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Highline Forum 3rd Runway Meeting Is Jan. 8th

[ January 8, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]

Not to cause confusion or anything, but there’s a second, very important public meeting coming up Thursday, Jan. 8th regarding Sea-Tac Airport’s third runway (another residents meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 10th):

The Highline Forum will discuss the use of Sea-Tac Airport’s new third runway since its opening, with emphasis on public complaints that the [...]

Burien’s Annexation Open House Is Jan. 6th

[ 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: [...]

Third Runway Noise Discussion Is Dec. 19th

Both the White Center Blog and sister site B-Town Blog have been covering area residents’ complaints about the newly-opened third runway (previous coverage here and here), and now we have this potentially juicy little tidbit of info to share:
Several residents who live in the flight path are considering taking legal action, and are holding a [...]

Seattle & Burien Agree On North Highline Annexation

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 [...]

Third Runway Noise Problem Not Fading Away

From our sister site The B-Town Blog comes this story, which definitely affects citizens of White Center:
Since we first posted this story (on Monday, Nov. 24th) regarding area residents complaints about increased noise from Sea-Tac Airports newly-opened third runway, we’ve received numerous emails, comments and even phone calls about it.
We can safely say that the [...]

Some Preliminary White Center Election Results

According to Washington State election returns as of around 10pm Tuesday night, it looks like Margarita Prentice will continue to represent Legislative District 11 for the White Center area.

Legislative District 11, State Senator (Partisan office, 4-year term)
King*

Candidate
Vote
Vote %

Margarita Prentice
(Prefers Democratic Party)

3,388
69.81 [...]

White Center Election Viewing Party Tuesday

[ November 4, 2008; 3:00 pm; ]

It only happens once every four years, so you might as well get out and enjoy Election Day 2008 at Big Al Brewing, where a potluck viewing party will happen.

Big Al Brewing Co. is located at 9832 14th Ave SW in White Center; phone: (206) 453-4487

Here are the details:

Potluck dinner [...]

A Few Minutes With Dr. Martin Luther King

“When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, militarism and economic exploitation are incapable of being conquered.”
– Dr. Martin Luther King,
from a speech delivered in 1967
by Mark Neuman
Contemplating the Giant Triplets
I am embarrassed to admit that, at age nine, I knew more about [...]

Deadline To Register To Vote Is Sat. Oct. 4th

[ October 4, 2008; ] It’s election season, and the stakes are higher than they’ve been in years – so don’t forget to register to vote for the Nov. 4th election (you have until this Saturday, Oct. 4th to register online; Oct. 20th if you’re a new/first-time Voter).

More info from the King County Elections website:
King County will mail military, oversea [...]

Nickels’ Youth Violence Program To Target Area

On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels unveiled a $9 million program to target troubled young people in the city’s hardest-hit areas, including White Center.

In this area, the Southwest Youth and Family Services (located at 4555 Delridge Way SW, with a Latino Family Center at 12808 Ambaum Blvd SW) will work directly with targeted area youths who have either [...]