2012 DNRP news releases

Community meeting on May 30 highlights West Seattle sewer improvement project
Community members will have an opportunity to learn about construction activities scheduled to begin this summer as part of a project to upgrade a 54-year-old pump station near the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal.  

Pipe connection work requires temporary closure of a section of West Commodore Way
On Saturday, June 2, a section of West Commodore Way will be closed for four months to enable workers to connect sewer lines in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood to a new tunnel beneath the Lake Washington Ship Canal.  

King County Parks seeks community input on trails plan for Big Finn Hill Park
Community participation is an essential part of a new effort by King County Parks to develop a trails plan for Big Finn Hill Park near Kirkland. 

King County, Friends of Island Center Forest seek volunteers for June 16 work party
Join King County Parks and the Friends of Island Center Forest June 16 for a habitat restoration and clean-up event on King County’s recently acquired 40-acre parcel that links the forest with the town. 

Employee-inspired efficiencies spark a new crop of King County ‘Energy Heroes’
King County Executive Dow Constantine today distinguished six employees as Energy Heroes for going the extra mile to improve energy efficiency and cost effectiveness in County operations. 

Wastemobile: Household hazardous waste collection event in Enumclaw, June 8-10
All King County and city residents can safely dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint and other household hazardous waste when the Wastemobile travels to Enumclaw, June 8-10. 

Historic preservation stars to be honored at 12th annual John D. Spellman Awards
King County Executive Dow Constantine will recognize four recipients of the 2012 John D. Spellman Awards for Exemplary Achievement in Historic Preservation on May 24 at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th Street, Redmond, WA.  

Brief delays from work on short stretch of King County’s Burke-Gilman Trail near Kenmore
Work this week to improve a short stretch of King County’s Burke-Gilman Trail near Kenmore will likely cause very brief delays for trail users. 

King County urges caution on rivers that are high, swift, cold from big mountain snowpack
With a forecast for warm and sunny weather over the next several days and a significantly greater-than-average mountain snowpack, King County officials are urging recreational river users to be extremely careful when heading out onto area rivers during late spring’s improving weather. 

Pavement, other improvements coming to East Lake Sammamish Trail in Issaquah
Upgrades are coming to King County’s East Lake Sammamish Trail (ELST) through Issaquah, including removing the existing gravel trail and constructing a 12-foot-wide asphalt trail with gravel shoulders, installing concrete sidewalk connections, retaining walls, fencing and signage, plus wetland mitigation planting and landscaping.