Portlandia TV series begins Friday, January 6, 8PM Pacific.
Pretty funny! Can you identify three Redmond cultural issues in this clip?
Posted By Yoder
Pretty funny! Can you identify three Redmond cultural issues in this clip?
Posted By Yoder
News and Opinion on Neighborhoods, Schools and Local Governments of Redmond, WA.
Ravi Shahani LW School Board, Redmond |
Director Kathryn Reith |
Municipal Emergency Response Command and Control Room |
"The board did not hire Traci. It stated that she is their preferred candidate. She will go through a process of being introduced to the community (meet and greets) and the board will solicit feedback. The board could after that feedback decide not to hire Traci. If that is their decision, they could indeed look at other internal candidates or external candidates." 12/6Superintendent Chip Kimball wrote on December 6: "The Board is intending to start their "meet and greets" in January." President Jackie Pendergrass said in their December 5 public meeting the "meet and greets" would start towards the end of January.
Tolls on Evergreen Point Bridge (520) start December 29 |
SUZANNE QUERRY/ City Hall Light |
Dr. Traci Pierce |
"The aftermath" |
RHS Expansion: 14 classrooms, 4 portables, small gym, staff parking |
Group Healh Overlake Village master plan proposes Exception to city code to remove every single tree on the site - and create 10 acre canopy forest off-site |
"Washington’s cities spend about $500 million per year for overhead costs such as information technology, human resources, accounting and facility maintenance. Approximately one-third of these costs are paid from funds whose use is restricted by law, including water, sewer and other utility funds.
As municipalities increasingly face shrinking revenue, they commonly use utility or other dedicated funds to help pay for overhead services. However, our past audits have found cases in which cities overcharged their utilities for overhead, essentially shifting costs onto utility ratepayers that should have been borne by all taxpayers....
The following cities participated in the audit: Aberdeen, Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Monroe, Mukilteo, Redmond, Spokane and Tacoma. Read More >>