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OPINION | Kirklanders sound off in robust letters section [4, 5 and 14] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING New Rep. | County Council appoints Kuderer to Hunter’s 48th District seat [12] Part 2 | Hoff profiles local 60-year resident of Kirkland [15] R EP O RTER .com KIRKLAND NEWSLINE: 425.822.9166 Freddy Delgadillo, Principal – Broker 425.941.8688 • JudahRealty.com Keller Williams GSWA MC1 LLC 505 106 th Ave NE, Suite 210 • Bellevue Casey Oiness, Loan Officer 425.250.4421 11255 Kirkland Way, Suite 100 • Kirkland www.CaseyOiness.com 1423185 NMLS#265169 Caliber Home Loans, Inc., NMLS 15622 Just listed $550,000 Juanita 4BR 1.75BA 1,740sqft Local athlete named finalist for SportsKid of the Year BY TJ MARTINELL [email protected] Kirkland teenager Coo- per McLeod has been skating for about as long as he’s been able to walk. He first put on a pair of skates at 11 months while at a skate rink owned by family friends. While Cooper’s parents, Mike and Debbie, were skating with his older brother, Tyler, the owners man- aged to get Cooper into a pair of skates as well. “We haven’t been able to take them off since,” joked Debbie McLeod, Cooper’s mother. Since then, the 13-year- old has competed in both inline skating and speed skating, setting records and accumulat- ing a bin full of medals. Most recently, this year he won in his age group at the national champion- ship in short track speed skating, setting a record in the 333-meter distance, along with the 400 and 500 meters in the long track national championships - where he took second place overall. He also placed second at the inline national championships. In total, he has won seven overall national championships (five in speed skating and two in inline speed skating) and holds 10 records (seven for speed skating and three in inline skating). An eighth grader at Finn Hill Middle School, Cooper has also been named as one of five final- ist in Sports Illustrated Kids Magazine contest for SportsKid of the Year. e winner will not only be featured on the magazine cover, but they’ll be invited to the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the year award ceremony in New York. Although he got into his first pair of skates at 11 months, Coopers first in- line skating race was at the age of 3, as part of a team The need for speed Kirkland resident Cooper McLeod inline skating. He has won the national championships for both inline skating and speed skating, setting numerous records in both competitions. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO [ more COOPER page 2 ] BY AARON KUNKLER Reporter Newspapers H undreds of fans gathered at Tech City Bowl in Kirk- land on Saturday to bowl, meet current and former Seahawk players and view Seahawks inspired vehicles. e charity event raised nearly $25,000 in total, with a portion of the net proceeds going towards Se- ahawk player Earl omas’s foundation, “Guardian Angel,” which runs various education and basic needs outreach programs in Seattle. omas, Marcus Trufant and Hillary Butler made appearances or bowled dur- ing the event. Other lanes were reserved and various raffle proceeds went to the charity. Many people came out for similar reasons, includ- ing Seahawks celebrities. “To support the Earl omas family,” Trufant said. “I love to hang out with the 12’s.” “As for bowling, I’m either feast or famine,” he said. Connecticut transplant Elise omas brought her young daughter to the event. “Since I moved here in 2004, it was my first football game,” she said. “I love Earl omas and his foundation.” e Wheels of Boom Seahawk Earl Thomas holds charity fundraiser at TechCity Bowl [ more HAWK page 3 ] City to hold community meeting on new fire station issues BY TJ MARTINELL [email protected] e Kirkland City Council is considering two proposed resolution that would allow them to move forward with their plans for a new fire sta- tion without having to sell off Station 25, as stipulated un- der their interlocal agreement (ILA) with the now defunct King County Fire District 41. One of the resolutions clarifies what the city consid- ers to be the intent of the ILA in order to rectify its new plan for improving fire service with certain stipula- tions in the ILA following the 2011 annexation of the Finn Hill, Juanita and Kingsgate neighborhoods. ere will be a public meeting on the issue from 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 12 at Finn Hill Middle School, 8040 NE 132nd Street, and the council will hold a public hearing on the two resolutions during its Oct. 20 meeting. e first resolution clarifies language in an ILA between the city of Kirkland and the now-dissolved King County Fire Protection District No. 41 regarding the original intent of the district’s assets to be applied to con- solidating Fire Station 24 on Finn Hill and Fire Station 25 at Holmes Point. e ILA had the city assume responsibility for uncompleted district proj- ects, which included plans for consolidating Station 24 and Station 25 to improve response times on Finn Hill. At the time of annexation, the district had $5.2 million total in cash reserves ($1.2 million) and limited general [ more FIRE page 7 ]

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Page 1: Kirkland Reporter, October 09, 2015

OPINION | Kirklanders sound o� in robust letters section [4, 5 and 14]

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015A DIVISION OF SOUND PUBLISHING

New Rep. | County Council appoints Kuderer to Hunter’s 48th District seat [12]Part 2 | Ho� pro� les local 60-year resident of

Kirkland [15]

REPORTER .com

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Local athlete named finalist for SportsKid of the YearBY TJ MARTINELL

[email protected]

Kirkland teenager Coo-per McLeod has been skating for about as long

as he’s been able to walk.

He � rst put on a pair of skates at 11 months while at a skate rink owned by family friends. While Cooper’s

parents, Mike and Debbie, were skating

with his older brother, Tyler,

the owners man-aged to get Cooper into a pair of skates as well.

“We haven’t been able to take them o� since,” joked Debbie McLeod, Cooper’s

mother. Since then, the 13-year-

old has competed in both inline skating and speed skating, setting records and accumulat-ing a bin full of medals. Most recently, this year he won in his age group at the national champion-ship in short track speed skating, setting a record in the 333-meter distance, along with the 400 and 500 meters in the long track national championships - where he took second place overall. He also placed second at the inline national championships.

In total, he has won seven overall national championships (� ve in speed skating and two in

inline speed skating) and holds 10 records (seven for speed skating and three in inline skating).

An eighth grader at Finn Hill Middle School, Cooper has also been named as one of � ve � nal-ist in Sports Illustrated Kids Magazine contest for SportsKid of the Year. � e winner will not only be featured on the magazine cover, but they’ll be invited to the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the year award ceremony in New York.

Although he got into his � rst pair of skates at 11 months, Coopers � rst in-line skating race was at the age of 3, as part of a team

The need

for speed

Kirkland resident Cooper McLeod inline skating. He has won the national championships for both inline skating and speed skating, setting numerous records in both competitions. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO [ more COOPER page 2 ]

BY AARON KUNKLER

Reporter Newspapers

Hundreds of fans gathered at Tech City Bowl in Kirk-

land on Saturday to bowl, meet current and former

Seahawk players and view Seahawks inspired vehicles.

� e charity event raised nearly $25,000 in total, with a portion of the net proceeds going towards Se-ahawk player Earl � omas’s foundation, “Guardian

Angel,” which runs various education and basic needs outreach programs in Seattle.

� omas, Marcus Trufant and Hillary Butler made appearances or bowled dur-ing the event. Other lanes

were reserved and various ra� e proceeds went to the charity.

Many people came out for similar reasons, includ-ing Seahawks celebrities.

“To support the Earl � omas family,” Trufant

said. “I love to hang out with the 12’s.”

“As for bowling, I’m either feast or famine,” he said.

Connecticut transplant Elise � omas brought her young daughter to the

event. “Since I moved here

in 2004, it was my � rst football game,” she said. “I love Earl � omas and his foundation.”

� e Wheels of Boom

Seahawk Earl Thomas holds charity fundraiser at TechCity Bowl

[ more HAWK page 3 ]

City to hold community meeting on new fire station issuesBY TJ MARTINELL

[email protected]

� e Kirkland City Council is considering two proposed resolution that would allow them to move forward with their plans for a new � re sta-tion without having to sell o�

Station 25, as stipulated un-der their interlocal agreement (ILA) with the now defunct King County Fire District 41.

One of the resolutions clari� es what the city consid-ers to be the intent of the ILA in order to rectify its new plan for improving � re

service with certain stipula-tions in the ILA following the 2011 annexation of the Finn Hill, Juanita and Kingsgate neighborhoods.

� ere will be a public meeting on the issue from 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 12 at Finn Hill Middle School, 8040 NE

132nd Street, and the council will hold a public hearing on the two resolutions during its Oct. 20 meeting.

� e � rst resolution clari� es language in an ILA between the city of Kirkland and the now-dissolved King County Fire Protection

District No. 41 regarding the original intent of the district’s assets to be applied to con-solidating Fire Station 24 on Finn Hill and Fire Station 25 at Holmes Point.

� e ILA had the city assume responsibility for uncompleted district proj-

ects, which included plans for consolidating Station 24 and Station 25 to improve response times on Finn Hill. At the time of annexation, the district had $5.2 million total in cash reserves ($1.2 million) and limited general

[ more FIRE page 7 ]

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in Burlington where the McLeods lived before mov-ing to Kirkland last sum-mer. At age 4, he went to his first national competition, placing second, and at 5 he took first while setting three records. Inline skating national championships involve three separate races; the 1,500 meters, 1,000 meters and 500 meters. Cooper said that with inline skating there’s a strong emphasis on maintaining

balance, as the thin wheels and high speeds make it easier to topple over than other types of skates.Major component to success, es-pecially in the shorter races, are fast reaction times for the starts, as well as making split-second decisions dur-ing the race.Endurance and strength come into play in the longer races.

“Everything is going so fast it’s hard to comprehend what’s going on,” he said of the sprint races.

His success in inline skat-

ing, which included being named the Northwest Re-gional Inline Skater of the Year in 2008 (and in 2014), was eventually joined by a foray into speed skating after watching the 2010 Winter Olympics competi-tions.

“There were definitely some difficulties,” he said of speed skating. “But I picked it up quickly. You learn more from your failures than your successes.”

However, the successes haven’t come without dedi-

cation. Cooper’s skating schedule fills up the entire week, with inline-skating practices with the Auburn Speed Team, coached by Laura Sweers and Jeremy Anderson, and speed skat-ing with the Puget Sound Speed Skating Club in Tacoma, coached by Chang Lee. Although the practices are later in the evenings, competitions during the day often make for a long commute south.

“There are days on (Inter-state) 405 that can be pretty dicey,” Debbie McLeod said.

Nor has success come without a few setbacks, in-cluding an incident at age 8 while training for nationals. While skating near the rink wall, Cooper tripped but managed to stay on his feet. However, he lost control and headed toward the rink wall. Attempting to use his hands to offset the impact, he ended up breaking both his arms.

“He should have fallen,” Debbie McLeod joked.

Missing nationals that year, Cooper’s arms were stuck in casts for six weeks, and it would be months before he could skate again.

“I was anxious to get back in (the rink),” he said.

And even when he was able to skate again, he

struggled to stay up, fall-ing three times during his first practice. But Cooper quickly recovered, going on to win the national speed skating long and short track championship for the 10-and-under division. In July 2011, Sports Illustrated Kids Magazine named him SportsKid of the Month.

His success on the ice has put him in a position to consider trying out for the 2018 Winter Olympics speed skating team, as he will turn 16 just in time for the tryouts.

“I think we’re in this for a while,” Debbie McLeod said. “But it’s fun. It’s fun to watch. And it’s great to see him enjoying it so much.”

For the time being, how-ever, Cooper said he doesn’t like to think about 2018 as much as the present, espe-cially the next race.

“I take it a day at a time,” he said. “You never know what could happen. I try to think of what’s in front of me at that minute.”

Anyone interested in vot-ing for Cooper for Sports Illustrated Kids Magazine’s SportsKid of the Year can do so at http://www.sikids.com/skoty. Participants can vote as many times as they want. The voting will end at noon on Oct. 13.

[ COOPER from page 1] Road closure near Evergreen

Road closure near EvergreenHealth for crane set up tomorrow

The city of Kirkland has issued a right-of-way permit allowing the closure of 120th Avenue Northeast be-tween Northeast 128th Street and Northeast 130th Lane from ap-proximately 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow.

The road closure is needed as Ness and Campbell Crane Inc., will be setting up a 30-foot wide crane with outriggers on the street. The crane is needed for work to be conducted on a boiler at the hospital facility. Traffic will be detoured around the east side of the hospital along Northeast 130th Lane, 124th Avenue North-east, and Northeast 128th Street.

For more informa-tion about the closure, contact Kirkland Pub-lic Works Department at 425-587-3800.

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CorrectionComments by Board

Director Chris Carlson about his opponent were all in reference to Rob Tepper. Tepper is not a member of the school district’s Long Term Facilities Task Force and attended school district board meetings as a parent.

� e Reporter regrets the errors and strives for accuracy in all reportage.

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showcased their Seahawks-themed vehicles, including a double-decker bus.

“We’re not bowling, but we’re out here to support the guys,” club member Bob Fettig said.

� e Washington Dia-monds Drill Team was on-scene delivering cho-reographed dance routines, and Equine Life Solutions showcased miniature ponies decked out in Seahawks garb.

Brandon Dunovant came to support the charity and fellow fans.

“It’s good to see we got so much fandom now,” he said.

� omas is a defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks and a core member of the “Legion of Boom.” He was a � rst-round dra� pick in 2010.

Trufant was a Seattle cornerback for nine seasons before retiring in 2014, and Butler currently coaches at Lakes High School a� er play-ing for the Seahawks in 1998.

According to the founda-tion website, � omas’s charity was inspired when he lost his family home in Orange, Texas in 2005 due to Hur-ricane Rita.

[ HAWK from page 1] Left, Kolby Retic, 3, dances with the Washington Diamonds Drill Team. Far left top, former Seahawk player Hillary Butler excites the crowd during a car show event outside of Tech City Bowl.Far left bottom, Earl Thomas is mobbed by fans seeking autographs. AARON KUNKLER, Reporter Newspapers

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Prop. 1 is constitutional, but not the way to go

I am a parent with two children in LWSD [Lake Washington School District] and actively involved in the school system. I am also an attorney and have researched the laws related to the Prop. 1 issues. I believe in the public being fully informed about all the potential implications of voting for or against a proposition.

I understand your frustration and disappoint-ment with the failure of the two school bonds measures in 2014. I too am frustrated that our community was not willing to spend the money to build schools to ensure all of our students receive a basic education. However, I hope that you, like I, can keep the issues separate and not allow your emotions to get in the way.

My letter last week never asserted that Prop. 1 is uncon-stitutional or that the MPD [Metropolitan Park District]

is an unconstitutional method of raising local taxes. � ere is, in fact, nothing unconstitutional or illegal about Prop. 1 or the methodology. What I said was that by convincing only a simple majority of residents to create a metropoli-tan parks district, the city will have a permanent revenue source against which they can issue bonds for any parks

and recreation related project without having to sub-mit a bond measure to voters. Without an already

established revenue source, the city would have to obtain 60 percent approval on a bond measure to levy a new tax for such projects.

� e Kirkland City Council chose not to submit to the voters the simple question of whether or not

to build a public pool. Instead they chose to ask voters to create a new permanent government taxing district. Under state law, the MPD will have the authority to levy a tax of up to 75 cents per $1,000 of assessed value for any parks and recreation related project - not just the

● L E T T E R S . . . Y O U R O P I N I O N C O U N T S : To submit an item or photo: email [email protected]; mail attn: Letters, Kirkland Reporter, 11630 Slater Ave. N.E., Suite 8/9, Kirkland, Washington, 98034; fax 425.822.0141. Letters may be edited for style, clarity and length.

Last month I retired from a career in law enforcement that spanned over 30 years, including the last eight as chief of the Kirkland Police Department. I responded to all types of crimes during those years – including vio-lent crime, domestic distur-bances and the gamut of emer-gency situations that would shock people outside law enforcement. As a father and cop, those that haunt me the most are crimes against children.

Early in my career, my pa-trol partner and I responded to a complaint of loud music coming from an apartment. We pushed open the un-latched door and found a two-year-old, bruised, dirty and terri� ed. We thought she was abandoned in this � lthy apartment littered with drug paraphernalia and empty alcohol bottles, until we discovered her father passed out in the bedroom.

We took the little girl to the police department. Social services placed her in a foster home until she could be reunited with her mother, from whom she had been ab-ducted several month before.

� e image of that little girl has stayed with me for over 20 years. Her physical wounds eventually healed, but what about the conse-quences of the psychological abuse and extreme neglect she experienced? Did those ever heal?

It’s cases like this “noise complaint” that make me want to speak out. Child abuse and neglect happen in every community – even Kirkland – and this problem impacts all of us, directly or indirectly, draining public resources both short and long term.

� ere is a short-term cost to taxpayers, primarily due to the cost of arrest, investiga-tion, prosecution and incar-ceration of the perpetrator. Since many abused children end up needing health care and child welfare services, there are enormous costs to the health and human services system, including

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G U E S T E D I T O R I A L S

MPD is the wrong way to fund ARC

[ more SAFETY page 5 ]

KIRKLANDOPINION

A recent guest edito-rial by City Council-member Dave Asher

accused the opponents of Proposition 1 of fearmon-gering. As a co-chair of the opposition committee, I feel compelled to respond.

When the Kirkland City Council deliberated about creating a Metropolitan Park District (MPD) as the funding mechanism for an aquatic center, they acknowledged that there were legitimate concerns with transferring so much power from the citizens to the city council. � ey attempted to mitigate those concerns by committing to require public advisory votes to approve other major expenditures and establish a citizen advisory committee for oversight. Advisory votes and committee recom-mendations are not bind-ing, and sometimes even well-intentioned politicians believe that they know better than taxpayers about how to spend our money. � e proponents of Proposition 1 contend that if councilmem-bers act against the citizens’ will then they can be voted out of o� ce. � is oppor-tunity most always arrives years a� er the action and, by then the voters have no way to reverse the decisions and tax increases that have been made. � e damage has been done.

� e city council con-cluded their deliberations by saying that they would let the voters decide if they wanted to fund an aquatic center by creating a park dis-

trict. � at decision requires the voters to understand the rami� cations of creating a park district. Unfortunately, the city has deliberately cho-sen to obscure the potential negative consequences of a park district. � ey pres-ent Proposition 1 as a vote about getting an aquatic center. � e Fall 2015 Kirkland Parks catalog of classes and programs heav-ily promotes the Aquatic and Recre-ation Center (ARC) and implies that the vote is all about the ARC. In the voter’s pamphlet you will � nd an Explanatory Statement prepared by the city. It is modeled a� er the statement prepared by the city of Se-attle for its park district mea-sure in 2014. But it omits two key sentences from the Seattle statement that are necessary for Kirkland vot-ers to fully understand what they are deciding. � ere is no mention that the park district could levy additional

property tax above the cur-rent restrictions that state law imposes, and that the District could only be dis-solved or its actions reversed by the city council, but not by [Kirkland voters].”

Kirkland opted to replace those key disclosures with a description of their agree-

ment for advi-sory protections if Proposition 1 is passed. � at agree-ment, if adopted, could be amended or terminated in the future by the city council without any voter

approval. � e fact that any such agreement could be terminated without voter approval was also disclosed in Seattle’s explanatory state-ment.

Our opposition to Proposition 1 should not be construed as opposition to a much needed aquatic center. � ere are other ways to fund an aquatic center for Kirkland without requiring voters to give up their right

to decide on parks projects and related tax increases. A regular bond should be used that speci� es the location, size and cost of an aquatic center before there is a vote. Proposition 1 essentially gives the city council a blank check for the biggest, most expensive parks project in city history.

I and members of my opposition committee are personally committed to working for a Kirkland aquatic center that is not funded by creation of a metropolitan park district. We are con� dent that it can be accomplished with the broad support of Kirkland citizens.

Conversely, there has been talk from some city council members that if Prop 1 fails then there will be no aquatic center in Kirkland. Some might call that fearmonger-ing...

Rick Whitney is the co-chair of the No on Propo-sition 1 committee and a Kirkland resident.

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emergency room and trauma care and foster care place-ments.

For the long term, the suf-fering that child victims expe-rience at the hands of abusers produces scars that stay with them for life. While most abused children do not grow up to be criminals, research shows that children who are abused are almost 30 percent more likely to commit violent crimes as adults, creating huge downstream costs for all of us.

We can and must do better by our kids. Voters in King County have the opportunity to do so by voting “yes” on Best Starts for Kids, Proposi-tion 1 on the general election ballot. For about $1 per week for the average property owner in King County, it will fund important prevention and intervention programs to protect children and improve their chances for success in life.

One example is the Nurse-Family Partnership, a voluntary, high-quality home visiting program that has been proven to prevent child abuse and neglect.

This program pairs first-time, low-income young women with a registered nurse who provides coaching and information from preg-nancy until the child’s second birthday.

Long-term studies show that children whose mothers were randomly selected to participate in the program were half as likely to be abused or neglected than those whose mothers did not receive the home visits. Children not in the program had more than twice as many criminal convictions by age 19 as those in families who received the visits. One site of the quality nurse home visitation program found significantly fewer cases of childhood injury and child mortality and improved child health among families who

participated.Some people will say that

we cannot afford to make these investments. I say that doing nothing to break the cycle of abuse and neglect is actually more expensive because it leads to more criminal justice and social service costs. But you don’t have to take my word for it. Researchers at the Wash-ington State Institute for Public Policy found that for every family served, the Nurse-Family Partnership generated around $19,000 in net benefits, including more than $11,000 in saving for taxpayers.

I urge voters in Kirkland and throughout King County to join me in voting “yes” on Proposition 1, Best Starts for Kids. It is an investment that will go a long way toward assuring safe communities in the future.

Eric Olsen is the former chief of police for the city of Kirkland.

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proposed ARC [Aquatics, Recreation and Community Center] - without putting it to a vote of the citizens. The draft interlocal agreement provides for an advisory vote in some situations. However, the MPD retains ultimate authority regardless of any advisory vote.

A vote against Prop. 1 is a vote against creating a new government taxing district, not against using a reasonable bond to build a reasonable pool.Nicole MacKenzie, Kirkland

Letter from parks director builds case for no vote

The letter from the Kirkland Parks and Com-munity Services Director that appeared in the Sept. 25 issue of the Kirkland Reporter states, in part: “The estimated revenue for the ARC [Aquat-ics, Recreation and Commu-nity Center] will cover 104 percent of annual operating costs, including funding a healthy replacement reserve account.”

The business plan details behind the financial summa-ry in the report Ms. Schroder cited are not generally avail-able and there are many open questions about the assump-tions and conclusions. Let’s take it at face value and see how it supports an “against” vote on Prop 1.

City Council members, city officials and representa-tives of the “Pro” campaign for Prop. 1 have been telling Kirkland that aquatic centers throughout the county, state

and nation require con-tinuous taxpayer support to cover the cost of inevitable expensive maintenance. We have been told that Prop. 1 is imperative because it gives the City Council access to a conveniently adjustable flow of taxpayer money needed to cover maintenance ex-penses and yearly operational subsidies. We hear this at neighborhood meetings and read this in a guest editorial in the Kirkland Reporter, in Letters to the Editor, and in online forums.

The letter from the parks director tells us that the pro-posed ARC would provide its own reserve fund for main-tenance work and it is also estimated to be profitable, returning 4 cents of profit for every $1 in expenses. The parks director assures us that zero ongoing taxpayer dollars are actually needed for maintenance and operation. She informs us that the City Council has nothing to worry about.

Thanks to Ms. Schroder’s letter and assurances of ARC profitability by other city officials, Kirkland now knows that the MPD is unnecessary and that vote “against” Prop. 1 is clearly the prudent way to support an aquatic center.

A park district and its taxes last forever and voters have no voice. Bond taxes disappear when the bond is paid off.

Get an aquatic center using a regular fixed-cost bond and retain your control of parks taxes. Vote “against” Prop. 1.Ken MacKenzie, Kirkland

Thank you is not

sufficient for first responders

There are times in life when the words “Thank you” are so insufficient in their ability to convey the level of gratitude Kirkland Place 116 homeowners have for our fire and police departments. Today is one of those days. While experiencing a terrible building fire within our small Townhome Community, during the early morning hours of Sept. 26, I was vio-lently awakened to find ve-hicles from Kirkland and five neighboring forces joining to-gether to address a distressing and rampant building fire. As I exited my home, experienc-ing much anxiety. I was so impressed with the precision and professionalism these heroes executed, in joining forces to combat this ambigu-ous enemy. I immediately realized we were in the best of hands, as they came together in unison to fight the imme-diate battle. Whether on the roof or street, seeking critical information as to the cause. This dedicated commitment continued four subsequent days, while the team and indefatigable Kirkland Arson Investigator persevered, along with 24 hour law enforce-ment.

These professional and committed men and women, who serve our communities and give tirelessly of them-selves to make it a safe place in which all to live should always be respected and deserving of our expressions of thankfulness. Please join me in expressing our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation

for their dedicated service to our communities. We need to support both our law enforcement and firefighters, as they respectively fight to quell the darker aspects in our human nature (people behaving badly), or fighting an elusive enemy growing to a dangerous level that is determined to take us down (fire behaving badly).

Our firefighters and law enforcement officers are human heroes here to help us through some very stressful experiences and we need to always express our heartfelt appreciation. Please join me in thanking these human heroes for all that they do to protect us in our daily lives, as we give them the respect, support and cooperation they

so deserve. A spoken senti-ment or kind gesture shows them how much they are truly appreciated... “Thank you firefighters and law en-forcement for all your tireless hours given to help us regain a sense of normalcy.” You are all heroes.Jan Sanford, Kirkland

Reeling from tax bill, no on Prop. 1

I just mailed the second half of my 2015 property taxes and I’m reeling from the astronomical figure my check required. And again we are being asked for another increase in property taxes to build an Aquatic and Recre-ational Community Center (ARC), continually being told

how important it is to teach our children how to swim. My question is ‘at what cost?’

In every available space in this neighborhood there is construction underway of new homes, many on lots that have been divided so multiple homes can be squeezed in. All these homes are selling in the million dollar plus range. With all these new houses in new spaces being sold at outrageous costs, one would think government coffers are being filled to the brim with additional resources yet we are continually being asked to increase taxes on higher and higher evaluations due to “need.” How much more need will there be when cof-fers are already overflowing

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The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

Between Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, there were four DUIs, 35 alarm calls, three burglaries, 15 civil incidents, seven animal calls, four incidents of domestic violence, 12 disturbances, three assaults, and 28 incidents involving at least one arrest.

Sept. 30Warrant: 12:54 a.m., 12000 block of Slater Ave NE. A 40-year-old man riding his bike was approached by officers for not using a front light. They discovered he had an outstanding warrant out of Auburn for domestic violence. He was taken into custody and transferred to Auburn Police in Renton.

Sept. 29Theft: 9:16 p.m., 12400 block of 116th Way. A 30-year-old woman was arrested after shoplifting from a 76 gas station. After steal-ing a Power Bar, a Cliff Bar, and a USB cable, she drove back to her apartment, where she was later arrested by police who had followed her there. They also found she had been driving with a suspended license and had no vehicle insurance.

Sept. 28Obstruction: 10:54 a.m., 11600 block of 124th Ave NE. A 29-year-old woman was arrested after providing a false name and date of birth to police during a traffic stop. It was later found she had been trying to hide her suspended license. She also admitted to stealing the 2015 license tab displayed on her car because her own tabs had expired in 2014.

Assault, theft: 8:25 p.m., 200 block of Central Way. A 21-year-old man refused to

pay his bill at Wing Dome and then assaulted the manager as he tried to exit the building. He was held down by employees until police arrived and arrested him for theft and assault.

Assault: 10:08 a.m., 10200 block of NE 132nd St. A 14-year-old girl ran away from Fairfax Hospital and got into a fight with

another juvenile. During the fight, the girl pulled the

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Sept. 26Warrant: 8:30 p.m., 12200 block of 120th Ave NE. A 25-year-old man was approached by police at the Fred Meyer and arrested on a Bellevue warrant. During the arrest the police discovered heroin on the suspect.

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Kirkland team takes first in China competition

Four members of Kirkland’s Hot Dog USA Jump Rope team were invited to Shang-hai China to compete in the second annual Double Dutch Contest on Sept. 20. The team came in first place in the Double Dutch contest and finished second in the speed event.

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The Kirkland City Council has approved a $250,000 study of a possible Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line on the Cross Kirkland Cor-ridor (CKC), which the city believes would be the “most practical, effective and af-fordable outcome” of Sound Transit’s potential plans for transportation along the corridor.

The study, which all but Councilmember Toby Nixon voted in favor of during the Sept. 15 meeting, will look at BRT planning, pre-design and cost-estimating that will later either be presented to Sound Transit or used by the city itself when looking at other related transportation options.

In August, the Sound Transit Board adopted a list of projects that might be included in its 2016 ST3 ballot measure. Two of those potential project options were for transit along the CKC, a light rail line (LRL) or a BRT from Totem Lake to Bellevue. While Sound Transit staff will be making their own recommendations to the board about which projects to include, the city

believes Kirkland must con-duct its own study in order to effectively advocate for resi-dent interests and ensure that Sound Transit’s plans for the CKC section of the Eastside Corridor are compatible with the city’s own vision.

Kirkland City Man-ager Kurt Triplett said the $250,000 would provide the city with a conceptual design of what the BRT would look like in terms of scale and feel, which he said would be a smaller, less expensive, and less impactful BRT system.

“In talking with other cities like Redmond and Bellevue, one of the more effective ways in crafting a partnership with Sound Transit to bring to them what you really think fits your community and its scale,” he said. “We think this is essential for us to truly get a vision of the corridor the community wants.”

Additionally, Triplett said, the city has been having con-versations with King County Metro about the possibility of regional express bus routes, where the study could also be applicable.

“This study would be a good foundation should Kirkland have to do its trans-portation work in the future,”

he said. Those on the council who

voted in favor of the study stressed its necessity as a way of maintaining control over what Sound Transit does with Kirkland’s section of the Eastside Corridor, with Councilmembers Shelley Kloba and Doreen Mar-chione expressing concern that Sound Transit might create a “one-size-fits-all” transportation system.

Mayor Amy Walen said that if they’re going to be suc-cessful at influencing Sound Transit, they will need to have more than just a general idea of what the city wants.

“What you have to do is be a self starter,” she said. “And you have to go and show Sound Transit what you mean, because when we say BRT on the Cross Kirkland Corridor what they hear is ‘This is how we do BRT. It’s a 60 foot right-of-way. It’s this size of buses. This is how much its costs per mile.’ They have a huge machine that grinds out one model of BRT.”

The study, Councilmem-ber Dave Asher said, will en-able them to keep Kirkland’s interests at the table.

“If Kirkland hadn’t moved forward with great pur-

pose to establish the Cross Kirkland Corridor as it cur-rent sits today, we wouldn’t have been in a competitive position to be included in the Sound Transit recom-mendations,” he said. “Sound Transit has its way of doing things and we have a master plan that calls for concurrent use of transit…We expect that that can be done along the Cross Kirkland Corridor. We’re going to have to help Sound Transit see that vision in order to accomplish that effectively and to meet the vision in our master plan.”

“One of my basic prin-ciples of government is whenever you have the op-portunity, use other people’s money,” he added. “This is an opportunity to use Sound Transit investments along our corridor to not only further transit investments in the community but the entire Cross Kirkland Corridor investment.”

Councilmember Jay Arnold emphasized the need for establishing a link between Kirkland-based employers and any light rail system in Bellevue, which a BRT could provide.

“We are leading the region in some of our design con-cepts here, and even getting

transit on the Cross Kirkland Corridor on the project list is a tremendous effort,” he said.

Nixon, however, said that his preference has been for a people mover or automated people mover (APM) over a “distant second preference” for a BRT, and questioned whether Sound Transit will actually decide to go with a BRT regardless of what the study ultimately shows.

“I’m really skeptical Sound Transit will put a BRT along the corridor, no matter how much we spend,” he said. “I’d rather spend the money on something that would bring direct and immediate benefit to the people of our city, like further improvements of the Cross Kirkland Corridor or pedestrian and bicycle improvements elsewhere.”

Councilmember Penny Sweet said the study was a much-needed next step in the process of developing transportation on the CKC.

“It demonstrates our com-mitment, not only to Sound Transit, but agencies all across the board,” she said. “I don’t know what it’s going to look like, whether it’s going to be pods or gondolas or whatever it’s going to be, but I think we have to take the step.”

Council approves $250,000 study for buses on CKC Teacher honored at Hawks game

Juanita High School student Jacky Chen never liked science, until chemistry teacher Michael Bailey’s class.

“He is a teacher who really helped me to en-joy science,” Chen said.

That is why Chen nominated Bailey for a Symetra Hero in the Classroom award. Representatives from the Seattle Seahawks and Symetra honored Bailey during a surprise classroom presentation on Sept. 18.

As part of the award, Bailey was recognized on the field at Cen-turyLink field at the Seahawks home opener on Sept. 27. He also re-ceived a $1,000 donation to Juanita High School in his name, to be used for books and classroom supplies.

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obligation debt ($4 million) to pay for the project, funds which were transferred to the city as part of the ILA. The ILA included stipulations as to how the funds were to be spent, such as requiring the assets be used for the ben-efit of taxpayers of the fire district. A provision in the ILA also requires the sale of the existing fire station sites, as the project was originally conceived would have had a newly constructed station on a new site. Under the ILA, the anticipated sales proceeds from the two stations were not considered a funding source for the station project but would be used to retire the bond debt.

As the city moves forward with plans for improving fire

service on Finn Hill, where the 2012 Fire Strategic Plan found a gap in response times, it has concluded that the single consolidated sta-tion idea is no longer feasible and that a dual station model is “the most reasonable and cost-effective way to accomplish the goals of the interlocal agreement.”

The dual station model is based on recommendations from a 2013 standard of cov-erage study and has received council support. Whereas the consolidated station would have had both current sta-tions closed and the property sold, the dual station plan proposes renovating Station 25 and building a new fire station somewhere in the general vicinity of North-east 132nd Street and 100th Avenue Northeast to replace

Station 24, which no longer has any fire staff and has ceased operations.

Under this proposal, the city would use $3.8 million of the fire district funds toward Station 25’s renovation, which would include repairs, fire alarm and fire sprinkler installations, fire separa-tion walls and accessibility improvements, among other things.

The remaining $1.4 mil-lion would be used to pur-chase property for the new Station 24 site. Once the site is purchased, the resolution states, the city would sell off the existing station property and use the proceeds from the sale to finance the con-struction for the new station, though a bond might also be issued. The second resolution to be consider at the Oct. 20

public hearing describes the city’s short and long term plan for implementing this dual station model.

Although the city has looked at publicly-owned land on Finn Hill previ-ously considered for the consolidated station, it has concluded that none of them were “ideally suited and/or available,” according to the resolution. Prior to annexa-tion, Big Finn Hill Park was initially considered as a site for the future station but was dropped due to local opposi-tion.

“To continue to attempt to consolidate the two stations in a new location would frustrate the purpose of increasing service levels in the near-term and within the budget provided by the Dis-trict, and such attempt would

not be in the public interest,” the first resolution states.

Councilmember Toby Nixon, who served as a fire commission in the district at the time the ILA was written, said the proposed resolution would be in keeping with the spirit of the agreement.

“The overriding purpose or intent of the commission was to solve the coverage issues on Finn Hill and to make sure the money or assets coming from the district to the city were used for that purpose and didn’t disappear into the city general fund,” he said. “My belief is if we had thought about this contingency at the time we did the ILA, we would have allowed this ex-plicitly. Even though I can’t speak for other commis-sions and the fire district no

longer exists, I think we’re on solid ground by follow-ing this path.”

City Attorney Robin Jenkinson said that while they aren’t aware of any legal precedent for this type of resolution, it is also an unusual situation due to the fact that the other party in the ILA, the fire district, no longer exists. In response, the city has reached out to the attorney who served as the bond council for the fire district.

The city has also contacted the other fire commission-ers at the time the ILA was approved and invited them to participate in the public hearing, though according to Jenkinson, all other commis-sioners besides Nixon have at this point declined.

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The Juanita High School Football team has kicked off the

first year of a new reading program with elementary schools in the Lake Wash-ington School District.

The “Reading Rebels” program, started by first year Juanita head football coach Lele Te’o, has football players visiting seven elementary schools in the Juanita Learning Com-munity, schools that feed into JHS, every Wednesday afternoon before football

practice. The high school players read with a group or with individual students.

As part of the program, the elementary students are encouraged to keep a read-ing log. When they read for 30 minutes a night for five days in a row they get their name placed in a drawing where the winner will be named honorary captain to represent the Rebels during their homecoming game on Oct. 30 and get their names announced before the game. They will get a Rebels t-shirt and also get a picture with the football team. Those who read 15 days in

a row will get their name in the drawing three times.

The program is a part of an overall outreach to the elementary schools, with field activities held earlier in the year.

Te’o said that he had wanted to install the program for a while and he was afforded the opportu-nity when he became head coach earlier this year.

“We have the athletic piece, we need an academic piece,” Te’o said. “I feel like our guys need to see outside themselves and to serve their community.”

Te’o said the reading

program is a chance for the football players to provide positive mentoring for younger students in the district who eventually will attend JHS.

“It is a great time for players to be able to experi-ence working with kids and that they’re looked up to by kids in the community. It’s been a fun deal,” Te’o said. “Our players have had an amazing time going down there and seeing the kids. They get to serve the kids, but they also got a lot back. A lot of kids don’t know the impact they have on those youngsters…that a lot of

people in community do look up to them and think highly of them.”

Te’o said they plan to hold the program annually.

“We had some kids ask if they could read more than 30 minutes a night,” he said. “The kids are really excited. The biggest piece of it is it reminds guys they’re still kids and it wasn’t that long ago, and it goes fast and you have to appreciate the time you have.”

The Lake Washington High School football program held their own community event in early September, engaging in a

one-day safety patrol in the Lake Washington Learning Community by escorting the students to and from their respective schools. They also had a community night featuring a game/scrimmage with the Junior Kang program.

“We are always looking for other ways to give back to the community,” Lake Washington High School head football coach AJ Par-nell wrote in an email. “It is great for our student/ath-letes to learn about servant leadership and actually put it into practice.”

HS football team gives back with reading program for younger students

Attain Housing gala raises more than $220,000

Attain Housing hosted its annual “Wish Upon a Star” Fall Dinner and Auc-tion Sept. 26 at The Westin Bellevue, raising more than $220,000 to support the organization. The gala was presented by Windermere Real Estate.

This year’s event brought together more than 300 supporters of Attain Housing for an evening that included a silent and live auctions, a magic show from Matt Herbert, kids’ choir from the Kirkland Music Academy and much more.

Emcee, KOMO 4’s Elisa Jaffe, and auctioneer David Silverman helped to inspire the crowd to generously sup-port the agency’s work.

“We are truly blessed by the generosity of our guests. The support of all of our sponsors, specially Wind-ermere Real Estate, and the dedication and commitment of all our volunteers is what made this event such a suc-cess,” said Executive Director of Attain Housing Cheri Kilty.

Sponsors included Design Laboratory Inc., HomeStreet Bank, Talon Private Capital LLC, Kiel Mortgage, Len’s Automotive, Christine Rose – Life Coaching, Xtreme Consulting Group, Inc., RE/MAX on the Lake, Ford-Hyundai of Kirkland, Opes Advisors, Found Interiors, Lori Gill & Associates – Win-dermere Property Man-agement, Kinzer Partners, Ron Poborsky & Brady Yeager – Caliber Home Loans, Davidson & Kilpatric PLLC, WW Wells Millwork, Kirkland Living Magazine,

Crown Linen Designs, and Metropolitan Market.

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Road closures for Cosmo 7K Run

Commuters should expect traffic delays due to the Cosmo 7K run to be held at Juanita Beach Park on Saturday.

The beach parking lot and eastbound Northeast Juanita Drive from 93rd Avenue Northeast to 98th Avenue Northeast will be closed and detours in place from 9:30 a.m. until approximately noon.

Southbound lanes of 98th Avenue Northeast from

Northeast Juanita Drive to Forbes Creek Drive will close temporarily at 10 a.m. for approximately 10 minutes during start of race. A course map is available at www.kirk-landwa.gov/specialevents.

More than 900 women are expected to participate in the first annual, twenty-one and older, all ladies run. The event will raise money for the Pink Lemonade Project which provides education, empowerment and support for those affected by breast cancer.

Event goers are encour-aged to carpool and plan for

their parking in advance. For bus transportation, go to http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/. For event information, go to www.explorekirkland.com. For permit information con-tact, Sudie Elkayssi, Special Projects Coordinator, City of Kirkland Parks & Commu-nity Services, 425-587-3347 or [email protected].

Volunteers needed for disaster drill

The Kirkland Commu-nity Emergency Response

Team (CERT) program is hosting a drill so that newly trained CERT par-ticipants can practice their disaster response skills and is looking for volunteer “victims.” A professional make-up artist will create realistic injuries and vol-unteers will channel their inner actors to make the emergency feel true-to-life. The drill is on Nov. 14 at the Peter Kirk Community

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assigned arrival times between 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. The drill ends at 9 p.m. and volunteer victims need to stay for the entire drill. Snacks, bever-ages and a pizza dinner are provided.

For more information and to register as a vol-unteer, please visit www.KirklandCERT.com.

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and if you’re out of the market when the next rally begins, you’ll miss out on some potentially big gains. So, put those negative state-ments aside and look back at your investment results over a period of many years – the big picture might look a lot less frightening than you’d imagine.

� e ghouls and goblins you see on Halloween are unlikely to cause you nightmares. And the various phantoms of the investment world may prove just as illu-sory. Don’t let them scare you away from investing.

Contact your Kirkland Edward Jones � nancial advisor, Kagan Wolfe, at 425-828-9087.

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� e city of Kirkland’s Youth Basketball League features equal play and a positive learning environ-ment for youth sport. Boys and girls, grades third through sixth, can develop skills, learn teamwork and make friends, while play-ing basketball.

Register online at kirk-landparks.net or by calling 425-587-3336 by Oct. 26.

A fee of $101 plus tax is required for residents and includes a team jersey.

Practice begins the week of Nov. 30 and games begin Jan. 9 at various elemen-tary and middle schools in the Lake Washington School District.

Players will bene� t from working with dedicated, quali� ed and encouraging volunteer coaches, who will lead through positive interactions and encourage

sportsmanship. Inter-ested volunteer coaches are encouraged to call 425-587-3360 for a coach’s application.

� e city of Kirkland’s Youth Basketball League, which is sponsored in part by Land O’ Frost, is com-mitted to promoting health and wellness.

For more information, go to kirklandwa.gov/youthathletics.

Apply to the Tourism Development Committee

The Tourism Devel-opment Committee has one adult vacancy for an

unexpired term, ending March 31, 2016. Can-didates, who are from organizations represent-ing businesses required to collect lodging tax, are invited to apply for this position.

The Kirkland Tourism Development Commit-tee was established by the City Council to act in an advisory capacity on allocating the lodging excise tax fund for tour-ism promotion. It meets the first Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m.

To apply, download and fill out an application, visit Kirkland City Hall at 123 5th Avenue, or call the City Clerk’s Office at 425-587-3190.

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South Kirkland is repre-sented in Olympia by the seat.

“I am so grateful for the support from the 48th District Democratic organi-zation and honored to be ap-pointed to this seat,” Kuderer said. “I will continue Rep. Hunter’s work championing our public schools while rely-

ing on my legal background to work on judiciary issues.”

According to a press release, Kuderer is a mother, attorney and community advocate and has been a long-time volunteer in the schools, serving as co-president for several years of the Chinook Middle School PTSA where she received the “Golden Acorn” for her vol-unteer service in 2006.

She moved to the North-west more than 16 years ago with her family. Her two

grown children attended Bellevue Public Schools. She has nearly 30 years’ experi-

ence as an attorney in municipal and private practice.

“I am pleased to vote yes to appoint Ms. Kuderer to � ll the vacancy in the 48th District,” said King County Coun-cil Chair Larry Phil-lips in a press release

from the county. “She was the top choice by the King County Democrats PCOs, and is an excellent candidate to � ll Rep. Hunter’s seat

representing our Eastside communities.”

Kuderer is an advocate for open government, becoming well-versed in public records laws when working as a city attorney, an area she contin-ues to practice in today. She also represents individuals harmed by discriminatory employment practices and those injured by texting, drunk or other negligent

drivers. � roughout her career,

Kuderer has served on many boards and commissions in-cluding NARAL Pro-Choice WA and Minnesota Inter-national Health Volunteers. She has also volunteered for other nonpro� ts including � e Peace Alliance, Virtues Children Nepal and Chrysa-lis. She currently serves as a Precinct Committee O� cer

for the 48th District Demo-crats and is on the organiza-tion’s executive board.

Kuderer grew up in Min-nesota. She received her law degree from William Mitchell College of Law and has practiced law in both the public and private sectors.

Kuderer will serve one year in the Legislature and will have to stand for election to a full term in 2016.

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A Woodinville man was sentenced to two years in prison,

six months longer than the recommended sentence, for leaving the scene of a single-vehicle accident in Kirkland last September that left a Kenmore man, Kyle Reel, dead.

Thomas Cushman Bird, II of Woodinville, 48, pled guilty in August to first degree vehicular homicide, second-degree vehicular assault and third-degree hit-and-run attended. He was originally facing a potential sentence of 42 months in prison, but at his sentencing on Sept. 25 the judge handed down a 48-month sentence.

Reel’s mother, Anita Reel, who attended Bird’s Sept. 25 sentencing, said afterwards Bird gave her and other members of

Kyle’s family a dirty look.“I have never seen such a

mean person in my whole life,” she said. “If looks could kill, his would have.”

Although he has no prior felony convictions, prosecutors stated Bird has an extensive history of violating traffic laws going back to 1989, including negligent driving, reck-less driving, hit-and-run attended and unattended and no valid operator’s license with valid identifi-cation (NVOL).

The accident occurred late in the evening on Sept. 19 after Bird had been drinking at a local Kirkland casino with several friends, includ-ing Kenmore resident and Redmond High School graduate Kyle J. Reel and Dave “Beaver” Zielinski, one of the fisherman on the boat “Time Bandit,” featured on Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch.

Then they left in a Porsche Bird borrowed from a friend.

At around 10:45 p.m., police believe Cushman was going around 80 mph in a 35 mph zone when he lost control, crossed into the oncoming lane, left the roadway and crashed into a fence and up an embankment at Simonds Road Northeast and 92nd Avenue Northeast. The accident site is on the Kirkland and Kenmore boundary.

The impact threw Reel, who had been sitting behind the driver’s seat, into the front of the car, causing him to suffer fatal injuries. When responding bystanders arrived they mistakenly believed he was the driver and pulled him out.

Barely conscious from severe rib fractures, Zielin-ski told people that “Bird” had been driving, which

police at the scene as-sumed was a nickname for Reel, the presumed driver.

Bird left the scene of the accident immediately, despite suffering signifi-cant injuries, and walked to Zielinski’s home three miles away.

He was discovered there the next morning when a friend arrived to take care of Zielinski’s dogs. After explaining to her what had happened, Bird told the person not to contact the police or medics, accord-ing to prosecutor’s presen-tence report. It was then the police discovered that Reel was not the driver.

Police were then in-formed that a Shoreline medic unit had responded to the Zielinski residence to treat Bird, who eventu-ally was transported to Haborview Medical Cen-ter. Bird was found to have injuries that were con-sistent with that of a car

accident, according to the medic supervisor who con-tacted the police. They also claimed Bird had admitted to the medics he had been driving the Porsche.

As part of his guilty plea, Bird is prohibited from having any contact with Zielinski.

The Reporter first be-came aware of the mis-taken identity after it was contacted by Anita Reel, who insisted her son had not been behind the wheel and would not have driven while intoxicated. Kirk-land Police Department officials, while maintain-ing that the crash was still under investigation, con-firmed her claims that her son was not the driver.

The blood alcohol level of Bird could not be con-firmed by police.

At the hospital, Kirkland police questioned Bird, who allegedly stopped speaking with them once

he learned Reel had been killed. He was arrested and then released on his own recognizance.

During the followup investigation, casino video footage showed Bird had consumed at least six alcoholic beverages at the Kirkland casino approxi-mately between 8:05-10:17 p.m. The footage also showed Bird getting into the driver’s seat of the Porsche as it left the casino at around 10:34 p.m.

After news got out about Reel’s death, friends and family have also left photos and flowers at the site of the crash. His celebration of life ceremony was held Sept. 28 at the VFW Hall in Redmond. A lifelong self-employed business-man, he eventually moved up to Bristol Bay in Alaska to work as a fisherman and was described by his moth-er as honest and funny.

Judge goes beyond recommended sentence for driver in deadly crash

BY TJ MARTINELL

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Kirkland resident and former Seattle Sonics basketball player Robert Swift was found guilty of illegally possessing a sawed-off shotgun found during a police raid of a drug house in Kirkland.

Swift was sentenced by a King County Superior Court judge for time already served (30 days) as well as a revocation of his firearm rights.

A fugitive for two months on an outstanding bench

warrant for missing a hear-ing for possessing the shot-gun, Swift was arrested Jan. 5 after allegedly attempting a break-in with another man at a home in Gold Bar. He initially pleaded not guilty on the gun charge in King County Superior Court.

A King County judge issued the bench warrant for his arrest when he failed to show up for his court appearance in November last year.

The sawed-off shotgun was found along with nearly 30 other firearms

during a raid by Redmond and Kirkland police on a Juanita neighborhood home in October, where Swift was living at the time. The owner of the home on the 14000 block of 108th Ave., Trygve Lief Bjorkstam, 54, recently pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing meth and heroin with the intent to sell and sentenced to four years in prison. He also pleaded guilty to a third charge for prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

Swift had been previ-

ously evicted out of his Sammamish home after it was foreclosed. At the time of the October police raid, he had been living in Bjorkstam’s home for six months, according to police documents. Following the raid he was detained and brought to the Redmond Police Department, where he told investigators that he helped “clean the place up,” but wasn’t involved in the drug dealing. He admitted, according to the documents, that he had a heroin addic-tion and got his heroin from

Bjorkstam.Swift also told investiga-

tors that he had accompa-nied Bjorkstam to confront

a drug dealer who had failed to give him $2,000 in heroin. Swift stated that both of them were armed during the confrontation, the documents continue.

Swift was selected by the Sonics with the 12th pick in the 2004 NBA draft.

Swift sentenced for possessing sawed-off shotgun

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with additional resources? When will the constant in-crease both in valuation and levy ever stop or will it? It is not reasonable to continually ask home owners to cough up additional dollars to cover the luxury of teaching kids to swim. Since when do retired citizens on fixed incomes need to contribute - not only to constantly increas-ing educational costs but to recreational resources as well? And, we aren’t even given a fixed amount for ARC but asked to ‘trust us’ in how much we’ll have the right to raise your taxes into perpetu-ity to fulfill our ideas of the ideal community resources.

No! No on Prop. 1 - it is not needed and only adds to ever increasing property taxes which are already stretching budgets.Linda Bonin, Kirkland

Residents don’t need another taxing district

I have been following the discussion regarding Kirkland’s Proposition 1 with interest.

At risk of being accused of “fearmongering,” I would like

to point out some reasonable concerns from a homeown-ers’ perspective. Property taxes have been increasing at a double digit pace the past three years. For example, after returning to pre-recession highs in 2012, my property taxes have increased by 33 percent or 11 percent per year. Based on the most recent valuation, I expect the increase in 2016 to be at least that much.

While the additional tax envisioned by Proposition 1 may seem modest, it adds to an already heavy tax burden on homeowners. And there is the cumulative effect of multiple proposals constantly presented to voters. For ex-ample, on the same ballot this November is King County Proposition No. 1 which, if approved, would add another 14 cents to home owner tax bills. As others have pointed out, Kirkland Prop. 1 will implement a permanent tax that, as with most taxes, is likely to increase in the future. And taxpayers will be relegated to an advisory capacity only.

I agree with opponents of ARC that this proposal has the wrong funding mecha-nism. The last thing Kirkland homeowners need right now

is another taxing district. Once in place it will be nearly impossible to get rid of. While a traditional bond pro-posal may be more palatable, we should keep in mind that ARC is a “nice to have,” not a necessity. This project should to be weighed against other needs that continually arise and are probably higher pri-ority. Who knows what fund-ing requirements will come up in the future for education and other essential services that homeowners will be called upon to approve. There is a limit to what taxpay-ers will tolerate, and no one should be surprised if they do not approve additional taxes for anything other than basic, high priority projects.David Crooker, Kirkland

This should be about if we build the ARC

This shouldn’t be a debate about how to fund the Kirk-land ARC [Aquatics and Rec-reation Center], but whether to build it at all, especially lacking a financial commit-ment form any other Eastside city. Ask yourself why no other city is interested.

We have a nationally famous aquatics facility in Federal Way, and multiple Olympic-sized facilities in Seattle and the Eastside (Bel-levue Club for one), for col-legiate and Olympic hopefuls.

Let’s just maintain Kirk-land’s downtown outdoor pool, and continue funding the Juanita High School pool for swimming lessons and recreation, even if that requires relatively low-cost and non-controversial City Council action. And YMCA’s are very reasonably-priced facilities for kids’ swimming lessons.

If the city decides it must have an ARC, at least reject Proposition 1, which creates a permanent taxing district under control of nothing but the City Council. No checks and balances, and nothing to prevent the Council from spending all the way up to 75 cents per $1,000 valuation ($375 per year on a $500,000 home). A bond issue would be better.John and Beth McCaslin, Kirkland

Nykreim stands up for tax payers

When I read the letter to the editor about Mike Nykreim I was thrilled.

Mike is a hero to me, a man that stands up to fight against the extortionists.

From Wikkipedia: Extor-tion (also called shakedown, outwrestling, and exaction) is a criminal offense of

obtaining money, property, or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. It is sometimes euphemistically referred to as a “protection racket” since the racketeers often phrase their demands as payment for “protection” from (real or hypothetical) threats from unspecified other parties. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime groups.

Same folks screaming “it is for the children” when the only thing they are going to “give” the children is a pile of debt added to big pile of debt they have already stuck future generations.

If the ARC is such a great deal then why not privatize it and make a profit?

The reason is simple - math. Extort 84,000 people for a facility that will serve a few hundred to a few thou-sand. These folks would not be willing to pay full price for the use of the facilities so they must stick the taxpayer with the cost. If the cost to use a private pool was $5,000 a year the purveyors of this snake oil would not be interested in paying, they are all for you paying for them.

Always the same scream-ing, crying, threatening and carrying on to get a free resource at the expense of the taxpayer. Never changes, probably never will until ethics is a required class from first grade through high school. It would be wise to add a course in economics as the second class required.

After all, if the ARC is such a great idea then why Prop. 1 and the creation of the Metropolitan Park District as a end run for the 60 percent vote requirement, then they can raise taxes as often as as high as the “deem” necessary.

As usual it is the “it is only a few cents per $1,000 assessed value when the goal is more like 75 cents per $1,000 or $300-400 added tax burden to all households including those retired and on fixed incomes.

After all is said and done “it is for the children,” a worn out and threadbare lie, all the children get is more debt.

Thank you Mike for stand-ing up for the taxpayer and for really standing for the children.

These children and their parents, who deserve better than the same tired snake oil we are being fed by the Council and the ARC propo-nents and the Metropolitan Park District scam.Steven Swedenburg, Kirkland

Do we want the ARC?

All the recent discus-

sions about Proposition 1 really boil down to only one thing: Do we want the ARC [Aquatics, Recreation and Community center] or not? That’s what’s on the ballot in November.

The community of Kirkland has been telling its elected officials and city staff for nearly 15 years that they want such a public facility. Existing programs provid-ing tangible benefits to our entire community have been maxed out for years while operating in crumbling fa-cilities that are 40 years old.

Having the ARC in our community will benefit everyone. Polling has shown 80-percent-plus support for building an ARC. Even the City Council unanimously supports it.

Some try to muddy the is-sue by stating “we also want the ARC… but we don’t want the Metropolitan Park District.” And then offering half-backed alternatives they know can’t work.

These are just thinly veiled attempts to undermine any funding for the ARC, effectively trying to kill it. In other words, not wanting the ARC but avoiding saying “we don’t want the ARC.”

Well, I do want the ARC, and 80 percent of Kirkland residents are of the same opinion. I encourage you to get out, to volunteer, and to tell your friends and neigh-bors about Proposition 1. Remember: voting “yes” on Proposition 1 and voting for the ARC is the same thing. This opportunity may not come again in our lifetime. Let’s keep our eye on the ball.

There are many individu-als, families, and organiza-tions that will benefit from this public facility - you probably know someone:

• Families with working parents that wants a place for healthy enrichment pro-grams for their kids during school vacation.

• Families that need a place for their children to exercise in the fall, winter and spring, or to swim when our beaches are closed.

• Elderly couples that depend on access to low-impact exercise like yoga or water aerobics to feel confi-dent about living indepen-dently in their own home for as many years as possible.

• School children who are learning to swim in third grade.

• Anyone who needs public meeting rooms in Kirkland at an affordable price.

• A community of boaters and other enthusiasts of activities on our lake that recognize the requirement of swimming skills and proper

water safety. So ask yourself… Do you

want the ARC or not? If you do, vote “yes” on Proposi-tion 1.Karl Voss, Kirkland

City needs to change MPD

During a recent discus-sion with one of our city council members I was informed that language in Kirkland ordinance O-4485, which allows the Metropoli-tan Park District (MPD) to raise taxes for “other future parks and recreational facilities and programs,” was necessary because you cannot limit the scope of an MPD by law; and that they were advised by counsel that an MPD could not be limited to one project such as the ARC [Aquatics, Rec-reation and Community] Center.

I was also told that MPDs have been used successfully to fund other aquatics fa-cilities. I looked online and found that of the 17 MPDs formed in Washington state, three were specifically formed for aquatic facilities: Des Moines Pool Metropoli-tan Park District (resolution No. 1109); Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District (resolution No. 1738); and William Shore Memorial Pool Park District (Clallam County) (resolution 2-09).

Of these three MPDs, only Des Moines has words in their resolution that allowed for funding of a non-specific item in that the funds would be used for “the Mt. Rainier [Pool] or other pool facility.” Still a far cry from “other future parks and recreational facilities and programs.” The other two MPDs limited their scope to the specific pool that they were created for.

It’s true that these resolutions, ordinances, and interlocal agreements are not set in stone and can be altered without a vote of the people, but I see them more as a promise to the taxpay-ers and a declaration of in-tent. It seems pretty obvious to me what the Kirkland City Council’s intent is.

At this time, I don’t want to vote for a general parks levy and if the city coun-cil wants to blame us for throwing out the baby with the bath water. They should realize that some of us just don’t want to get soaked. It’s a shame that after so much effort has gone into this project we can’t have a simple vote that is limited to only funding the ARC Center. Jim Boril, Kirkland

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Elaine Rolo� , my 92-year-old neighbor, has a captivat-ing story. Having moved to Seattle from Northern Min-nesota to be a part of the war e� ort as a riveter at Boeing, Elaine’s memories of early adulthood are vivid and inspiring, and her story has only just begun. As I de-scribed in part one of this article last week, Elaine lived in multiple apartments with her husband, Lester Hudlow. She had her � rst child, Karmen, in 1947 and with their growing family, the Hudlows decided to move to bigger house in downtown Kirkland. A� er � nding the home in 1950, Elaine and her family knew it was the house for them and moved in right away.

A� er the move, Elaine and Lester had two more daughters, Leslie in 1954, and Colleen in 1956. � e three girls all went to Norkirk Elementary, which had not yet become Peter Kirk. � ey attended Kirkland Junior High, which once stood where Heritage Park is today.

Still remaining at the park is the stone arch enveloped with vines that was once an entry point to the school.

In 1960, when the girls were 4, 6 and 12, Elaine and Lester were � nishing building an even bigger house in Rose Hill. One day, a construction

worker came to the Hudlow’s home bringing Lester with him. � e man told Elaine that Lester was sick and seemed to be short of breath. Elaine rushed him to the small down-town Kirkland hos-

pital. Unfortunately, Lester had a heart attack and died. It was a hard time for the fam-ily. As Elaine described, “� e girls came home from school one day and they didn’t have a father.”

Elaine had a lot on her plate as a single mother of three young children, one of whom wasn’t even in school yet. Elaine and the girls kept the house in Kirkland, and continued their work on the Rose Hill home until it sold.

“I had a lot of work to do,” Elaine said. “I took care of my family and even did my own yard work. It was a busy

time.” Colleen, Elaine’s youngest

daughter, wasn’t old enough to attend school, and with no access to childcare, Elaine wasn’t able to work. � ey had to get by on the children’s social security and the fam-ily’s savings.

Around 1964, Colleen began attending elementary school and Elaine could get a job. She began working for the school district as a baker. She made all sorts of meals that were sent out to elemen-tary students in the district.

“My specialty was yeast rolls,” Elaine said, beaming at the thought. “I liked working and even when I could have stopped, I didn’t.”

Eventually, even the girls got jobs, working at the A&W fast food drive-in.

Elaine points out her living-room window, telling me about the people who once lived in the houses in our neighborhood, and the things they would do together. Elaine was espe-cially enthusiastic when she recalled the Monday night shopping excursions she would have with her friends. When the stores were open especially late, Elaine and her

neighbors would eat an early dinner together and go shop-ping in downtown Seattle. Despite the challenges of being a single mother during that time, Elaine found ways to enjoy each day.

Later on, a� er Elaine’s daughters had grown up and moved out of the house, some of Elaine’s friends introduced her to Oscar Rolo� , a Pearl Harbor survivor who had become deaf in one ear due to the impact of an explosion. Oscar and Elaine became acquainted and in July of 1983, they got married. � ey lived in the West of Market Kirkland home together, and made memories traveling to Hawaii for reunions with those who were on the U.S.S. Tucker with Oscar during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Unfortunately, however, in 1999, Oscar passed away from prostate cancer.

Today, Elaine enjoys spending time with her daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She keeps busy with gardening and friends, and strives to get out of the house every day. She stays updated on church happenings and has weekly lunches with friends.

Elaine’s story is so inspir-ing to me. Her resilience, hope, optimism and enthusi-asm reminds me how impor-tant it is to appreciate every waking moment. I’m so lucky to have people like Elaine in my life, someone I can learn from and look up to. Elaine

perseveres and I can’t wait to learn more about some of the inspiring things she has accomplished. As a long-time Kirkland resident, we’re very lucky to have her.

Allison Ho� is a 13 year old Kirkland resident.

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EmploymentGeneral

REGIONAL EDITOR (Bellevue, WA)

Sound Publishing has an immediate opening for a Regional Editor of the Bellevue, Mercer Island, and Issaquah/Sammam- ish Repor ter publ ica- tions. This is not an en- try-level posit ion. The p o s i t i o n r e q u i r e s a hands-on leader with a minimum of three years newspaper experience including writing, editing, photography, pagination with InDesign skills. The posit ion also requires experience editing and monitoring social media inc lud ing Twi t ter and Facebook and posting stories and photo art to the website. The successful candi- date: Has a demonstrat- ed interest in local politi- cal and cultural affairs. Possesses exce l l en t writing and verbal skills, and can provide repre- sentative clips from one or more profess iona l publications. Has experi- ence editing reporters’ copy and submitted ma- terials for content and style. Is proficient in de- s ign ing and bu i ld ing pages with Adobe InDe- s ign . I s exper ienced m a n a g i n g a F o r u m page, writing cogent and stylistically interesting commentaries and edit- ing a reader letters col- umn. Has exper ience with social media and newspaper website con- tent management and understands the value of the web to report news on a dai ly basis. Has p roven in te r persona l sk i l l s represent ing a newspaper or other or- ganization at civic func- tions and public venues. Unde rs tands how to lead, motivate and men- tor a small news staff. Must develop a knowl- edge of local arts, busi- ness and government. Must be visible in the community. Must pos- sess a reliable, insured, motor vehicle and a valid W a s h i n g t o n S t a t e driver’s license. We offer a competitive compensation and bene- f i ts package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays) and 401K (currently with an em- ployer match.)

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Multi-Media Advertising Consultant

Redmond, WADo you have a proven track record of success in sales and enjoy man- aging your own territory?Are you competitive and thrive in an energetic en- vironment? Do you de- sire to work for a compa- ny that offers uncapped earning opportunities?Are you interested in a fast paced, creative at- mosphere where you can use your sales ex- pertise to provide con- sultative print and digital so lut ions? I f you an- swered YES then you need to join the largest commun i t y news o r - ganization in Washing- ton. Sound Publishing, Inc. is looking for self- motivated, results-driven people interested in a mult i -media sales ca- reer. Position is respon- sible for print and digital advertising sales to an ec lec t ic and exc i t ing group of cl ients. Suc- cessful candidates will be engaging and goal oriented, with good or- ganizational skills and will have the ability to g r o w a n d m a i n t a i n strong business relation- ships through consulta- tive sales and excellent customer service. Every day will be a new adven- ture! You can be an inte- gral part of these com- munities while helping local business partners succeed in their in print or online branding, mar- keting and adver tising strategies. Whether their marketing footprints are in these communities, all around the Easts ide, King County, or Western Washington - you have the opportunity to help them with their success. Professional sales expe- rience necessary; media experience is a definite asset but not mandatory. If you have these skills, and enjoy playing a pro- act ive par t in helping you r c l i en ts ach ieve b u s i n e s s s u c c e s s , please email your re- sume and cover letter to: hreast@soundpublish- ing.com

ATTN: MMSCREDSound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Em- p l o y e e ( E O E ) a n d strongly supports diver- si ty in the workplace. Visit our website to learn more about us!www.soundpublishing.com

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CREATIVE ARTIST(Everett, WA)

Sound Publishing, Inc. has a Creative Artist posi- tion available at the Daily Herald in Everett , WA. Posit ion is PT and the s c h e d u l e r e q u i r e s flexibility. Duties include performing conceptual design for ads, logos, page layout, marketing campaigns and collateral. The position will require providing excellent cus- tomer service to both in- ternal and external cus- tomers.

REQUIREMENTS:Experience with Adobe Creative Suite 6, which includes: InDesign, Pho- toshop, Illustrator, Dream- weaver, Flash and Acro- bat. Basic understanding of HTML, Flash animation and web layout preferred. Excellent customer ser- v ice, organizat ion and commun ica t ion sk i l l s . Ability to work indepen- dently, as well as part of a team, in a fast-paced en- v i ronment. Newspaper and agency experience is p re fe r red bu t no t re - quired. If you can think outside the box, enjoy collabora- tive, creative-type brain- storming and would like to be part of a highly ener- gized, competit ive and professional team, we want to hear from you! Please email your cover letter, resume, and a few work samples to:

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE / SPECIAL PROJECTS

MANAGER (EVERETT, WA)

Sound Media, a division of Sound Publishing Inc., is seeking an exper i- enced , cus tomer - fo - cused advertising sales account executive who needs to be the best and work among the best! If you thrive in an entre- preneurial environment where you can truly de- liver value to your cli- ents; if you are someone who is passionate about Social Age Technologies and unders tands the cross channel campaign strategies offered by an innovative, 21st century consultative marketing team; then we invite you to consider joining our team of professionals. We are looking for a confident, detail-orient- ed , se l f -s ta r te r, who among other things will be responsible for:· Prospecting, qualify- ing, cultivating, and re- newing client relation- ships resulting in sales “wins” for new or extend- ed contracts;· Designing and im- plementing actionable sales plans based on performance goals and objectives;· Developing and maintaining favorable re- lationships among pros- pects and existing cli- ents in order to increase revenue and meet indi- vidual and team goals;· Formulating custo- mizable marketing com- munications solutions for e a c h u n i q u e c l i e n t t h r o u g h a t h o r o u g h needs-assessment, en- sur ing recommended campaign strategies and related tactics meet or exceed client expecta- tions.

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EmploymentGeneral

CREATIVE ARTIST (EVERETT, WA)

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EmploymentGeneral

SINGLE COPY SALES ASSISTANT

CIRCULATION (EVERETT, WA)

The Daily Herald, a divi- sion of Sound Publishing currently has an opening for a Single Copy Sales Assistant. This position is responsible for all cir- culation dealer billing-

system functions, as well as customer service with local retailers. This is a full time, hourly position.

Qualified candidates must possess strong customer service, or- ganizational, and time management skills; ex- cellent phone, data en-

try, reporting, verbal and written communication skills. Must also have

good working knowledge of Excel and Word soft-

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package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holi- days), and 401K (cur-

rently with an employer match.) If interested, email us your resume

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ployer (EOE) and strongly supports diver-

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www.soundpublishng.comSPORTS CLERK-PT

(EVERETT, WA)The Daily Herald, a divi- sion of Sound Publish- ing, Inc., is seeking a sports enthusiast with a thorough knowledge of various sports to work as a Sports Clerk. This is a par t-time position, ap- proximately 24 hrs/wk, working evenings/week- ends. Schedu le may va r y. Ma jo r Respon- sibilities: Collect game information from coach- e s o ve r t h e p h o n e . Write accurate roundup items that may vary from 1 to 10 inches in length. Fo r m a t a g a t e p a g e . Proofread page. Mini- mu m Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s : Knowledge of a wide va- riety of professional, col- lege and prep spor ts. Ability to take informa- tion accurately over the phone. Strong spelling, grammar and proofread- ing skills. Detail-orient- ed. Ability to work nights a n d w e e k e n d s . Ability to work indepen- dent ly and in a team structure. Ability to work effectively under dead- line pressure. Compe- tency in MS Word and I n D e s i g n . To a p p l y, email us your cover let- ter and resume to:

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EmploymentGeneral

SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING

COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTOR (Everett, WA)

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER (EVERETT, WA)Sound Media, a division of Sound Publishing Inc., is seeking an experienced, customer-focused advertising sales account executive who needs to be the best and work among the best! If you thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where you can truly deliver value to your clients; if you are someone who is passionate about Social Age Technologies and understands the cross channel campaign strategies o� ered by an innovative, 21st century consultative marketing team; then we invite you to consider joining our team of professionals. We are looking for a con� dent, detail-oriented, self-starter, who among other things will be responsible for:

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