Comments on: Burien City Council, Residents React To County’s Pitch For Puget Sound Park; Plus, Take Our Poll… http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/ Daily Burien News, Events, Entertainment, Music, Videos & More Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:20:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathy Keene http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-19392 Kathy Keene Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:22:53 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=13293#comment-19392 Cathy, The Library Board is meeting on Tuesday the 15th at their regional office in Issaquah at 5 PM. http://www.kcls.org/about/board/ Not very convenient I agree. There is time allotted, according to their agenda, also be sure to click on to the Director's report link. I think you'll find his opening remarks very interesting! http://www.kcls.org/about/board/2009/121509agenda/DecemberDirectorsReport2009.pdf You may not be able to open this link but it is on the Trustee's page. hope this is helpful. Cathy, The Library Board is meeting on Tuesday the 15th at their regional office in Issaquah at 5 PM. http://www.kcls.org/about/board/ Not very convenient I agree. There is time allotted, according to their agenda, also be sure to click on to the Director’s report link. I think you’ll find his opening remarks very interesting! http://www.kcls.org/about/board/2009/121509agenda/DecemberDirectorsReport2009.pdf

You may not be able to open this link but it is on the Trustee’s page.
hope this is helpful.

]]> By: Diana Arney http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-19385 Diana Arney Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:33:26 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=13293#comment-19385 I say again...you'll never see this kind of activity in Normandy Park...Why NOT have low-income housing or a "new library" in high-income areas? It's all about the cash, folks...So sad, so sad...and I did love this Puget Sound park so. Guess my kids and I will have to find a new place to play catch...Way to go, William Rufus King County...I mean, Martin Luther King, Jr. County... I say again…you’ll never see this kind of activity in Normandy Park…Why NOT have low-income housing or a “new library” in high-income areas? It’s all about the cash, folks…So sad, so sad…and I did love this Puget Sound park so. Guess my kids and I will have to find a new place to play catch…Way to go, William Rufus King County…I mean, Martin Luther King, Jr. County…

]]> By: Rob http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-19360 Rob Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:12:09 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=13293#comment-19360 This just proves that Kurt tiplett is a criminal and should not be elected to anything. That being said I am sure the govenor or KC Exec is getting ready to appoint him somewhere. This is criminal. Burien has a new library on 152nd and 4th- so we need on on 128th ands 1st ? Talk about wasting taxpayers money This just proves that Kurt tiplett is a criminal and should not be elected to anything. That being said I am sure the govenor or KC Exec is getting ready to appoint him somewhere. This is criminal. Burien has a new library on 152nd and 4th- so we need on on 128th ands 1st ? Talk about wasting taxpayers money

]]> By: Marlene Allbright http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-19356 Marlene Allbright Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:45:20 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=13293#comment-19356 I agaree with Rainycity.....take the library and don't annex! I agaree with Rainycity…..take the library and don’t annex!

]]> By: Jerry Robison http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-19352 Jerry Robison Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:59:47 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=13293#comment-19352 This move is reprehensible and highly suspect. It comes just months after the County gave up on a plan to sell the park to a developer for "affordable housing" in the face of disbelief and rage. Prior to this proposal being put together (in secret) there was no public process or call to consolidate the libraries. This sounds a lot like a move to go around the public opposition to selling off parks for development by making it sound like a library project. Is there anything in the budget or Letter of Intent that would prevent the library system from merely reselling the property once it owned it? I suspect not. I find it disgusting that the County would sell off a park for development at any rate. It is even worse when that park is one that is so important to the neighborhood it serves. And it is being sold right before the County gives it up to Burien. The short term financial benefit is a joke. A $600,000 one time shot of money. That is a pittance in the County budget and cannot possibly justify the betrayal of King County's citizens that this represents. If this was really a matter of balancing the County's budget, why not sell off part of one of the large parks in other parts of the County. Selling part of Cougar Mountain would generate a lot more income with much less impact on the park and its users. This plan stinks and everyone involved in putting it together should be ashamed of themselves. This move is reprehensible and highly suspect. It comes just months after the County gave up on a plan to sell the park to a developer for “affordable housing” in the face of disbelief and rage. Prior to this proposal being put together (in secret) there was no public process or call to consolidate the libraries. This sounds a lot like a move to go around the public opposition to selling off parks for development by making it sound like a library project. Is there anything in the budget or Letter of Intent that would prevent the library system from merely reselling the property once it owned it? I suspect not.
I find it disgusting that the County would sell off a park for development at any rate. It is even worse when that park is one that is so important to the neighborhood it serves. And it is being sold right before the County gives it up to Burien. The short term financial benefit is a joke. A $600,000 one time shot of money. That is a pittance in the County budget and cannot possibly justify the betrayal of King County’s citizens that this represents.
If this was really a matter of balancing the County’s budget, why not sell off part of one of the large parks in other parts of the County. Selling part of Cougar Mountain would generate a lot more income with much less impact on the park and its users.
This plan stinks and everyone involved in putting it together should be ashamed of themselves.

]]> By: Rainycity http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-19340 Rainycity Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:33:24 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=13293#comment-19340 Actually, the more I think about it the better, especially since that Mike Martin has declared that annexation won’t happen until Burien gets this park as part of the deal. I like that part of it even better.,, *lol* Actually, the more I think about it the better, especially since that Mike Martin has declared that annexation won’t happen until Burien gets this park as part of the deal.
I like that part of it even better.,, *lol*

]]> By: Rainycity http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-19339 Rainycity Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:24:38 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=13293#comment-19339 Sounds like a good idea to me,, Sounds like a good idea to me,,

]]> By: Cathy Taylor http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-19338 Cathy Taylor Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:17:08 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=13293#comment-19338 As a member of the Boulevard Park Library Guild - the very 1st library in the King County Library System - I find it egregious that there was no public discussion of any of this prior to it being published in the newspaper. This apparently has become the common mode of informing constituents; make all decisions affecting them behind closed doors and then not accept any responsibility for those decisions. Even worse, they imply that some other agency was behind it. What ever happened to transparency? Please join us in finding out more and in delaying any future vote on a library bond until the KCLS addresses their intent re closing both libraries. As a member of the Boulevard Park Library Guild – the very 1st library in the King County Library System – I find it egregious that there was no public discussion of any of this prior to it being published in the newspaper. This apparently has become the common mode of informing constituents; make all decisions affecting them behind closed doors and then not accept any responsibility for those decisions. Even worse, they imply that some other agency was behind it. What ever happened to transparency? Please join us in finding out more and in delaying any future vote on a library bond until the KCLS addresses their intent re closing both libraries.

]]> By: Grover http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-19336 Grover Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:57:47 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=13293#comment-19336 You stated in the article that the park sale is written into the King County budget. I have also heard this from the county. Could someone please point where exactly the sale is listed in the budget as I have not been able to find it. Thank you You stated in the article that the park sale is written into the King County budget.
I have also heard this from the county. Could someone please point where exactly the sale is listed in the budget as I have not been able to find it.
Thank you

]]> By: Jim Branson http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/12/09/burien-city-council-residents-react-to-countys-pitch-for-puget-sound-park-plus-take-our-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-19333 Jim Branson Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:37:06 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=13293#comment-19333 Why not build a library and have a park? The property is about the size of Dottie Harper Park and the old library. Why not build a library and have a park? The property is about the size of Dottie Harper Park and the old library.

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