By Jack Mayne A city study of the possibility to increasing safety on SW 152nd Street by changing current head-in parking to back-in parking was tentatively approved, but final decision […]
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Paine Field hit by hundreds of phony air noise complaints, Everett Herald says
By Jack Mayne Huge increases in complaints about noise of newly permitted commercial aviation were said to be the work of an imposter account, a Paine Field spokesperson told the […]
Burien City Council reviews Emerald Pointe project, told of sewer fee dispute
By Jack Mayne In another lengthy Burien City Council meeting, the five members who attended heard of the anger of a sewer district over fees paid to the city as […]
Burien rental housing ordinance unanimously passes City Council
By Jack Mayne After months of discussions and debate, followed by many citizens backing its passage and some landlords opposed, the Burien City Council on Monday (Oct. 7) unanimously approved […]
Burien City Council briefed at study session on staff salaries and tree retention
By Jack Mayne Administrative Services Director Cathy Schrock told Tuesday night’s Burien City Council study session of the 2019 city staff salary and benefits study, which was to evaluate the […]
Council told residents want protection from unexpected & punishing rent increases
By Jack Mayne A long list of Burien residents took over an hour of City Council time on Monday night (Sept. 16) to push for the approval of a proposed […]
Appeals Court upholds Burien ordinance barring police or staff questioning of immigration status
By Jack Mayne A division of the Washington State Court of Appeals has rejected a move by political activist Craig Keller and his Respect Washington political action committee to repeal […]
New property notices show 2018 values rose modestly in Burien and Normandy Park
By Jack Mayne The King County Assessor’s Office is mailing property tax notices to over 700,000 property owners in Burien and Normandy Park, and homeowners will see “moderate” increases of […]
Long Burien Council meeting focused on climate change and leaving Port of Seattle’s StART committee
By Jack Mayne The Burien City Council took four hours at its regular Monday (Aug. 19) meeting to do some routine business and general discussions on a variety of technical […]
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Burien Council gets mercado site search report along with update on SCORE jail
By Jack Mayne Potential public market, or mercado, sites are being considered by the Burien City Council and some new site possibilities were given at their regular Monday (Aug. 5, […]
Burien Council gets mercado site search report along with update on SCORE jail
By Jack Mayne Potential public market, or mercado, sites are being considered by the Burien City Council and some new site possibilities were given at their regular Monday (Aug. 5) […]
Feds to ;expand power’ to quickly deport undocumented immigrants
By Jack Mayne People who have illegally entered the United States within the past two years will be quickly removed by federal officers, the Washington Post reported Monday (July 22) […]
Council told Port has money to help confront airport growth; no mercado site found
By Jack Mayne Port officials are making the rounds of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport neighbor cities to tell them there is a $750,000 fund to finance ideas to better manage changes […]
Council hears parks no longer overnight homeless camps; community marketplace sought
By Jack Mayne The Burien Parks pilot program to get homeless people to find other places to spend the night seems to be a success, Police Chief Ted Boe told […]
Port pushes vast growth at Sea-Tac Airport but Quiet Skies says actions ‘deplorable’
By Jack Mayne The Port of Seattle briefed the Burien City Council on its plans to keep growing to accommodate by 2027 the expected 56 million passengers moving through Sea-Tac […]
Parks cleared and potential new community center discussed by Burien Council
By Jack Mayne Police Chief Ted Boe told the Burien City Council Monday night (June 3) that all of the campers at midtown parks were gone while the Council also […]
Council gets first review of updated sign ordinance, approves City Manager raise
By Jack Mayne The Burien City Council reviewed the city’s proposed new sign ordinance, heard of a new citywide ‘First Friday’ series of community summer celebrations and unanimously voted City […]
Burien City Council hears from residents about homeless problem in city
By Jack Mayne Burien City Councilmembers spent a majority of their time at the regular meeting Monday night (May 5) listening to 40 speakers during public comment period, taking up […]
Residents respond to survey about what type of place they want Burien to become
By Jack Mayne A Planning Commission study shows that residents often looking for a place to have a meal, meet people and maybe enjoy a libation, the Burien City Council […]
Long, but mostly technical business session Monday by Burien City Council
By Jack Mayne The Burien Council Monday night (April 15) was one of those meetings where a lot happened, but it was mostly technical filling of committees and boards with […]
Mayor says voters must approve money for more police; teacher: ‘Annex not safe’
By Jack Mayne Mayor Jimmy Matta told the Burien City Council at the regular Monday (April 1) meeting that if the city needs more police officers, it would only come […]
Despite the views of many residents, 2018 police report says crime rate is stable
By Jack Mayne More and more Burien residents are feeling less and less safe from the onslaught of crime in the community that is policed by a force drawn from […]
Burien City Council told plastics ban harder to do with changes in state law
By Jack Mayne Once upon a time it was easy to approve bans on some types of plastics for environmental reasons, but the issue has grown complex with new products […]
Council seeking potential changes to noise laws at night in downtown Burien
By Jack Mayne By a vote of 4 to 1, with Mayor Jimmy Matta and Councilmember Bob Edgar absent, the Burien City Council approved having the Burien city staff come […]