B-Town Blog’s Mark Neuman filed this late-night missive with Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer around 11pm Thurs. night:
Scott -
Got back, about an hour ago, from the City of Burien’s community meeting at Boulevard Park Presbyterian Church earlier tonight (Thurs., Aug. 28). Topic: proposed annexation of North Highline and the temporary withdrawal of the City of Burien’s request [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2008’
Report On Thursday’s Annexation “Open House”
Burien Mayor Responds To Seattle Councilmember
We just got an exclusive response from Burien Mayor Joan McGilton on this entire annexation withdrawal issue, and here’s the latest:
First, a snippet from Seattle Councilmember Richard Conlin as quoted on another Seattle-based blog:
“…unless Burien is prepared to make significant change in its proposal…”
Mayor Joan’s reaction to Mr. Conlin’s statement:
“Burien has consistently acknowledged [...]
Annexation Update:Burien City Councilmember Shaw Calls It “BS”!
Just got off the phone with Gordon Shaw, Burien native and City Councilmember, who offered up this exclusive, yet rather fiery quote about the North Highline/White Center annexation withdrawal political game currently being played out between Burien and Seattle:
“The efforts Burien has made so far have been stymied by Seattle and King County to a [...]
UPDATE: Burien Withdraws Annexation Request
UPDATE 8/28 @ 10:25am: Tonight’s Annexation Open House is still scheduled to occur starting at 6:30pm at Boulevard Park Presbyterian Church (located at 1822 South 128th Street in SeaTac), despite the fact that Burien is temporarily withdrawing its annexation request.
Here’s a quote from Jenn Ramirez Robson, Management Analyst at the Burien City Manager’s Office:
“In brief, [...]
Reminder:Annexation Meeting Tonight At 6:30pm
Just a quick reminder that the City of Burien will be holding the first in a series of informational open houses tonight, starting at 6:30pm at Boulevard Park Presbyterian Church, 1822 South 128th Street in SeaTac.
The goal of these meetings is to answer questions about what a Burien annexation might mean for the people within [...]
White Center Blog Announces Job Listings Page
In our continuing effort to serve the community of White Center, the White Center Blog proudly announces its latest category page: JOB LISTINGS!
You can find it anytime by clicking on “Jobs” listed in the upper navigation menu between “Home” and “Forums.”
We’re still fine-tuning the code, but this page is set up to retrieve live, continuously-updated [...]
JOB:Assistant Teacher Needed In White Center
We’re always on the lookout to help the Dub-C community (as evidenced by Monday night’s Food Bank Fundraiser), and when we found this White Center job listing for an Assistant Head Start Teacher on Craigslist, we just had to post it:
Assistant Teacher (3 positions - Job #2007-34-2) (White Center)
Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD), a [...]
Boulevard Park Filmmaker Seeking Help
A local Boulevard Park-based Director/Producer named Frank Oliver is seeking donations and locations from area residents and businesses for his upcoming film production “The War of the Grandmas.”
The film’s plot:
“War of the Grandmas” is a family-fun-packed, independent comedy – half live action and half cartoon animation.
This is a screwball comedy in the vein of “Grumpy [...]
Food Bank Fundraiser Nets 166 Items, $280 Cash
Mike Werle of the Highline Food Bank (left) and White Center Food Bank's Rick Jump (right) enjoyed the generosity displayed at Blog Party 2.0.
Monday night’s Blog Party 2.0 Food Bank Fundraiser was a rockin’ success, bringing in 166 distinct food items and $280 in cash/checks, split evenly between the Highline and White Center Food Banks!
Two [...]
Reminder:Food Bank Fundraiser Is Monday Night
Just a gentle reminder to all WCB Readers – our Food Bank Fundraiser is this Monday night, Aug. 25th, from 6pm on, at Elliott Bay Brewery, which is located at 255 SW 152nd Street in downtown Burien (map below).
This event is co-sponsored by our sister website, The B-Town (Burien) Blog, and will serve as both [...]
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