Kirkland Views has become a participating business in the Kirkland Green Business program. Kirkland Green Business incentive program has been created in partnership between the City of Kirkland, the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce, ...

The City of Kirkland Parks and Community Services Department is developing a plan for trails, boardwalks, viewing platforms and other park-related improvements at Forbes Lake Park. These improvements are scheduled to be constructed in 2010.

Improvements to include Library Services, Transit Operations, Sewer Capacity, Pedestrian and Vehicle Mobility   Kari Page, Neighborhood Services Coordinator for the City of Kirkland, sent this letter titled, "Downtown Kirkland is on ...

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]

SRM Development, The City of Kirkland and CiViK have reached agreement on a modified plan   Documents just received from the City of Kirkland shed light on rumors that there has been progress in settlement talks surrounding the SRM Development v. ...

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 ...

Dear Editor: What happened at the Planning Commission’s October 9th meeting was clearly the result of staff’s overzealous approach to adopting more regulations than what is necessary to comply with the new Shoreline Master Program “guidelines.”  ...

  Monday night is the last public meeting regarding the budget mess Kirkland faces. The first meeting was held on the same night as several major events in the city and it has zero attendance. If you have an interest in the financial health of our city, ...

The City Council will conduct two public hearings regarding the building moratorium, both on October 7, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chamber, 123 5th Avenue. These hearings will be open to the public ...

At the 9/16 Kirkland City Council meeting, the Council voted approve Ordinance No. 4139, "imposing a moratorium within Central Business District (CBD) Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 on the acceptance of applications for review and/or issuance of development permits...

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 City of Kirkland is hosting two Budget Open Houses to share the City’s current and future financial condition, explain the challenges it faces for the upcoming biennium budget, and to discuss the proposed strategies that, if implemented, will balance the 2009-2010 Budget...

To comply with State and Federal stormwater requirements, the City of Kirkland has developed a Stormwater Management Program document that is now available for public comment. The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) has identified stormwater as a significant...

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 a vacancy on the Kirkland Park Board for a youth member. Applicants must have attained the grade level of Sophomore or Junior by September of the appointment year, be under the age of eighteen and reside within the city limits of Kirkland or Kirkland’s...

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...

Nine out of the 50 King County businesses named as the “Best Workplaces for Recycling,” are based in Kirkland, Washington and eight of them are participating in the City’s Green Business Program. The following Kirkland businesses were recognized by King County’s...

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...

An urban geographer uses un-rose-tinted glasses in peering into the crystal ball. He finds that we will not be able to do much about growing income segregation, congestion, gentrification in Seattle, and leapfrog development. Nor will rail transit help make things better...