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Confusion reigns about LWHS New owner, baseball team’s potential removal from Lee Johnson Field new future? BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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ny doubt that playing high school baseball at Lee Johnson Field is a highly-cherished community tradition was removed Monday night at the Lake Washington School District Board meeting. Parents, Lake Washington High School baseball players and other supporters in the community appealed to the district board to stop a proposal by the high school athletic department to move the varsity team’s home games from Lee Johnson Field at Peter Kirk Park to the baseball field at the high school. The controversy started when baseball players’ parents received an email from the LWHS athletic department stating their intent to move varsity team games from Lee Johnson Field to the high school field, with all varsity games at the high school by 2017. As a demonstration of
The Lake Washington High School baseball team has made a tradition of playing its home games at Lee Johnson Field in downtown Kirkland. REPORTER FILE PHOTO community support, the petition on change.org to keep the team playing at Lee Johnson received nearly 1,000 supporters in three days. Yet, these fears may be unfounded, as the district board members were unaware of the proposal, which has drawn outrage from at least one board member. Director of District Two Christopher Carlson, a
Kirkland resident, said he had not heard anything about the proposal prior to the meeting, but is alarmed that many people think the district was responsible for it. He also expressed his frustration with what he sees as poor communication with the parties involved. “Let’s be honest, we’re a school district,” he said. “We’re trying to get levies [ more KANGS page 2 ]
Kirkland prosecutor files appeal in Hope Solo case BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
The city of Kirkland has filed an appeal with King County Superior Court after a Kirkland Municipal Court judge dismissed domestic assault charges against U.S. women’s soccer team player and Kirkland resident Hope Solo. Solo’s attorney had previously filed a motion to dismiss the charges, requesting two counts of fourth degree assault be dropped and claiming he has not been able to interview the alleged victims. City of Kirkland Prosecuting Attorney Tammy McElyea said depositions with the witnesses ultimately
took place before the judge If the King County Superior dismissed the charges, which Court decides to uphold the stemmed from an altercation appeal, the case will go back with Solo’s half sister and to Kirkland Municipal Court 17-year-old nephew during and through the process of a party at a family setting a trial date. home in Kirkland Kirkland police June 21. responded to the McElyea said the June incident after city disagrees with receiving a call at the judge’s decision, around 1 a.m. by a which she said was man stating a female not based on the at the residence was Hope Solo facts of the case but “hitting people” and technicalities and they could not get subjectivity. her to stop or to leave “We take domestic viothe house. lence in this town seriously,” When officers entered the she said. home they noticed Solo was McElyea said legal briefs upset and intoxicated, acfor the appeal are due in July, cording to police documents. with oral arguments expected They also observed visible to take place in September. [ more SOLO page 3 ]
Totem Lake Malls may have new life under a new owner from California. The Kirkland City Council extended a development plan on Tuesday for a potential buyer with interest in remaking the long-time struggling malls in the Totem Lake neighborhood. MATT PHELPS, Kirkland Reporter
City Council extends development plan for potential buyer BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com.
A California-based retail development company may be on the verge of purchasing the Totem Lake Malls property in Kirkland and begin a long-talkedabout redevelopment put on hold by economic problems and legal troubles. In anticipation of the purchase, the Kirkland City Council voted on Tuesday to extend the redevelopment agreement it approved in 2006. Centercal Properties, LLC requested the city do so in order to assure that it will retain the same development standards once the purchase is completed as well as the city’s commitment of $15 million for public improvements associated with redevelopment. The redevelopment agreement was set to expire this month. While Centercal Properties was unavailable for
comment, Planning Director Eric Shields said it is close to acquiring the property. “My sense is that they are raring to go,” he said. Though Centercal hoped to have acquired the property by February, the King County Tax Accessor still lists co-owners Coventry Real Estate Advisors and Developers Diversified Realty as the owners. Neither company has returned the Reporter’s request for comment. Shields said once the property is purchased they will still have to go through a design review process for the project, and that the city has already approved an amendment to their
conceptional development plan. Shields also said that the city is expected to make other amendments as part of the design review process. Once the design review board approves the project, they will be able to obtain building permits. At the council’s Jan. 6 meeting, Centercal President Jean Paul Wardy gave a presentation describing their vision for redeveloping Totem Lake Malls, which has remained relatively empty for years due to the economic downturn and litigation between the [ more MALLS page 7 ]
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Assault: 9:55 p.m., 12600 block of NE 124th St. A 25-year-old man was arrested for pushing and hitting his 41-year-old mother. Drugs/obstruction/resisting arrest/ malicious mischief/assault: 9:44 p.m., 10800 block of 113th CT NE. A 25-year-old man in a pickup truck with a 28-year-old man was approached by a police officer, who later determined the 25-year-old had heroin on him. He gave the officer a name that did not match anything in license records. While being arrested the 25-year-old tried to hit the officer and took off running. He was eventually caught and arrested for assault, drug posses-
Assault: 10:30 a.m., 11800 block of 97th LN NE. A 21-year-old woman was arrested after her fiancee called police to report that she had struck him during an argument while he was holding their fourmonth-old child. The woman was arrested and booked for domestic violence. Feb. 21 Assault: 4 p.m., 8200 block of 122nd Ave NE. A 28-year-old man was arrested for a domestic violence incident involving a 31-year-old woman that occurred on Jan. 17.
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passed. This is a stupid way to lose votes.” He also said that if board members such as himself had been contacted when the matter first came up it could have been resolved without producing unnecessary anxiety on the part of the baseball players. “If they had just sent us an email with enough warning we could have recognized this was stupid and we’re going to do what we need to fix it,” he said. “I’m very confident that this will rapidly be reversed once we find out what happened, because it just doesn’t make sense.” Although the proposal is meant to save money, Kang baseball players and their parents say it would destroy a decades-old tradi-
tion. Despite being recently renovated, the LWHS field does not have lights, which would make it impossible for the Kangs to play at night. “This location in the heart of downtown Kirkland, Washington, has created a special tradition for the program and its passionate baseball community where evening games typically attract several hundred fans,” the petition reads. “Playing baseball games at Lee Johnson Field is something local kids start dreaming about in Little League Baseball or before.” Among those who attended the meeting was Redmond High School alumnus Corky Trewin, an umpire and former Little League coach who also had the opportunity to play at
Lee Johnson while attending Redmond High School. Trewin said they told the district board that the opportunity to play at Lee Johnson field is a privilege not just for the Kangs, but for other teams as well. “The tradition of those games is inherently Kirkland,” he said. “Not only does the Lake Washington High School baseball team like playing in downtown Kirkland, the opposing teams enjoy the opportunity to play in downtown Kirkland.” This sentiment was expressed by many who signed the online petition, such as LWHS alumnus Mikal Norman. “I remember watching Kang games, under the lights of newly renovated Peter Kirk Field in the 80s,
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with my father’s best friend, Lee Johnson,” he wrote. “The new practice facility is awesome, but playing under the lights, is making it to the “big-time” for youth baseball players, and where the Kangs should play.” From the school district’s perspective, however, the proposal was just as much a surprise to them as it was to the players and their parents, according to LWSD spokesperson Kathryn Reith, who said they first became aware of it after Superintendent Dr. Traci Pierce started receiving emails over the weekend. She added that Pierce has directed the district staff to examine the proposal before any decision is made on their part. “We are just learning what the proposal is,” she said. One aspect of the dispute is whether the move would save money or cost more. LWHS, for example, believes the proposed move curbs costs by eliminating the rental fees for using the field, which is owned by the city of Kirkland. The Kangs Baseball Booster Club contends it would cost more to move them back to the high school. Plus, the Booster Club has offered to pay the rental fees, according to the online petition. Regardless of whether it would save money, Carlson believes the situation was handled poorly and generated unnecessary controversy at a time when the district least needs it. “You just pissed off all the baseball boosters, and we’re going to ask them for a levy in two years,” he said. According to Reith, the superintendent has the authority to stop the proposal if she wanted to or simply direct the principal to review it. Last year, the Kangs were the 2A state runner-up, and the team has made five other state tournament appearances since 2004. The team has also been KingCo champs 16 times since 1955.
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[ solo from page 1] injuries to Solo’s nephew and her sister. Solo’s nephew had visible scratch marks, was bleeding from his ear and his t-shirt was torn, according to court documents. Despite having the charges dismissed, a week later Solo was suspended from the U.S. Women’s Soccer team for a month after her husband and ex-NFL player Jerramy Stevens was arrested for driving under the influence in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Solo, who was in the vehicle with Stevens and attending a national soccer training camp, wasn’t arrested. She was reportedly drunk and belligerent with police, however, and Stevens was also alleged to have been driving a U.S. Soccer official team van at the time of his arrest.
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onflict emerged during the last monthly Kirkland Park Board meeting in February over the location of the new Aquatic and Recreation Center (ARC). At the meeting, Park Department Director Jennifer Schroeder reported on the on-line survey that is being conducted and passed out ARC brochures developed by the Parks Department, which has been sent to all residents of Kirkland. The on-line survey includes a visual tour. Two Park Board members voiced concerns about the biased process. Rick Ockerman told Schroeder, “The visual tour is slanted toward locating the ARC at Juanita Beach. I am concerned that this doesn’t give people all the facts and is not representative of the Park Board’s recommendation... I am concerned that if we locate it at Juanita Beach, funding will fail to get voter approval.” Kevin Quille, another Park Board member, stated, “The brochure slants toward [locating ARC at] Juanita Beach... I don’t feel that the brochure gives a balanced approach to all options.” This conflict highlights the differences some on the Park Board and many residents in Juanita and Finn Hill have with the Parks Department. We feel that the Parks Department is engaged in a biased campaign towards its goal of locating the proposed ARC at Juanita Beach. This bias is evident in the marketing material and at every public meeting and communication. The City Council has already directed the Kirkland Parks Department to look for other private properties before council will choose a final site for locating the ARC. Council has authorized the Park Department to conduct more extensive citizen outreach in public meetings and a citywide mailing and to determine how the public feels about this ARC proposal. Schroeder and the Parks Department are acting on behalf of the city, but in a biased process are publicly communicating their strong preference for locating the ARC at Juanita Beach Park (JBP).
Juanita Beach Park is not the best location for several reasons: First, Juanita roads in this area are very congested. Second, JBP offers poor access to most of Kirkland and I-405. Third, open park land should be preserved. Fourth, the JBP open space offers much-needed relief to the densely built Juanita Village and surrounding condos and apartments. Fifth, building here would violate the existing Juanita Beach Park Master plan. Last, the JBP area is in an earthquake liquefaction zone and could suffer badly in a strong quake. The Juanita Neighborhood Association has taken a position against locating the ARC at Juanita Beach. More than 200 residents have signed petitions against locating it there. There is a website, savejuanitabeach.weebly.com with more detail and a Facebook page for comments. There are short-term advantages for the city of locating the ARC at Juanita Beach: First, the city already owns the land, lowering the cost and allowing quicker development. Second JBP offers a
prominent location, which is one of the requested features. Third, JBP has enough land to build the full facility with all the parking required. But these advantages do not overcome the disadvantages of this location. To find out more about the scope of this project, the city’s website has a section dedicated to the ARC. Many residents of Kirkland who have studied the plans and attended Parks’ open houses support the proposed ARC; but we want to see it located centrally so that most residents of the city can access it easily and equally. There are a number of large pieces of land close to the highway in north Kirkland where the city is zoned to grow more densely. We believe that, if properly located, the ARC will be supported by the majority of voters. Our worry is that if Parks is allowed to slant the publicity and convince the City Council to choose Juanita Beach, the drawbacks of this location will eventually [ more ARC page 5 ] convince the public
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New single-family residence would negatively impact environment The following letter was also submitted to the city of Kirkland concerning a project located at 9105 128th Ave NE in Kirkland: I would like to discuss with you the construction of a new single-family residence that is being planned. I would first like to tell you that I am one of five residential homes that live right next to these wetlands. The residents here have all been told for many years that these wetlands are protected. There are many species of plants and animals that call these wetlands home. We have deer, rabbits, raccoons and the occasional coyote that live here. There are many different birds that are native to these wetlands. If these wetlands are taken out and built upon, even a small portion, these creatures will lose their homes including residential bald eagles and mallard ducks that use this place for breeding, nesting, and feeding. A diverse ecosystem is right next door and should be protected as we were told, not built upon. The stream that runs through these wetlands is a source of nourishment for many plants and animals, and if you build near this stream there is a high probability that it will become polluted and filled with large amounts of sediment. This will cause the oxygen levels in the water to plummet and potentially cause an algal bloom and create unlivable conditions for the organisms that call this
stream home. The planned house to be built on this property will stick out due to it being built only 10 feet from the property line and being three-stories tall, while all of the other houses in this area are about 40 feet away from their property lines and are only one- to two-stories tall. If these magnificent trees are cut down, many creatures will lose their homes and the chances of the soil eroding will most likely increase twofold and create large amounts of runoff that could potentially go into the stream and cause the problems that I have mentioned above. I am genuinely upset with the destruction of these beautiful wetlands. I have taken a number of pictures of this beautiful setting and enjoy the beauty of nature that these wetlands have given me.
Katherine C. Doughty, Kirkland
Pedestrians visibility dim at night When scaled by the number of miles driven, the pedestrian fatality rate is three times higher at night. Part of the reason is greater chance of driver drinking and fatigue, but the critical factor is lower visibility. People have contrast sensitivity in dim light. Moreover, the eye exhibits “night myopia” focusing too near and causing distant objects to blur. Rain and oncoming head lamps make things much worse. Increased lighting is often impractical due to high energy costs.
However LED street lights use can use 50 percent less energy and are more color rendering than sodium lamps. Sodium lamps make yellow flags look gray. Moreover, there would also be a great outcry against the resulting “light pollution.” Since road lighting cannot be made sufficiently high for daytime safety levels, drivers typically rely on headlamp illumination to detect pedestrians. However, normal low-beams make pedestrians visible only at relatively short distances. The key concept is “assured-clear-distance,” which refers to the distance ahead that a driver can see a pedestrian on the road. Most drivers are taught to drive slowly enough that they could stop for a pedestrian who just falls within their assured-clear-distance, otherwise they would be “overdriving” their headlamps. Some states have even made this a matter of law; anyone who overdrives his/her headlamps and has an accident is automatically guilty. However, automobile headlamps provide such a short assured-clear-distance that even drivers who obey the speed limit are often overdriving their headlamps. People fail to slow sufficiently at night because they are unaware how poor their vision has become. Humans have two distinctly different types of vision, focal and ambient. They differ in the visual tasks that they perform, the parts of the visual field they examine and their pathways through the brain. Roughly speaking, focal vision tells us “what is there” while ambient vision tells us “where we are.” Focal vision is used [ more LETTERS page 5 ]
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Wake up to how our local politicians handle business I just read the Kirkland Reporter I received today. It looks as if folks are awakening to the way our mayors (recently past and present), and city council conduct business. It’s unfortunate our last mayor has decided to stay in public “service.” She should fit right in with so many of her party’s State representatives, however. I would like to add more, but I think three or four
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to reject the vote to finance it. If the city misses this opportunity to find a better location now, it may lose the opportunity to build such a facility for many years to come. We urge all residents to familiarize yourselves with the issues. Then, read the Parks brochure and participate in the online survey. The Park Board will meet on March 11 to recommend their ARC proposal to the City Council. The City Council will then have a study session on the recommended proposal at 6 p.m. on March 17, before their regular meeting. Both meetings are open for the public to attend and observe.
Rick Eirich, Kirkland
Asia leads world in dumping plastic into sea Having just slogged through Gregory F Smith’s rambling defense of city staffers being concerned about the “Pacific Garbage Patch,” the Wall Street Journal reportage comes at just the right time to defuse his and others’ concerns. Here’s the takeaway, in simple science terms: “An international research team of environmental scientists reported Thursday” that the United States - as a country - has contributed a paltry 0.3 metric tons of “mismanaged plastic waste” to the global seas. I use the word ‘paltry’ because China is attributed with 8.8 million metric tons. Thus, even though it may ‘feel good’ to get on our high horse and think that Kirkland (or even big brother Seattle) can lead the way in ‘saving the planet’ from plastic bag waste is self-delusional to the point of being pathological. If the entire United States is not a significant contributor to
the problem, a ban on plastic bags will do virtually nothing to reduce the “Pacific Garbage Patch.” So, unless there are other (non-scientific) forces at work here, city staffers can breathe easy and stop worrying about plastic bags. P.S. Mr. Smith’s only other complaint about plastic bags is “the disruption of Kirkland’s recycling systems.” Does he not know we are supposed to recycle plastic bags? Would he also argue that throwing away gum wrappers in city-provided (solar-powered, compacting) sidewalk trash cans disrupts Kirkland’s solid waste disposal systems? If so, clear thinking will have dropped to an all-time low, and it makes one wonder whether legal-
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Voicing support for ARC at Juanita Beach I want to voice my support for locating the Kirkland Aquatics, Recreation and Community (ARC) Center at the proposed north Juanita Beach Park site. I live just off of Juanita Drive, on the Finn Hill side of the Juanita/Finn Hill neighborhood boundary, where my family and
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I moved nearly 25 years ago. With Juanita Beach Park only about half-amile from our home, I’m sympathetic to many of the concerns that members of the Juanita Neighborhood Association have expressed about building the Kirkland ARC at the north end of the park. In balance, however, I strongly believe that the positives the pool and recreation facility would provide at this location far outweigh the negatives. Yes, in a perfect world, Kirkland would be able to maintain all of its open spaces and also meet the overwhelming demand (82% of Kirkland residents surveyed) for a public pool
and recreation facility. In the real world, we have to make choices and tradeoffs in an effort to achieve the greater good. In this case, the tradeoff may well be one of either choosing to maintain some open space, or creating a modern aquatics and recreation facility that would address many critical needs within our community. Having closely followed the extensive research and outreach activities that the Kirkland Parks department has conducted over the past year, I think the process has been fair and transparent.
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folks that wrote in pretty well summed it up. I want to thank Bob Styles for not being intimidated, or letting up on issues I have also seen (60 year resident) but until today, have not voiced my opinions about. There are few people with the grit to stand up to what has happened to our city, county and State. Robert Style, and Dory Monson (Kiro 97.3) are two local heroes in my mind. Sometimes tough choices have to be made. Vastly outnumbered, Rob and Dori’s common sense views would (I sincerely hope), make some of the “sheep” at least do their “due diligence” before voting. “Kshama Sawant,” need I say more?
Public comments are allowed at the Park Board and City Council meetings, but not the study session. These are your opportunities to voice your opinion. Kirkland deserves both an Aquatic and Recreation Center and the preservation of Juanita Beach’s open space. We hope a site that will best serve the entire city will emerge from the search now underway. Please get involved in the site selection for this important facility.
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for detecting and recognizing objects, such as pedestrians. It is centered along the line of sight, so when we want to recognize an object, we turn our eyes to look directly at it. Focal vision declines rapidly in dim light. In fact, many people with impaired vision who are unable to receive a driver’s license still have vision superior to that of a normal person at night. Ambient vision is used for determining location in space and orientation in the environment and to perform tasks such as steering a car. It operates out in the visual periphery and needs only detect faint large shapes. Most significantly, ambient vision is not greatly impaired when light level declines. Drivers can steer the car just as well at night as during the day and feel little need to slow. They do not realize that their ability to see pedestrians has been greatly reduced. Many studies have investigated the exact distance at which normal headlamps permit pedestrian detection. There is no single estimate because the distance is a function of many factors, including pedestrian clothing and location, and driver age and expectation.
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am what might be known as a sucker for black and white films, especially film noir. There’s something about the emphasis on darkness and shadows, the heavy thick clouds of cigarette smoke hovering in the air as the characters rattle off the machine gun-speed dialogue in-between shots of whiskey that I can’t get enough of. So it was to my pleasant surprise when I discovered Parkplace Cinema is featuring four of Humphrey Bogart’s films, Casablanca, The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, and African Queen, with Casablanca
showing this evening. The owners, Jeff Cole and Chris MacKenzie, decided to feature Bogie’s after a successful showing of Hitchcock’s films in October. Their hope is to eventually feature other classic films, whether they’re based on a specific genre (horror/western/ sci-fi) or the director, like Stanley Kubrick. If you have not seen any of Bogie’s films, I highly recommend you take advantage of the opportunity. It’s not just a chance to see classic films in a movie
Later on during the meeting, Mark Nelson added to the option by pointing out that local churches could offer parking for city employees, allowing people working or shopping in downtown to use the City Hall parking lot already there. “If City Hall is utilized, that tells you something,” he said. There was also a push among attendees for better use of downtown parking spots, such as those located by the antique mall, which they said often go unused because drivers aren’t certain whether they are paid parking stalls or not. Kathy Feek, who is involved in the local art scene, said they could maximize the available parking by increasing signage to boost parking visibility and create apps that show where space is available, while McLeod said businesses should use their own
theater on a big screen, the way God intended, but because they’re films Hollywood won’t be making anytime soon. In light of the recent Academy Awards ceremony, which suffered its lowest ratings in six years, I think it is an appropriate time to reflect on the type of films Bogie was born to make that still manage to draw modern audiences. Such films are often difficult to describe, but unmistakably distinct in their style and quality. There’s an air of blatant cynicism and pessimism in many of them. The stories portray people
as they are without the garnish, the morally dubious along with the naive and foolish, played by great actors like Peter Lorre and Lauren Bacall. The main draw, however, is Bogie. Though they varied in their motives, his characters always possessed the same solitariness, unapologetic masculinity, sardonic sense of humor, lovable border-line misanthropic mindset and penchant for the bottle. Some of them, like Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, could be less-than admirable in certain aspects, but they were always likable, and there’s a reason. Despite fouling up and making the occasional blunder, he’s always in
control and assertive. He tells off liars, manipulators, cops, district attorneys and the requisite Nazis in a way most people can only dream. And then there’s the women. His dialogue with his female counterparts alone is worth the price of admission. It’s hard to beat a scene in “The Maltese Falcon” where he tells a lover “I’ll have some rotten nights after I’ve sent you over, but that will pass.” What makes the delivery so effective is that it isn’t said in sarcasm or jest, but matter-of-factly, in resignation. Love is cruel, life is tough. It is what it is, and a man’s gotta do what a man has got to do. Pure Bogie.
parking stalls and shift the burden onto other properties such as the Kirkland Library. When the option for paid parking in downtown was brought up, some attendees voiced their support, while others warned that prior attempts by the city had resulted in backlash from the community. If the city were to go through with it, McLeod said, they would have to stick with the decision and not backpedal. Numerous business owners, as well as Feek, emphasized the importance of making parking available if Kirkland is to compete for business with nearby cities, such as Bellevue and Redmond, where businesses offer free and easily-accessible parking. “Do we want to be a residential or business city?” one business owner asked. “I think it can be both.”
It’s problematic for me to recommend one film out of the four to see, but if you’re pressed for time, I’d go with Casablanca. My only caveat is that watching it for the first time is guaranteed to be an eerie experience, a theatrical déjà vu. You may not have ever seen the film, but you know the lines (here’s looking at you, kid) and the story, because they’ve been used a million times in inferior films. By the end, however, you’ll realize you’re watching a cinematic gem that, like the other three films, is often imitated but never bettered.
TJ Martinell is a reporter for the Kirkland Reporter.
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her to have them towed. Nelson’s fear, like other residents who commented, is that Lake Avenue West would become a defacto park and ride. She also said the street has no sidewalks, which raised additional questions about necessary improvements and construction that would have to take place before parking stalls could be added. Another option was to add 25 parking stalls along Heritage Park on Waverly Way. Many attendees, however, expressed skepticism as to whether or not people would be willing to walk from Heritage Park to downtown. While many of the options were discussed in detail, the one that appeared to be most popular with attendants was creating a surface parking lot at City Hall. Bonnie McLeod, a downtown business owner, suggested the city could avoid spending a lot of money simply by clearing off an area, marking stalls, and then see if people use the parking lot.
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haven’t identified,” Cilla Toondeph said. “We all have a different idea of what the problem is.” One of the inexpensive options, estimated to cost $50,000 or less, would be to create time limited parking at Lake Avenue West for up to 45 stalls, possibly selling monthly leases for stalls not utilized. A moderately priced option would be to improve operations at the library garage by opening permitonly stalls to all users after 5 p.m. More expensive options, a half a million dollars or more, include creating a new lot south of city hall, adding 144-166 stalls. The main concern for residents who live near or on Lake Avenue West, is that the streets cannot absorb more parking and things are already bad. Nancy Nelson said many people who park in the neighborhood ignore etiquette or rules and park wherever and however they can, going so far as to park in front of her garage, forcing
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Though the options are categorized as expensive and inexpensive, the city is city of Kirkland study hoping to select ones that session looking to can be implemented quickly garner public comand with a lower price tag, ment on proposed solutions according to Special Projects for parking downtown may Coordinator Philly Hoshko. have generated more quesTransportation Engineering tions than answers. Manager David Godfrey, City staff and residents who also attended the meetexamined nine options ing, said they will discuss during the Feb. 25 meetthe options with the council ing at Kirkland City Hall to during the April 7 improve parking “We’re trying to meeting. as part of a new Feedback from find a solution to a draft study. The problem we haven’t residents and meeting was just identified. We all business owners one of four seshave a different at the meeting sions on the topic. idea of what the indicated that The study was before a solution problems is.” developed by Rick is found, however, Cilla Toondeph Williams Consultthe true source of ing, which revealed the problem needs nearly all the stalls to be determined, downtown are filled for most whether it’s an actual lack of of the day. As part of the parking in downtown, confuparking study, the consultant sion between paid and free surveyed about 1,000 stalls parking stalls or if people just and found that an extra 150 don’t know where the parkspaces would have to be ing spots are located. supplied in order to satisfy “We’re trying to find a the optimal percentage of 85 solution to a problem we percent rule. BY TJ MARTINELL
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to the mall from Totem Lake Boulevard, 120th Avenue property owners. Their Northeast and Northeast master plan would include Totem Way. The master plan creating pedestrian friendly anticipates Metro Transit areas along the street by will add a bus stop along 120th Avenue Northeast. 120th Avenue Northeast, the Wardy emphasized the location of a joint effort beimportance of gathertween the city and Centercal ing spaces for shoppers, outdoor dining and a variety as part of a redesign in order to make it more friendly of unique tenants, which to pedestrians that could Wardy said is crucial for the include more sidewalks and project. walkways. “It really boils down to In all, the mall is expected tenants,” he said. to include one million The amended conceptual square feet of space. master plan under CenterCoventry Real Estate cal envisions a redevelopAdvisors and Development after demolishing and ers Diversified Realty rebuilding most of the purchased the Totem mall to include a pubLake Malls in 2004 lic plaza featuring KIRKLAND from the California public art, benches Public Employees’ and landscaping. Retirement System “The overall for $37 million, inobjective is to create a tending to redevelop the community center with a site. Instead, the site became defined sense of place,” the entangled in a $500 million master plan reads. Retail space would be leased to fast fraud lawsuit filed in New York state. food, coffee shops, taverns, Wardy told the council banks, fitness centers, hotels Centercal is hoping to have and a cinema in the upper their design approved this mall. The existing Totem year and start construction Lake Cinema features Bolin 2016, with an opening in lywood films but recently 2017. added second-run films. “Now I know you’ve heard As for parking, the master these kinds of things before, plan calls for surface parking but we’re hoping this time and other parking strucit’ll be different,” he said. tures, with vehicle entrances
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It is a sentiment that City Manager Kurt Triplett seemed to share with Wardy at the Jan. 6 meeting: “They have a great vision for what they want to do with the mall.” According to figures provided by Centercal published in a Feb. 27 memo reviewing the fiscal analysis of the agreement, the first phase of their redevelopment is estimated to bring in roughly 1.4 million in sales tax revenue and a total tax revenue of $2.4 million, though BERK Consulting which contributed to the report had a smaller projection. Economic Development Director Ellen-Miller Wolfe said the proposed project is a relief not just for the city but for the Totem Lake neighborhood. “We’ve been waiting for a new developer to step up and purchase the property,” she said. “I would say we’re very excited about this. We’ve been waiting for a long time.” Wolfe said they hope the redevelopment of the mall, a long-time eyesore for the community, will boost the hyperlocal economy for the neighborhood, as well as providing access to the nearby Cross Kirkland Corridor.
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“Downtown is amenity rich, right down on the water,” she said. “Totem Lake is really relying on this development to bring amenities that are currently not available. In this case there would be space set aside for parks. There would be connectivity to the Totem Lake and ultimately to the Cross Kirkland Corridor. That’s the kind of desirable environment for development, and here we have that in this proposed mall.” Businesses like My Home Furniture & Décor, which anchors the West Mall, is among those that hope to benefit from the redevelopment and increase in traffic. Barbara Jelly, the manager
at My Home Furniture, said since they’ve moved to the mall three years ago they have been well received, but they rely primarily on foot traffic from their back doors, as the main entrance to the West Mall is mostly empty. She added she has met with Centercal and is impressed with other developments they’ve done. “They’re seasoned developers,” she said. “They’re doing exactly what we want them to do. They seem to be a very savvy group. And I’m sure they will do whatever makes sense.” Calls to Developers Diversified Realty seeking comment were not returned by deadline.
Home sales in Kirkland for January were up 30.6 percent but prices were down .8 percent compared to the same time in 2014, according to the Redfin Real-Time Home Price Tracker. At the current sales pace, it would take 1.9 months for all of the homes on the market to sell. Six months of supply is considered a balanced market. A total of 94 homes were sold at a median price of $670,000, $465,500 for single family homes and $263,600 for condos and townhomes, according to numbers compiled by Redfin, a Seattle-based real estate company. The numbers only reflect transactions on the Multiple Listing Service, a local or regional database of available real estate for sale by member brokers. Kirkland homes are spending an average of 28 days on the market. Redfin publishes RealTime Home Price Tracker at redfin.com.
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Kirkland Middle School students place fifth at regional competition A team of students from Kirkland Middle School placed fifth at the Washington Future City regional competition, an event designed to foster interest in engineering, math and science through hands-on, real world applications. The regional competition took place on Jan. 24 at DigiPen. Students involved included Kevin Carlson (seventh grade), John DeVries (sixth grade), Riley Huston (eighth grade) and Alex
Kartes (eighth grade). This event attracted 37 teams from 16 different schools. The format of the competition included five scored elements: Computer design of a future city, model of future city, research essay, future city narrative and oral presentation. The first three parts were submitted two weeks before competition day, and then the students brought their model and presentation to the DigiPen Campus in Redmond for public display and judging. Kirkland student participates in Washington Aerospace Scholars Program
Kirkland student in aerospace program Samuel Madasu, a junior at International Community School (ICS) is currently participating in Phase One of the Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) program. WAS is designed to connect high school juniors with educational and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through independent learning, hands-
on interaction, professional guidance, and site-based tours. Samuel applied in fall of 2014, along with 212 student applicants from 112 different public, private, and homeschool organizations, to participate in Phase One of the WAS Program. Samuel is now among the 156 students still participating in an online, distance learning curriculum. Designed by NASA and the University of Washington, the curriculum focuses on the past, present, and future of human space travel. Participating students were able to register to earn five UW credits. The top performing 120 students will be invited to one of three Summer Residency sessions hosted by the Museum of Flight in July, Phase Two of the WAS program. In each summer session, four student teams cooperate to plan a human mission to Mars with support from professional engineers/scientists, university students, and certificated educators. Additionally, participants receive briefings from aerospace professionals, tour engineering facilities, and compete in hands-on engineering challenges.
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Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee has named Lake Washington School District (LWSD) one of the top-performing districts in the state in terms of sign-ups for the College Bound Scholarship program. The 2013-14 state average for College Bound Scholarship sign-ups was 89 percent. LWSD’s performance was exemplary at 92 percent, exceeding the state average. “Students in your district have greater opportunities because of your efforts and leadership,” said Inslee in a letter to the district. “I want to commend you, your district team, your district partners, and the hard working teachers, counselors, and building staff who have contributed to your success. Your commitment to your students and to the College Bound Scholarship program is of great service to the students, parents, and community you serve.” The College Bound Scholarship program encourages
students to dream big and pursue a college education. These scholarships provide an opportunity and a pathway for Washington students who might not have considered a postsecondary education to pursue their dreams. The scholarship is available to seventh and eighth grade students whose family income meets the guidelines or who are in foster care. The deadline to sign up is June 30 of the student’s eighth grade year.
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Local students honored at Breakfast of Champions event Kamiakin Middle School held its second quarter Breakfast of Champions event on Jan. 20. The students who were recognized at this event have made exceptional improvements in attitude or academics, or always go above and beyond to make Kamiakin a better place. Here is the full list of students who were recognized: Claire Longcore, seventh grade; Byron Shaw, eighth grade; Gabriel Garcia, sixth grade; Madison Nguyen, sixth grade; Georgina Enciso, eighth grade; Samuel Gijon-Hernandez, seventh grade; Taylor Peterson, eighth grade; Rylan Barrow, sixth grade; Cort Talburt, seventh grade; Steven Moon, eighth grade; Scout Watson, sixth grade; Osvaldo Arechiga, eighth
grade; Michael Casper, sixth grade; Michelle Rosales, sixth grade; Ashley Hernandez, seventh grade; Angel George, sixth grade; Michelle Harte, eighth grade; Lissa Lee, seventh grade; Samir Patel, seventh grade; Davini So, eighth grade; and Aditi Saraf, sixth grade.
Choral Society to perform at Meany Hall The Kirkland Choral Society will perform with the Philharmonia Northwest at the University of Washington’s Meany Hall in Seattle at 7:30 p.m. on March 28. War & Peace features two of choral music’s paeans to peace in the midst of European turmoil. Haydn’s masterful Missa in Tempore Belli (“Mass in Time of War”) was composed in 1796, when Austria had suffered a string of defeats to the young Napoleon. Trumpet fanfares and the rumble of timpani are suggestive of the struggle that lay ahead. Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem (“Grant Us Peace”) was composed 140 years later, when Europe was
again hurtling into war (later to become World War II). Vaughan Williams had already seen terrible bloodshed as a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War I; Dona Nobis Pacem was his passionate plea for peace, its text drawn primarily from powerfully evocative poetry written by Walt Whitman during another bloody conflict, the American Civil War. Though Dona Nobis Pacem did not alter the course of historical events, this epic work nobly stands today as a caution and reminder to us all. Experience the soulstirring power and passion of these two great works, brought to full realization by 95-plus voices and full orchestra. KCS Artistic Director Dr. Glenn Gregg and Philharmonia Northwest Music Director Dr. Julia Tai conduct. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors in advance and $25 (adults) and $18 (students and seniors) at the door. For ticket information visit www.KirklandChoralSociety.org or call 425296-0612.
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Northeast King County has been experiencing an increase in mail thefts, with 68 reports in a recent 14 week period. The reasons behind this uptick are unclear. Detectives have arrested several suspects, but mailboxes continue to be an easy target of opportunity for thieves. The suspects are looking for mail that contains items they can turn around quickly, such as gift cards and/or cash. If they find checks they’re washing them, making them out to themselves and changing the amounts. While the thefts happen at all hours of the day, most occur during two different time periods, noon to 2 p.m. and midnight to 2 a.m. The suspects target traditional mailboxes, yet they aren’t deterred by locking ones either. They will pry open locked boxes. Residents can protect themselves from these thefts. Make it a habit to collect mail every day. Don’t ever leave mail in the box overnight. Also, consider buying a locking mailbox. If going on vacation, either arrange for a neighbor to collect mail or ask the post office to hold mail. When sending mail, don’t place it out for the mail carrier; drop it off at the post office. Remember, that red flag is a notice to everyone that there is mail in the box. Most importantly, citizens know best what is suspicious activity in their neighborhood. They are urged to call police if they see someone spending time at or near mailboxes or following a mail carrier. Several arrests of mail thieves have happened because citizens called about something they saw that just didn’t seem right. Thousands of pieces of mail have been recovered in the ongoing fight against mail theft in King County.
Kirkland resident Castle to perform places sixth at at KPC Geoffrey Castle will Lego champs perform his 10th annual St. Eastside Prep student Nika Samsavar’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team “Blue Angels” took sixth place at the Western Washington State Championship at the ShoWare Center in Kent in January. The Blue Angels also received the Judges Awards, which recognizes whose unique efforts, performance or dynamics merit recognition. The FLL, a division of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), introduces younger students, ages 9 to 14, to real-world engineering challenges or “missions” by building and programming LEGO-based robots to complete tasks on a specific, thematic playing surface. FLL teams compete in three categories, core value/team work, robot performance and design, project presentation. FLL is a world wide competition for kids 9 to 14 years of age . Samsavar first joined the Blue Angels in September 2014. The team is endorsed by Girl Scouts of Western Washington and has two coaches and six members. The Blue Angels also took third place at the semifinals competition in January, where they also won the programming award for using outstanding programming principles. At the Eastside qualifying competition in December, they took third while also capturing the gracious professionalism award that recognizes a team whose members show each other and other teams respect at all times. There were 450 teams competing from the start and they ended up sixth in the state of Washington. Eastside Prep is located in Kirkland at 10613 NE 38th Place.
Patrick’s Celebration at 8 p.m. on March 14 at the Kirkland Performance Center. In addition to Castle’s band, the Seattle Irish Dance Company, the King County Firefighters Pipe and Drum Band will also be performing. The bar will be selling Guinness and Irish whiskey. Castle will later perform on St. Patrick’s Day from 6-9 p.m. at The Wilde Rover. Tickets can be purchased at kpcenter.org/performances/st-patricks-celebration. The Wilde Rover is located at 111 Central Way.
LW Symphony Orchestra presents spring concert The Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra will give its spring concert “Pictures at an Exhibition” at 3 p.m. on March 8 at the Kirkland Performance Center. The program will include Weber’s Euryanthe, the Bruch Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra featuring internationally acclaimed violinist Elisa Barston, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. To complement Mussorgsky’s work, the Ryan James Fine Arts Gallery will host an exhibition of the paintings of contemporary artist Scott Wallin. The paintings are from his Particle Track Series, and were influenced by photographic images taken at particle accelerator facilities. Tickets are $30 general admission, $25 for seniors and $15 for students. Children aged 12 and under are free. Spring concert tickets are available now through Kirkland Performance Center http://www.kpcenter.org/ performances/pictures-atan-exhibition. The Kirkland Performance Center is located at 350 Kirkland Ave in Kirkland.
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otala Village, LLC has submitted a new plan for its project to the city of Kirkland after it failed in its efforts to have the State Supreme Court overturn a zoning change reducing the number of units on the property to less than half previously allowed. The new project will have 59 residential units, less than half of the 143 units in the original 2011 project. According to the proposal,
the 112,062 gross squarefoot development would be a three-story single building containing retail space, a central plaza and residential space on the top floors. The development would also have 131 parking stalls for residents, employees and customers. Parking would be accessed through the plaza using a woonerf - a pedestrian-friendly street. A conceptual design conference for the project is scheduled for at 7 p.m. on March 16 in the Council Chambers at Kirkland City Hall, where Planning
Director Eric Shields said the design review board will examine their conceptional design and possibly offer feedback for changes before approving the design. In many ways the new plan is starting from scratch, Shields said, though Potola Village will not have to reapply for their shoreline substantial development permit as long as they keep that aspect of the project similar to the previous plan. They will still need a building permit, however, and Shields said they have filed an application for one, but it will need to be changed in order to meet with current codes before it will be approved. The proposal was submitted shortly after Dargey lost his legal battle
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Nikolay Prohorov, 23, has been arrested in connection with a series of residential burglaries throughout King County, including 11 burglaries, two attempted burglaries and one vehicle prowl in Redmond’s Education Hill neighborhood between Nov. 9, 2013 and Jan. 20. Through a multi-agency coordination, the Bellevue Police Department found Prohorov to be connected to six cases. The Kirkland Police Department arrested him on Jan. 30 following a morning residential burglary and three attempted burglaries. Upon serving a search warrant
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Kirkland massage therapist charged with rape A 31-year-old Kirkland massage therapist has been charged with second degree rape for allegedly sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman late last year. Benjamin Adam Fesler of Lynnwood is accused of improper conduct with a patient on Oct. 23, 2014 during a scheduled full-body massage at the Kirkland Massage Envy. “Massage Envy Spa and our Kirkland franchisee were horrified to learn of these allegations, and we sympathize with the guest involved,” said Massage Envy spokesperson Karen Sung in a statement to the Reporter. “We have a zero tolerance policy against inappropriate conduct.”
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According to the Kirkland Police report, after massaging her for a while he then caused the sheet to fall off her chest, forcing her to grab it to cover herself. After this occurred again, he allegedly start massaging her in a sexual manner and ultimately sexually assaulted her, telling her “you’re so hot.” The victim told investigators this did not last long and eventually Fesler started “freaking out,” saying “this has never happened before, I don’t want to disrespect you.” He then allegedly left the room. The prosecutor’s office requested bail be set at $100,000 due to the “extremely serious” allegations. A no contact order between Fesler and the alleged victim has been issued. “The defendant abused his position of trust as a health care provider and assaulted this victim when she was most vulnerable,” according to the charging papers, Fesler has no known criminal history. “Each franchisee, including the Kirkland owner, is required to conduct criminal background and reference checks prior to hiring and are instructed that all licensed massage therapists must complete training prior to employment, which specifically covers our zero tolerance policy on inappropriate conduct; all of which was completed correctly in this case,” Sung said. “In addition, the Kirkland owner notified local law enforcement immediately upon learning of the allegations and has cooperated fully during their investigation.”
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PUBLIC NOTICES King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks Notice of Industrial Waste Discharge Permit Application No. 7870-02 TAKE NOTICE: That CMC Icos Biologics Inc. located at 22021 20th Avenue SE, Bothell, WA 98021 has filed an application for an industrial waste discharge permit to discharge industrial waste into Brightwater Treatment Plant from its pharmaceutical manufacturing operation in the amount of 45,000 gallons per day following treatment and in-plant control and in compliance with rules and regulations of the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks; Washington State Department of Ecology; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The approximate point of discharge is 22021 20th Avenue SE, Bothell, WA 98021. Any person desiring to express their view, or to be notified of
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