Shoreline Master Plan hearing in Medina tonight

Shoreline Master Plan hearing in Medina tonight

The process for updating Medina's Shoreline Master Plan is coming to an end, and tonight is your last chance to share opinions on the updates coming up.

Testimony will be taken at tonight's City Council meeting on the updates, and a decision on whether to approve it and send it on to the state Department of Ecology will likely be made.

The plan affects all properties on Lake Washington and within 200 feet of the lake's shoreline.

The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at Medina City Hall.

Those who can't make the meeting are encouraged to send their questions in to Medina's Director of Development Services, Robert Grumbach. He can be reached at 425-233-6416, at rgrumbach@medina-wa.gov.

 

 

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Traffic: 520 bridge closing to allow boat passing

If you're planning to take a drive and head to Seattle you'll want to find another way across Lake Washington this afternoon.

At 1:00pm. crews will close the 520 floating bridge to allow a 52-foot-tall boat to pass through the drawspan.

WSDOT warns drivers to expect up to a 30 minute delay.

If you're in a hurry, crews advise you use an alternate route during the closure.

 

Mother's Day means more sun, continues through start of work week

Mother's Day means more sun, continues through start of work week

Happy Mother's Day! 

We are in for some wonderful weather for getting outside. 

Plan on sunny skies today with highs in the mid-70s to low-80s in many spots.  The warmest areas will be in the south Sound.

The strong ridge of high pressure will stay locked in for Monday with highs rising a few degrees.

Even Tuesday is looking mostly sunny with a few high clouds toward the end of the day.  It isn't until late Wednesday that the ridge breaks down enough to allow a stronger onshore flow to bring us more clouds and cooler temps.  By Thursday morning we could even have some areas of mist.

Theron Zahn
The KOMO4 Forecast Team

Alert: 520 drawspan to open Friday morning

The Washington Department of Transportation is advising drivers to allow extra time to get across Lake Washington mid-morning.

The SR 520 floating bridge drawspan will open at 11:00a.m.

WSDOT says the opening could delay trips across the bridge by up to 30 minutes.

A 47-foot sailboat is expected to pass through the opening.

Drivers should see message signs on the highway leading up to the bridge alerting drivers of the scheduled closure.

WSDOT says drivers can always choose alternate routes to get around or across Lake Washington, including I-90, I-405 and State Route 522.

 

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WSDOT offers residents update on SR 520 work

The Washington Department of Transportation is providing a detailed look of the work that has already been done on SR 520 and what's to come in the weeks ahead.

The chart shows the current week's work, what time commuters and residents can expect to see and hear construction and even when supplies will be delivered.

The city shared the latest update on its website and we thought we would pass it along for you to check out.

You can get the very latest on the 520 improvement project online.

PSE gas rates to go up on Monday

PSE gas rates to go up on Monday

Those who get natural gas service from Puget Sound Energy will starting paying a bit more for the service.

The state Utilities and Transportation Commission approved PSE's request for a 1.3 percent increase in natural gas rates on Monday. The new rates will take effect next Monday, May 14.

The new rates would see the average PSE customer see their bill go up by just over a dollar to around $89 a month. In all, PSE hopes to raise $32 million a year from the increase in natural gas rates from its entire service area.

PSE serves more than 1 million electric customers and 750,000 natural gas customers in 11 counties, with half of its total customers in King County.  PSE also serves King County customers from a number of service, fleet and operations centers in Bellevue, Bothell, Kent, Redmond, Enumclaw, and Renton. It serves Seattle with only natural gas service.
 

Bellevue Reporter: Medina students to compete in national puzzle challenges

Medina Elementary School students will be showing off their smarts this month at the Destination Imagination Global Finals in Tennessee, according to the Bellevue Reporter.

Representing the state for the fine arts challenge are Medina students Kate Forsberg, Gannon Forsberg, Oliver Charaf, Isabella Chang, Lucie Mowat, Alicia Fletcher and Jack Feller.

The state champs for the technical challenge are Michael Simpson, Kirby Bryant, Brian McMurray, Mary Javier, Ethan Schiller and Preston Bezos.

Destination ImagiNation, Inc. is a non-profit that provides after-school programs for students to learn and experience creativity, teamwork and problem solving by solving mind-bending challenges and present their solutions at tournaments.

The finals are set for May 23-26 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.