It seems like everyone wants to get their view heard about the proposed downtown building moratorium. The Downtown Commercial Property Owners Group has penned a letter to the Council. The City Council will consider the issue tonight at City Hall...

The Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce recommends that the council use the processes already in place to evaluate these development issues and not take the extreme step of imposing a moratorium. Processes include the council making a proposal and...

The Kirkland City Council will consider a building moratorium for downtown during a study session in which they will discuss zoning and the design review process. With the possible exceptions of Parkplace and the Bank of America project (which is heading to Superior Court)...

I have been watching with great interest the whirlwind surrounding your recent decisions relative to annexation and downtown development. As a 20 year resident of Juanita (the last area to be annexed by the city), I am appalled at the...

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...

The Kirkland City Council is elected at large. Well-organized neighborhoods with civic-minded residents have been successful in fostering neighborhood leaders who have been elected to council positions. North Rose Hill is home to four council members, Moss Bay is home to two council members and Norkirk is home to ...

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...

It’s time for Kirkland citizens to get past the city’s budget propaganda. Is there a deficit or not? Only if you don’t know what’s going on. Budgets are created to tell the citizens just how much the council needs to run the city. Audits make sure the budgets are ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...