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WEBIn rare football matchup, Eastside Catholic dispatches Eastlake posted on September 11, 2024; Sammamish 9-year-old launches first ever Sammamish Children’s Business Fair posted on September 7, 2024; Local teen starts nonprofit to give used Indian dresses a second life posted on November 22, 2021; It’s time for the ISD to allow their high school students more sleep posted on August 22, 2024
City formalizes vision of racially equitable future
WEB2 days ago · This summer, the Sammamish City Council unanimously voted to adopt a vision statement that will guide how it addresses racial inequity. This statement is dubbed the Racial Equity Commitment and Vision (RECV). The RECV comes two years after the City created a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) program.
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City makes history by selecting Clark as mayor, Lam as deputy
WEBJul 2, 2022 · Clark was the only nominee for mayor. She was elected as a council member in Nov. 2021 and has served as deputy mayor since Jan. 4. Clark will be the youngest and first openly LGBTQ mayor in city history. Her elevation to mayor represents a stunning rise for the 37-year-old Clark, given her first term on council only began five months ago.
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WEBSep 7, 2024 · Sammamish celebrates 25th anniversary with past council members. Ruohan Huang City Hall, Top Story. Four current and former city council members showed optimism about the future of Sammamish and offered insight on …
Students take charge in classrooms when teachers go home to …
WEBNov 15, 2021 · Students take charge in classrooms when teachers go home to quarantine. Even though schools have returned to in-person learning, they have encountered obstacles when attempting to operate at full capacity, especially when teachers testing positive for COVID-19. Since infected teachers must isolate for two weeks, students have been left to rise ...
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WEBSep 7, 2024 · New Inglewood athletic field to add 2,500 playable hours per year in Sammamish. Echo He Community, Headline Story. The project aims to provide a higher quality field and more playable hours for community use. May 17, 2024.
Sammamish Library reopens to the public after pandemic shutdown
WEBJul 12, 2021 · Sammamish Library reopens to the public after pandemic shutdown. After being closed for more than a year, Sammamish Library opened its doors to the public on Thursday. Librarians lined the entrance to cheer on the first of 846 patrons who entered the building on July 8, the day of reopening. In the first 25 minutes after doors were open, 5 ...
Ritchie cites clash on moratoriums as reason for council resignation
WEBFeb 18, 2021 · Expressing frustration with city council’s decision to extend the construction moratorium for another six months, Councilmember Jason Ritchie resigned during the virtual council meeting on Jan. 19. “I did what I could and it fell on deaf ears,” he said during an interview after his resignation. “I want to see my city succeed.”.
Lam has a lot of new ideas for Sammamish
WEBAug 30, 2021 · Lam believes that a lot of Sammamish’s problems could be solved if the city only had revenue to do it. For her, increasing city revenue is a must. On its current path, she said Sammamish will be deficit-spending within the next few years. “We can increase property tax by 1% every year, which is what the law allows,” Lam said.
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