Thu, Feb 18, 2010
Edmonds-UW softball team a sure winner
Big cities have sports teams. That sort of thing builds public spirit and brings peo
Thu, Feb 4, 2010
Already impressed with FD1
In early January a house fire in the Seaview neighborhood took a woman’s life. It was tragic and heartbreaking, and my thoughts go out to her family.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
“New” council has big job ahead
Congratulations to Diane Buckshnis who was recently appointed to the Edmonds City Council, filling the vacancy left by the passing of Peggy Pritchard Olson. Receiving the appointment was the easy part! Now the real work begins. Not just for her but for the other six council members as well.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Who’s railroading whom?
On Monday night January 4, I attended the first of three scheduled public hearings on the findings by a consultant concerning the impacts of additional commercial flights at Paine Field. The consultant found “no” impacts to the additional flights proposed by Allegiant Air and Horizon Air. The packed house at Meadowdale High School begged to differ.
Thu, Oct 22, 2009
Contract rezone facts and options to the public
Normal 0 0 1 276 1576 13 3 1935 11.1282 0 0 0 By Gary Haakenson There has been much conversation about an application delivered to the City Planning Department...
Thu, Sep 3, 2009
Flus are coming, be prepared
Normal 0 0 1 269 1538 12 3 1888 11.1282 0 0 0 By Gary HaakensonFootball season is here. Cold nights have already made their presence known. Sadly and soon...
Thu, Aug 6, 2009
Delaying the levy was the prudent choice
By Gary HaakensonEdmonds MayorThe City Council recently voted to defer the much-discussed property-tax levy until 2010.Since last November they have been...
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
City discussions concerning the fire department
By Gary HaakensonEdmonds MayorSeveral weeks ago I received an unsolicited offer from Snohomish County Fire District 1 to provide fire service to the city...
Thu, Jun 18, 2009
Thanks to those who step up
By Gary HaakensonAs I drove down to the waterfront recently, I saw that the State-owned grassy area that borders SR104 and Fifth Avenue South has been ...
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Verizon service update
By Gary HaakensonIm still asked on a regular basis about my switch to Verizon FIOS. And I promised an update after a few months, and I guess a few months...
Thu, Jun 4, 2009
Twitter will keep you current
Mayors ColumnBy Gary HaakensonSo Ive finally succumbed to the Twitter craze! Maybe not for the reason you may think. I actually have had a Twitter account...
Thu, May 28, 2009
You asked for it youve got it!
By Gary HaakensonA common request that I have heard over the years from Edmonds residents is for a hardware store to return to downtown Edmonds. Your wish...
Thu, Mar 19, 2009
The final (installation) chapter
By Gary HaakensonDid you know that when you disconnect from Comcast television/internet services that you have to return the equipment to one of their ...
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Verizon installation completed
By Gary HaakensonHere are a couple of comments following up on the Verizon install. If you decide to go this direction, make sure that you do have that...
Thu, Mar 5, 2009
Installation was a breeze
Heres the weekly report on my switch from Comcast to Verizon for all my communications needs. Verizon is all about email communications. They sent me confirmations...
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Signing up was the easy part
Ive decided to take the plungeinto the world of uncertainty and questions! And Im going to take you along with me. Ive decided to switch my television,...
Thu, Feb 12, 2009
Everyone benefits by saving electricity
In meeting with my Climate Protection Committee this week, we had a lengthy discussion about how little information is provided to power-utility customers...
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