Washington News links Archive - November 2009
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Washington News Links
- County's voluntary furlough program extended (The Daily News, November 17, 2009)
- Tacoma: Two new traffic speed enforcement cameras rolling (Tacoma News Tribune, November 17, 2009)
- Mountlake Terrace: City rejects marijuana plans, so two men threaten to sue (Tacoma News Tribune, November 16, 2009)
- Franklin County has no funds for animal control (Tri-City Herald, November 16, 2009)
- Blaine proposes staff cuts, fee and tax increases in budget (Bellingham Herald, November 16, 2009)
- Steilacoom Council snuffs out fireworks (The Olympian, November 14, 2009)
- Pierce County Council seeks to combine departments (Tacoma News Tribune, November 12, 2009)
- Pierce County budget trims 300 jobs (Tacoma News Tribune, November 12, 2009)
- Port Orchard again attempts mayor’s ‘performance based’ salary model (Port Orchard Independent, November 11, 2009)
- Proposed budget avoids tax hikes, maintains services (Tri-City Herald, November 10, 2009)
- ‘Banked’ property tax hike considered (Whidbey News Times, November 10, 2009)
- Builders: Don't cut Pierce County planning staff, raise fees (Tacoma News Tribune, November 10, 2009)
- Pierce County Council cuts spending, hoards cash for 2010 (Tacoma News Tribune, November 10, 2009)
- Pierce County Council pushes sweeping department consolidation (Tacoma News Tribune, November 10, 2009)
- City Council members approve property tax increase (Bellingham Herald, November 9, 2009)
- Richland farmers market goes online (Tri-City Herald, November 9, 2009)
- Police monitor sex offenders in Federal Way (Federal Way Mirror, November 9, 2009)
- King County to stop animal shelter services by Jan. 31 (Seattl PI, November 9, 2009)
- A sad tune: Olympia budget blues (The Olympian, November 8, 2009)
- 27 jobs in jeopardy in Lewis (The Olympian, November 7, 2009)
- City considers cuts to balance ledger (North Kitsap Herald, November 6, 2009)
- Goodbye, safe and sane: San Juan County voters uphold fireworks ban (Islands Sounder, November 4, 2009)
- Sheriff’s Guild to forgo COLA; will save county $60k (Islands Sounder, November 3, 2009)
- City notifies 14 of layoffs (The Olympian, November 3, 2009)
- New agency for open records? (The Olympian, November 3, 2009)
- Backyard cottages OK'd in Seattle (Seattle PI, November 2, 2009)