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If you have concerns to report like campaign sign placement or tree removal, please use this link. Request for Service - Redmond, WA
Elena McKee Code Enforcement Officer, City of Redmond | ||
425-448-0964 (cell phone) 425-556-2412 (land line) emckee@redmond.gov (email)
The Code Enforcement system is used to report non-emergency concerns and is only monitored during City business hours. Our Code Enforcement Team addresses concerns regarding potential code violations on private property like tree removal. We collaborate with other City departments and Redmond residents to develop and implement solutions for issues related to health and safety codes in our community. Our primary goal is to inform and educate you while promoting voluntary compliance. Please note that the City does not intervene in civil disputes, such as disagreements over property lines, hazardous trees on neighboring properties, or tenant-landlord issues. Please include the following information:
Please note this request system is public domain. Any correspondence from, to, or contained in this system is a public record. Accordingly, this request, in whole or in part, may be subject to disclosure pursuant to RCW 42.56, regardless of any claim of confidentiality or privilege asserted by an external party. -- Redmond.gov 6/30/2025 |
EvergreenHealth, Our Independent Community-Owned Hospital |
Proposition 1 will address these challenges and renew support for EvergreenHealth - our independent, community-owned public hospital - to meet the needs of the Eastside on the Eastside.
Vote yes to reduce wait times and expand access. Prop 1 means more physicians and clinical staff and expanded access to primary, emergency, and specialty care including maternity services and behavioral healthcare.
Vote yes to maintain high quality. EvergreenHealth is nationally recognized for its quality of care receiving five stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service and ranked a top-50 hospital nationally by Healthgrades. Prop. 1 allows investments to maintain this high quality.
Vote yes to keep quality care close to home and protect local decision-making. Prop 1 ensures EvergreenHealth stays independent, avoiding the need to merge with a larger organization where services and staff will be consolidated and local residents will likely have to travel to Seattle or other urban centers for many services.
When our families need medical help – in an emergency, for regular check-ups or specialized care – we want to access high-quality healthcare close to home. Join physicians, nurses and emergency responders in voting yes on EvergreenHealth’s Prop. 1 to expand access here on the Eastside and protect our independent, locally-controlled community healthcare.
-- Submitted by: Barb Jensen, Josh Pratt, Kevin Hanson, www.yesevergreenhealth.com
EvergreenHealth CEO Ettore Palazzo (left) with IMAN President Mohamed Khaki |
Tian Tian Noodle, 16421 Cleveland Street |
Watch Seattle Sounders FC take on Paris Saint-Germain of France on Monday, June 23, at a watch party in the heart of Redmond Town Center (7525 166th Ave NE), complete with a pre-match meet and greet with Sounders legend and MLS all-star Jhon Kennedy Hurtado. Take in all the action on a giant outdoor screen, enjoy food specials from local businesses, and join the family-friendly fun.
Attendees are strongly encouraged to bring their own picnic blankets or camping chairs. The event will take place rain or shine.
-- Ettore Palazzo, CEO EvergreenHealth
One of EvergreenHealth’s core values is to provide high-quality health care while minimizing our environmental impact. The Greenhealth Partner for Change Award recognizes our ongoing dedication to improving our environmental performance and our efforts to integrate sustainability and resiliency into the operations and culture of our organization.
-- David Reed, EvergreenHealth Environmental Services Team
The current levy for EvergreenHealth’s public hospital district is $0.14 per $1,000 of estimated home value, based on 2023 data. This is the first time EvergreenHealth has requested a levy lid lift in its more than 50-year history.
When the levy was first passed in 1970, it was set at $0.75 per $1,000. Over time, as property values increased, the levy rate was reduced in accordance with district regulations. Proposition 1 proposes to increase the levy $0.36, bringing the total, if passed, to 50 cents per $1,000 assessed home value.
If passed, levy funding will help EvergreenHealth expand services and infrastructure, which means more access for more people. Those expanded services will also attract and retain providers and staff, increasing access and expanding key service lines to meet the community’s need, including:
EvergreenHealth will continue to use levy funding to help support free and low-cost community education classes, programs, and events on a wide variety of everyday and specialized health and wellness topics, developed by experts and available to everyone in our community.
-- Commissioner Virgil Snyder
Chair, EvergreenHealth Board of Commissioners
EvergreenHealth, Kirkland Your Community - Owned Hospital |
LEVY FUNDED PROGRAMS:
The Community Healthcare Access Team (CHAT) is probably EvergreenHealth's flagship levy-funded community service:
It all started with the first 3-minute testimony by Aeron H. He's a Redmond transgender and gave an horrific story of humiliation and death threats. He reported it to the police "with a picture, message, and name and the police did nothing, they did NOTHING!" Fearful, "I stayed locked in my apartment for two months. No wonder PRIDE doesn't trust the police."
At this point pro tem mayor, President Kritzer stated "in conclusion," signifying that Aeron's allowable 3-mintute speaking time was up. Councilmember Fields made a motion to suspend the rules and extend the time. It was seconded by CM Forsythe.
After 13 minutes of Council rules discussion and advice from the city attorney, they decided to suspend the 3-minute rule for this one meeting and allow 4-minute testimonies. Councilmember Stuart thanked Aeron for his patience. Aeron was annoyed, and then went on for over a minute about "targeted hate crimes" and his distrust for the police.
-- Bob Yoder, 8/13.25
Source: 6/3/25 Business meeting video of testimonies (Aeron's testimony starts at 8:00 min.)
(Historically, the comment period at Business meetings had been 4- minutes but the present council reduced it to 3-minutes; Councilmember David Carson had strong objections to this limitation.)
I wanted to know why the ground isn't yet broken for construction; late April was the target month. Sarah thinks August is the likely start time. The large AMLI apartment project is still under construction and is interfering. Sarah said the delay had nothing to do with finances, at this time.
Federal money accounts for 25 - 30% of their system-wide funding! The funding goes through the county first (a jursidiction in the hole.) Of course, Trump has cutting federal, homeless funding on his list (along with everything else.) Ms. Lee, the Plymouth CEO, is very concerned and is planning for the worse. Sarah was worried Medicaid is on the chopping block as well. CONNECTIONS Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Kirkland offers hope. Plymouth's dual diagnosis individuals can be treated for free. EvergreenHealth is also close by.
Los Angeles, New York and then Seattle have the highest homelessness in the Nation, according to a study in the Seattle Times. The cities that do the best for homeless focus on shelters. Shelters give immediate care. It can take almost a decade to construct and fully develop a permanent suportive building. In the meantime, individuals die in the streets unsheltered. It's happening in Seattle and with light rail, Kenmore, Redmond and Kirkland will follow.
Call our Senators Patty Murray and Maria Canwell to protest withdrawals of federal funds and Medicaid cuts.
-- Bob Yoder, opinion. 6/11/25
The following 2 Line Train problems were reported by Sound Transit today, June 11:
Marymoor Village Station - Elevator 1 unavailable until further notice. Elevator at Exit A.
2 Line trains are sharing one track at the BelRed Station until further notice due to maintenance activity.
2 Line trains are sharing one track from Redmond Technology Station to Downtown Redmond Station until further notice.
2 Line Downtown Redmond Station - Elevator 2 unavailable until further notice. Exit A.
Contact Sound Transit to be put on service alert texts. 888-889-6365
"Since then, we've continued to expand and improve access to care, implementing what we learned as an organization and as an industry during the COVID-19 pandemic—which will undoubtedly benefit us in meeting the needs of our growing community," said EvergreenHealth CEO Ettore Palazzo, MD, who was the hospital system's chief medical and quality officer at the outset of the pandemic.
EvergreenHealth's experience as one of the first hospitals to navigate the pandemic was featured extensively by media, including coverage in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, 60 Minutes, PBS Frontline, CNN, NPR and dozens of other publications and outlets.
-- EvergreenHealth.com
Luman Field, Seattle |
Sound Transit to run additional service for Club World Cup, in part, to stress-test light rail for FIFA 2026.
Sound Transit is preparing to welcome FIFA Club World Cup 2025 soccer attendees by running additional service on Link light rail as well as special Sounder game trains.
Passengers taking transit during the 10-day, six-game span can find all the information they need in one place by visiting https://www.soundtransit.org/worldcup.
Additional security personnel and Sound Transit staff will be available at stations to help passengers during FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Even with extra service, trains will be crowded during peak times. In order for passengers to have the best riding experience, Sound Transit has tips to help riders during FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and throughout the busy summer season. These include:
Following are details about service during FIFA Club World Cup 2025:
Link light rail service
There will be increased service on the 1 Line, post-game on Sunday, June 15 and all-day on June 23, with 8-minute headways, to both serve game attendees and our regular riders. As is typical for previous large events at the stadiums, additional trains will be on standby to manage demand and fill any service gaps throughout the tournament.
2 Line Shuttle buses are replacing the 2 Line from BelRed Station to Downtown Redmond Station until further notice due to power issues. Last updated: Jun 08, 2025 3:17 PM
After participating in the Marymoor "Listening Session" and talking to the Parks Director and historical society, I see little hope of saving the Old Fire House (OFH) for the teens.
Affordable housing is desparately needed. Rebuilding and enlarging the firehouse to 6-stories may be the best solutionl. The two lower floors could be used for teen programs; the top four floors for work-force housing.
A resident gave testimony at the last council meeting, recommending re-opening the outside areas of the OFH center this summer until council takes action. The chairs, tables and 2 basketball courts could be put to good use for performing arts and social space.
_ Bob Yoder, 6/8/2025, opinion
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Dima is a Redmond resident!
His ultramarathon is a one-day run on Sunday, June 8 to support Ukranians who have lost their limbs. The Last Leg: Totem Lake to Redmond Downtown Park - SR 520 Trail and Cross Kirkland Corridor.
7:35 PM finish time at the Downtown Park. I hope some residents will come out to cheer and celebrate Dima as he crosses the finish line. Bring some sliced oranges, hydration packets and a bucket of ice! And, don't forget your wallet!
Many thanks to Council member Steve Fields for the heads up! Steve said he'd be there.
Downtown Station Light Rail Bicycle Mural Art
"During the days riders pedal along trails, meander through lanes, and commute on the streets of Redmond. At night the bicycle constellation shines down on them."
-- Sound Transit art mural installation, 166th Avenue NE / photos Yoder, 5/31/25
Our Community-Owned Hospital |
Kirkland, Wash. – This August, voters in King County Public Hospital District #2 will be asked to consider Proposition 1, EvergreenHealth’s first-ever Levy Lid Lift request since the hospital opened in 1972. If approved, the measure would support enhanced access to care, expand services and help the public hospital district prepare for the future health care needs of its growing Eastside community.
Currently, district residents pay $0.14 per $1,000 of assessed home value toward the EvergreenHealth levy. If approved, the Levy Lid Lift would add $0.36, bringing the total to $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value. That translates into ~ $500 on a $1,000,000 home.
“As the Eastside grows, so do the health care needs of our community,” said Ettore Palazzo, MD, Chief Executive Officer. “Proposition 1 would allow EvergreenHealth to invest in primary, urgent and specialty care, advanced diagnostics and outpatient behavioral health—ensuring more people have timely access to the care they need, closer to home.”
Why now?
EvergreenHealth has never asked to increase its levy funding—until now. When EvergreenHealth opened in 1972, it had 76 beds and served 22,000 residents. Today, it serves a population of more than 330,000 and has grown into a comprehensive health system offering nearly 400 beds, two Emergency Departments, eight Urgent Cares, 12 Primary Care practices, over 40 Specialty Care practices, Home Health and Hospice services, and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
What Would the Levy Lid Lift Fund?
If approved, Proposition 1 would:
“These investments are about ensuring that our hospital district can continue to meet the needs of our growing community—not just today, but well into the future,” said Chris Bredeson, Chief Operating and Strategy Officer.
Learn More
To learn more about the proposed levy lid lift, explore frequently asked questions, and access educational resources, visit: www.evergreenhealth.com.
Election Day is August 5. Register to vote by July 27.
About EvergreenHealth
EvergreenHealth is a community-owned hospital system serving more than one million residents in King and Snohomish counties. Since 1972, EvergreenHealth has evolved beyond the hospital into a network of primary care practices, urgent care centers, specialty clinics, extensive home care and hospice services and 24/7 emergency care in Kirkland, Monroe and Redmond. As a public hospital district, EvergreenHealth actively provides equal access to high-quality, high-value care, partnering with local organizations to perform outreach and offer health education to address our community’s needs. The hospital system is recognized as one of Healthgrades America’s 50 Best™ Hospitals in clinical excellence and holds a 5-Star Overall Rating from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS). Learn more at www.evergreenhealth.com.