LETTER: Did candidates violate city’s rules at the Wild Strawberry Festival?

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The B-Town Blog nor its staff:] Letter to the Editor: When one candidate running... [Read more]

Burien City Council approves $2.75 million sale of Town Square parcels

At Monday night’s session (June 17), the Burien City Council approved a settlement agreement with RECP/UP Burien II LP, owner of three undeveloped parcels at Burien Town Square related to the sale... [Read more]

2012 serious crimes increased 7 percent in Burien, but overall rate remains good

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The statistics at the bottom of this story have been amended/corrected due to a typo – thanks Lee Moyer for pointing that out!] by Ralph Nichols Part I crimes – serious offenses including... [Read more]

LETTER: Candidate upset City of Burien excluded her from its Newsletter

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The B-Town Blog nor its staff:] Letter to the Editor: This Wednesday, the City... [Read more]

CONFIRMED: Burien City Manager Mike Martin will take job in Lynden

UPDATE 6/13/13 10 a.m.: BTB Senior Writer Ralph Nichols spoke with Burien City Manager Mike Martin Thursday morning (June 13), and it’s confirmed – Martin told him he “is planning to take”... [Read more]

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Property Taxes funding Southwest Suburban Sewer District? Not true…

Over the past couple of months, several Southwest Suburban Sewer District (SWSSD) customers have inquired about a statement they heard, or read about, from King County.  During public community meetings... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘City is not fair and consistent in what it allows candidates to do’

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The B-Town Blog nor its staff:] Dear Editor, The City of Burien needs to make... [Read more]

Council makes Shoreline Plan changes; settlement with Ecology anticipated

by Ralph Nichols Carefully crafted changes to four key provisions of Burien’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP), approved by a 6-1 city council vote June 3, will now be reviewed by the state Department... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘Hiring of interim City Manager will save approximately $14,000…’

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The B-Town Blog nor its staff:] Dear Council Members: I propose that when the... [Read more]

Burien City Manager Mike Martin may leave for Lakewood soon

Photo by Michael Brunk. by Ralph Nichols Burien City Manager Mike Martin informed city staff members Thursday (June 6) that he is a finalist for the city manager position with Lakewood. The Lakewood City... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘I believe it is time to look for a new City Manager’

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The B-Town Blog nor its staff:] Washington State Law requires the City Manager... [Read more]

Highline School District may sell ‘surplus’ property to Burien; hearing is June 26

The Highline School District announced Thursday (May 30) that it is considering selling a ‘surplus’ property to the City of Burien, and will be holding a public hearing starting at 6 p.m. on... [Read more]

City of Burien’s Employee Wellness Program wins WellCity Award, discount

The City of Burien announced Wednesday (May 29) that it has met the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Trust’s WellCity standards and earned a 2% discount on Regence/Asuris medical premiums in 2014. “WellCity... [Read more]

Glenn Akramoff is the new City Manager of Normandy Park

Tuesday night (May 28) the Normandy Park City Council voted to approve the Compensation Offer for new City Manager Glenn Akramoff. Akramoff, who served as Public Works Director for the City of Covington... [Read more]

Burien City Council rejects contract extension, increased funding for CARES

[REPORTER'S NOTE: This story has been corrected for accuracy by deleting two earlier references to an outdated estimated cost to Burien if the city went with King County's animal control program.] by Ralph... [Read more]

Jack Block Jr. officially announces his bid for re-election to Burien City Council

Jack Block Jr. on Tuesday (May 28) officially announced his bid for re-election to the Burien City Council. “Burien’s citizens have an important choice to make this election: maintain the present... [Read more]

Four new Officers elected to Board of Discover Burien Thursday night

Four new Officers were elected to the Board of Discover Burien Thursday night (May 23): PRESIDENT: John White VICE PRESIDENT: Erin Collins TREASURER: Brian Frederick SECRETARY: Suzanne Greive Each officer... [Read more]

Valley View Sewer District seeking candidates to fill board vacancy

The Valley View Sewer District announced Thursday that it is seeking candidates to fill a board vacancy. “Interested in serving your community?” reads the announcement. “The Valley View... [Read more]

City holding meeting on Transportation Improvement Program June 3

The City of Burien will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 3, for the purpose of receiving public comments on the 2014 through 2019 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). “The... [Read more]

LETTER: Len Boscarine explains why he withdrew from Burien City Council race

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The B-Town Blog nor its staff:] Letter to the Editor, I want to thank The B-Town... [Read more]

Longtime resident Nancy Tosta officially files for Burien City Council

Longtime resident and member of the Planning Commission Nancy Tosta has officially filed to run for Burien City Council, Position #5, which is currently held by Rose Clark. Tosta has lived in Burien for... [Read more]

Longtime resident Chuck Rangel announces candidacy for City Council

Longtime resident Chuck Rangel officially announced his candidacy for Burien City Council Position #7, currently held by Mayor Brian Bennett, who is not running for re-election. Rangel has served as President... [Read more]

Len Boscarine withdraws from Burien City Council race

Longtime resident Len Boscarine withdrew his candidacy for Burien City Council, Position #5 – currently held by Rose Clark – on Monday, May 20. We have reached out to Mr. Boscarine for comment and... [Read more]

Shelli Park explains why she chose to not file to run for Burien City Council

Local Artist and Designer Shelli Park – who failed to meet Friday’s deadline to file – sent us the following explanation for why she has chosen not to run for Burien City Council: I want to thank... [Read more]