 6505 Lakeview Dr. A 79-year-old woman reported an unknown subject had knocked on her door at Emeritus Senior Living and gave her a “bear hug,” which made her uncomfortable. Police were advised the woman suffers from dementia and other health issues that affect her memory. But the woman was insistent that the hug had occurred.

Domestic violence: 9:55 a.m., 12731 N.E. 124th St. A 46-year-old called police after he witnessed a 55-year-old man tackle a 53-year-old woman to the ground and drag her across the parking lot in front of Lucky 7. The suspect denied the allegation and said he was “only try-ing to help her out.” He was taken into custody.

Dec. 2Burglary: 6:10 a.m., 10022 N.E. 120th Ln. A 52-year-old woman’s keys and identification were stolen from a gym locker in Woodinville, and as a result, she called her friend to check her apartment. When police arrived at her residence, they caught a 40-year-old man and 27-year-old woman attempting to enter her apartment with the stolen keys. The man had two outstanding warrants. Both were booked on attempted

residential burglary and possession of stolen property.

Dec. 1warrant: 1:10 a.m., N.E. 80th St. and 128th Ave. N.E. A 21-year-old man was arrested for his felony Department of Corrections warrant and on charges for making a false or misleading statement to a public official.

car prowl: 9:47 a.m., 10823 N.E. 134th St. A 56-year-old reported a car prowler opened his unlocked Toyota and stole his vehicle registration and insurance card.

Theft: 10:40 a.m., 8629 120th Ave. N.E. A 49-year-old man was arrested for stealing a pair of Tod and Coach sunglasses, a Garmin GPS unit and a Klever Kutter from Costco.

Nov. 30assault: 6:35 p.m., 451 4th Ave. S. A 31-year-old woman reported that her 24-year-old boyfriend strangled and hit her in the face. Police found evidence of a physical altercation at the scene but the suspect was not there when they arrived. He has been charged with assault in the fourth degree.

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KITH thanks volunteer builders for Salisbury Court renovations

� e Master Builders Care Foundation cel-ebrated renovation of its

13th homeless shelter at Kirkland Interfaith Transi-tions in Housing (KITH) on Dec. 4.

Homebuilder Murray Franklyn served as builder captain. More than 45 of their subcontractors contributed to the project, and 26 Murray Franklyn employees volunteered weekends to complete the renovation.

“We saw a need,” stated the foundation’s HomeAid committee chair Paul Burckhard. “Murray

Franklyn, their employees and their trades really stepped up. Initially it was a small project, then it grew in scope. Murray Franklyn completely reno-vated four apartment units with new lighting, new ap-pliances, new cabinets, new plumbing � xtures, new carpeting and fresh paint.”

Martha Rose, second vice president of the Mas-ter Builders Association of King and Snohomish counties, said, “� is is all about giving back. � e

association has a long and rich history of doing just that. � e Care Foundation has organized thousands of volunteers to make our wonderful community an even better place to live.”

While thanking the Master Builders volun-teers, Jennifer Barron, KITH’s executive director said, “Our families come in and � ll the apartments up with love, then they grow and move on. From time to time the units get that loved used feeling. We were so excited when we knew help was coming from the community, be-cause it really is the com-munity that allows us to do our good work. We care so much for you and for all the great work you have done here and elsewhere.”

Ten-year-old Amanda expressed appreciation on behalf of all the residents by saying how much she liked the new kitchen, her new room, the match-ing carpets and working window blinds. In closing, she told the audience how wonderful it was to have a new cozy home.

“� is is magni� cent and exciting for the commu-nity,” said Kirkland Deputy Mayor Doreen Marchione as she congratulated the Master Builders Associa-tion, KITH and Murray Franklyn.

� e Master Builders Care Foundation, through its HomeAid program, provides project oversight and coordinates the dona-tion of materials to build and renovate multi-unit

homes for the temporarily homeless. Murray Frank-lyn and its subcontractors generously donated more than $71,000 in labor and supplies to the Salisbury Court renovation, exceed-ing 96 percent of the initial budget.

Kirkland holiday carol Sing-A-Long

Eastside residents of all ages are invited to welcome the holiday season with favorite carols at the popu-lar annual Sing-A-Long at Kirkland’s Lake Wash-ington United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Wednes-day, Dec. 19.

“Last year people from age 2 to over 100 attended,” said Heather Arnold, local elementary school mu-sic teacher and assistant conductor of the Kirkland Choral Society, who will

lead the singing. “Everyone joined heartily in singing these glorious songs.”

“People don’t have to be great singers and, if they don’t want to sing, they can come and listen and enjoy,” said Arnold. “Bring the whole family and start a new holiday tradition.”

Arnold will bring everyone to singing mode by leading a warm-up guaranteed to have children and adults laughing and in their � nest voice. A small ensemble from the Kirkland Choral Society will join the audience to give con� dence to anyone shy about singing in full voice.

� e sing-a-long is free. Donations will be greatly appreciated. All proceeds will bene� t co-sponsors KCS and LWUMC. Light refreshments will be served.

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Two not-to-miss events for pet lovers on Dec. 15

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Dec. 15 for two events that o� er something for every animal lover.

� e AHELP Project will be holding a pet-friendly ap-preciation holiday party and fund raiser from 3-6 p.m. Dec. 15. at Northwest Cel-lars, located at 11909 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland.

In conjunction with MEOW Cat Rescue, and before the party, AHELP will o� er an educational program called “Pawsitive Help for your Feline’s Peaceful Part-ing.” � is will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. in the education-al room at Seattle Veterinary Specialists (SVS), and admis-sion is on a donations-basis. � e program features feline house-call veterinarian Dr. Mary Pittari (APeaceful-Parting.com) and AHELP director Michelle Nichols, MS, with useful informa-tion for caregivers of kitties with special needs due to chronic and terminal illness. Guardians will o� er valuable lessons through their Real Life Stories of Feline Hospice. SVS is located at 11814 115th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, only a � ve-minute drive from the party at Northwest Cellars.

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Adagio and “FurEver Friends” Merlot, with 40 percent of the wine purchase proceeds going to AHELP. All proceeds of your $8 ad-vanced purchase ($10 at the door) admission fee to the holiday party and reception will go toward their govern-ment � ling fees as a non-pro� t and 2013 continuation of their important education-al and support programs.

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the AHELP Professional Network, to include animal rescue-inspired piano music from pianist Marilyn Milano; holiday photos with photog-raphers Jeannie Black and TonJe’ Taylor; dog apparel courtesy of D’Marie’s Dog-gie Boutique; doggie treats courtesy of the Dining Dog Bakery and Café; and animal companion readings o� ered by Suz at Intuitive Insight Connection on a donations-basis.

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Some residents in down-town Kirkland oppose the construction of a

large building that would re-place the current parking lot behind Hector’s and Milagro Cantina with roughly 189,500 square feet of parking, o� ce, restaurant and retail space.

Several residents of the Portsmith Condominiums have expressed to city o� cials that the size of the building, known as the Lake Street Place development, will overwhelm the small-town look and feel of downtown Kirkland. � e condominiums are located directly behind the proposed development, near Merrill Gardens and many have a view of Lake Washington.

“� e proposal embraces a Costco-sized commercial building right on Lake Street,” said Brian Rohrback, a Portsmith resident, who says the project’s wall on the east would be 14 feet away from the condos.

� e Lake Street Place development’s property is owned by Stuart McLeod and the proposal seeks to add restaurant space to Hector’s and the Kirkland Waterfront

Market building on the ground � oor, while creat-ing retail space under four levels of 252 stalls of enclosed parking. A sixth level of o� ce space will cap the parking ga-rage and three levels of o� ce space will sit atop Hector’s and the Kirkland Waterfront Market.

On some parts of the development, roo� op decks and terraces will be used to grow herbs and produce for the restaurants.

� e building will reach 55 feet at its highest point.

� is is the building’s third version and second developer since it was � rst proposed in 2007. Former architect Mark Smedley with Stock and As-sociates originally proposed underground parking for Lake Street Place, but a� er Rick Chesmore with Ches-more/Buck Architecture took over, they soon discovered it would not work and were forced to add the four-level garage.

“When we got ahold of the parking, subterranean parking was not an option,” said Chesmore. “� ere’d been a challenge of getting some tieback agreements with Portsmith (to dig close to their property).”

Senior Planner Jon Regala con� rmed this by adding that the property owner, McLeod, pursued getting some ease-ments from the Portsmith property but they never went through.

� e Reporter attempted to contact managers at Portsmith but was unsuc-cessful.

Portsmith resident Sandi Hart said she is concerned about the parking garage’s switch, mostly due to its scale and because she feels there hasn’t been as much public outreach on this change.

But Chesmore said they are trying to accommodate Portsmith residents and pedestrians by working with the Design Review Board to put in lighting, landscaping, a top-story setback and are deliberating on the material and color of the walls.

“If the garage wasn’t there, it would be o� ce space. We’ll make the building look nice but if there was o� ce space or multi-family (residential use), it would be just as high,” Chesmore said. “� ere would be other spaces there with windows looking out to their windows.”

However, Hart feels the parking garage’s entrance on Main Street could impact the neighborhood.

“� e location of the parking garage access will undoubtedly cause additional

congestion in downtown Kirkland as well as jeopar-dize the safety of our senior citizens as they come and go from Merrill Gardens,” said Hart.

Rohrback has the same concern.

“As my mother lives in Merrill Gardens (retirement home) next door, I dislike the idea of having 10 times the tra� c or more traversing her doorstep,” he said.

Regala said it is still too early to determine this impact and that tra� c and vehicular safety will have to be addressed as a part of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review.

Chesmore said the parking garage will be available for restaurant, retail and o� ce workers during business hours on weekdays but the public can use it on nights and weekends, which could be a bene� t to the parking problem downtown Kirkland drivers o� en face.

It is unknown at this time

if it will be paid parking or not.

McLeod declined to com-ment about the status of the project other than the process was going well. He agreed to speak to the Reporter a� er the � nal Design Review Board (DRB) meeting on Dec. 17.

Hart and Rohrback say they would feel most comfortable with this development if parking was somehow able to return underground, buildings were kept at three stories and over-all gave “the residents on the north, the east and the south some breathing room,” said Rohrback.

“I would like to see a proposal that is more in keeping with the drive along Lake Street; an o� ce tower does not � t the locale,” said Rohrback. “A scaled-down proposal that does not wall-in existing residents can work.”

Chesmore said if the DRB gives them the okay they could work to acquire

the building permit by the middle of next year or if they decide to phase the project a permit could be secured as early as March or April.

Kirklanders can expect the courtyard to stay put and Chesmore adds that the extra o� ce tenants could actually do some good.

“� is should be an exciting project. I think the scaled back version since 2007 is a much better building,” Chesmore said. “� ere’s not a lot of o� ce space in Kirkland and if you put o� ce space there, (the workers) become patrons of these smaller stores.”

More information� e Lake Street Place

development will have a De-sign Review Board meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 17. For more information, visit www.kirk-landwa.gov/depart/Planning/DRB_Meeting_Information.htm or contact senior planner Jon Regala at 425-587-3255 or [email protected].

Residents disapprove of large Lake Street development

An architect’s rendering of the Lake Street Place development, which proposes 189,500 square feet of parking, o� ce, restaurant and retail space. COURTESY CITY OF KIRKLAND

Design Review Board to hold meeting on development Dec. 17


Kirkland large capital projects in the pipeline

The following is a round-up of construction projects currently taking place throughout the City of Kirkland:

SidewalkS on 124th ave. n.e.

Build sidewalks and planter strips where side-walks do not currently exist along both sides of 124th Avenue N.E. between N.E. 90th and N.E. 80th Streets. Project includes resurfacing and roadway improvements on 124th Avenue N.E. south of N.E. 85th Street.

Location: 124th Avenue

N.E. between N.E. 90th and N.E. 80th Streets)

Funding Partners: City of Kirkland Capital Im-provement Program

Timeline: Project is under construction and is scheduled to continue through February of 2013. Work hours are scheduled between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Contact: Rod Steitzer, project engineer, [email protected] or (425) 587-3825

ne 85th Street Corridor improvementS

Provide a series of coordinated streetscape facilities to minimize traffic delays; enable pedestrians, drivers, bicyclists, transit riders and others to have a safe and pleasant experience; and to develop a com-prehensive transporta-tion system to stimulate economic vitality and

redevelopment.Location: N.E. 85th

Street between 132nd and 120th Avenue N.E.

Funding Partners: Sound Transit, City of Kirkland Capital Im-provement Program

Timeline: Throughout the month of December, the private utility connec-tions will be made to the newly installed under-ground electrical conduit along N.E. 85th St. from 120th Avenue N.E. to 128th Avenue N.E. Emer-gency vehicle access will be maintained through-out the construction process. Many factors, including weather, could impact this schedule.

lakeview elementary SChool SidewalkS

Install approximately 355 lineal feet of curb, gutter, sidewalk and

planter strip along the north side of N.E. 67th Street and west side of 104th Avenue N.E. Upgrade ADA ramps at NE 67th Street/103rd Ave. N.E., N.E. 68th Street/104th Ave. N.E. and mid-block crosswalk on NE 68th Street at Lakeview Elementary.

Install RRFB (rapid rectangular flashing beacon) pedestrian acti-vated lighted crosswalk at mid-block crosswalk. The project will complete crit-ical non-motorized facili-ties to safely get students to and from Lakeview Elementary School.

Funding: City of Kirk-land Capital Improve-ment Program

Timeline: Construc-tion was complete in September. The RRFB is scheduled to be installed before the end of the year

(2012).

1‐405 – ne 116th Street interChange and Street improvement (publiC)

Washington State Depart-ment of Transportation Proj-

ect to widen and add lanes, install new signal, install sidewalk and bicycle lanes, reconstruct the off‐ramps and on‐ramps, and recon-struct the bridge structure over the Eastside Rail line.

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affordable housing bonus provision that would have allowed developers in the BN zones to increase density by including affordable housing units in their project under a 25 percent bonus.

Deputy Mayor Doreen Marchione said that the bo-nus provision “caused quite a stir” with the council and citizens when it was outlined in the council packet.

If the council had not taken action, a development with six affordable housing units in a 48 unit per acre dwelling would be allowed an additional 12 bonus units for a total density of 60 units.

“I think what the council did tonight was to preserve the spirit and the numbers that were discussed and agreed upon the last time around,” said Tom Grimm, a STOP advocate. “I think the council had not had any experience with the 25 per-cent (provision) as was stated tonight.”

Karen Levenson, a backer of STOP, expressed to the

Reporter this could be the end for neighbors.

“I think we may be done with the Potala Village controversy - at least as far as citizen involvement with the Planning Commission and the City Council,” said Levenson in an email, noting that litigation between the city, neighbors and developer is still ongoing.

During the council meet-ing, Justin Stewart spoke on behalf of developer Lobsang Dargey and said the Potala project’s process so far has been “disheartening.” He said the developer has spent much time and money trying to move the project forward.

When Dargey initially submitted the project pro-posal last year, it sparked a controversy between more than 1,000 nearby residents, the developer and the city over the project’s scale and neighborhood impacts. Potala Village is a proposed 143 apartment unit project on a 1.2 acre lot with a view of Lake Washington in the Moss Bay neighborhood. The

building would have 6,000 square feet of retail space, plus retail parking.

Since then, the council has imposed four moratoriums against development on the Lake Street BN zone.

Dargey filed a lawsuit against the city in May that sought an injunction against the moratorium, which is still active.

The council is currently in mediation with the develop-ers and concerned neighbors, who formed the coalition STOP (Support the Ordi-nances and Plans).

Although the council did not agree to a settlement that Dargey recently put forth, the council did agree with Kirkland citizens to revisit a 48 unit per acre limit at their Nov. 20 council meeting.

Many residents initially hoped zoning would cap density at 12 units per acre and the Planning Commis-sion even recommended 36 units per acre or less, but Councilwoman Amy Walen said the people came togeth-er with “a sincere desire to

improve the neighborhood.”Council members Dave

Asher and Bob Sternoff mo-tioned to amend the density ordinance to cap at 36 units per acre, but the amendment lost by a 3-4 vote.

The council also agreed to

keep the affordable hous-ing bonuses applicable to the Market Street Corridor (MSC 2) zone.

Marchione agreed with Councilwoman Penny Sweet that the MSC 2 zone was better equipped for afford-

able housing because of its location and accessibility to transit.

The council also voted on various changes to the Comprehensive Plan and unanimously adopted the 2013-14 biennial budget.

David Mann, who represents a group of neighbors opposing the Potala Village project, spoke at the last Kirkland City Council meeting of 2012 in which the city made final decisions on zoning for the Potala Village project. The council also amended the Comprehensive Plan and adopted the biennial budget. Carrie rodriguez, Kirkland Reporter

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C h i h u a h u a p u p s . White/Cream color ing and great temperament, socialized, excellent with children. shots,wormed. Will hold till Christmas with deposit. $300-$400. (206)673-7917French Mastiff Puppies, Pure Bred. Bor n Oct 20th. Wi l l have shots and papers. Females $1500. Male $1000. Call 360-482-2015. Elma German Rottweiler Pups P u r e b r e d , Pa p e r e d . Available Now! Call 425- 280-2662German Whirehair puppies will start taking deposits this week will be ready 12/22/12 pure- b red non reg i s t e red have three boys and three girls left out of ten 500 each both parents on site excalent hunters and pets 253-677-6201Jack Russells For Sale. 4 Males. Born July 23rd. Tails and Dewclaws re- moved. $300. 509-480- 0274; 509-966-2056

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M A S T I F F P U P P Y for sa le, only one faw n fe m a l e l e f t , $400. 206-391-1829.

MINIATURE Australian Shepherd Puppies! Cute and cuddly! Some ready now and Christmas puppies available too! Reg- istered, health guaranteed, UTD shots. (2) 8 week old males; Black Tri $650 and Red Merle $750. (2) 5 month old Red Tri Tip males $350 each. Also, accepting deposits for upcomign l i t ters. Call Stephanie 541-518-9284. Baker City, Oregon. www.Oregonaussies.com

MIN PIN Puppies For Sale - Parents on site, d e w c l a w s r e m o ve d , $300. (206)718-5571

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POODLE PUPPIES, A K C T o y . O n e Black/gray Phantom and one Par t i-color. B o t h m a l e s . Ta i ls /Dewclaw’s re- moved , dewor med , va c c i n a t e d . R e a d y Now. Wi l l hold unt i l Christmas with deposit. $400 [email protected] 360-275-2433

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RED (IRISH) SETTER PUPPIES! Two red setter puppies for sale. Onemale and one female. Six months old and haverecieved all shots includ-ing rabies and are dewormed. Registered with American Field. These puppies will make great hunters and family pets, very intelligent and per- sonable. Both parents on s igh t . $500 . Ca l l Preston (360) 410-9659

Rottweiler / Doberman Cross puppies! These puppies are intelligent, loyal and loving! Crisp, sha r p co lo r pa t t e r n . Champion bloodl ines. Born 9/26/12. AKC registered parents on site. 2 ma les . 6 fema les . Breed makes for excel- len t fami ly dogs ! De wormed and first shots. Ready for loving homes $750. Burlington. Photos and/or questions call or email us today at 206- 504-9507 or [email protected] [email protected]

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that I built my skills and a great career, supported my

family, and created living wage jobs, invested in my com-munity all through being a tradesman and continually honing my skills. At Fox Plumbing and Heating our work force is the best trained in the business. � e equip-ment and technology is constantly changing and new products are always being introduced, so we are continu-ally training our crews. � ere are many � ne people who with the right training and support develop in to fan-tastic employees with superior skills. When you invest in your employees, you are investing in your customers. Any business owner knows that employee turnover is ex-pensive and that your employees are a re� ection of who you are as a business owner. My name and reputation are all over Fox Plumbing and Heating and I believe in personal and corporate integrity…it’s simply a core value of this company, re� ected in our mission statement, sta� training and the way we treat our customers.

Q: “What else sets you apart from other plumb-ing and heating companies in the area?”

A : We’re focused on the right things, great ser-vice and great work. I’d just like to ask people

to make sure to have Fox give them an estimate on their next plumbing or heating job and see in writing one of the di� erences. We will give you a fair estimate in a timely fashion and we have the best written warranties in the business. Our customer service is so superior to our

competitors that we keep most of our customers for life. 80% of our new customers come from current customer referrals, I’m proud of this and plan to keep doing what works…caring about people, doing professional work.

Q: “I’ve heard about your Customer Refer-ral Program, how does it work?”

A : Well I continually review my business, checking the data, always looking at where my

customers come from, because of course we want to continue to grow and invest our advertising dollars in programs that expand our customer base. � rough this data analysis we could see that 80% of our new custom-ers were coming from our current customers. I wanted to put some energy into a Customer Referral Program both to thank our customers as well as to build busi-ness. I also operate on the “keep it simple” philosophy knowing that what people really need and want is cash, not points or some other confusing so-called bonus. So very simply, you refer Fox Plumbing and Heating and you are entered to win $500 cash. We hold the drawings twice a year in March and September and the more you refer your friends, relatives and colleagues, the more chances you have to win. We then take pictures and tell their story on our website, with their permission, both to honor them and to spread the word about Fox Plumbing and Heating.

Q: “You just introduced new heating and cooling services – what’s included?”

A : � e expansion into heating, furnaces and air conditioning is a direct result of customer

demand, our phones were ringing o� the hook with re-quests, one month last winter we received over 100 calls for HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) services. I wanted to expand in this area, but wouldn’t do it until I had the right team on board. I mean what I say and it took some time to � nd the right people with

excellent skills and excellent attitudes. We’ve found them, trained them and are getting great feedback from our customers. It’s very exciting to add this new dimen-sion to our business, heating and air conditioning, and of course the same great 24 hour service.

Q: “Do you have any specials?”

A : Glad you asked and of course we do! We want to introduce as many people as possible

to our new heating and air conditioning services so we have a complete HVAC tune up for just $99, this is a limited time o� er. No one wants their furnace not to work properly as the days and nights get colder, it’s also a good time to get the air conditioning looked at, we had such a beautiful summer folks used their equipment more this year. � e thing we want people to know about Fox Plumbing and Heating is that we’ve been here since 1964 and we’ll be here long into the future because we are committed to helping people save money and deliv-ering great service. We always have solid money saving specials, but what’s really special about Fox is how we do business every day with integrity and professionalism, our customers will tell you.

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