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]

Burien City Council Prepares To Approve Adjustments To Biennial Budget

by Ralph Nichols Burien lawmakers are poised to approve adjustments to the city’s 2012 budget on Nov. 28, following a second public hearing on next year’s spending plan and property tax levy. The first... [Read more]

Burien Council To Review City Budget Tonight – With No Property Tax Increase

by Ralph Nichols There will be no property tax increase in Burien in 2012. The city earlier posted notice of a public hearing at tonight’s (Monday, Nov. 14) council meeting, soliciting comment on a possible... [Read more]

POLL: Would You Be Willing To Pay ‘Up To A 1% Increase In Property Taxes’?

On Monday night, Nov. 14th, the Burien City Council will be holding a public hearing for ‘the purpose of receiving the publics’ comments on revenue sources, including a possible up to a 1%... [Read more]

You’ll Have Until Midnight Monday To Mail Taxes At Riverton Post Office

The bad news is that Monday (April 18th) is Tax Day, and despite being three days later than usual, it may still be a stressful day for last-second filers who have to run around, retrieve forms, sign and... [Read more]

City Holding Public Meeting On Proposed Improvements To SW 116th Place

The City of Burien announced Monday (March 21) that it will be holding a public meeting at 7pm on Monday, April 4th, to discuss proposed street and drainage improvements to SW 116th Place (see map below). Total... [Read more]

ELECTION UPDATE: Looks Like Highline School District Levy Will Pass

UPDATE WED. 2/9/11 5pm: King County Elections released the second round of results on Tuesday’s election, and the Highline School District Levy is looking like it will definitely pass with 59.86%... [Read more]

Burien Property Taxpayers Expected To Get Slight Break in 2011

by Ralph Nichols As Burien City Council members prepare to resume work on the 2011-12 general fund budget on Monday, Oct. 25, there is good news for local property taxpayers. The property tax on a $300,000... [Read more]

Burien’s 20-Year, $19.4M Asphalt-Overlay Project To Begin In September

by Ralph Nichols Tucci & Sons Inc. of Tacoma is the apparent low-bidder to provide 38,000 tons of asphalt for the initial phase of Burien’s 20-year asphalt overlay project, which is expected to begin... [Read more]

King County Council Places Sales Tax Measure On November Ballot

On Monday (July 19), the King County Council announced that it had approved placing a proposal on the November ballot to increase the sales and use tax in King County, with revenue going predominately... [Read more]

Burien Council OKs $10 Car Fees to Restore, Maintain City Streets

by Ralph Nichols A $10 vehicle license fee was adopted on June 21 by the Burien Transportation District to fund a 20-year, $19.4 million program to restore and maintain city streets. The action came on... [Read more]

Burien “Seeing A Little Bit Of Improvement” In Sales Tax Revenue

by Ralph Nichols Burien is “seeing a little bit of improvement” in sales tax revenue collected by the city, according to Accounting Manager Gary Coleman. Collections for March, which were received... [Read more]

LETTER: “We Have Met The Enemy And It Is The Imperial City Council”

If you have yet to realize the arrogance of the Imperial Burien City Council, check out the current city newsletter (got mine today). Page 6 mentions the street maintenance program and clearly states... [Read more]

LETTER: Burien City Council To Impose License Fee Without Voter Approval?

If any of you are still awake after last year’s election goofiness, well it’s starting again. The November 2009 Burien ballot included a proposal for a $25 vehicle license fee to pay for road... [Read more]

Open Your Wallets, Burien – New $10 License Tab Fee Approved For Streets

by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members voted 5-2 on April 26 to put the brakes on deteriorating streets – using a new $10 annual license tab fee to help pay for the ongoing roadwork. “Future... [Read more]

Tardy With Taxes? Here’s Where You Can Mail Your Return Tonight

Today (April 15) is Tax Day, and tardy filers throughout the area are scrambling to get their returns done and postmarked in time. If you’re one of the tardy filers, we recommend getting yours mailed... [Read more]

Would You Pay A Vehicle License Tab Fee To Help Fix Burien’s Roads?

by Ralph Nichols Will $10 – or $20 – vehicle license tab fees be coming to Burien soon? City council members agree that an ongoing street maintenance program is needed – beginning... [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]