Statewide News, January 2009

Ecology wants $71M for water projects, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Jan. 23
Pacific Northwest trees dying at faster rate, study says, The News Tribune, Jan. 22
New State Lands Commissioner, KUOW NPR, Jan. 21
Gregoire pushes cap-and-trade bill, Seattle P-I, Jan. 20
Road projects pushed aside, TMCnet - Jan. 19
EDITORIAL: Pulling Together to Save Our Ferry Service, Kitsap Sun, Jan. 18
Transportation winners and losers, The News Tribune, Jan. 16
Don’t let Seattle drain off highway money, The News Tribune, Jan. 16
Study Sheds Light on Toxics in Puget Sound Orcas, Kitsap Sun, Jan. 14
Viaduct solution? Fine, but the state can't neglect I-90, Yakima Herald, Jan. 13
PSE offers solar grants for schools, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Jan. 13
High court to decide how to dump mine waste, Seattle P-I, Jan. 12
Larry Williams to take over at CTED on interim basis, The Olympian, Jan. 12
State lawmakers hope to create economic stimulus plan that works, The News Tribune, Jan. 11
Ecology Department uses online campaign to help water quality, Seattle Times, Jan. 5
Group uses lawsuits to help clean up Puget Sound, The Olympian, Jan. 5
Recession might change what we demand in new homes, The News Tribune, Jan. 4
Timber Harvests Won’t Drop, Says New Lands Commissioner, Centralia Chronicle, Jan. 2
Forest board revises owl rules, Peninsula Daily, Dec. 29
Owls on Peninsula under pressure, Peninsula Daily, Dec. 29
Wildlife and Recreation deserves funds, The Olympian, Dec. 28
Washington's top builder followed dad's path, Seattle Times, Dec. 27
Gregoire wants to boost spending on Puget Sound, The Olympian, Dec. 27

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King County News, January 2009

City says new townhouse standards will improve neighborhoods, West Seattle Herald, Jan. 22
Port wants a cut of fishermen's bounty, Seattle P-I, Jan. 22
City says new townhouse standards will improve neighborhoods, West Seattle Herald, Jan. 22
Nickels stymied by tunnel, Seattle Times, Jan. 22
New Details on I-90 Light Rail Station, Seattle Central District News, 21
Tunnel could mean lost connection to Ballard, Interbay, Ballard News Tribune, Jan. 20
Viaduct's tunnel proposal depends on taxpayers who already said no, Seattle Times, Jan. 20
Tunnel: The ball is in the state's court, Ballard News Tribune, Jan. 20
The Viaduct decision's next step: tolling, Crosscut, Jan. 20
Look to the Narrows for real inspiration, The News Tribune, Jan. 19
A closer look at the new Husky Stadium, Seattle Examiner - Jan. 19
City still courting annexation, despite Bothell's interest, Bellevue Reporter, Jan. 17
Deep-bore tunnel promises a vibrant future for Seattle’s waterfront, Puget Sound Business Journal, Jan. 16
Bored tunnel to replace Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle Times, Jan. 16
Alaskan Way Viaduct: Complicated, visionary — a deep tunnel could work, Seattle Times, Jan. 16
Deep-bore tunnel promises a vibrant future for Seattle’s waterfront, Puget Sound Business Journal, Jan. 16
Feds may finance 40% of Seattle's Sound Transit light rail, SmartBrief, Jan. 16
US to finance 40 percent of light rail extension costs, Seattle P-I, Jan. 15
Sound Transit gets $813 million for rail to University District, PolitickerWA, Jan. 15
Guest Columnists: Climate the loser in tunnel choice, Seattle P-I, Jan. 15
Desperate times call for digging, Wenatchee World, Jan. 15
City task force offers ideas to make green building easier, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Jan. 15
A Seattle viaduct / 'Big Dig' comparison, Northwest Cable News, OR - Jan. 14
21st Century Viking: Does the tunnel cut Ballard out?, Ballard News Tribune, Jan. 14
Deep-Bored Tunnel Makes New Friends and Enemies, KUOW NPR, Jan. 14
Waterfront businesses worry about the tunnel plan, MyNorthwest.com, Seattle - Jan. 14
Tunnel Plan Angers, Disappoints Some, KPLU, Jan. 13
Alaskan Way Viaduct: May be best deal, Seattle P-I, Jan. 13
Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle Times, Jan. 13
Gov. Gregoire picks tunnel for Seattle waterfront, Seattle Times, Jan. 13
Fix is on for Viaduct, opposition files initiative to stop it, Seattle P-I, Jan. 13
Will Frank Chopp support a tunnel?, Seattle Times, Jan. 13
Gregoire announces tunnel plans; car-tab taxes might help pay for it, Seattle Times, Jan. 13
Opponents protest Seattle tunnel plan, Seattle Times, Jan. 13
Officials proposing tunnel on Seattle waterfront, The Olympian, Jan. 13
Who'll pay? Another "Big Dig"? When will it open?, Seattle Times, Jan. 13
Residents split vote on Sound Transit, Sammamish Review, Jan. 13
Preserving our unique Northwest neighborhoods is everybody's business, Seattle Times, Jan. 13
City readies 520 Bridge recommendations for state, Seattle P-I, Jan. 12
Shoreline plan heads to council, Sammamish Review, Jan. 13
Renton City Council sends the Red Mill annexation to the Boundary ..., PNW Local News, Jan. 13
Opinion: What do we mean by affordable housing?, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Jan. 12
Sammamish City Council OKs a pair of consulting contracts, Sammamish Review, Jan. 12
Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement needs a bored tunnel to serve capacity and neighborhoods, Seattle Times, Jan. 9
Port will issue RFP for industrial projects on Interbay property, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Jan. 8
What's good for preservation is good for the greens, Crosscut, Jan. 8
City moving ahead on infrastructure for downtown, Bel-Red Corridor, Bellevue Reporter, Jan. 8
Viaduct - As messed up as ever, Seattle P-I, Jan. 7
Lawmakers ask governor to suspend Maury Island lease, The Olympian, Jan. 7
Ballard reps accuse pols of push for tunnel, Ballard News Tribune, Jan. 5
Light rail to roll this year in Seattle, Seattle P-I, Jan. 5
Sound Transit proposes Link fare structure, Progressive Rail Roading, WI - Jan. 5
Trail to nowhere?, Highline Times, Jan. 5
Mixed Use Development to Replace Yesler Terrace, Seattle Central District News, Jan. 4
Dozens protest Maury Island gravel mine expansion, Tri-City Herald, Jan. 2
Protesters block access to Maury Island mine, KING5.com, Jan. 2
Embarcadero, thy daughter is the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle Times, Jan. 2
Tunnel option was disliked by nearly everybody, Seattle Times, Jan. 1
Viaduct tunnel idea rises again, Seattle Times, Jan. 1
Alaskan Way Viaduct: Recurring dream, Seattle P-I - Dec. 31
Forest service plans to clean up contaminated Snoqualmie Valley mine, SnoValley Star, Dec. 31
Gregoire delays viaduct verdict again, Seattle P-I - Dec. 30
One-upping the Choppaduct, Crosscut, Dec. 30
Alaskan Way Viaduct: Why close off the tunnel option?, Seattle Times, Dec. 30
SHA to build 103 units in Lake City, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Dec. 29

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Kitsap County News, January 2009

Boundary Review Board Clears Bremerton Annexation of SKIA South, Kitsap Sun, Jan. 23
Silverdale Moratorium Remains, Developers Call For Master Plan, Kitsap Sun, Jan. 14
Manette Residents Making Plans for Neighborhood, Kitsap Sun, Jan. 12
Boundary Board OKs Bremerton's Annexation of SKIA North, Kitsap Sun, Jan. 9
Gig Harbor Historic Waterfront Association working on Main Street designation, Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, Jan. 8
Port Orchard sought to elevate status during ’08, Port Orchard Independent, Jan. 3
Port Orchard Annexation Paves Way for New Auto Mall, Kitsap Sun, Dec. 31
Port of Bremerton Still Trying to Make SEED ‘Pencil' Out, Kitsap Sun, Dec. 27

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Pierce County News, January 2009

Urban Waters moves forward, Tacoma Weekly, Jan. 21
Pierce lawmakers want to study tolls as answer for Highway 167, The News Tribune, Jan. 20
Let the market rule on parking in downtown, The News Tribune, Jan. 18
Pierce County’s road projects deserve better billing, The News Tribune, Jan. 18
Tacoma may ease developers’ parking regs, Puget Sound Business Journal, Jan. 16
Puyallup farmland might shrink, The News Tribune, Jan. 15
Council examines Urban Waters financing, Tacoma Weekly, Jan. 14
Future of daffodil lands on Puyallup council agenda tonight, The News Tribune, Jan. 13
Expect to keep waiting on 14 lakefront street ends in Lakewood, The News Tribune, Jan. 13
Street-end lake access resurfaces tonight in Lakewood, The News Tribune, Jan. 12
Fix for flooding will be complicated, The News Tribune, Jan. 11
New Year, Revised Goals: Historic Tacoma will tackle historic inventory, demolition review in 2009, Tacoma Daily News, Jan. 6
Port of Tacoma hires senior environmental project manager, Tacoma Daily News, Jan. 2

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Snohomish County News, January 2009

Arlington sewage plant a 'showcase' project, Everett Daily Herald, Jan. 23
Changes are in store for Rogers, Lynnwood Enterprise, Jan. 21
Wild Sky Wilderness grows by 149 acres, Everett Daily Herald, Jan. 15
Everett cancels its plan to grow through annexation, Everett Daily Herald, Jan. 15
Everett backing off jumbo annexation, Everett Daily Herald, Jan. 14
City's disinformation a betrayal of residents, Lynnwood Enterprise, Jan. 14
Annexation won't benefit Arlington, Everett Daily Herald, Jan. 13
Annexation could split North Highline area, West Seattle Herald, Jan. 12
Is the end near for the Collins Building?, Everett Daily Herald, Jan. 7
Back to the future in Lakewood, The News Tribune, Jan. 7
Minicasino debate erupts again in Lakewood, The News Tribune, Jan. 6

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