City’s Planning Commission Holding Public Hearing On Zoning Code Feb. 14

The City of Burien announced Wednesday, Feb. 1 that its Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 7:00 p.m. at Burien City Hall to receive public comments on amendments to... [Read more]

REMINDER: Boundary Review Board Hearing On Annexation Is Monday Night

REMINDER: The Washington State Boundary Review Board’s public hearing on the City of Burien’s proposed annexation of North Highline will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9th at Cascade Middle... [Read more]

City Holding 2nd Hearing On Budget At Monday Night’s Council Meeting

On the agenda for Monday night’s (Nov. 28) Burien City Council meeting (download the PDF packet here) is a second public hearing on revenue sources and expenditures for the 2011-12 mid-biennial... [Read more]

SAVE THE DATE: Annexation Public Hearing Date Set For Monday, Jan. 9th

The Washington State Boundary Review Board for King County announced this week that it has set the public hearing date for Burien’s proposed annexation of North Highline – the initial public meeting... [Read more]

Metro Transit Holding Another Public Hearing On Budget Cuts Monday, July 25

King County’s Metro Transit said that last Thursday’s public hearing in Burien (read our coverage here) would be its ‘last,’ but apparently they’ve changed their mind –... [Read more]

Scores Of Metro Bus Riders Urge King County Council To Save Current Service

by Ralph Nichols Scores of Metro bus riders urged King County Council members at a July 21 public hearing in Burien to impose a “temporary” $20 fee to avoid sharp cuts in their transit service. All... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Metro Transit’s Final Public Hearing At Burien City Hall

It was a bit of media circus outside Burien City Hall late Thursday afternoon (July 21), as numerous Seattle TV stations did urgent “live reports from the scene” as dozens of supporters gathered... [Read more]

REMINDER: Metro’s Final Meeting On Cutbacks Is At City Hall TONIGHT

REMINDER: TONIGHT (Thursday, July 21st) is Metro Transit’s final public meeting on possible cutbacks, to be held at Burien City Hall starting at 6 p.m. Metro has proposed a two-year, $20 car tab... [Read more]

UPDATE: Normandy Park Hearing On Medical Marijuana Moved To April 19th

UPDATE 4/8/11: The City of Normandy Park announced that it is moving its Public Hearing on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to 7pm on April 19th. As we reported on March 21st, the city council voted to impose... [Read more]

Public Hearing On Highline Schools Levy Re-Scheduled To Jan. 24th

The City of Burien announced Thursday (Jan. 6th) that it has re-scheduled the public hearing on the proposed Highline School District Proposition #1 Levy to Jan. 24th at 7pm. Originally scheduled to take... [Read more]

Citizens Invited To Speak For/Against Proposed School Levy On Jan. 10th

The City of Burien announced Monday (Jan. 3rd) that it is inviting citizens to speak For or Against the proposed Highline School District Proposition #1 Levy, aimed at replacing expiring educational programs... [Read more]

Council’s Draft Of Proposed Shoreline Master Program Now Available Online

On Monday (Aug. 23) the city released the Burien City Council’s “Public Hearing Draft” of the proposed Shoreline Master Program, which is now available online here. We encourage all... [Read more]

City Council Postpones Hearing On Shoreline Master Program To Aug. 30

Faced with the reality of too much detail to process in just two weeks, Burien council members agreed Monday night (Aug. 2) to delay a public hearing on draft revisions updating the city’s Shoreline... [Read more]

Port Of Seattle Must Monitor Stormwater At Lora Lake Site For Pollutants; Dept. Of Ecology Seeking Comments

The Port of Seattle announced that it will start sampling and testing stormwater from the former Lora Lake Apartment complex in Burien this winter as part of a legal agreement with the Department of Ecology... [Read more]

Tell The City Of Burien Your Thoughts On Proposed Property Tax Increase Nov. 23rd

The City of Burien will be holding a public hearing on a possible 1% property tax increase as well as other revenue sources at 7pm on Monday, Nov. 23rd, and the public is invited to participate. The hearing... [Read more]

City Of Burien Holding Public Hearing On Property Tax Increase On Monday, Nov. 9th

Somehow this slipped through our email filter, but after reading Chestine Edgar’s Letter to the Editor we went back and found it – the City of Burien will be holding a public hearing on Monday,... [Read more]