The Kirkland City Council invites residents and businesses of the Moss Bay Neighborhood to a special meeting of the City Council on May 21 at 7 p.m. at Heritage Hall. The neighborhood Council meetings are part of the City Council’s continuing effort to remain in touch with the interests and needs of the community. Moss [...]
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LETTER | Thumbs Up / Down on Unlimited Density and Intensive Development
Dear Editor: The decisions that will be made by the City Council this Tuesday night are commercial designation specific zoning decisions not project specific. One of the sites, however, is where a developer wants to build an ULTRA high density apartment plus commercial use project that has been called Potala Village or Kirkland Aqua. Many readers [...]
Watercraft Noise Regulations to go before Kirkland City Council in June, Informational meeting May 3
The City is committed to ensuring public safety in the areas of Lake Washington that are within our jurisdiction. For those who live along our shores, we care that the shorelines, water quality, and wildlife are protected. For those who recreate in our waters, we encourage safe boating, swimming, skiing and other water activities. [...]
Toby Nixon selected for induction into Heroes of the 50 States: The State Open Government Hall of Fame
Toby Nixon, president of Washington Coalition for Open Government (WCOG) and a city council member in Kirkland, Washington, has been selected for induction into Heroes of the 50 States: The State Open Government Hall of Fame for 2012. The National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) announced Nixon’s selection jointly today. The State Open Government Hall of Fame, [...]
Kirkland Council Holds Retreat March 23-24; Focus on the Budget
As its first official step in the 2013-2104 Budget adoption process, the Kirkland City Council will hold its annual retreat to be given results from a recent community opinion survey, discuss possible 2012 ballot measures for roads and parks, receive information on the City’s current and future financial outlook, and consider ideas on how [...]
Boaters convince Kirkland to sink “rafting” regulations
The Kirkland City Council got more than they wanted when they asked city staff to produce a plan to deal with noisy boaters disturbing lake-front residents. The resulting plan, in development since September 2011, not only set fines for noisemakers but went so far as to prescribe the number of boats which could actually [...]
LETTER | The Kirkland Residents Council
Dear Editor: Today I am proposing a Kirkland Residents Council (KRC). This council shall be made up of 7 elected members of the community that will have a legal standing to counter the actions of Kirkland City Staff and Kirkland City Council (KCC). When the Kirkland City Council or Staff acts in opposition to the will of the people, [...]
The People’s Republic of Kirkland
I am compelled to respond to a proposal before the Kirkland City Council to amend regulations restricting the use of watercraft in the City of Kirkland (See Kirkland City Council to consider restricting watercraft regulations). My concern is the ease with which we relinquish our individual freedoms and how ingrained the “nanny state” mentality has [...]
LETTER | Enforce the regulations we have now, do not add new ones
Honorable Councilmembers: The proposed changes to watercraft regulations are too vague and not specific enough to prevent legal challenges. The age of watercraft using Lake Washington range from new to old each one having been built with legal original manufactured equipment (OME). Noise levels vary with each one. Third party modifications need to be addressed. To [...]
Kirkland City Council to consider restricting watercraft regulations (poll)
The City of Kirkland is recommending sweeping changes to the City’s watercraft regulations due to complaints from residents living on the water about excessive noise from revelers on boats. The Council will consider this issue at their March 6, 2012 meeting. In a staff memo to the Kirkland City Council titled, Amendments to KMC Title [...]
Learn how to figure out what’s what at Kirkland City Hall in presentation at Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance public meeting
Feeling lost on where to go or who to talk with regarding matters related to your new Kirkland jurisdiction? Wondering what information is even available or what questions can be asked? The Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance (FHNA) will host Kirkland Communications Program Manager Marie Stake at a public meeting on Wednesday, March 7 at 7pm in [...]
Houghton Lives — HB2610 “not expected to move forward”
On Tuesday, the Washington State Senate took no action on the bill which would have eliminated the Houghton Community Council (HCC), stopping momentum after passing the House by a vote of 56-40. All is not settled but the bill did not make progress yesterday, which is being viewed as a victory for the supporters of [...]
Op-Ed | How should Kirkland pay for the Eastside Rail Corridor?
Citizen opinion survey provides “quick read” on preferred ways to pay for the “Kirkland Segment” Authored by City of Kirkland Council Members Dave Asher and Amy Walen Kirkland is on a path to buy the “Kirkland Segment” of the Eastside Rail Corridor as a first-step in completing the long-planned cross-Kirkland Trail. Faced with [...]
Houghton Community Council: HB 2610 passes the House 56-40
Bill repealing provisions governing community municipal corporations moves to the Senate after passing the House by a vote of 56-40 In what was largely a partisan party line vote, HB 2610 passed the State House of Representatives on Thursday by a vote of 56-40. The bill is a “virtual companion bill to HB 1812″ which [...]
LETTER | TOD Does not improve our quality of life
Dear Editor: At [Tuesday] night’s Council meeting Mayor McBride issued the following statement: Speaking of the [Transit Oriented Development at the South Kirkland Park & Ride] TOD and its associated high density affordable housing in Kirkland, “It was a great thing.” Yes it would be a great thing if the Council developed the infrastructure [...]
Councilmember Toby Nixon discusses importance of Public Records Act
KING5.com has posted an online video interview with Kirkland City Councilmember Toby Nixon titled, In Depth: Open records advocate explains importance of law. Nixon, who is President of the Washington Coalition for Open Government, discusses the importance of the Public Records Act.
Kirkland town hall meeting with Councilmembers Ferguson and Hague draws large crowd
Representatives from the City of Kirkland were also in attendance, including Councilmembers Dave Asher, Penny Sweet, Toby Nixon, and City Manager Kurt Triplett. “It was great that the meeting was so well-attended and that residents were asking good questions,” said Kirkland City Councilmember Dave Asher. “I was pleased that Councilmember Ferguson co-hosted the meeting [...]
UPDATED — LETTER | Unlimited Density Along Residential Shoreline Must Be Stopped
UPDATED Eric Shields, Kirkland Planning Director has written the following to address this letter: Letter to editor: Kirkland City Council – UNLIMITED DENSITY ALONG ALL THE RESIDENTIAL SHORELINE PROPERTIES??? Do you know that you approved this on December 12, 2011??? Many of us doubt that this was your intention… and if [...]
LETTER | Should Smoking Be Banned in Kirkland Parks? (Poll)
UPDATED To the Editor, On February 7th the city council will be voting on banning cigarette smoking in the parks. Smoking in the parks is not the issue, the real issue is; do you want an outside group to make the rules in OUR parks? Do you want this outside group called CDC, Center [...]
Rob Butcher, Editor
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