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The News Tribune Serving South King County including Auburn Kent Federal Way Enumclaw and Vashon Island Wednesday May 1 1996 PROJECT PRIORITIES ta if-v" 5m Auburn makes a wish list for part of county initiative fields skateboard park better library among priorities In November King County voters may be asked to approve $215 million in bonds for parks and recreational facilities and to protect critical environmental areas through-out King County An Auburn City Council subcommittee will suggest the following projects In order of priority to the lull coundl at Monday night's meeting i FEDERAL WAYl By Patti Eplar The News Tribune i i PllRK PROJECTS Les Gove Park addition: $700000 Renovate library for community use: $1 million Redevelop athletic fields at GSA Park and Brannan Park: $600000 Redevelop Rotary Park: $300000 Build a skateboard park: $100000 Acquire 20 acres for an athletic complex: $1 million environmentally sensitive i County officials estimate King population will grow by 300000 over the next 20 years But there are not enough parka ball-fields hiking trails and other recreational areas to accommodate them all advocates say The $215 million would be divided among cities based on size And suburban cities where growth is occur teams compete fig apace on dty and school ballfields he said The planning community development committee has been meeting over the last few weeks to incorporate ideas and their own into a prioritized wish fiat The top priority for the money would be to make Les Gove Park more attractive and accessible Chapman called the park a hid- Uons Club sponsors annual voUcsmarch The Federal Way lions Club is sponsoring its 10th' Annual VoUcsmarch (Folks Walk) on Saturday and Sun? day The walk is 10 kilometers (62 miles) through the Weyerhaeuser Campus and the Rhododendron Species Foundation Garden Aside trip through the Bonsai Di play is also available The walk is free and the public is invited Peta however are not Also the compact dirt and gravel walkways are not recommended for strollers or wheelchairs You can start the walk any time between 8 am and 1 jn as tang as you finish by 4 pm Ttoo shorter walks are also available fix: those new to the concept of Volksmarch-a noncompetitive walk designed to promote physical fitness and fun For more information call Dorothy Bahr 242-5560 ring most rapidly are expected to of the cash get much oft More athletic fields a skateboard park and a spruced-up library top the Kat of Auburn recreational projects that could be paid for if voters approve a proposed $215 million ountywide initiative this fall An Auburn City Council committee ilahs to present a list of prqjecta for he full consideration at donctay meeting If approved he fiat would be submitted to King bounty officials The initiative would go before vot-sre in September if the Metropolian King County Council deddee to ait it on the ballot It would boost property taxes to pay fig mow parks nvest in' existing ones and protect arms forests wetlands and other den People using the park -i the busy senior center adjacent to the I CRITICAL RESOURCE AREA PROTECTION (no dollar amount specified) Purchase wetlands and buffer areas within Mill Creek corridor Acquire and protect the blue heron rookery at Peasiey Canyon Road and West Wriley Highway Develop the Olson Canyon farmstead into a historical and educational facillly Develop the Goedecke property Into a recreation area Acquire wetlands north of Sunning Hills Park on the West Valley Highway evenings Auburn stands to net about $36 milium fig parka and recreational facilities The city also could apply for millions more to protect critical resource areas Len Chapman the cityh parks and recreation director said this week play fields are in high demand Now about 200 baseball have to enter through a residential neighborhood now people doat even know Chapman said The committee would like to see about $700000 of the initiative money go to acquire land along Auburn i see Wish 1st B4 -Mbit CUba Ha Nm Titan Talent show to benefit Camp Prime Time The Federal Way Jaycees will hold the third annual Federal Way Follies from 7 to 8:30 pjn Friday at the De- catur Senior High School Performing Arts Auditorium 2600 8W 320th St Tickets for the community talent show will be available at the door and will cost $5 for adults and $3 for children All proceeds from the show will benefit Camp Prime- Time in outdoor camp for terminally and seriously HI children For more information call 661-3119 ThiHBsHtyn Decatur to have first anti-violence mural Decatur High School has been choeen by the cityk Youth Commission as the first of three sites for a series fouer Mr of planned murals themed the violence in honor of Youth Recognition Week The commission hopes to make Federal Way and Thomas Jefferson High Schools the sites for murals planned for 1997 and 1998 The ernnwrismwi will begin the process of soliciting "for a local ideas from students and putting out the call for i artist interested in participating in the prqject which is scheduled fix' completion this folL For more information about the mural prqject call Brent Mason at 661-4158 or 661-4151 Robin ftqwn Th Nm Hfem (AUBURN I Shenandoah show to fund scholarships The Auburn Rotary Scholarship Show will present the country music group Shenandoah next weekend at the Auburn Performing Arte Center In its 10 years of performing Shenandoah has had 15 lbp-10 hits and produced 11 records through Dcketmaster at 1-206- 628-0888 for $20 plus foes All Proceeds from the show will go toward scholarships for Auburn-area students who plan to attend a two-year a '( i ft r- i or fbur-year university In the past 12 yean the i shows have raised more than $204000 to help local students pursue their educational goals The shows are scheduled for 8 pm May 10 and 6 and 8 pan May 11 The Performing Arts Center is located at 700 Main St Bob AfqwM Thi Nm IMnn Parent Party Patrol holds presentation Orff HtachThe Newt Tribune wick onvss on ina tamaamg rene amr a rsoruary irtoa oown a cuareix wasnau away pan omia mpiway On Washington 165 two mtss south of Carbonado a The Auburn High School Parent Senate is hosting a Patrol presentation at 7 pjn Monday at the Parent Party Rood rasBroiurS iriDes BTssodleimtbs Performing Arta Center The meeting will be open to the community and will I feature guest speaker IiniU Elliott from the Parent Party Patrol who will discuss ways of increasing parental involvement in fives For mow information contact principal Kip Herren at 931-4880 or Linda Elliott at 572-7870 -WobbilVsssaTbtMBsfflbMHt Many blame Washington 165 damage on clearcut logging near Carbonado I KENT! Rnkaising auction to have '50s rock theme Dig out your poodle skirts sweaters and' saddle shoes for an evening of 1950s nostal shoes for an evening of 1950s nostalgia and By Rob Tucker The News Tribune Some Carbon River Valley residents are upset about only mil slide that washed out a local highway i and shoved an entire road section downhill toward the Carbon River Gorge shortly after a school bus passed by the same site with three high school students aboard according to Dave Williams bus driver and maintenance walker for the Carbonado School District not sure how long it was he said when contacted by telephone Monday could have been two minutes or 20 I've seen slides and rocks up there before We have to be careful and watch for Die protesting residents don't oppose logging they said Diey are concerned about dearcutting trees on steep hillsides above the valley's primary roads Washington 165 and the mmls Fairfax Forest Road which now are dosed in various places because of slides need to revamp the permit system when public safety is involved when the logging is done dose to a road like that former valley resident Mardd Chowen said irritating said Roy Granger a resident of the area want my kids trapped up here every time it rains The main route out ofthe sparsely populated mountain valley south of Carbonado is along heavily trav- raising Saturday night at the annual Lakeridge Junior High School booster dub auction Die theme of Hawshun "96 ia Rock Around the Clock Dinner ia at 6 pm and the auction begins at 7 pm at the Bchool 5909 Meyers Road Bonney Lake Advance tickets are $1250 Tickets purchased at the' door are $5 but don't include dinner Money donated through the auction supports schodwide programs For more information call the achool at 863-8164 Suun (Mon He Nm llfean' demonstrating at the site During the past two Sundays they passed out fliers critical ofctaaircut fogging to motorists along highway 165 who must slow down to take a temporary road cut through the top edge of the slide Dus week residents also hung a large sign on a tag in the nearby slide debris that said equals Washout equals Taxpayers no forest left to hold the water bade' said Mick Boynton who lives near the road to Mowich Lake did it A state forester who regulates tagging in the area blamea a near-record February storm for the spectacular washout on highway 165 two miles south of Car-bonado Chuck Frame said Plum Creek Timber Co did all that could be done Rain and flooding caused the slide he said The heavy rains washed down a nek-walled gully a after a school bus passed through Since that February slide those valley residents have placed Mama fig the children's close call on the timber company that dearcut trees on steep hills above Washington 165 Plum Creek Timber Co which did the logging has nff inHpfinitely it plans tn nit aAtitinrut trees in steep areas above the highway in reaction to what happened a company official said But a state forester who permitted the logging after extensive studies said the timber company did notinng wrong Abnormally heavy rains caused the slide he said Some residents remain concerned and have begun NEWS ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY see Washout B5 Sumner city council considers youth curfew She ia 18 so the curfew wouldn't apply to her But she has friends who are ByRotoTucfcar The News Tribune younger of our students in the past have had problems with certain Sumner police she said This puts the kids cm the She said she hopes a curfew wont be the onty solution adults offer the young people of Sumner She also hopes city of 11 pm until 5 am the following day Sunday-Thursday unless those days are nonschool days 12:01 am until 5 am on any Saturday Sunday holiday or nonschool day While she understands the reasona for the proposed ordinance Sumner High School vice principal Linda Masteller isn't sure it will work When she was a teenager in Yelm a curfew there work in my she said Bid she supports the curfew as long as ft haa exemptions to cover working young people and other situations she said Jessica Tbrcaso student body president at Sumner Hii said a curfew reinforces the sense of being safe But she too is concerned about whether such a law is workable juvenile crime in the dty Moltke said Coundhroman Kristi Coppin said the police need a tool to curb vandalism which has increased in the dty of 7800 people Sumner police recently broke up a ring of car prowlers who were locals aged 16 and 17 Moltke said The law also is needed to protect Sumner youth against increasing presence ofgangs and street the draft curfew ordinance says The City Council will hold a public hearing about tiie proposed law on Monday If approved by the City Council the ordinance would become effective five days later Curfew hours would prohibit people under 18 on the dty streets from: Escalating juvenile crime and protection of local youth are two primary reasons why Sumner is proposing a curfew fir those under 18 years of age according to city officials If the curfew becomes law young people could be fined up to $200 for reprated violations parents who allow their children to violate curfew could be fined up to $500 City officials asked the dtyk youth commission which includes high school and junior high school members to review the proposed law Mayor Bob Moltke said 'At first they resisted it he said Now they generally accept it he said Die ordinance is necessary to reduce ficials and others are willing to support a late-night activities center for young peo-pta Tina Aguuir Sumner School Board member said the proposed curfew a sign ofthe times: People dent fed secure worried about random While she haant decided whether to Communities focuses on the people and events ft your neighborhood in Auburn Kent Federal Way Enumclaw Vashon Island and acgacent areas If you have a news tip call Debbie Cafazzo at 941-9635 -To subscribe to The News Tribune call 1-800-289- 8711 To advertise In Communities call 597-8748 or 1-800-272-TRIB I- 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