The Kenmore Top 4: January 17, 2025

Thoughtful Citizens Litter Pick Up Event in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through action! Thoughtful Citizens invites the community to participate in a day ON and join a litter pick up event on Monday, January 20 from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at Log Boom Park. Trash grabbers, buckets, and gloves will be available, and all ages and abilities are welcome to participate.

Community led events like this are a great example of a Love Note. Learn more about Kenmore Love Notes and how the City supports them here.

City Council Reviews the Docket to Guide the Planning Commission's 2025 Work and Policy Priorities
Every year, the Planning Commission takes on a list of planning policies and regulations, known as the Docket, that directly affect the city. This year, there are four proposed items on the Docket:

• Middle Housing and Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations
• Land Use Element and Housing Element Comprehensive Plan amendments related to middle housing regulations
• Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Element (PROS) Plan Update, Parks & Recreation Element and Parks Capital Facilities Plan
• Bastyr Master Plan/Comprehensive Plan Update

At the January 27 meeting, the City Council will consider the Docket for approval and host a joint meeting with the Planning Commission to review what is to come in 2025 around middle housing regulations. View the Docket.

Kenmore Community Meeting on Regional Fire Authority Ballot Measure January 23
The Shoreline Fire Department is hosting a series of educational community meetings to inform residents about Proposition 1 – a Regional Fire Authority (RFA) measure that will be on the February 11, 2025, special election ballot for the communities of Kenmore, Shoreline, and Lake Forest Park. These meetings will offer residents an opportunity to learn about the proposed RFA and to hear directly from local Shoreline Firefighters and Fire Chief Matt Cowan.

Community Meeting Schedule:
• Tuesday, January 21 – Shoreline
Time: 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Shoreline Fire Station #61 (17525 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline)
• Wednesday, January 22 – Lake Forest Park
Time: 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lake Forest Park City Hall (17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park)
• Thursday, January 23 – Kenmore
Time: 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Kenmore Fire Station #51 (7220 NE 181st Street, Kenmore)

What’s Happening to Jack in the Box?
In 2018, the US Supreme Court affirmed a court ruling that required the State of Washington to replace culverts with the worst impacts on fish habitat by 2030. The culvert going under SR 522 at Jack in the Box (6100 NE Bothell Way) is one of those culverts. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is preparing to replace that culvert, and the size of the project will be large enough to impact Jack in the Box. As a result, the State plans to purchase the Jack In the Box property. To make way for the culvert and the stream, the Jack in the Box building is planned to be demolished. The stream will be "daylighted" where Jack in the Box now stands. Learn how WSDOT is reconnecting streams under state highways to improve fish passage around the state here. For questions, please contact WSDOT project managers: eric.zackula@wsdot.wa.gov and kenneth.ezeokeke@wsdot.wa.gov.