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Anne Reid Oppermann May 17, 2013 at 09:33 am
Le Grand's food is wonderful; their service, however, could use some work.
Recall 4 KCC May 14, 2013 at 04:49 pm
Am I missing something or did the EIS consultant company (where one of the principals is Eric…Read More Shield's former boss) leave the images of trees to soften the true impact of this big box. The developer's plans state that he'll be removing the trees.
No sense having the shoreline and near shoreline mature trees protected as required. Replace with tiny little street trees. Wonder where the neighborhood bald eagle will go.
Greg Johnston (Editor) May 11, 2013 at 04:35 pm
I know all the history Art. John L there was talking about it potentially being broken up and sold…Read More off. That can't happen. Also, the city's plan specifically calls for the corridor to be used for light rail or other public transportation whenever that might be feasible. Whether that will ever happen is a good question.
Art Valla May 11, 2013 at 02:59 pm
Greg, the Burke-Gillman is also "rail-banked". It cannot be sold off or broken up. What…Read More are the chances that we will ever see any politician with enough courage to suggest studying it for light rail?
Truth is, of the thousands of miles of "rail-banked" trails in the US, only about 10 miles have ever been reconverted back. The political opposition is enormous. Even right here in King County, we have a "rail-banked" Interurban trail from Tukwila thru Auburn. Rather than run the Sounder on that rail bed, instead Sound Transit chose to lease parallel tracks from BN. This restricts their use to sandwich transit operation between freight trains - at a time of BN's choosing. Not only that, but Sound Transit had to pay for the rail upgrades. Is this stupid or what? We are talking about parallel right of ways 50 feet apart.
Once a trail, always a trail. Unless we do it right and allow for both right at the beginning. Build the trail where it will eventually go, even if it means higher cost now. The alternative, blocking future rail use as Kirkland obviously wants to do, is ridiculous.
One thing that should be apparent. Kirkland did not have to buy this section. King County was willing to pay the $5M. Kirkland did it only to insure that they get to be the tail wagging the dog. The plans to tear out the tracks were never up for public discussion. No future rail use was ever in consideration. Thus the name change removing "rail". There is a plan, and it ain't rail friendly.
Kevin May 11, 2013 at 01:47 pm
Show up, voice your opinion
The Eastside Rail Corridor Regional Advisory Council will meet on:…Read More
May 15, 2013, 1:00-3:00 PM
Redmond City Hall
City Council Chambers
15670 NE 85th Street, Redmond, WA
1:00 p.m. - Welcome and Introductions
1:05 p.m. - Review Agenda and Updates
1:20 p.m. - Welcome from Redmond
1:25 p.m. - City of Woodinville Presentation and Discussion
1:55 p.m. - Presentation and Discussion of Other Multi-Use Corridors
2:45 p.m. - Public Comment
2:55 p.m. - Next Steps
3:00 p.m. - Adjourn
3:15 p.m. - Optional Walking Tour to see construction of connecting Ramp between Redmond Spur and Sammamish River Trail
Meeting materials will be posted on the ERC web site: www.kingcounty.gov/erc
Jude Kanaga April 24, 2013 at 03:57 pm
I'm less cynical than Connie and Michael. I can see clear benefits to employing solar energy for…Read More water heating (perhaps in combination with natural gas), shaving peak load demands and generating standby power for mission-critical systems and services. These applications might scale up well enough to bring down the cost of producing solar power components, which could help make other applications more economical.
Connie Winter April 23, 2013 at 01:33 pm
Think about it. An additional 400 customers paying an additional $12 per month nets $4,800. In…Read More just a few months PSE will have received much more than the one time grant given out of $20k. If you calculate with the 2,000 customers, more than the grant amount is reached in just a month. So maybe it would be better to have these 2,000 Kirkland residents give their money directly to the city.
I need to know why green power costs so much more, and just how much its real cost is before I can commit to increasing my electricity bill 20%.
Michael VanLoon April 23, 2013 at 01:31 pm
"What solar project would you like to see in Kirkland?"
None. I would like to see…Read More Kirkland not throw away money on solar power. It is one of the most expensive forms of electricity. It is only "viable" when there are subsidies involved, and those subsidies are money taken from somewhere else (my Puget Sound Energy power bill, from the sounds of it).
Furthermore, even if those weren't true, solar only generates useful levels of electricity during a small percentage of the day, and a small number of the days of the year.
Simply put, it's a waste of money.
Greg Johnston (Editor) April 14, 2013 at 12:36 pm
They do great work there Lise. It's interesting how intuitive horses seem to be about people on…Read More their backs.
Lise Quinn April 13, 2013 at 12:39 pm
This is a fantastic program! My son's friend's little brother used their services, it make a great…Read More difference in his life.
Greg Johnston (Editor) April 7, 2013 at 07:38 pm
So it is Helen, duly noted, thank you: http://kirkland.patch.com/listings/volterra-kirkland
Helen April 7, 2013 at 07:10 pm
10 restaurants in Kirkland will participate. Volterra should be included in the list above.
Jeanne Gustafson (Editor) April 4, 2013 at 10:24 pm
I hope you will consider starting a Local Voices blog to more fully express your positions and…Read More issues here during election season, Recall, though of course, your comments on articles are also always welcome.
Recall 4 KCC April 4, 2013 at 10:13 pm
This request missed the deadline for submission. Note the submission date of Jan 9, 2013 when the…Read More required deadline was Dec 1, 2012.
Deadlines are important for fairness. You notice there are deadlines when those who wish to run for office must apply. There are deadlines when you must submit any appeals, etc.
Bottom line, this Private Amendment Request is out of order. If council proceeds to discuss this they are flipping the bird to the citizens by not upholding their process.
The 4 ladies don't usually worry about being fair to the citizens or following their established rules. Staff often tries to bend the rules and not get caught. Let's watch and see if we can finally have folks being honest in the way they carry out city business.
Marv Scott April 4, 2013 at 05:36 pm
I agree with Angie to make it a right turn only exit. The traffic division could sit across the…Read More street and write lots of tickets for illegal left turns thus gaining more revenue for the city
Priscila Mandryk May 2, 2013 at 12:56 pm
I think we have to be careful to not lose the character and charm that Kirkland downtown has. That…Read More is what attract people to Kirkland.
Jeanne Gustafson (Editor) March 16, 2013 at 11:17 am
I'll end the suspense: my favorite add-on is grilled mushrooms (if there are mushrooms on a menu,…Read More they are always on my plate). Stay tuned for next week's game, and by the way, one of our Facebook fans told me The Slip does an amazing burger with peanut butter. Sounds really interesting!
Jeanne Gustafson (Editor) March 15, 2013 at 04:10 pm
That's not it, Lisa, but I think next time I will try the hot sauce!
Jeanne Gustafson (Editor) March 13, 2013 at 12:44 am
Thanks for asking the question, Karen. The design is still in preliminary stages, but I will check…Read More with the developer and see what their thoughts are on handling that issue at this point.
Michelle Sailor March 13, 2013 at 12:16 am
Great point Karen especially since this could be a busy crossing.
Karen Story March 12, 2013 at 11:36 pm
Could we learn more about this road across the tracks? Will this be a new crossing? Could it be…Read More built to go under the trail instead? Road/trail crossings are best avoided whenever possible...
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