The Planning Commission sent this letter to the Kirkland City Council on October 7th requesting that the Council "adopt a review process that fosters broad community involvement and support and one that can be concluded within a reasonable period of time." They offered to assist the Council toward ...

The Settlement Agreement between SRM Development and the City of Kirkland/CiViK, dated November 4, 2008 has just been released as per a public documents request made on November 5th. You may download the Settlement Agreement at: www.kirklandviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/srm-agreement-final-11-10.pdf [print_link]

The City of Kirkland has just released to 2009-2010 Preliminary Budget and it is a doozie. It has everything you could never want like more tax increases and service level cuts. It is a sign of the times and a dose of reality. This budget still needs approval by the City ...

The City of Kirkland conducted a Tax Burden Analysis as reported in August of this year. At the City Council meeting last night, an update was presented to reflect the impact of the proposed tax policy changes on individual taxpayers. You may download the Tax Burden ...

The Kirkland Citizens for Responsible Development (CRD) have released a document listing various reasons why they oppose the development plans for Kirkland Parkplace. The four-page document, "Professional Economics/Urban Design Critique Parkplace Zoning Amendment", was produced by R.W. ...

As follow-up to the Downtown Kirkland Retail Strategy – Interim Report, this memorandum is intended to outline tools for consideration with implementation of a downtown retail strategy. This memorandum begins with discussion of the types of tools considered followed by outlining of strategic retail initiatives against which toolkit ...

The City of Kirkland has entered into a stay of 60 days in a good faith effort to settle the court case filed against the City by SRM Development over the process and outcome of their Bank of America / Merrill ...

Last night in an almost empty chamber, the Kirkland City Council debated passing a 60 day moratorium on building in downtown Kirkland. The plan, which was championed by the Mayor, caught several members of the Council by surprise and a lively debate ensued...

SRM Development has filed a petition with the Superior Court of Washington against the City of Kirkland and Citizens for a Vibrant Kirkland (CiViK) claiming a violation of constitutional rights in the appeal of SRM's Bank of America/Merrill Gardens...

The City of Kirkland has just released the Downtown Kirkland Retail Strategy: Interim Report produced by outside consultants, E.D. Hovee & Company, LLC. The report is a part of a strategic retail study for downtown Kirkland being conducted with the Downtown Advisory Committee...

The City of Kirkland has conducted a Tax Burden Analysis to help the City Council make decision with regard to Kirkland's $13.8 million budget shortfall. Some interesting numbers show up in the report. Of particular interest is Exhibit 5: Residential and Commercial Contributions to Major...

The City of Kirkland has just released an Assessment of the sustainability of Kirkland’s economy. Many of you participated in the online survey. This report summarizes the results of the Assessment, including findings from qualitative...

At the August 4, 2008 City Council special meeting, Councilmember Tom Hodgson read aloud an agreement made between him and the rest of the Council. The Agreement can be downloaded here.

The City of Kirkland is facing a $13.8 million deficit for its 2009-2010 budget. In the language of financial analysts, this is known as a doozie. The City is conducting a massive communications effort to inform the people of Kirkland of the looming budget shortfall...