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Shoreline legalizes neighborhood commercial while expanding tree protections
Shoreline’s new development code legalizes neighborhood commercial businesses and increases tree protections
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Oliver Moffat
E-bike rebates for Briarcrest and Ridgecrest residents from the Climate Commitment Act
Shoreline will receive a $670,893 grant from the Climate Commitment Act to improve air quality in parts of the Briarcrest and Ridgecrest neighborhoods…
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Oliver Moffat
Rep. Lauren Davis Criticizes State’s Opioid Epidemic Response at Town Hall
Everyone’s first aid kits should include Naloxone; opioid use disorder population is “essentially dying off”
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Oliver Moffat

December 2024

November 2024

Will natural gas initiative impact cities in North King County?
Voters and city councils in Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and Kenmore opposed the pro-natural gas initiative. But little progress has been made reducing…
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Oliver Moffat
Salomon and Stanford take Senate leadership while Kenmore and LFP face the “elephant in the room”
With a $10 billion state deficit, Senator Stanford will chair the Operating Budget subcommittee and Senator Salomon will chair the Local Government…
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Oliver Moffat
Shoreline adopts budget with amendments
On Monday, November 18, the Shoreline council adopted the city’s 2025-2026 biannual budget and capital improvement plan with amendments. This is an…
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Oliver Moffat
Shoreline city counsel considers budget amendments
Amendments would add funds for a grant writer, a Ballinger sidewalk and a Firlands study while cutting planning for neighborhoods with transit and…
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Oliver Moffat
Kenmore’s mobile home preservation rules survive court challenges
Challenges to Kenmore’s manufactured home preservation rules were dismissed, ending legal battles with landowners over an ordinance designed to protect…
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Oliver Moffat
Facing deficit, Lake Forest Park debates cuts, taxes and fees
Facing a $3.1 million budget deficit, the LFP council debated budget cuts taxes and fees. In a four-to-two split, the council voted to hire a consultant…
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Oliver Moffat
Police budgets vary widely in North King County
Police spending varies widely between cities with Lake Forest Park and Bothell spending more than Shoreline and Kenmore. Shoreline’s 911 response times…
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Oliver Moffat
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