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Goodbye Kirkland, Hello Bothell - King County promotes annexation of PAA by Bothell
King County encourages Bothell to move swiftly in considering adoption of the Kirkland Potential Annexation Area (PAA). King County Executive Ron Sims has written to the Bothell City Council encouraging them to adopt Kirkland’s PAA…
Effort to Recall Kirkland City Councilmembers ends
A group calling itself, Kirkland Recall, has ended its effort to call for the resignation or recall of Kirkland Mayor Jim Lauinger, and previously Councilmember Tom Hodgson. The protagonist of the group, John Gilday, has written the following statement…
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 to hold Special Meeting Monday, August 4, 2008
The Kirkland City Council will be holding a special meeting this Monday night at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be open to the public and will allow for comments from the audience. Also, a statement will be made by Councilmember Tom Hodgson…
The times they are a-changin’
Change is good, right? Our recent budget mess means things are going to change whether we like it or not. What advise would you give to our City Council as they struggle to dig ourselves out of the current budget mess? What do we need to improve for the betterment of our community?
City Council addresses letter claiming malfeasance / misfeasance
Kirkland Views received a copy of the letter from the City Clerk’s office on July 24th. We chose not to publish the letter because it was merely a series of accusations. Based upon the City Council’s decision to schedule a special meeting…
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….
Kirkland’s 2009-2010 Budget Gap: $13.8 million in the hole
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…
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…
July15 Study Session agenda changed to Budget Process and Communications Plan update
For those keeping an eye on the City Council Study Sessions, tonight’s agenda (July 15, 2008) has a last minute change: The DRB Roll will no longer be discussed as it will be replaced by Budget Process and Communications…
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..”
Request for documents from City of Kirkland denied
The following email was received in response to our request for copies of the documents passed from Councilmember Hodgson to CiViK attorney Richard Aramburu at the July 1 Kirkland City Council Meeting:…
News Release - Kirkland City Council Appoints New Design Review Board Members
The City Council appoints three new members to the DRB. A fourth position remains open. Landscape architects are encouraged to apply.
Kirkland City Council draft letter regarding Annexation
The Kirkland City Council has has written a draft letter to King County Councilmember Jane Hague and Executive Ron Sims regarding Kirkland’s difficulties with annexation. After a meeting with Hague and Sims, it was quite evident from the Mayor’s demeanor that they used strong tactics in an attempt to bend the Kirkland City Council to their will.
McLeod appeal still unresolved - It is time for some common sense
The City Council has not yet resolved the appeal of the Stewart McLeod mixed-use development. At issue was the definition of “two stories along Lake Street”, heights and views from a public path between the project and The Portsmith condominiums.
Downtown Kirkland Transit Center to be discussed at Study Session tonight
For those interested in attending, tonight at 6:00 PM the Kirkland City Council will be briefed on the progress of the Downtown Kirkland Transit Center during their Study Session. As always, the public is welcome to attend Study Sessions located in the Peter Kirk Room of City Hall.
Much progress has been made on the study [...]
