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By JOSHUA HICKS,Kenmore Reporter Reporter

Construction orange has been the prevailing color along Kenmore portions of State Route 522 for more than a year now, but business owners there are starting to see red…
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By JOSHUA HICKS, Kenmore Reporter

The giant hill slide at Kenmore Elementary has been synonymous with the school itself for generations, but the playground structure nearly met its end this year because of safety concerns. See the rest of the story here

Another great improvement to the Kenmore Elementary School Playground done by volunteers. Thank you Mr. Keegan and friends.

Updated at 4:56 pm, September 3rd.

The city council will begin reviewing preliminary budget information at a special meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, September 4, 2008. This public meeting will be held at Kenmore City Hall, 6700 NE 181st Street, Kenmore, WA 98028.

On Saturday I took a tour of the Northshore Townhomes and found out that not all of the 86 townhomes are for lease, about half of the buildings are still listed for sale.

Prudential Real Estate agent, Dominic Lau stated that a “Grand Opening” is planned for the weekend of September 6-7. The Northshore Townhomes are located at 18505 71st Ave NE in Kenmore.

Kenmore’s Northshore Townhomes go Rental

I had the wrong day of the week in my previous story about the meeting on  flood damage repair at Wallace Swamp Creek.  Sorry for any confusion about the day of the meeting, please see the corrected notice here  

Please Join Us Mark Your Calendar Tuesday, September 9, 2008 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Northshore Utility District, Tolt Room 6830 NE 185th St., Kenmore How do you feel about passenger ferry service coming to your community? We want to hear your ideas and suggestions. Please join us for a small group discussion with King County Ferry District (KCFD) Board Supervisor Bob Ferguson and community leaders about the potential for passenger ferries serving north Lake Washington. The KCFD was formed to expand transportation options for county residents through passenger ferry service. Passenger ferries can play an important role in helping to relieve traffic congestion and provide valuable travel alternatives, particularly when roadways are closed or constricted. They can also promote economic development, provide tourism opportunities and connect communities. The KCFD currently provides service between West Seattle and downtown Seattle and Vashon Island and downtown Seattle. The KCFD is also exploring up to five potential routes across Lake Washington and Puget Sound, including service to the north end of Lake Washington. Analysis of these routes is underway. Please join us at this important meeting. We’ll provide a brief overview about the KCFD, followed by a discussion to hear your comments, concerns and ideas. Please contact Natalie Quist at (206) 291-5525 or nataliequist@gmail.com to RSVP, or if you have questions. Hope to see you there! Kjristine Lund Executive Director For more information about the King County Ferry District, please visit our website at www.kingcountyferries.org. Board of Supervisors: Julia Patterson, Chair • Jane Hague, Vice Chair • Dow Constantine Reagan Dunn • Bob Ferguson • Larry Gossett • Kathy Lambert • Larry Phillips • Pete von Reichbauer Executive Director: Kjristine Lund King County Ferry District • www.kingcountyferries.org 516 Third Avenue • Room W 1039 • Seattle, WA 98104 • 206.296.1020 • info@kingcountyferries.org

King County Ferry District | 516 Third Avenue | Room W 1039 | Seattle | WA | 98104

Staying in town this Labor Day weekend? Kenmore’s 10th birthday party celebration at Log Boom Park is close, fun and free! See the booths, eat food, help with a community art project, enter the chalk art contest, and learn about Kenmore’s history. The festival starts at 4pm. Councilmembers will be serving birthday cake at about 7:30. Fireworks at 8:30. Ratatouille will be the featured outdoor movie.

The Burke-Gilman Trail has been detoured from west of 65th Ave. NE (across from Sherwin-Williams) to east of 65th Ave. NE (across from QQ Bistro). Signage has been posted to alert trail users of the detour and to help guide them onto the temporary paths to and from NE 175th St. Trail users should be aware that large trucks operate in this area and should carefully and alertly enter and exit the NE 175th St. roadway.

The trail detour will remain in place while crews realign 65th Ave. NE. The current 65th Ave. NE roadway on the south side of SR 522 will be shifted east to align with 65th Ave. NE. on the north side of SR 522. Crews will also be grading, landscaping and undergrounding utilities in a joint utility trench in the area.

For more details on the detour route and to view a map, visit www.KenmoreSR522.com.

Source: SR522 update