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City at a crossroads
Will the citizens work together to find common ground or will we split further apart? There is a great deal of passion surrounding the events of the past four months with regard to the Bank of America project. This appeal process began in April, and it was evident last night that all parties were tired of…
B of A is DOA
By a vote of 4 to 3, the Kirkland City Council decided to end the Bank of America appeal and send the project back to the Design Review Board… unless SRM Development decides they have a better chance in Superior Court. SRM presented their final modified proposal to the Council followed…
Hodgson fined by City Council - Recall advocates remain silent
Concerned citizens gathered at City Hall to attend a special meeting of the Kirkland City Council. The atmosphere was congenial as people of many political stripes waited in council chambers for the meeting to begin. After a slight delay the Mayor opened…
SRM Development requests Disqualification and Recusal of Councilmember Hodgson
SRM Development has requested that Councilmember Hodgson “be prohibited from participating further in this appeal in any manner.” SRM documented their objection as follows: 1. Disqualification and Recusal of Councilmember Hodgson…
Kirkland City Council Special Meeting to Receive and Evaluate Complaints or Charges Brought Against a Public Officer
The City of Kirkland has scheduled a special City Council executive session meeting Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 7 p.m. to evaluate complaints or charges brought against a public official…
Bank of America Appeal - Final Rendition of Modified Design
More light has been shed on the events surrounding the Bank of America Appeal. It appears that both SRM and CiViK agreed to a series of Question and Answer rounds following the July 11 quasi-judicial hearing. Kirkland Views has obtained additional…
Bank of America Appeal - CiViK Questions and SRM Answers
A series of questions were posed to SRM Development during the July 11 hearing before the Kirkland City Council in the CiViK appeal of the Bank of America project. Kirkland Views has obtained a copy of SRM Development’s response to these questions….
The Hodgson Memo
To say that the events surrounding the City Council quasi-judicial hearing of July 1, 2008 have been bizarre would be an understatement. Kirkland has been witness to high drama in the Council chambers the likes of which we hope to never see again. This is a disturbing course…
CiViK asked to destroy all copies of the Hodgson Memo
“Mr. Hodgson’s waiver of the City’s attoney-clinet privilege was unliateral, unauthorized and not an effective waiver. It was clear at the time Mr. Hodgson provided you with the Memo that his attempted waiver was opposed by a majority of the Kirkland City Council..”
Chaos in Kirkland City Council Chambers
Councilmember Dave Asher moved to have the police secure the documents from the appellant, but in all of the confusion, the motion was not seconded as the Mayor looked to the City Attorney for legal guidance.
Anonymity
What role does anonymity play in the course of public debate? Does one have a responsibility to identify oneself when making potentially injurious claims against others? Or, is one immune to the mores of a civil society simply because they are able to hide behind a cloak of anonymity?
I pose these questions because of the [...]
Apply now - Kirkland accepting applications for Design Review Board
After recent events we wont belabor again, the City of Kirkland has opened up the application process for Design Review Board. The City is accepting applications for the four open board positions until June 6 at 4:00 PM. All interested parties with professional expertise in design, building or related fields may apply online at [...]
Flip Flop - Kirkland City Council modifies previous Bank of America decision
In yet another stunning turn of events, last night the Kirkland City Council reversed its previous decision to deny the Bank of America application by a vote of six to one. Council member Tom Hodgson was the lone “no” vote. Council member Asher introduced the motion in favor of tabling Resolution R-4707, adopting findings and [...]
Three Members Resign from Design Review Board - quorum no longer possible
The City Council’s 4-3 decision to overturn the Design Review Board (DRB) approval of the Bank of America project in downtown Kirkland has lead to the immediate resignations of three members. The resignation letters of Steve Cox, Todd Kilburn and Phyllis Warman were dated May 7th.
When combined with the resignation of Jeff Bates two weeks [...]
DENIED! Bank of America plans reversed by Kirkland City Council vote of 4 to 3
At 12:37AM the gavel came down as the Kirkland City Council ruled in favor of CiViK in their appeal of the mixed use project on the Bank of America site map in downtown at the corner of Kirkland Ave. and Lake Street South map. This project was to be the second phase of the Merrill Gardens senior [...]
