LETTER: Former Burien Mayor: ‘No Animal Control and No Caring Either!’

Several days ago I called the Animal Control number for the City of Burien about a stray cat, with no collar, that has been living in our neighborhood for weeks. It was thin and devouring birds for food.... [Read more]

Burien City Council Decides to Move Annexation Vote to November

BREAKING: At Monday night’s Burien City Council meeting (April 2), lawmakers voted to move the election for North Highline residents to vote on being annexed by Burien to Nov. 6. The final tally... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘NHUAC Represents Views of Very Few People Who Live in Area Y’

At the City Council meeting on March 19, 2012, there were citizen presentations questioning some city staff and city council members’ association with the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council (NHUAC). Who... [Read more]

LETTER: Annexation Election Should be Held in November, Not August

Open Letter to the Burien City Council: I wanted to reiterate the fact that if the council truly wants to encourage the maximum number of people to vote on the annexation of Area Y, then the vote should... [Read more]

Burien Council Set to Vote on August Annexation Election at April 2 Meeting

Burien City Council members agreed at Monday night’s meeting (March 19) to vote at their April 2 meeting whether to schedule an election on the annexation of North Highline for August 7, which is... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘Why Annexation of White Center Should Not Be Put On Ballot’

10 Reasons Why The Annexation of Area Y/White Center Should Not Be Put On The Ballot 1. The Sales Tax Credits from the state have not come through to support the annexation of this area. There is no money.... [Read more]

UPDATE: Revenue Likely Focus When Lawmakers Discuss Annexation Mar. 19

Burien City Council members are scheduled to discuss at their meeting Monday, March 19, “if and when to act” on a proposed annexation of unincorporated North Highline…

Monday’s Burien City Council Meeting has been Rescheduled to March 19

The City of Burien announced Thursday (March that Monday night’s regularly-scheduled City Council meeting has been re-scheduled. The meeting will instead take place on Monday, March 19 at 7 p.m.... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘Had a Chance to Look at the New Zoning Code Amendments?’

Have you have had a chance to look at the new “2012 Zoning Code Amendments”? We hope you noticed, as we did, the push to eliminate citizen comment in conjunction with city planning procedures,... [Read more]

UPDATE: Burien City Council Terminates Red Light Camera Program

by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members agreed Monday night (Feb. 13) to terminate the city’s three-year-old red light camera program. Although Jack Block Jr. said he favored renewing the contract... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘See What New Tricks Are Unfolding’ With 4 City Councilmembers

The Burien City Council had a retreat on January 28, 2012 at the Environmental Science Center. These retreats are open to the public but most citizens do not know about them and the retreats are not broadcast... [Read more]

County Budget Cuts Have Left North Highline With Fewer Police

Burien Police Chief Scott Kimerer by Jack Mayne Burien’s police chief say he was a bit perplexed at recent increases in crime in the unincorporated parts of the North Highline Unincorporated area, but... [Read more]

Joe McDermott Named Chair Of County Council’s Budget Committee

King County Councilman Joe McDermott was selected by the King County Council as chairman of the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee. McDermott, whose District 8 includes Burien and North Highline, will... [Read more]

FOLLOWUP: Burien City Council Supports Marriage Equality Act

The Burien City Council voted unanimously Monday night (Jan. 23) to express its support for the Marriage Equality Act, which would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington, now under consideration by the... [Read more]

St. Francis 6th Graders Write To, Interact With Burien City Councilmembers

Michael Stein-Ross, Burien Councilmembers Lucy Krakowiak and Bob Edgar, and his 6th grade class. by Michael Stein-Ross Following the November elections, a number of my sixth grade students at St. Francis... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘WOW…Who Writes This Stuff For The City?’

WOW who writes this stuff for the City of Burien website. Currently on the website under annexation of north Highline this statement is made in the last paragraph, “…Financially feasible, and... [Read more]

Annexation Backed In 2nd Meeting; Board Delays Final Deliberations To 1/23

by Jack Mayne The second night of testimony to the Boundary Review Board was as much pro-Burien annexation as the first night was anti-annexation, giving a good-sized audience another evening of opinions... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘Concerned About How This Annexation Is Being Approached…’

On January 9th I attended a Boundary Review Board meeting at Cascade Middle School to listen to people make their cases either for or against a Burien annexation of what is known as “Unincorporated King... [Read more]

Most Oppose Annexation; Boundary Review Board Will Meet Again Tonight

Photo by Scott Schaefer. by Jack Mayne Three and a half hours perched on hard middle school benches and listening to overwhelming opposition to annexation of “Area Y” finally caused the 11 member Boundary... [Read more]