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Burien City Council eyes mid-biennium budget boost

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by Nicholas JohnsonOctober 6, 2021October 6, 2021

By Nicholas Johnson Burien’s city council got its first look Monday at a proposed mid-biennium budget increase made possible by one-time federal COVID-19 stimulus funding as well as greater-than-expected revenues […]

Burien News, Business, Featured Post, Government

City of Burien achieves Aa1 Bond Rating

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by Scott SchaeferSeptember 29, 2021September 29, 2021

Burien News, Featured Post, Government, Politics

City of Burien eyeing uses for $10.8 million in pandemic recovery funds

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by Nicholas JohnsonJuly 17, 2021July 26, 2021

Burien News, Business, Featured Post, Sponsored

5 ways Sunrise Financial Services offers retirement planning done differently

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by Scott SchaeferJuly 13, 2021August 19, 2021

Burien News, Business, Featured Post, Sponsored

Boeing Involuntary Layoffs to be announced; local firm offers guidance in free digital event Oct. 7

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by Scott SchaeferSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Burien News, Business, Featured Post, Government, Politics

Burien facing 2021 operating budget deficit of $3.3 million, up to $5.8 million by 2030 due to pandemic

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by Jack MayneAugust 18, 2020March 23, 2021

Arts, Business, Crime, Politics

CARES now handles all stray, lost cat reports, is lauded for doing â€˜fantastic jobâ€™

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by Jack MayneNovember 25, 2015March 4, 2023

Business, Crime, Law, Politics

Council rejects move to cut police budget, gives Burien employees living cost raise

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by Jack MayneNovember 17, 2015March 4, 2023

Business, Politics

Burien City Council considers 1 percent increase in 2016 property taxes

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by Jack MayneNovember 3, 2015March 4, 2023

Business, Politics

ANALYSIS: Making sense of the 'Great Greenhouse Grant Application Caper'

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by Jack MayneMarch 26, 2015March 4, 2023

Burien Council approves $450,000 to complete Seahurst Park Restoration

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by B-Town Blog StaffMarch 19, 2014

Business, Letters to the Editor, Politics

LETTER: 'A Fiscal Wrench into the Affordability of Annexation at this Time'

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by B-Town Blog StaffJuly 24, 2012January 18, 2023