With a Tree City USA banner nearby, Mayor Salim Nice delivered a speech at the Arbor Day planting event on Oct. 21 at Luther Burbank Park to commemorate the opening of the new South Shoreline Trail and thank the dedicated volunteers who helped plant new greenery that day and embodied “the spirit of community and environmental stewardship.”
Wendy Weiker is running unopposed for re-election to the Mercer Island City Council in the Nov. 7 general election. King County Elections mailed out ballots on Oct. 18.
With a pair of Mercer Island City Councilmembers voicing that it was a tough decision to make, council unanimously voted to direct the permanent closure of the city hall building at its hybrid meeting on Oct. 3.