The Architecture Institute of Seattle is offering a series of educational events centered around designing for livability in urban settings. This is your opportunity to learn how we can better improve our city through design. Perhaps the City of Kirkland is sending a healthy contingent?...

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 ...

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...

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....

Extended Application Period The Kirkland City Council has extended the application deadline for the Design Review Board vacancy to August 21, 2008. The Council is specifically seeking persons with professional experience in landscape architecture to fill this seat.

The City Council appoints three new members to the DRB. A fourth position remains open. Landscape architects are encouraged to apply.

The City of Kirkland received twelve applications to fill the four vacant positions on the Design Review Board (DRB). The deadline for applications was June 6. At the conclusion of the interview process, those selected will join Carter Bagg, Brian Berg and Michael Stanger as members of the DRB. The City Council will choose those most qualified for the position. The DRB is a linchpin for downtown development and plays a critical role in many pending projects including Kirkland Parkplace, Bank of America and the McLeod mixed-use projects. The following individuals are to be commended for volunteering to join the DRB despite the high level of calamity that has surrounded the body of late.

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 ...

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 conclusions and reversing the decision of the Design Review Board (DRB) granting design review approval to the Bank of America project map. This action, in effect reversed the Council's May 6 vote (4 to 3) to deny the project.

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 earlier, this leaves the seven seat DRB with only three remaining members -- and unable to achieve a quorum unless an alternate is available.