Central Issaquah Plan team earns honor from chamber
Issaquah Chamber of Commerce leaders honored residents, planners and City Council members Jan. 24 for crafting and adopting a long-term redevelopment plan. The council adopted the Central Issaquah Plan...
View ArticleCity Council shifts top leadership positions
The leadership atop the City Council shifted in early January, as the group chose a longtime councilman to lead the council again. In unanimous decisions Jan. 7, council members chose Fred Butler for...
View ArticleCity Council appoints Joe Forkner to open seat
NEW — 6:20 p.m. Jan. 29, 2013 Joe Forkner returned to the City Council on Tuesday after a divided council appointed the former councilman, onetime city employee and longtime community leader to a...
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Joe Forkner launches campaign for Issaquah mayor
NEW — 3 p.m. Feb. 4, 2013 Less than a week after rejoining the City Council, longtime community leader and seasoned Councilman Joe Forkner entered the race for mayor Monday. Joe Forkner The...
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Mayor Ava Frisinger reflects on accomplishments
NEW — 6 a.m. Feb. 5, 2013 Mayor Ava Frisinger, a steady leader amid more than decade of transformation, plans to retire after guiding Issaquah through a transition from small town to a boomtown in 16...
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Mayor Ava Frisinger reflects on accomplishments
Mayor Ava Frisinger, a steady leader amid more than a decade of transformation, plans to retire after guiding Issaquah through a transition from small town to a boomtown in 16 years at City Hall. Ava...
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City Council turns to veteran for vacancy
Joe Forkner (left) is welcomed back to the dais for another City Council stint by Eileen Barber on Jan. 29. By Greg Farrar Joe Forkner returned to the City Council on Jan. 29 after a divided council...
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Joe Forkner enters race for Issaquah mayor
Less than a week after rejoining the City Council, longtime community leader and seasoned Councilman Joe Forkner entered the race for mayor Feb. 4. Joe Forkner The announcement set up a contest between...
View ArticleIssaquah planners envision opportunity in business district redevelopment
Issaquah leaders, planners and residents spent years on a blueprint to define redevelopment in the business district over the next few decades. The guidelines approved late last year in the Central...
View ArticleCouncil sets workshop for Central Issaquah Plan
Months after the City Council adopted the Central Issaquah Plan, members intend to delve into the redevelopment blueprint again to refine important development rules. The council plans to meet Feb. 20...
View ArticleApproved standards could mean 10-story buildings
The vision established in the Central Issaquah Plan last year officially took the first steps toward realization April 15 as the City Council approved design and development standards for future...
View ArticleSpeakers raise South Cove concerns at Transportation Improvement Program hearing
Thirty-five projects were on display at a June 17 public hearing to discuss the six-year Transportation Improvement Program. Improvements to Northwest Lake Sammamish Road garnered all of the public...
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Friendly setting finds few feuds between mayoral candidates
Mayoral candidates City Council President Fred Butler and City Councilman Joe Forkner restated major themes in a largely agreeable forum Oct. 17. In one-minute answers, both candidates stuck to their...
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Gilman Square plan could add 340 residences
ContributedThis architectural drawing shows the three building proposed for a redeveloped Gilman Square. A pre-application for three five-story buildings at Gilman Square could mark the first test of...
View ArticleGilman Square redevelopment plan raises retail worries
Requiring retail development might be discussed in the Central Issaquah Plan’s first progress report. Still in the beginning phases, the redevelopment of Gilman Square into three five-story residential...
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Mary Lou Pauly sets sights on social first term
New Issaquah City Councilwoman Mary Lou Pauly wants to connect with the community. After Pauly won an uncontested election last month, Mayor Ava Frisinger swore her into office during the Dec. 2...
View ArticleSchools plan future around expected growth
Officials are hoping to break ground on the new Issaquah Middle School next summer, and the replacement building will look much different than what was first envisioned. The city of Issaquah’s 30-year...
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2014 goals for a better Issaquah The Issaquah Press presents its annual list of goals for the Issaquah area. A few are repeats from last year, still waiting to be accomplished but worthy of repeating....
View ArticleOld year brought new problems
Top news stories of the year Many new things happened in Issaquah this past year and not all of them were greeted warmly. While most people saw new parks and a new mayor as positive changes for the...
View ArticleDevelopers want 7th and Gilman fast-tracked
Lennar Multifamily Investors wants to move quickly on the first redevelopment in central Issaquah. The developer with a Seattle office submitted an official site development permit application Dec. 18....
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