Covington/Maple Valley Reporter, November 28, 2014

BY REBECCA GOURLEY

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Th e Maple Valley Parks and Rec-reation Commission continued the discussion about what to do with two pieces of property last Wednesday.

Th e commission is still sev-eral months away from mak-ing any fi nal recommendations to the City Council regarding the properties, but residents are still let-ting their concerns and/or support for the potential uses be heard.

During the meeting, Dawn Barnett of Maple Valley, presented a peti-

tion with 44 signatures asking for the commission to not allow South Sound Critter Care to purchase Henry’s Switch.

Barnett’s concerns about the potential for the wildlife rescue

center moving to Henry’s Switch included loss of park land for the city, the potential for foul odors and noise coming

from the center and decreas-ing home values in the Sawyer Crest

neighborhood, which is adjacent to Henry’s Switch.

Kate Harper of Maple Valley, who supports the wildlife center’s potential

relocation to Henry’s Switch, suggested there should be a discussion between the various groups who both oppose and support the center to talk about concerns and address questions.

Th e commission agreed to have at least two additional meetings early next year to address Harper’s idea. Aft er the commission makes a visit to the two park sites in question, Henry’s Switch and the property at 216th Avenue SE and SE 276th Street, they will hold a public workshop and a public hearing to discuss the potential for both properties.

Dates for those meetings have not been scheduled yet.

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Janet Loe, who has been volunteering at the food bank for 14 years, hands a bag of groceries to a client. Loe’s son, John Madden, is a fi refi ghter for Maple Valley and will be one of the drivers of the fi re engine during the Jerry Woods Holiday Engine Food Drive in December. Dennis Muretta, another volunteer at the food bank, is in the background. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter

BY ERIC MANDEL

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Th ere are some holes in the relationship between the city of Black Diamond and the nonprofi t Black Diamond Community Center. Th e mayor says the two sides worked tirelessly to come to agreements on insurance and a

discrepancy over the community gym.

Keith Watson, the center’s Board of Direc-tors President,

said a lack of communication by

the city has forced the board of directors’ hands.

Th en there is the literal piece of missing information — the fi ft h page in a lease agreement that neither city staff nor community center offi cials can fi nd.

“We searched papers in the community center and the city

Community center ends contract for city gym

BY REBECCA GOURLEY

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With the holidays in full swing, one thing remains on many people’s minds;

food. Feasting on a large din-ner on the fourth Th ursday of November is tradition. But, for many people, getting enough food to feed their families is still a struggle.

Donations of food are in high demand during the winter months. Th at’s where the Jerry Woods Holiday Engine comes in.

Th e program is not, by any means, the only opportunity for people to donate holiday food to those in need, but it is probably one of the most special.

Jerry Woods started the pro-gram, then named just “Holiday Engine,” in 2008 aft er it went on hiatus for a year when his grand-children were still quite young. Th ey are now in their teenage years and still help with the pro-gram, despite their grandfather passing away in 2010.

Jerry passed away a little over a year aft er he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, bet-ter known as ALS. But, he was still able to experience, for one season,

Continuing a legacy of service

Residents sign petition to exclude wildlife center

Forty-four residents of Sawyer Crest, a neighborhood adjacent to Henry’s Switch, are concerned about the potential for a wildlife center relocating there. REBECCA GOURLEY, The Reporter

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The end of November is the beginning of the winter planning season. Winter evenings are made for garden scheming and dreaming and here are a few ideas to steal from our recent tour of Sicily, a sun-drenched island sitting off the south toe of Italy. Our small group visited Sicily “off the beaten path” and discovered a people rich in history, wine, olive oil and a slower pace of life based on outdoor living and dining.

USE OVERHEAD TIMBERS AND WISTERIA VINES TO CREATE QUICK SHADE IN OUTDOOR LIVING AREAS.

It may not be practical to add shade trees to your own patio area close to the house or to wait years for young trees to cast a shadow. Vil-las in Sicily grow almost instant shade by using the foliage of robust vines like wisteria over pergolas made from wood, stone or even metal pipe. The north

or east side of a building becomes the preferred spot for an outdoor living room in a hot climate while back home in rainy Washington the sun-drenched west or south side of a home would be a more practical location for an outdoor living room.

Wisteria not only drips with fragrant clusters of flowers in spring and sun-blocking foliage in summer, but this vine has

the good sense to lose its leaves during the winter months allowing much-needed sunlight into the home.

ADD COLOR WITH PAINT, TILE AND GARDEN ART

Gardeners in warm climates have always looked for ways to add color that does not require a water-ing can. Sicilian gardens are rich with ceramic tiles, painted pots and garden statuary. Stucco walls are painted peach or pink and native stone mellows

to gold to create a lovely backdrops for plants. In one poolside garden at a resort in Taormina, we admired colorful square pots that were made from five 12-inch by 12-inch ceramic floor tiles. A simple do-it-yourself project, each brightly painted tile was glued to the edge of a 12 inch bottom base tile and secured with construction adhesive. The result is a tile cube open at the top that can be filled with potting soil and heat-loving plants like palms, plumbago, thun-gbergia, sedums and citrus fruits.

TURN YOUR BALCONY INTO A HANGING GARDEN

Traveling the world should always make one ap-preciate home and visiting a country like Sicily with high taxes and higher unemploy-ment made us very aware of our status as “rich Ameri-cans.” All over Europe, fewer citizens own property and can afford the luxury of a large garden. Renting a small apartment does not keep Italians from creating rooftop, balcony and even

alley gardens. Geraniums spill from terra cotta pots over wrought iron railings, potted palm and orange trees cast needed shade on rooftop gardens and vegetable lovers harvest eggplant, tomatoes and basil from narrow alleys where containers may be as economical as recycled olive oil tins or plastic water jugs.

Visiting Sicily showed us there is no excuse not to make the world a more beautiful place by growing plants. Lack of water and money in this country did not mean a lack of gardens or passion for living.

For more information on visiting the ancient ruins, active volcanoes and mountain villages of Sicily contact our excellent guide Rosa Rizza or view excur-sion options through the website, sunnysicily.com.

Marianne is author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens.”For more gardening information, she can be reached at her Web site, www.binettigarden.com.

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Regan Bolli is one step away from taking over as the next Covington city manager.

After a day of interviewing the final four candidates Nov. 18, the City Council unanimously chose Bolli as the candidate. The council authorized Mayor Margaret Harto, Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Wagner and the city’s person-nel manager to negotiate a contract.

Derek Matheson, the former city manager, resigned Aug. 8 to become the city administrator for Kent.

During the interim, Finance Director Rob Hendrick-son served as city manager.

The Prothman Company from Issaquah conducted the search, which resulted in nearly 40 applications.

The applicants were narrowed down to the final four by Nov. 18.

At the council meeting, Councilman Mark Lanza made the motion to select Bolli.

“We had four outstanding candidates and each one had unique qualities,” Lanza said. “Mr. Bolli is a dynamic person. He stood out with his enthusiasm. I think he is going to be good.”

Councilman Wayne Snoey said, “I’m very excited for the city of Covington. I was pleased he had done excel-lent research (on the city). Regan will bring energy and excitement.”

Harto said the council worked very hard interviewing the candidates, “This is a proud moment. We are unique and have a reputation as a city. We have an exciting future ahead to us.”

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Jerry Woods Holiday Engine route scheduleAll times are in the afternoon/eveningFRIDAY, DEC. 5Engine 1Hampton Grove - 6:10Valley Crest - 7:00Barclay Woods - 7:45Glacier Crest - 8:30Jordans Crossing - 8:50Engine 2Mountain View - 6:15Elk Run (228th Ave) - 6:50Haleys Terrace - 7:45Elk Run (276th & Witte) - 8:30

SATURDAY, DEC. 6Engine 1Arbors at Maple Woods - 5:10Maple Woods - 5:30Maple Ridge - 7:15Engine 2Meadows at Rock Creek - 5:10Wilderness Grove - 6:45Kates Ridge - 7:15

FRIDAY, DEC. 12Engine 1Diamond Hills - 6:15Maple Glen / Sunridge at Elk Run - 7:45Engine 2Rosewood Park - 6:15Glacier Valley - 7:15Sawyer Crest - 8:30

SATURDAY, DEC. 13Engine 1

Valley Meadows / The Gardens - 5:10Valley Green - 6:00Daybreak - 7:45Engine 2Belmont Court - 5:10Belmonte - 5:30Bellmont Woods - 5:50Patricks Fair - 8:00

FRIDAY, DEC. 19Engine 1Jaqueline Meadows & Maple Valley Meadows - 6:05Wilderness Downs - 7:15Highland Greens - 7:45Highlands at Cedar Downs - 8:15Engine 2The Woods at the Lake - 6:10Lake Park - 6:45Wilderness Hollow - 7:15Greenbrier Estates II - 8:15

SATURDAY, DEC. 20AfternoonRiver Bend Mobile Home Park - 12:15Lake Wilderness Villa - 1:00Cherokee Bay - 2:00Water Gardens - 2:30Engine 1Highlands of Lake Wilderness - 5:10Pebble Creek - 7:00Rotary - 8:40Engine 2Shadow Firs - 5:15Woodridge - 6:15Rock Creek Ranch - 7:45

WHAT TO DONATERepresentatives of the food bank say there are a few items that they constantly need. If you’re considering a donation through any food drive this season, consider donating the following items.Food: Peanut butter, tuna, chili, canned fruit and soup.Non-food items (food stamps can’t be used to purchase these): Toiletries, diapers and formula.

[ LEGACY from page 1] what he had worked so hard to bring back.

The program runs for three weekends in De-cember. Two Maple Valley fire engines drive through various neighborhoods in town and collect food and monetary donations for the Maple Valley Food Bank. They also collect donations at two local grocery stores, Wal-Mart (Covington) and Grocery Outlet (Maple Val-ley), throughout the month of December.

Ray Orme, Jerry’s best friend, said Jerry was upset when he found out the pro-gram was ending in 2008.

“He calls me and says, ‘Ray, they’re stopping the fire engine,’” Ray recalled. He said Jerry went to the fire marshal and they explained that they didn’t have the funds to support it. In 2007, the fire district

levy failed which caused the fire department to cut the program from its budget.

“(Jerry) said, ‘They’ll do it if we pay for the diesel,’” Ray said of their conversa-tion.

The pair, who consid-ered themselves siblings as opposed to friends, even to the point of Jerry listing Ray as his brother while he was in the hospital, agreed to split the cost of the fuel.

Since then, the program has grown significantly. Before Jerry resurrected the program, it was simply a way to bring the citizens of Maple Valley a little holiday cheer, with a visit from Santa Claus. The Woods family added the food drive portion and started to get local groups involved.

Girl and boy scout troops, youth groups, and sports teams are helping with the Holiday Engine this year. The youngsters will put an empty bag on every doorstep in all the neighborhoods the engines will be visiting that week.

Then, when the night comes around to visit the neighborhoods, the kids will collect the bags that have been filled.

Santa’s helpers on the fire engines will also be able to take money donations us-ing credit and debit cards, a new feature this year.

In addition, there will be

GPS tracking on both fire engines so people can check the program’s website and see exactly where they are and when the train will ar-rive in their neighborhood.

Last year the program brought in over 14,000 pounds of food and over $3,000 in cash donations for the food bank just from the fire engine routes. An additional $4,500 and 3,600 pounds of food was do-nated through their stands at the grocery stores. That total is nearly a 900 percent increase from their 2009 total for food donations and over 1,000 percent increase in their cash donations from 2009.

Lila Henderson, executive director of the food bank, says the program is one of their largest in terms of donations.

“It makes a big impact on us,” she said.

The food bank distributes about 80,000 pounds of food, each month, for November and December. This food drive contributes more than 10 percent of the food dona-tions for those two months.

Ray expects this year to produce even bigger results.

“It’s just growing exponen-tially,” he said.

But, it does take a big chunk of the community to pull it off.

Ray said last year over 1,000 people helped with

the planning and execution of the food drive.

“It’s really a community

event,” he said. “That’s what I like about it.”

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DECORATIVE LENS CAUSES STRUCTURE FIRE

Maple Valley Fire & Life Safety said a decorative lens that

magnified the sun caused a porch fire on the 24200 block of

Southeast 196th Street.Crews responded to a residential

structure fire at 12:34 p.m. on Nov. 12 and were able to contain

the blaze to the front porch. Firefighters entered the structure

to perform a search and found no occupants at home. Crews

used a water shuttle operation because of the lack of hydrants in

the area. Official estimated the total loss at $3,000.


Democrats are trying to sort out what went wrong in November’s general election and why the presence of Initiative 594 on the ballot didn’t motivate more of their voters to turn out.

Party leaders all along thought the popu-lar measure requiring background checks be conducted on buyers of guns online and through private sales would spur some of those prone to skipping midterm elections to participate.

Th ey believed a small boost of pro-Democrat voters in just the right places could swing a close race and maybe upend a targeted Republican.

It didn’t play out that way. Democrats lost seats in both chambers – sometimes in commu-nities where the measure is passing handily.

Republicans picked up one seat in the Senate in south King County and four in the House, deposing three incumbent Democrats in the process. Th ose seats are in districts covering swaths of Pierce, Th urston, Clark, Mason and Kitsap counties.

Initiative 594 is passing in all those counties, except Mason, according to data assembled thus far by initiative supporters. Precinct-by-precinct details won’t be available until next month when election results are certifi ed.

“I don’t think it hurt us but I don’t think it helped us to the degree that we thought it would,” admitted Adam Bartz, executive director of the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee.

One explanation is that in spite of polls detailing the measure’s popularity with vot-ers, only a handful of Democrats associated themselves with the initiative. Only a few were like Sen. Marko Liias, D-Everett, who actively

campaigned for it and went on to win with 54.5 percent.

Most Democratic candidates steered clear of the measure as best they could. Th ey feared any overt demonstration of support would trigger a reaction from the NRA like in 1994 when the national gun rights group helped defeat Demo-crats who endorsed an assault weapons ban. Th e NRA fl exed its muscle again three years later by helping upend a statewide gun control-related initiative.

Rep. Sam Hunt, D-Olympia, chairman of the House Democratic Campaign Committee, said he didn’t view I-594 as a “positive tool” and knew Democratic candidates avoided using it because of what the NRA did in 1994.

Yet Hunt didn’t think it would have made a diff erence had they embraced it more strongly.

“We didn’t energize our base enough and

the other side did,” he said. “I just think we got caught in the wave.”

Backers of Initiative 594 wonder if Democrats may revise their analysis when the fi nal numbers are known for the election.

While I-594 is losing in several counties, it is passing on the strength of votes from Demo-crats, Republicans and independents where many of this year’s most contested legislative battles took place.

“We demonstrated we can take on the gun lobby and win,” said Geoff Potter, spokesman for the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility that conducted the campaign.

“Th at’s a message candidates could hear and legislators should keep in mind going into the next session,” he said.

And one that Democrats may wish they had paid more attention to in the election.

Republicans may fi nd that their midterm election victory is only temporary. In two years it will be the Democrats’ time to come roaring back to victory in 2016 with the presi-dential contest. National elections may be in a pattern that could last the rest of the decade: Republicans win the midterms and the Demo-crats win the presidency.

Th is analysis comes from Mark Sappenfi eld in an article from the Nov. 9, 2014, “Chris-tian Science Monitor” article entitled, “Why the Republican Midterm Election Might be Less Impressive Th an It Seems.”

According to Sappenfi eld, Barack Obama won the election for presidency in 2008, fol-lowed by the Republicans winning control of the House in 2010. Th e president won re-elec-tion in 2012 despite being seen as vulnerable and in spite of the millions of dollars spent by Republicans to beat him. Th e recent election continues the cycle with the Republicans tak-

ing control of the Senate as well as continuing to control the House. Th e pattern is a seesaw and here’s why.

Voters are increasingly becoming more independent, favoring neither party as time passes. Meanwhile, the government has become hyper-partisan. Th e reason for this is due to demographics. Th e Democratic base, being made up of the young and minorities, tends to be more personality centered rather than issues centered. Th erefore they don’t get as excited about midterm elections and don’t show up at the polls as much as the Republi-cans do.

Republicans, being fewer in number, but mainly blue collar, white and older, tend to turn out for midterms more consistently and win the midterms. Obama’s victory in the 2012 election with only 39 percent of the white vote shows this, when his demographic of voters turned out again.

Th is current Republican demographic, Th e “Silent Generation” tends to be more conser-vative than its now disappearing predeces-sor, “Th e Greatest Generation” – those who endured the Great Depression and World War II. Further, according to Sappenfi eld’s article, the divisions between liberals who vote Demo-cratic, and conservatives who vote Republican, is more clearly delineated now than in the past when there was more crossover voting.

So, rather than Republicans bringing about

major change in this midterm election, they merely cemented the already existing patterns. In other words, frustrating gridlock will likely continue for the rest of the decade, according to Sappenfi eld.

As the more conservative “Silent Genera-tion” dies off , they will be replaced by Boom-ers who have tended to swing right or left , but mainly left . Th e decreasing numbers of Repub-licans and the increasing power of Latinos will mean fewer chances for Republicans to gain control of the government, unless they change their approach.

If Republicans start to compromise with President Obama, more laws may get passed, but it won’t cause their base to be excited about turning out to vote, because taking hard stands is what brings out the party faithful.

Further, as time passes, the Republican midterm advantage may end, as more of the “Silents” die off . Clearly, the Republicans will have to open their doors to minorities or they will be in big trouble.

When I was a teen and I broke my nose in P.E., the doctor I was taken to gave me a les-son in physics: “When an immovable object meets an irresistible force, something has got to give.” Republicans need to heed the message the doctor gave me, or they will cease to be a major party in the future and that will be a sad course of events.

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• Shoplifting of liquor was reported at 7:06 p.m. on Nov. 13 at QFC, 22131 SE 237th St.

• A shoplifting arrest was reported at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 at Wal-Mart, 17432 SE 270th Place.WARRANT

• Police reported issuing a felony warrant for es-cape at 8:12 a.m. on Nov. 14 to an individual sleep-ing in a car in the Wal-Mart, 17432 SE 270th Place, parking lot.FRAUD

• Police received a report at 10:18 a.m. on Nov. 17 of mail theft and subsequent fraud on a personal checking account to an individual living on the 19000 block of Southeast 266th Street.DRIVING

• Police reported pulling over a suspended driver during a traffic stop at 10:42 p.m. on Nov. 17 on the 17100 block of Southeast Wax Road.ASSAULT

• Police received a report at 7:43 a.m. on Nov. 18 that a student was victim of a fourth-degree assault at Kentwood High School, 25800 164th Ave. SE.

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FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ADOPTS 2015 BUDGET The King County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors unanimously adopt-ed a 2015 budget that ensures that needed flood control projects will continue even as the district prepares for long-range work that will protect King County residents and businesses.

The $55.6 million budget will pay for work underway along the Green River, Cedar River, White River and the Snoqualmie River Basins. It will also fund the implementation of river corridor plans that are part of the comprehensive ap-proach the Flood District has taken to protect these vital waterways.

“The district has undertaken a rigorous work plan for the coming year,” Flood District Chair Reagan Dunn said in a press release. “This budget positions the Flood Control District to focus and prioritize on projects that uphold our obliga-tion of protecting King County residents and businesses from flooding.”

A number of projects will continue to move forward as a result of this budget including the gravel removal in the Cedar River, which is being led by the City of Renton. The $5.3 million project will remove approximately 125,000 cubic yards of accumulated sediment from the river channel in 2015. This work ensures that, sites like the Boeing 737 production facility at the Renton Municipal Airport will be protected from flooding events.

The cities in the Green River Valley will also benefit from this budget. The Russell Road upper levee improvements will reconstruct the existing system of levee and revetments along the right (east) bank of the Green River between South 212th Street and river mile South 231st Way in Kent in order to provide long-term flood protection and improve riparian and aquatic habitat.

Along with approving the budget, the Board of Supervisors adopted the 2015 work program, six-year capital improvement program, oversight budget, water resource inventory area funding, flood reduction fund grant funding and sub-regional opportunity fund project list.

NEW AUDITOR POSITION CREATED FOR KING COUNTY METROThe Metropolitan King County Council unanimously approved an ordinance that creates a full-time, ongoing and independent auditor of Metro Transit.

Previous audits of Metro Transit have consistently found savings and areas for

improvement. An audit completed in 2009 resulted in approximately $800 million in net positive impact for the agency.

In reviewing Metro’s budget, which approaches $1 billion annually, the new independent auditor will make recommendations for continued improvement and identification of potential savings and efficiencies.

The auditor will be required to file a report to the Council and the public by July 1 of every even-numbered year. The report will summarize the results of his or her work in the previous 24 months, and detail what actions the county took in response to any findings in transit audits and assessments completed in the previous three years.

KING COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTS BUDGET THAT KEEPS BUSES ON THE ROAD The Metropolitan King County Council voted Nov. 17 to fully fund current levels of Metro service. The unanimously adopted 2015-2016 biennial King County Budget ensures that 400,000 annual hours of proposed service reductions at Metro Transit will not take place.

Following the defeat of Proposition 1 in April of this year, County Executive Dow Constantine asked the Council to approve legislation that would have reduced Metro bus service by 550,000 hours between September 2014 and September 2015.

HEALTH CARE “OPEN ENROLLMENT” LAUNCHESMore than one-third of the uninsured in King County reportedly enrolled in a health insurance plan during the first year of expanded access under the federal Affordable Care Act.

King County will continue its ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach with the goal of cutting the rate of the uninsured further.

During open enrollment, from Nov. 15 through Feb. 15, individuals can purchase health insurance plans through the Washington Healthplanfinder website or through the state’s help-line, at (855) 923-4633.

The Public Health department is coordinating nearly 100 outreach locations in November, which will be staffed by local organizations with certified in-person assisters, called “navigators.”

Those who do not enroll in a health insurance plan in 2015 may be subject to a fine of $325 per individual or up to two percent of their income, whichever is greater.

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Black Diamond City Council adopted a 1 per-cent property tax levy at its Nov. 20 meeting.

Property tax fi lings needed to be collected by Dec. 6 to be used for public safety, including fi re, police and emergency services. Adding a 1 percent increase over last year’s levy is the maximum allowed for cities with populations under 10,000.

Th ere was no comment on the tax hike during a Nov. 6 public hearing on the issue and the council passed the increase unanimously.

“None of us like to raise taxes, but in light of the fi scal situation

the last couple years, it’s become imperative,” Councilwoman Janie Edelman said at the Nov. 20 meeting. “We’ve got to maintain what we’ve got.”

Last year’s levy was

$1,433,816. Th e increase will add $14,338, for a total of $1,448,154. Th at would not include new construc-tion, state assessed property and any adjustments.

King County estimated the city’s total 2015 assessed valuation at $601,717,756, which is an increase of $53,318,513 over 2014. Th at’s a 10 percent increase.

Each property tax bill is calculated by the county,

which sets the actual levy rate once they have fi nal-ized the assessments and individual valuations.

Contact Eric Mandel at [email protected] comment, go to www.maplevalleyreporter.com.

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Project Name: Timberlane Jenkins Park Stormwater Low Impact Development (LID) Projects

File Number: SEPA14-05

Applicant/Contact: Leigh Nelson, P.E. Gray & Osborne, Inc. 701 Dexter Ave N, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98109 [email protected] 206-284-0860

Date of Issuance: November 28, 2014

Project Location: The entire project area is located either on City-owned property or within an existing drainage tract. Site 1 is located at the southeast corner of intersection of SE 263rd Street and 193rd Place SE in Covington, WA. Site 2 is located to the south of Timberlane Way SE between SE 265th and SE 267th Streets. Site 3 is located east of the intersection of 188th Avenue SE and SE 268th Street. Site 4 is located between 188th Avenue SE, SE 268th Street, 186th Avenue SE and Timberlane Drive SE. Site 5 is located in the southeastern portion of Jenkins Park.

Project Description: The City of Covington plans to improve existing stormwater collection, conveyance, and treatment systems within Timberlane Estates, incorporating low impact development best management practices. The project area currently has some flow control infrastructure, but limited water quality facilities. An undersized treatment pond exists near Cedar Valley Elementary School at the intersection of SE 263rd Street and 193rd Place SE which is currently limited in its efficacy due to sedimentation and adjacent hillside seeps. The drainage easement in the plat is approximately 3,200-feet long and includes both piped and open channel stormwater conveyance and discharges at a perched outfall in Jenkins Creek Park that has a severely incised channel.

The project includes following five sites:

SITE 1 – Redesign a treatment pond, including the construction of bioretention facilities, providing improved access to the pond, and intercepting the hillside seeps to reduce or eliminate impacts on pond.

SITE 2 – Provide a bioretention area within a wooded drainage tract to improve water quality, reduce flow velocities and volumes to address downstream incision issues.

SITE 3 – Provide a demonstration bioretention area within Timberline Estates.

SITE 4 – Provide an infiltration trench within a wooded drainage tract to reduce flow velocities and volumes and improve the stormwater conveyance system.

SITE 5 – Replace aging pipe and provide a new discharge structure at stormwater conveyance system outfall to reduce erosion and channel incision within Jenkins Park.

Documents Reviewed: Timberlane / Jenkins Park Stormwater Retrofit Project Predesign Report, SEPA Checklist, by Gray & Osborne, Inc. (10/31/2014), and other information on file with the lead agency.

Responsible Official/ Richard Hart, Community Development DirectorLead Agency: City of Covington SEPA Official 16720 SE 271st Street, Suite 100 Covington, Washington 98042 253-480-2441

This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350. The comment period is 14 calendar days and ends December 12, 2014 at 5 PM.

Comments and Appeals Notice: Comments and appeals on this DNS may be submitted by first class mail or delivered to the responsible official at the above lead agency address. Any notice of appeals must be filed in writing, with the required filing fee paid in cash or check and received within 14 calendar days of the end of the comment period at Covington City Hall Offices, i.e. by December 26, 2014 at 5 PM. You must make specific factual objections, identify error, harm suffered, or identify anticipated relief sought and raise specific issues in the statement of appeal. Contact the Community Development Department at Covington City Hall to read or to ask about the procedures for SEPA appeals.

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Traveling with your dog• How can I prepare my dog for travel in an airplane?

Travel requirements for pets vary between airlines and destinations. It is important to check with your airline well in advance, and if you will be traveling internationally, to also check what the importation rules are for your destination country. In most cases dogs must travel in the cargo compartment of the airplane (except for some small dogs in carriers and service dogs that can travel with their owners). In most cases it will be necessary for your dog to travel in an airline approved carrier; therefore, your fi rst step is to teach your dog to relax in a small, confi ned area, ideally in the appropriate-sized crate. You might also desensitize your dog to sounds by using recordings of airplanes. If you’re pet appears to be anxious, proceed slowly, and gradually increase the noise volume and the time in the carrier. You may need to start with the crate door open, spending time near your dog while it remains in the crate, giving favored toys and treats in the crate or by placing a piece of your clothing in the crate along with the dog bedding.

• Why is confi nement training necessary prior to travel?"If you are about to introduce your dog to an unfamiliar form of travel it is likely to cause some degree of fear or anxiety”. If you are about to introduce your dog to an unfamiliar form of travel it is likely to cause some degree of fear or anxiety. By training your dog to be relaxed and comfortable when confi ned, whether it is in a crate or by means of a seat belt or harness in a car, you can reduce its fear and anxiety. In addition, it will be safer for both you and your dog if the dog has already learned how to be calm and settled in the confi nement area

• How can I train my dog to travel safely in my car?A dog traveling in a car should always be restrained in some way to increase safety and a leash always used when removing the dog from the car to avoid escape or injury. There are several ways that you can travel quietly and safely with your dog, including using a carrier or crate, a harness or seatbelt, or a head halter. Any of these devices will help to ensure the safety and security of both the pet and the driver. However, while these devices can help you to calm the pet during car travel; they may initially increase anxiety if you do not take the time to train your pet to accept the restraint. Choose the device that you feel will be most appropriate for both restraining and calming your dog. If you plan to use a seat belt or harness, begin in a quiet home environment without distractions and slowly condition your dog to wear the restraint, using favorite rewards. Once your dog is conditioned to the crate or restraint device, you can proceed to training and rewarding your dog while wearing the seat belt or resting in its crate in the car.

• What else can I use to make my dog less stressed while traveling?You can reduce stress associated with new situations by using a familiar crate and bedding and favorite toys. Also you can try using Dog Appeasing Pheromone (DAP) TM spray in the kennel or placing a DAPTM collar on your dog. This pheromone may help reducing your dog's anxiety and fear. One study found that aromatherapy might also aid in calming the pet. Other natural alternatives have also been suggested, but unless there is data to support their effi cacy, anecdotal recommendations should not be considered reliable.

• Can I use sedatives or other medication for car and air travel?This is certainly an option if your dog cannot relax during travel and may injure or harm itself. However, you should talk to your veterinarian fi rst to assess your dog's health and consider a medication trial at home or in the veterinary hospital before actually traveling.

Rodent Control Considerationsby Melanie Caviness, DVM

It’s getting cold outside and everyone is starting to spend more time inside. Unfortunately this includes rodents. At my house, the barn becomes a warm place for the local rats and mice to hide. However, my barn cat, Buster, is ever vigilant and has no intention of letting these uninvited guests stay in his barn. I often have a “present” waiting for me in the morning, the carcass of an unlucky visitor that Buster has left for me as a trophy.

I have always said the safest form of rodent control is a good cat, especially since rodenticides cause so many problems in my patients. Poisoning with rodent baits is one of the top 10 poisonings reported to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. In 2013, there were 6,803 reports of rodenticide poisoning, almost 20 per day!

Treatment of rat bait ingestion used to be fairly straight forward, most rodenticides contained anticoagulant, or warfarin type drugs. This class of drugs has an antidote, Vitamin K. So our standard protocol would be to make the animal vomit if ingestion has been very recent, and then put the pet on vitamin K for 2 weeks. After treatment we check a blood test to make sure clotting was normal.

Newer regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) require discontinuing the longer acting (second generation) anticoagulant chemicals in rodenticides. Short acting (fi rst generation) anticoagulant will still be available. The fi rst generation anticoagulant drugs have the advantage of still having an antidote, Vitamin K, but the disadvantage is that some strains of rodents have developed a resistance to the drug, making it less eff ective.

Many rodenticides contain bromethalin, which aff ects the nervous system and doesn’t have an antidote. This is very concerning to veterinarians, because treatment has to be started immediately after ingestion to reduce absorption of the toxin and prevent symptoms. Symptoms are seizures caused by brain swelling. Once seizures start, unfortunately mortality is 100%. For dogs the lethal dose of bromethalin is fairly large, 36 times the amount of an anticoagulant rodenticide. Cats, however, are more sensitive to intoxication than dogs. 2 mg of bromethalin can be lethal to a 10 pound cat, whereas a similarly sized dog’s toxic dose is close to 10 times that amount, or 21 mg.

The newer regulations from the EPA does require all bait is in more secure containers or stations. So the days of leaving out green pellets or wafers are going away. However, the containers aren’t impossible to get into if the dog is motivated by the smell of the bait. Also, cats are more frequently poisoned by eating rodents that have eaten the bait, most cats won’t eat the bait on its own.

A less common ingredients in rat baits are cholecalciferol, which causes kidney failure and zinc phosphide which forms a toxic gas when mixed with stomach acid and water. Just like bromethalin, neither has an antidote.

Overall, pet owners need to be aware what the active ingredient is in any product they put in their pet’s environment. It is also important to keep packaging available, because if a pet does get into a product, it is very important to know what the toxin is and if specifi c treatment is available. Ideally, pet owners will either put any toxin well out of reach of their pets or better yet, use more pet friendly options. As I mentioned previously, a cat is an excellent option, or mouse traps strategically placed with a safe luring agent (my father had the best success with peanut butter).

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A Dog? For Christmas?By Kathy Lang, Family Dog Training Center

Your child (or signifi cant other) is already hinting about a puppy, or dog, for Christmas. Good idea or not? The quick answer: Probably not. Adding a pet to the family is a serious commitment, one that requires much consideration, discussion, research and planning. Dogs are not like computers or gadgets that you choose based on looks or features, and discard when the next model comes out or your needs change. Dogs are a life-time commitment.

If your entire family is eagerly looking forward to a four-legged addition, and everyone is ready to help with housebreaking, crate training, leash walking, exercise, obedience training, household manners, poop patrol, veterinary visits and you have the fi nances to pay for all the associated expenses that come with owning a dog, that’s wonderful. You’re ready for the next step!

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did the same thing, searching for that fifth page and it’s just not there,” Wat-son said. “The page had several lines on it that we really don’t know what it said… it kind of makes us look foolish and the city look foolish, doesn’t it? I would love to know where it went and what happened in the procedure that broke down.”

The Black Diamond commu-nity gym, located at 25511 Law-son St., will officially close until further notice on Dec. 1, after the BDCC decided not to sign a new lease with the city.

The BDCC had been operating the gym since 1992, paying for maintenance and

upkeep and utilities, renewing its lease agreement with the city several times, and had hoped to move its after-school program to that location. During that process, city and BDCC officials realized that they were missing a page of the lease agreement. City Attorney Carol Morris deemed the agreement null and void. She wrote a new agreement, which Watson said “wasn’t agreeable” and “unfavorable” to the BDCC. He declined to go into specifics,

other than to say the new proposed agree-ment made it sound “like we owned it.”

“We have to have funds to continue on, so we realize that maybe some of our proj-ects will have to shut down,” Watson said. “We hope not, but the gym was the one the board decided to step away from.”

“It’s unfortunate, but we had to look at it from our viewpoint, basically, and had to make a decision what to do,” Watson added. “The communication broke down quite a bit.”

Mayor Dave Gordon said staff will gather information to find out how much it will cost the funding-strapped city to take over running the facility. He denied any claims that the city didn’t communicate with the BDCC, saying Black Diamond Community Development Director Aaron Nix worked with the BDCC daily on the issue and that Gordon himself was also in contact with Watson.

Gordon told The Reporter Nov. 20 that the BDCC’s decision came as a surprise and that the revised contract wouldn’t have changed anything.

“We wanted to update the agreement to make it legally enforceable,” Gordon said. “We weren’t changing anything, but did want to make it a legally binding contract.”

Longtime Jazzercise instruc-tor Karen Watling spoke during public comment at the Nov. 20 meeting, saying she was “upset” and “extremely angry” that the city “dropped the ball” on the issue, forcing her to find a new space to rent without any notice. She said she would not be going back to the gym when it reopened.

“I’m extremely hurt that I was left out of the loop,” she said at the meeting.

Gordon made it clear that city staff was blind sided by the BDCC’s decision. He told Watling that staff will need to work on

setting fee structures and getting the facility up to code. He said re-opening the gym is a priority, but warned that city government “works at glacial speeds” and that, realisti-cally, the gym will be closed for at least several months.

Gordon assured her that the city worked “very hard” with the community center and that it was not “grid locked.”

“I can assure you no effort was spared,” he said at the meeting.

Besides the discrepancy on the level of communication between the entities, there also appears to be a conflict over the origi-nal paperwork.

Watson said the BDCC briefly owned the gym when it was donated as surplus by the Enumclaw School district. Watson said the district gave the BDCC a year to raise funds to move the building and that the city took ownership once it was placed on city property.

Watson believed that city staff and elected officials were unaware that city

owned the gym. “For all these years, we leased

the building through an agreement and they didn’t realize they owned it,” Watson said. “Why would we lease something from ourselves?”

Gordon denied that assertion, saying city officials always knew the city owned the gym, it was simply a matter of being unable to find documentation proving it. He said the city had “difficulty interpreting” the contract and that the original paperwork donating

the building to the city wasn’t properly filled out.

Morris asked the BDCC to write a quitclaim deed that denounced any rights to the property. Watson stated that the step

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“We have to have funds to continue on, so we realize maybe some of our projects will have to shut down. We hope not, but the gym was the one the board decided to step away from.” Kaith Watson

“We wanted to update the agreement to make it legally enforceable. We weren’t changing anything, but did want to make it a legally binding contract.” Dave Gordon


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seemed “rather unusual” since the BDCC doesn’t own the building and doesn’t claim to own it.

Gordon told The Reporter the quitclaim was simply to expedite the process and eliminate any points of contention.

Gordon expects the city will operate the gym through volunteers, though one of them will not be long-time volunteer and city councilwoman Tammie Deady, because of what Gordon called a “conflict of interest.” Deady told The Reporter that she wasn’t aware which entity owned the building and is also in the dark about the future of the gym.

Although the gym’s future is cloudy, Watson said the Black Diamond Community Center itself will not be closing. The Black Diamond Community Center Corporation provides public services at the building for area families and individu-als, offering services such as an emergency food bank pantry, many senior programs and, pos-sibly, the Before and After School Kids day care program, which is known as BASK.

Watson said it was “disappointing” that there wasn’t better communication, but that the BDCC doesn’t “have any problems with the city, exactly.”

Watson said the BDCC has taken steps to keep all its important papers in a safety deposit box from now on.

INSURANCEWatson told The Reporter in September

that if the city stopped paying the group insurance plan that the community center would probably need to close.

The center’s Board of Directors voted in September to pursue independent insurance coverage on the center and its vehicles.

Watson said he received word Nov. 17 that the city would extend paying the

community center’s insurance for one year, through Dec. 31, 2015. After that, the BDCC will be responsible for paying its own insurance. Watson estimated a year of insurance for the organization would cost roughly $10,000. He expects the funding will primarily come through fundraising.

Because of the perceived lack of commu-nication with the city since June, Watson said self-insuring is preferable.

“I think we spent an awful lot of time go-ing back and forth trying to decide what to do,” Watson said. “This is an all volunteer group. We have better things to do with

the center than to do this every year or every two years.”

BASK PROGRAM

Watson said the BASK program will be moving from Black Diamond Elementary to the community center building.

Extra enrollment at the school is pushing the program out, after spend-ing a majority of its more than 20 years in one of the portable classrooms. The daycare is for elementary school aged

children — kindergarten through fifth grade.

Watson said the program should be able to expand from 14 to 20 kids in the new location, assuming the BDCC receives all the city and state permits it needs to make necessary renovations to the building. Watson said a fence will be added to the back portion of the building for children recreation.

“I’m pretty sure this will happen and we don’t hold any hard feelings toward the city,” Watson said. “They are having a struggle right now. We need a big pot of gold or something for them.”

The program will continue at Black Diamond Elementary through June of next year.

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KENT SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF MEMBER RECEIVES RECOGNITION FROM MICROSOFT Kent School District employee Becky Keen was recently awarded the title of 2015 Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert for her achievements in using technology to help students learn and succeed in a digital world.

For eight years, Keene, a technology integration specialist, has provided training and support to help teachers bring education technology into their classrooms. According to Microsoft, Keene’s vision and support for the District’s lead-ing EDGEucators, teachers helping to integrate technology that engages students, was a major factor in selecting her for the honor.

“Being selected as a MIE Expert is an amazing honor,” Keene said in a press release. “I look forward to continue finding innovative ways to equip students with the proper tools needed to succeed in the new world of work.”

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MAPLE VALLEY FINANCE DIRECTOR RECEIVES AWARDMaple Valley Finance Director Shawn Hunstock received the Professional Finance Officer award from the Maple Valley City Council at a meeting Oct. 27.

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And it’s not just the people that need food that the program helps. In a different way, the people that run the program benefit, too.

“All of December is filled with teaching my kids how to give back like my dad (taught us),” said Jerry’s daughter, Karen Thomas.

Everyone close to him agreed that Jerry loved serving his community.

“He was always first to volunteer if anyone needed any-thing,” Karen said.

In 2009, before he passed, the program was named after him by the Maple Valley City Council. When Jerry lost

his battle with ALS, his family and friends didn’t question whether to continue the Holiday Engine program.

Ray said he knew he needed to carry on with it because, “he made me promise.”

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Santa is scheduled to visit the Black Diamond Community Center on Friday, Dec. 5 via the Christmas Fire Engine.

The event starts at 6 p.m., with Santa expected to arrive at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and includes pictures with Santa.

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Children may qualify to receive Christmas gifts through the Black Diamond Community Center’s “Share the Joy” program, which is available to low-income families with children up to 17 years old and senior citizens

in Black Diamond, Ravensdale, Lake Sawyer, Green River Gorge and Cumberland. Applications are due Dec. 1. The BDCC is also collecting new and unwrapped toys for children up to age 17.

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