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Countywide Planning Policies : VOICE of the Valley


The Area Council held its regular monthly meeting virtually on
Monday, May 3. Major topics discussed were: (1) Countywide Planning Policies Update; (2) Cedar Hills Regional Landfill Community Meeting; and (3) School Siting Briefing Paper.
Our Guest Speakers were: (1) Nicole Sanders, Program Manager in the King County Department of Local Services Permitting Division and (2) Rory O’Rourke, Health and Environmental Investigator in the Environmental Health Services Division of Public Health – Seattle & King County.
The following is shown in order of the items addressed on the meeting Agenda.
Tahoma School District (TSD) Update
TSD Board member and Area Council committee member, Val Paganelli, provided an update. Tahoma ....

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Community Needs : VOICE of the Valley


The Area Council held its regular monthly meeting on
Monday, March 1. Major topics discussed were: (1) Community Needs; (2) Countywide Planning Policies Update; and (3) Cedar Hills Regional Landfill.
Public Comment
Lisa Floyd of the King County Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS)/Behavioral Health & Recovery Division spoke about mental and behavioral health services, etc. that are available, see: https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services/mental-health-substance-abuse/midd.aspx.
Tahoma School District (TSD) Update
TSD Board member, Val Paganelli, provided the update. Hybrid in-person learning along with a continued 100% remote learning model (based on family choice) is in place for all K-5 students in the district; middle school expected to follow in March and high school in April. A capital project budget review recently was conducted and priorities established with upcoming an Demographer Report and Housing Committee recommendation ....

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Reserve Silica Mine Site Cleanup : VOICE of the Valley


The Area Council held its regular monthly meeting on
Monday, February 1. Major topics discussed were: (1) Reserve Silica Mine Site Cleanup; (2) Countywide Planning Policies Update; (3) Community Needs; and (4) Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. Item (4) was extended to a
Special Meeting held on
Tahoma School District (TSD) Update
TSD Board member, Val Paganelli, provided a summary. In-person of hybrid learning for K-2 started today. High School student, Olivia Tamer, gave an update on moving to a hybrid schedule for the high school and extracurricular activities.
Reserve Silica Mine Site Cleanup
Dr. Alan Noell and Tim O’Connor, Reserve Silica Mine Site managers for the State Department of Ecology (DOE) provided an update on the site in Ravensdale. Reserve Silica and previous owners and operators used the site (generally located at 28130 Black Diamond–Ravensdale Rd near Ravensdale) for coal through 1956 and sandstone mining until 2007. As part of site rec ....

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