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VOL. 10 NO. 1
TUKWILA, WA
APRIL, 1989
Message from
Mayor VanDusen
The City of Tukwila is taking on a
whole new character as we approach the
summer months. We are now a City of
over 12,000 residents and eight square
miles. The addition of the communities
of Allentown, Duwamish, Foster, River-
ton andThorndyke bring new challenges
along with expanded opportunities.
In the coming months, the staff at
City Hall will grow to accommodate the
increased demand for services that our
larger community will generate. Some of
the more significant issues include clean-
ing up the illegal activity that has be-
come commonplace in the vicinity of
Pacific Highway South. The City is dedi-
cated to this mission. It cannot be
effectively accomplished without the
support and participation of the com-
munity. You will be hearing more from
us about your role in this effort as our
plan of attack develops and is imple-
mented.
Another important issue involves a
comprehensive look at fire protection on
a citywide basis. This will include analy-
sis of the number and siting of fire
stations. Again, it is the City's plan to
involve the community in making these
determinations.
We also are facing many opportu-
nities to expand our already fine parks
and recreation programs and facilities.
A larger community means greater and
more diverse demands for these serv-
ices.
Traffic continues to plague all of us
who travel the primary arterials of
Tukwila during the peak rush hour
periods. Our capital improvement plans
for roadway improvements, utilities and
surface water management need to be
reviewed to reflect our new boundaries.
Again, I emphasize the importance
of community involvement, from both
residential and corporate citizens, to en-
hance the quality of life in Tukwila.
During this period of rapid growth we
need your participation in government
decision-making to realize our common
goal of making Tukwila a better place to
work, raise our children and enjoy life.
City Council focuses on Open Space Plan
It's turning out to be an exciting
year and the months coming up look like
they'll be just as busy. The City Council's
work projects for 1989 include finding
ways to preserve open space, revising
the City's standards for multi -family
housing units and regulating develop-
ment of steep slopes, wetlands and other
sensitive areas. Other City Council
issues include adopting a business dis-
trict sidewalk plan and updating the
Park and Open Space Plan.
We're always glad to see people get
involved with the City, whether it's vol-
unteering for a board or commission,
attending City Council meetings or just
giving one of us a call when you want to
comment on or ask about an issue. Your
involvement makes Tukwila an interest-
ing, lively and healthy city.
Remember, the City Council repre-
sents you. We'll represent you best if we
New parks and golf
course cart paths
Phase Two of Crystal Springs Park
will be designed this Spring, with con-
struction to begin in late summer. The
City budgeted $259,000 for this project.
A new park near S 139th St & 53rd
Ave S is being filled and leveled. The
Tukwila Park Commission will host a
neighborhood meeting in the area to
listen to local residents' ideas for park
development. Design is scheduled for
August, and actual construction will
begin after the first of the year.
Two asphalt foot trails will be de-
signed and built this summer. One trail
connects Slade Way and Klickitat Drive.
The other connects S 139th and S 140th
via 55th Ave S.
Foster Golf Links will have new
asphalt cart paths inJune and an irriga-
tion pump station that will use Metro's
Effluent Transfer System (ETS) to irri-
gate the golf course. Also, a new 16th
green will be built. These improvements
are funded exclusively through golf
course revenues.
Questions about any of these proj-
ects can be directed to Don Williams,
parks &recreation director, at 243-5198.
hear from you. Our meetings are every
Monday evening beginning at 7:00. We
hope to see you there! Our phone
numbers below will let you get in touch
with us at other times.
Your City Councilmembers are:
Ed Bauch
Joe Duffle
Mae Harris
Joan Hernandez
Clarence Moriwaki
Dennis Robertson
Marilyn Stoknes*
*Council President
243-0774
244-4280
242-5359
248-0260
433-8539
242-6373
246-7235
Green River dike raised
to 100 -year flood level
One to two feet of fill installed as
part of the Green River Dike Rehabilita-
tion Project can eventually save busi-
ness owners in the Tukwila Central
Business District several million dollars
in Flood Insurance premiums. The City
recently met revised FEMA 100 -year flood
elevation requirements along the Chris-
tensen Greenbelt Trail between S 180th
St and the Union Pacific Railroad bridge.
In addition to helping local busi-
nesses, the dike improvements are ex-
pected to save the City time and money
in the permit process and it also pro-
vided a new jogging path. The project re-
quired more than 5,800 tons of crushed
rock and 1,370 square yards of cinder
rock.
Allied Construction met avery tight
construction schedule and finished the
project in only 18 days, in time for the
March 15 FEMA deadline for their Flood
Insurance Rate Map.
Allied installed, graded and com-
pacted the rock between the two unusual
snowfalls. The two foot freeboard also
received a certificate from the Army Corps
of Engineers.
Employees learn to
recycle throwaways
Tukwila employees are learning
how to recycle more things than office
Jokes these days. The planning depart-
ment is putting together a plan for resi-
dential recycling for the City. But first,
it is beginning a prototype program for
City employees.
City workers are recycling the
normal mounds of paper generated by
reports and office communication, and
many other items used by the City that
otherwise Just get tossed in the scrap
heap.
Next year, the plan will include a
comprehensive look at industrial, multi-
family and single family participation. It
will examine the content of existing waste
products in the City and seek out mar-
kets where some waste may have resale
value.
The program involving City em-
ployeeswill continue through 1989. with
the residnetial program scheduled to
begin in early 1990.
Tukwila Days needs
citizen volunteers
The City park staff is already plan-
ning for this summer's Tukwila Days
celebration, July 7-16., picking up on
the Washington State Centennial theme.
The City is looking for people in the
community who want to help put this
year's birthday party together by serving
on an existing committee or by suggest-
ing a new event or activity. Call Lynn
DeVoir at 243-5198.
July 7-9
July 8
July 9
July 12
July 13
July 14
July 15
Tukwila Invitational slow -
pitch tournament at Fort
Dent - Al Kier, organizer
D.A.RE. Dash at Bicenten-
nial Park - Rotary, Soropto-
mists and Tukwila Police,
sponsors
Tukwila Golf Tournament at
Foster Golf Links
Shakespeare in the Park at
Tukwila Elementary
Kids Field Day at Foster
High's Neudorf Field
Peanut Butter & Jam at
Bicentennial Park - Reilly &
Maloney
Pancake Breakfast at
Tukwila Elementary,
Parade and Community Fes-
tival
DARE officer Lori Cornea talks to 5th graders
Tukwila police officers Lori Cornea
and Tom Kilburg presented the Drug
Abuse Awareness Education program to
approximately 135 fifth grade students,
and 100 third and fourth graders, at
Tukwila, Thorndyke and Cascade View
Elementary schools this year. They also
gave a 10 -day program to 125 eighth
graders at Showalter Middle School.
The DARE program was well-re-
ceived by the students, and received the
cooperation of the school district and
several individual teachers.
Peanut Butter & Jam
starts summer with
Reilly & Maloney
The popular folk duet of Reilly &
Maloney will kick off the 1989 Peanut
Butter &Jam Summertime Music Series
at Bi -centennial Park on Thursday, July
14. This will be their final season to-
gether, and they are a group too good to
miss.
The PB & J will feature a variety of
local artists on Thursdays during July
and August, from 11:30 am until 1:00
pm. PB & J is sponsored by the Tukwila
Arts Commission and Puget Sound
National Bank.
Performers have been confirmed
for July. Complete schedules will be
available in mid-May. You can pick one
up at City Hall, the Tukwila Community
Center, the Puget Sound National Bank
branch near the Southcenter Mall, or
call 243-5198 and we'll mail one to you.
Scheduled so far is:
July 14 Reilly & Maloney; co-spon-
sored by King County Arts
Commission.
July 21 SST; Steve, Steve and Thea
return to play old favorites and
original compositions.
July 28 Sabella Consort; New jazz
from Randy Sabella
Bring your lunch and join us at
Bicentennial Park, located at Christensen
& Strander Blvd.
City offers Day Camp
Parents who want closely super-
vised activities for their children this
summer can register them in lukwila's
Day Camp program at the Tukwila
Community Center at 4101 S 131st St.
The Camp runs from June 26
through September 1. Activities include
arts & crafts, games, field trips, music
and sports.
Regular hours are from 9 am until
4 pm. Extended hours , 7 am until 6 pm,
are available, at an additional fee. Reg-
istration is now underway.
Fees include a one-time $10 regis-
tration fee (includes a t -shirt) and a
weekly Day Camp fee. Fees are:
1st Child
2nd Child
3rd Child
Regular
Hours
$40/week
$35/week
$30/week
Extended
Hgurs
$55/week
$50/week
$45/week
For more information call Debbie
at 243-5198.
"Gee, Mom, I'm bored!"
Summer playground
program is cure for
summertime blues
The Parks & Recreation Depart-
ment will offer their free eight-week
summer playground program from
Monday, June 26 through Friday Au-
gust 18. Children from 5 through 12 can
just stop by any of the sites listed below
and enjoy arts & crafts, music, sports,
games and special events like a dog
show, the ugly t -shirt contest or the kool
aid hunt.
The City will have two leaders at
each site to help the kids enjoy their day
between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm.
Fridays are field trip days, and all
participants must be registered. Chil-
dren who attend on the other days should
bring a parent information sheet in case
of an emergency.
Mondays
Duwamish Park and Crestview Park
Tuesdays
Tukwila and Thorndyke Elementaries
Wednesdays
Tukwila Community Center and
Crystal Springs Park
Thursdays
Tukwila Elementary and Foster Park
Fridays
Field trips (Register in advance)
For more information, call Debbie
at 243-5198.
Tukwila Welcomes its New Residents
Within the past two months, the
Fire District #1 neighborhoods of Allen-
town and Duwamish, and the Riverton,
FosterandThorndyke communities voted
to annex into the City of Tukwila. This
grass roots effort launched by citizens in
those communities required many long
hours of hard work to explain the bene-
fits and hope for the future by leaving the
traditional jurisdiction of King County
and joining Tukwila.
The City Council approved the an-
nexation request and set March 31 as
the effective date to begin providing
services to Fire District #1 and April 15,
for the Riverton, Foster and Thorndyke
neighborhoods. The City will contract
with the King County police for addi-
tional protection services for the first 45
days in the areas near Pacific Hwy. S.
The concurrent campaign to incor-
porate adjoining areas into the City of
SeaTac, which also won its incorpora-
tion bid, added some confusion to the
work done by the annexation supporters
during their information program.
The new areas provide unique op-
portunities for the City and some very
important challenges.
For the first time, the City has a
manufacturing and industrial base to
contribute to its economic vitality, in-
cluding much of the Boeing facilities and
the Museum of Flight. There are a
number of undeveloped parcels in this
industrial area that will bring the atten-
dant pressures of progress and growth.
The annexation adds 31 miles of
roadways that need to be included in
long range maintenance and improve-
ment programs. There will be an esti-
mated 20,000 more daytime employees
for the City to consider in delivering
services to the business community.
Traffic, already a major priority in
the Tukwila Central Business District,
will take on even greater importance
with the acquisition of several critical ar-
terials and intersections.
The well-known crime problems
near Pacific Highway South demand,
and will receive our immediate and spe-
cial attention.
We welcome our new citizens, both
residential and corporate. The energy,
community spirit and hope for a better
future that drove the annexation effort
must now be used as a catalyst to unite
our community in dealing with the chal-
lenges that the next decade will bring to
the City of Tukwila.
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CATEGORY
Population
Assessed Valuation*
Housing Units
Registered Voters
Area (acres)**
Roads (surface miles)
Annexation Table
RIVERTON
1,224
$43,000,000
597
499
223
5.8
FOSTER
752
$28,000,000
367
379
196
3.2
THORNDYKE
4,604
$80,000,000
2,074
1,120
469
6.3
FIRE DIST #1
1,306
$470,000,000
653
627
1,375
15.8
• Tukwila's assessed valuation was $966,000,000 in 1988. Annexation
increases it by 64%.
** Tukwila's total acreage will rise from 2,800 to 5,143, an increase of 79%.
THE
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Four City Council
positions will be
decided this Fall
Unhappy about the way Tukwila
policy is being made? You could win one
of the four seats on the Tukwila City
Council and have a direct impact on
local decisions and get paid for it, too.
The filing period for positions on the
Tukwila City Council is July 24-28.
Declarations are filed with the King
County Records and Elections, Room
553 in the King County Administration
Building in downtown Seattle between
8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through
Friday.
A Councilmember serves four
years. To be eligible, a candidate must
be a registered voter and have been a
resident of the City, or one of the newly
annexed neighborhoods for at least one
year preceding the election. The election
will be held on November 7, 1989.
Also, precincts in the Fire District
#1, Riverton, Foster and Thorndyke areas
will be changed to City of Tukwila pre-
cincts. Voters will receive this notice in
the mail from King County.
For questions about your voting
status, call 296-1600. For answers to
other questions, call 433-1800.
Take part in local
history project
The Tukwila History Book Commit-
tee invites you to share in the fun of
compiling materials and writing a his-
tory of Tukwila.
Volunteerby sharing historicalma-
terials, memories, photographs and
stories with us. The Committee is look-
ing for any kind of memorabilia, like old
letters or business records which de-
scribe early Tukwila life. All materials
will be handled with care and returned
to you if you wish.
For more information, contact
Darlene Crostick at 431-8911 of Maxine
Anderson at 433-1800.
Posing with honored volunteer, Don Ainsley
(with plaque), are Council President Marilyn
Stoknes, City Administrator John McFarland
and Senior Center heri McConnaughey
Don Ainsley is TCC
Volunteer of Year
Don Ainsley won the Volunteer of
the Year award from the Tukwila Com-
munity Center for his many hours of
service at the senior center.
Other volunteers who earned spe-
cial certificates of recognition were Lou-
ise Anderson, Sam Bennett, Shirley
Canterbury, Gus Charleson, Kitty
Endert, Tom Farias, Virginia Farias,
Barbara Ferris, Marie Froyland, Char-
lotte Greer, Verna Grele, Rev. B. P.
Hart, Elsie Heglund, John Hochhal-
ter, Beulah Jennings, Viola Kiethley,
IAly Belle Mallow, Fern Martinson,
Catherine McElholm, Bernice
McGuire, Mark McGuire, Jeanette
Morgan, Claudett Nussbaum, Duana
Perry, Bernice Reed, Maggie Schwindt,
Fred Shepherd, Ruth Steen, Evelyn
Stewart, Mary Terusaki, Freda Todd,
Clifford Versdahl, Lila viler.
Save on greens fees
with Foster golf card
Local golfers can play for less at the
Foster Golf Links by showing their golf
discount card when paying greens fees.
The card is available at Tukwila City Hall
You must be a Tukwila resident to
receive a card, and show proof of your
current address. Cards are valid through
the rest of 1989. New cards must be
picked up at City Hall each year.
Foster Golf Links is owned by the
City of Tukwila. Revenues from fees are
used for operating and maintenance costs
and captial improvements as needed.
Firefighters hold
two-day event
The Tukwila Fire Department will
again be hosting Firefighter Recognition
Days at Southcenter Mall on May 6 & 7.
The Mall will have 14 booths, 15 fire
trucks, a Puget Power mini -city and
guest appearances by Smokey the Bear
and Sparky the Fire Dog.
On Saturday, the Seafair clowns
will give the kids a ride around the Mall
in an antique firetruck.
On Sunday, Tukwila firefighters
will stage a "rescue" from the south
entrance to the mall.
Outdoor burning
requires a fire permit
Spring clean-up for most of us
means trimming our trees, hedges, and
bushes. We end up with well-groomed
yards and a large pile of branches and
rubbish to dispose of.
If you decide to burn this waste
material, remember, you must obtain a
permit from your local fire station first.
You also will recieve a copy of the regu-
lations established by the Puget Sound
Air Pollution Control Agency.
Pets owners must
license, leash pets
The City requires pet owners to li-
cense their dogs and cats annually.
Animal control services are contracted
through King County. Dogs are required
to be on a leash when off their owner's
property.
The Tukwila police handle calls
about problem pets, too. Barking dogs
can be a nuisance and vicious animals
running loose are a danger. If you have
a problem with a nuisance pet, call 433-
1808.
City eyes sign code
The City is developing a new sign
code for businesses in Tukwila. If you
wish to be a part of this discussion,
contact Jack Pace at 433-1849.