Passage Point housing project to move forward

January 19, 2010

King County and Cedar Hills Rural Preservation Alliance officials have reached an agreement that will allow the YWCA’s Passage Point project to move forward. Read more

King County, local residents reach settlement to allow Passage Point to move forward

January 15, 2010

UPDATED — 9:25 a.m. Jan. 18, 2010

King County and Cedar Hills Rural Preservation Alliance officials have reached an agreement that will allow YWCA’s Passage Point project to move forward.

The agreement was reached outside the court system and brokered Dec. 29. Details were not released until Wednesday.

The agreement allows for the remodel of the former Cedar Hills Alcohol Treatment Facility, 15900 227th Ave. S.E., into 46 one- and two-bedroom apartments, which will be occupied by men and women recently released from incarceration or hospitalization.

The facility will feature housing, employment and counseling services for men and women who wish to reunite with and act as caregivers to their children.

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Residents briefed about YWCA housing facility

December 8, 2008

Several residents attended a community meeting discussing the pending lawsuit against King County and the new YWCA housing facility Nov. 24 at the King County Library Service Center.

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To The Editor

December 8, 2008

Bikes on the roads

Riders should take the initiative and keep the roads clean themselves

In response to a recent letter from a white-line-riding bicyclist, may I suggest that the precedent set by our industrious local trails club provide an inspiration to the local bicycle clubs — take responsibility for the safety of your riders and the motorists and establish a regular maintenance crew and schedule to keep the road shoulders clean. Read more