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The Area Council held its regular monthly meeting on
Monday, March 1. Major topics discussed were: (1) Community Needs; (2) Countywide Planning Policies Update; and (3) Cedar Hills Regional Landfill.
Public Comment
Lisa Floyd of the King County Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS)/Behavioral Health & Recovery Division spoke about mental and behavioral health services, etc. that are available, see: https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services/mental-health-substance-abuse/midd.aspx.
Tahoma School District (TSD) Update
TSD Board member, Val Paganelli, provided the update. Hybrid in-person learning along with a continued 100% remote learning model (based on family choice) is in place for all K-5 students in the district; middle school expected to follow in March and high school in April. A capital project budget review recently was conducted and priorities established with upcoming an Demographer Report and Housing Committee recommendations pending. Five-ye
The Area Council held its regular monthly meeting on
Monday, February 1. Major topics discussed were: (1) Reserve Silica Mine Site Cleanup; (2) Countywide Planning Policies Update; (3) Community Needs; and (4) Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. Item (4) was extended to a
Special Meeting held on
Tahoma School District (TSD) Update
TSD Board member, Val Paganelli, provided a summary. In-person of hybrid learning for K-2 started today. High School student, Olivia Tamer, gave an update on moving to a hybrid schedule for the high school and extracurricular activities.
Reserve Silica Mine Site Cleanup
Dr. Alan Noell and Tim O’Connor, Reserve Silica Mine Site managers for the State Department of Ecology (DOE) provided an update on the site in Ravensdale. Reserve Silica and previous owners and operators used the site (generally located at 28130 Black Diamond–Ravensdale Rd near Ravensdale) for coal through 1956 and sandstone mining until 2007. As part of site reclamation, the mine pi
The Area Council held its first regular monthly meeting of the new year on
Monday, January 4. Major topics discussed were: (1) Tahoma School District Board Update; (2) Countywide Planning Policies Update; (3) Issues/Questions for State Legislature; (4) Cedar Hills Regional Landfill; and (5) Upcoming Area Council Major Tasks.
Area Council Officer Elections
At its first monthly meeting of the year the Area Council conducts internal elections for its Officers. The positions and duties are: Chair: Maintain Council operations and interfaces and preside at all meetings; Vice-Chair: Serve in the absence of the Chair and Chair the Public Relations Committee which manages Area Council member elections; Recording Secretary: Prepare and distribute Council meeting minutes; Corresponding Secretary: Prepare and transmit all Council correspondence, author articles on activities, and control web site content; and Treasurer: Receive and be accountable for all Council funds, maintain accounts, and
the ocean. this cannot be stressed enough. and it s rising. that s the other element. so, there s this climate change piece of greater storms, sea level rise in the future. we also see more people moving to some of these vulnerable areas. in the philippines, population growth rates of close to 2%. more people moving to some of these mega cities like manila and other coastal areas. as you extract more groundwater with these large populations, you re actually seeing in a lot of these deltas the land sinking as well, so it s a double whammy. not only sea level rise due to increasing greenhouse gases, but development patterns that drop the surface. esperanza, i m curious. i know that island nations as a kind of coalition have been very powerful, prophetic voices in the national, international debate about how to address carbon pollution. is there a domestic political awareness in the philippines of the threat it poses to what is the 13th most populous country in the world? we re not