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No fooling; Southern portion of North Highline joins Burien April 1
The city of Burien officially annexes the southern portion of North Highline on Thursday, April 1.
Burien will jump up ten spots from the 31st largest city in the state to 21st, passing the state capitol of Olympia. The city will add about 14,500 people to its 31,000 current residents.
Voters in North Highline's southern part approved the annexation last August by a 55 percent to 45 percent margin.
"We think we have done everything possible to welcome our old new neighbors," Burien Mayor Joan McGilton declared.
Annexation proponents emphasized that Burien has historic ties to the newly acquired area, developed before the city incorporated 17 years ago.
There will be no official ceremony on Thursday but Burien plans to welcome the new residents with a city hall reception at 6:30 p.m., before the April 5 council meeting. More ›
35th Avenue Spring Cleanup coming March 28
Come and join your neighbors to make 35th Ave. S.W. a better walking experience for all.
Sunday March 28th from 10 am to 1 pm the Westwood Neighborhood Council and Friends of Southwest Branch Library are sponsoring Spring Clean Up! More ›
Three Puget-Sound area community colleges earn accreditation as baccalaureate institutions
Three Puget Sound-area community colleges have earned accreditation as baccalaureate colleges from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the body that accredits all Northwest institutions of higher education, public and private.
Baccalaureate accreditation status means that the three colleges – South Seattle Community College (Seattle), Bellevue College (Bellevue), and Olympic College (Bremerton) – meet the standards for performance, integrity, and quality required of all bachelor’s degree-granting colleges and universities.
The standards are set by the Northwest Commission, whose work is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. More ›
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