College professor named to Edmonds School Board
Edmonds Community College administrator Steven J. Hanson of Lynnwood, 16429 67th Ave West, was chosen from 10 candidates to fill the Edmonds School Board seat vacated by Richard Allen. Hanson, 35, directs humanities and social sciences, holds a master’s from Eastern Washington University, and is pursuing a Gonzaga doctoral program. He favors traditional core instruction with strong arts and music emphasis and cites concerns over teacher morale and budgets. Previously he taught psychology and led the social science division at Big Bend Community College.
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Edmonds Community College
Edmonds
Steven J. Hanson
Hanson
Eastern Washington University
Gonzaga Community College
Big Bend
Dedication set for Edmonds cemetery May 30
Edmonds Cemetery on Ninth Avenue near Westgate will be dedicated Monday May 30 in an 11 a.m. ceremony with local organizations. The event follows a major restoration after the Hubbard estate deeded the land last year. Burial lots are for sale, with about 1 000 plots and urn garden space.
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Edmonds
Ninth Avenue
Westgate
Larry Hubbard
Ruth Sater
Cemetery Commission
South County housing boom drives 1983 permits rise
In the first quarter of 1983 South County issued 141 building permits for new single family homes, up from 20 a year earlier. Brier leads growth with 126 permits across three developments including Brierwood, Lyons Creek and Hidden Valley, as Mayor Wayne Kaske notes 40 percent undeveloped land remains. The Swamp Creek corridor near the King County line is opening to development via sewer extensions, signaling a broad economic upturn.
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South County
Doug Pedersen
Rainier Bank
Pedersen
Brier
Brierwood
Lyons Creek
Hidden Valley
Wayne Kaske
Swamp Creek
244Th Street
King County Line
196Th Street
Lynnwood
Edmonds School District property appraised at $4.4 million
Four Edmonds School District sites including the administration center and bus maintenance facility were appraised at about 4.4 million by Yerkes and Associates. The district may sell or lease these valuable properties as part of a facilities study due May 23, with recommendations for each site. Discussions involve relocating the administration center and moving the maintenance facility, while undeveloped 164th Street Southwest land lies near a private school and mobile home parks.
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Mike Murray
Edmonds
Yerkes & Associates
Kirkland
Alderwood Mall
Lynnwood
164Th Street
Mountlake Terrace eyes landlord billed water rules
Seventy five tenants a month leave unpaid water trash and sewer bills in Mountlake Terrace prompting discussion of shifting payment responsibility from tenant to landlord. The council preliminarily approved an ordinance change to bill owners, with tenants address option, aiming to curb delinquent accounts. Political divides emerged with council members arguing over tenant protection versus city finances. Final action slated for May 16 with possible implementation later in May.
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Mountlake Terrace
Ron Swanson
Swanson
Moody
Social Services
Pat McMahan
Betty Kaploski
New homes boost Edmonds city building pace
Edmonds issued permits for 15 new single family homes valued over 1 million dollars in April plus 240000 in duplex projects, pushing the month’s total to 1.4 million and year to date to 7.9 million. Banks of named builders and addresses reflect active development with Homeland Homes, Stewart Homes, Belt Homes and others receiving approvals. The April figure leads the 1982 total and outpaces 1981 for the same period.
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Edmonds
Edmonds Development
89Th Place
Gunnar Lie
Olympic View Drive
Homeland Homes Inc
Shell Valley Way
Covenant Murphy
200Th St
Bruce Warhol
Olympic Ave
Craig Jones
Shelly Valley Way
John Seremeta
191St Place
Belt Homes
Edmonds Fire Dept to Burn House for Training Exercise
The Edmonds Fire Department will burn a house at 8728 Bowdoin Way next weekend for a training exercise. The May 14 and 15 burn will provide realistic conditions for firefighters, said assistant fire chief Ron Schirman.
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Edmonds
Bowdoin Way
Ron Schirman
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