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[ January 6, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Curious about the potential Annexation of parts of White Center into Burien?
The City of Burien will be holding its first in a series of informational open houses on Tuesday, Jan. 6th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at Shorewood Elementary School, located at 2725 116th Street in Burien (map below).
Here’s what the city says about the meeting: [...]
Recent mediation talks between the City of Seattle, King County, the City of Burien and Fire Districts #2 and #11 have resulted in a preliminary agreement as to terms of a proposed annexation of the North Highline area.
If you’d like to read the entire document, click here for a PDF file.
Otherwise, here are the top-level [...]
According to the Highline School District, its students far surpass other districts in signing up for state scholarships.
Hundreds of Highline middle school students have applied for the state College Bound Scholarship, which pays for four years of college tuition, fees, and books for students who stay in school, stay out of trouble, and keep their [...]
[ September 24, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="242" caption="South-central White Center is drained by Miller Creek, which originates at Arbor Lake. Photo courtesy King County Parks."][/caption]
South-central White Center is drained by Miller Creek, which originates at Arbor Lake at South 124th and 2nd Ave South (map below).
Miller Creek runs from Arbor Lake down through Burien and parts of SeaTac [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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, [...]
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 [...]
[ August 28, 2008; 6:30 pm; ]
The City of Burien will be holding a series of informational open houses, at various locations, to answer questions about what annexation will mean for the people within the proposed annexation area.
This is a great opportunity for area residents to investigate what the City of Burien’s plans are, ask questions of city officials and determine [...]
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