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The Kirkland City Council received an update on 2011-2012 utility and garbage collection rate proposals during the Aug. 4 council…
No one likes to drive on roads with potholes, fading lane lines and flying pieces of asphalt that can chip…
Everyone expects that when they call 911 for a fire or medical emergency that help will arrive within minutes. But…
Conservative watchdog group Evergreen Freedom Foundation has filed complaints with the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) alleging that 68 government agencies in Washington State, including the City of Kirkland, have paid lobbyists but failed to disclose the payments.
Services to the Kirkland annexation area may need to be phased in slower than first anticipated, but the overall outlook of the preliminary budget is better than expected, according to a report given to the Kirkland City Council on July 20. But in the end, timing will be everything.
The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 800 per week.
New Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplett has a lot of issues to deal with in the next five years, including annexation, the redevelopment of Totem Lake Mall and a budget deficit. The Reporter sat down with Triplett on July 15 to discuss his plans and vision for the City of Kirkland.
Kirkland’s potential use of eminent domain is a mixed bag for business owners along N.E. 85th Street, but one thing’s for certain – concern mounts as construction for the city’s largest project in history draws near.
The $14 million N.E. 85th Street Corridor Improvement project, which spans from 114th Ave. N.E., under the 405 overpass and up to 132nd Ave. N.E. at the Redmond City border, will balance access for cars and buses and provide coordinated streetscape improvements.
New Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplett has a lot of issues to deal with in the next five years including…
Cooperstown had the Babe in 1939. The Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame had Elvis in 1985. In August, the…
Between July 7-13, the Kirkland Police Department reported 534 traffic violations (six DUIs), 17 traffic accidents, 24 noise complaints, 17 thefts, three domestic violence calls, 28 alarms, 14 motor vehicle prowls, seven burglaries, 12 disturbances, 10 cases of fraud, four harassment calls, seven malicious mischief cases, five civil issues, one assault, five car thefts and 11 animal control
A fire destroyed one home and damaged another in the South Rose Hill neighborhood Wednesday night. The 40-foot high flames sent a smoke plume high into the air that could be seen from Seattle and caused between $500,000-$750,000 worth of damage to the combined properties.
For those who love great wine and food with some Eastside flavor, the 2010 Kirkland Uncorked will take place July 16-18.
DUI: 12:05 a.m., 11400 N.E. 68th Street. A 30-year-old man was arrested for DUI after attempting to enter I-405 using the off ramp from N.E. 70th Street. The driver attempted a U-turn but collided with exiting traffic before finishing the maneuver. The man submitted a .087 blood alcohol content.
The annexation of the Kingsgate, Finn Hill and North Juanita neighborhoods require many new services and increased staffing within the City of Kirkland. Arguably the most important is public safety.
The Kirkland Police Department (KPD) is continuing to hire new and lateral police officers to staff the area currently policed by the King County Sheriff’s Department.
From Houghton to Rose Hill to Bridal Trails, neighborhoods have a big impact on identity and resources in the City of Kirkland.
The city has begun meeting with neighborhood leaders in the annexation area to discuss how the current neighborhoods can be broken up into smaller sections of the city.
Annexation-area skies were bright with colorful explosions, loud with laughter and thick with the smell of igniting gunpowder during Fourth of July celebrations 10 days ago. Next year the skies will be silent.
“Next year (the annexation area) will have the same regulations that we currently have in Kirkland, which means they can’t do the safe and sane fireworks,” Assistant City Manager Marilynne Beard told Kirkland City Councilmember Dave Asher
This September the Washington State Liquor Control Board will open a new liquor store in the City of Kirkland. It…
