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Metropolitan King County Council
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Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-296-1000
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News

April 2008
KCCP hearing in Ravensdale area,” Voice of the Valley, 4/24/08
"Kirkland's annexation plans put on hold again," Seattle Times 4/19/08
County considers expanding several urban growth areas,” River Current News, 4/17/08
County should include TDRs for Rural Area,” Issaquah Press Editorial, 4/16/08
Editorial: Cities in the Valley should adopt TDR programs,” Sno-Valley Star.com 4/16/08
"City [Duvall] offered acreage for heritage park, other uses," The Current River News, 4/11/08
"Treehouse fan challenges county rules", Snoqualmie Valley Record 4/02/08
KCCP Update to be held locally, April 3,” Voice of the Valley, 4/1/08

March 2008
"Support landowners who keep their property in forestry," Seattle Times Guest OpEd 3/26/08
"Pilot project, or land grab?", Snoqualmie Valley Record 3/27/08
"County listens on hospital land plan", Snoqualmie Valley Record 3/27/08
"Residents pack council hospital hearing", SnoValley Star 3/26/08

February 2008
"King County Comprehensive Plan Changes", KUOW 2/28/08

Donut Hole-King County-Yarrow bay land deal stopped for now,” Voice of the Valley, 2/5/08

January 2008
“KC proposes ambitious Comp Plan Update,” Woodinville Weekly 1/28/08

“'Smart sprawl' is needed in jobs-housing balance,” Puget Sound Business Journal 1/28/08

"County halts land-sale talks," Seattle Times, 1/26/08

"[Kirkland City] Council postpones annexation decision," Kirkland Courier Reporter, 1/23/08

"Burien to study smaller annexation area," Highline Times, 1/22/08

"Building a response to climate change," Seattle Times, 1/21/08

"Green choices," Seattle Times, 1/11/08

"Seattle is best choice," West Seattle Herald, 1/9/08

"Save Northwest forests for conifers, not condos", Seattle Times, 1/7/08

"Let Maple Valley annex its future," Seattle Times, 1/03/08

Sammamish may pick up Klahanie annexation prospect from Issaquah,” Issaquah Press, 01/02/08

"Big land deal, big questions," Seattle Times 1/2/08

December 2007
"City to study Klahanie annexation," Sammamish Review, 12/26/07

"Issaquah ponders Klahanie handoff", Seattle Times, 12/22/07

"The numbers are in, Auburn will annex," Auburn Reporter, 12/22/07

What about the Northern Notch,” Covington Reporter, 12/19/07

"Proposals to reduce carbon take shape," Seattle Times, 12/5/07

"Annexation’s critics making their voices heard," Kirkland Courier Reporter, 12/5/07

"Three cities eye Boulevard Park," Des Moines News, 12/5/07

"Possible Burien, North Highline merger with South King awaits annexation decision," Federal Way News, 12/5/07

"Climate change could mean more massive downpours," Seattle P-I, 12/5/07

"A great leap forward in managing growth," TNT, 12/3/07

"King County loosens rules on some agricultural land," Seattle Times 12/3/07

November 2007
"Rural land-use rules changing," Covingtonreporter.com, 11/29/07

"Possible Burien, North Highline merger with South King awaits annexation decision," Federal Way News, 11/27/07

"City [Kirkland] lays out annexation costs, benefits," Kirkland Reporter, 11/26/07

"Voters approve Benson Hill annexation," Renton Reporter 11/13/07

Citizens speak out concerning Donut Hole at special Town Hall Meeting,” Voice of the Valley, 11/6/07

October 2007
Unincorporated areas feeling development pressure,” Issaquah press, 10/31/07

"Potentially huge changes likely to take place regarding the 'Donut Hole' (PDF, 500KB)," Voice of the Valley, 10/9/07

"Dueling claims on annexation sent to county," Highline News, 10/9/07

"A step toward more "walkable" cities?" Seattle Times, 10/4/07

Aug/Sept. 2007
"A little 'donut hole' creating a big problem for Maple Valley," Seattle Times Southeast Edition 9/9/07

"King County (WA) first in the nation to require climate change impacts to be considered during environmental review of new projects," Marten Law Group Environmental Newsletter 8/1/07