News Items
11/24/2009
Fairwood incorporation defeated. Click here to see details of the final tally.
10/31/2009
An editorial from the Renton Reporter
10/14/2009
To balance their 2010 budget, Covington is being forced to lay off employees and reduce medical and merit benefits. They are also considering a $20 license fee. All this despite having a new Costco and Home Depot.
10/12/2009
Large cities in our state have been hit by the downturn in the economy, but small cities such as Newcastle are even getting hit harder! (video)
10/03/2009
Click
here to find out. (Hazard maps added)
10/01/2009
Read this article to find out.
10/01/2009
The city's response to a recent circular: "Small Businesses Support the City of Fairwood"
09/13/2009
Car Signs Now Available!
Click
here to print out your own.
09/10/2009
Read about the differences between the two decisions.
09/02/2009
Yard Sign Vandals
Several people have had yard signs stolen from their front yards. Please keep an eye on your yard signs.
Thank you Fairwood!
The vote to determine whether or not the Fairwood neighborhood would incorporate as the City of Fairwood took place on November 3, 2009. With over 61% of registered voters participating, incorporation was defeated with over 54% of the vote.
Wrong Choice
The proposed City of Fairwood is the wrong choice for our neighborhood. Without a strong mix of residential and commercial development, we will end up unable to pay for the services provided by every other city in the region. We voted NO in 2006 because we knew it was not economically viable. It would even be worse today.
Wrong Time
The economy is struggling both locally and nationally. With all of this uncertainty, now is not the time to start up a brand new city. Let’s not make a mistake that we will always regret.
Wrong Reasons.
Proponents of the proposed City of Fairwood overestimate revenues and underestimate costs to make the city appear to pencil out financially. We’ve all seen what’s happened to our economy when people cook the books – don’t believe the hype and make the same mistake with Fairwood.
Local 864 Firefighters have endorsed voting no on Fairwood Incorporation. Please see their
website for facts explaining their position.
The Municipal League opposes the incorporation of a new City of Fairwood. Read the ballot issue report
here.
A Common Sense Review of the Fairwood Incorporation Study
You don't have to be a financial expert to see the flaws in the Fairwood Incorporation Study. Also, see this
letter for an independent review.
Weekly Incorporation Debate
Fairwood Community News is hosting a weekly debate between GoVoteNo and the Fairwood MI on incorporation issues.
Post Six: Renton Annexation Option
http://www.fairwoodcommunitynews.com/2009/10.09/10.19.09Part6_
RentonAnnexation.html
Post Five: Roads, Safety & Emergency Services
http://www.fairwoodcommunitynews.com/2009/10.09/10.16.09Part5_
RdsSftyEmgSvcs.html
Post Four: Services - Library & Parks
http://www.fairwoodcommunitynews.com/2009/10.09/10.12.09Week4_
ParksLibraries.html
Post Three: Taxes
http://www.fairwoodcommunitynews.com/2009/10.09/10.05.09WeekThree_Taxes.html
Post Two: Local Control
http://www.fairwoodcommunitynews.com/2009/9.09/9.28.09WeekTwo_Local%20Control.html
Post One: Financial Viability
http://www.fairwoodcommunitynews.com/2009/9.09/9.21.09WeekOne_FinancialViability.html
Newspaper Links
Fairwood incorporation before voters a second time
Three years after rejecting the idea, voters in the Fairwood area near Renton will again decide whether to start their own city.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010074294_fairwood16m.html
Don't bet on economic recovery just yet
Welcome as positive economic developments are, many analysts worry that they might not be enough to offset another trend: The continuing refusal — or in many cases the inability — of millions of American consumers to spend money the way they did before the crash.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009915714_consume22.html
King County to halt animal-control services
King County Animal Care and Control would move its Kent shelter by Nov. 1 and cease to exist as an agency after June 30 next year under a proposal announced yesterday by Executive Kurt Triplett.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009938632_animalcontrol25m.html
Pssst, cities: Want to take over a park that's run by King County?
With county parks closing left and right, what's a budget-strapped jurisdiction to do? Well, some cities around here have a way with parks...
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20020329&slug=parks29m
King County may shut down 39 neighborhood parks
King County Executive Kurt Triplett will propose shutting 39 neighborhood parks Jan. 1 as another step in closing a $56 million budget shortfall next year.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009680166_countyparks18m.html