Q: When is $1 worth more than $1 for Kirkland residents? A: When we spend that $1 at Kirkland-based businesses. How can this be? It’s an economic principle called “The Multiplier Effect” which says that an increase in money spent locally creates a ripple effect as businesses and their employees in turn spend their earnings [...]
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Shaping Kirkland’s future | What’s working and what’s not (Poll)
As a community, we need to ask ourselves what we want for our future For Kirkland, the past decade has been one of many ups and downs. We have watched our services levels decline as our taxes continue to rise. Some would say that Kirkland missed much of the last economic wave as we fought [...]
How influential are Neighborhood Associations at Kirkland City Hall? (Poll)
UPDATED Kirkland is a rather unique place to live. We enjoy a quality of life which is among the best in the state. We have our downtown located on Lake Washington. Many fondly view Kirkland as “a bedroom community.” On June 1 Kirkland will grow through annexation to over 80,000 in population making it the 11th [...]
Editorial | Income Tax and Liquor Law Changes on the November Ballot (poll)
This election year will be an important one as Washington State voters will have several new ballot measures to vote on in the November 2 general election. The measures include instigation of a new income tax, privatization of State liquor sales and another Tim Eyman initiative to require a 2/3rds supermajority for all tax increases [...]
Which Kirkland event(s) does your family most enjoy (poll)
View more Kirkland Views community polls The City of Kirkland is awash with public events – both large and small – throughout the year. There is always something going on in town for the young and the not-so young, the active and the not-so active. Summer is the busiest season in Kirkland, but events happen [...]
Should the Kirkland City Council Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? (Poll)
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. A Kirkland City Councilmember recently raised the question, “why doesn’t the council start each meeting with the pledge of allegiance?” It seems that most [...]
Community Poll – The Budget
The Kirkland City Council will once again visit the budget this summer and another round of budget cuts may be necessary to balance the city budget. The past few rounds of budget discussions were difficult to enact and painful for the citizens to receive. We thought it might be interesting to see what city departments [...]
Rob Butcher, Editor
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