Community Calendar 

March 3   Spring CERT Training begins

                 City Council Special Meeting

March 4   Office Hours: Councilmember Kent Treen

                 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting

March 5   Planning Commission Regular Meeting

March 6   Volunteer at Evans Creek Preserve

March 8   Volunteer at East Sammamish Park

March 10 City Council Study Session

March 12 SE 8th St. -- 218th Ave. Corridor Open House

March 17 City Council Regular Meeting

March 18 Sammamish Youth Board Meeting

March 19 Planning Commission Regular Meeting

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 City News 

COVID-19 Updates: Currently, the local risk to individuals remain low, but precautions such as staying home when sick and washing your hands thoroughly and regularly are highly advised. King County Public Health recommends that organizations and individuals prepare now in order to reduce the number of illnesses and negative effects that could occur in our community.

Resources:

CDC (updated 2/27): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html

King County Public Health (updated 2/26): https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/communicable-diseases/disease-control/novel-coronavirus.aspx

Public Health Insider (Seattle & King County Public Health blog, which puts the data into perspective for local residents): https://publichealthinsider.com/

The Sammamish Coronavirus / COVID-19 news page will be updated next week and as more information becomes available.

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On Thursday March 12, from 6-8 p.m., join project managers from the Public Works department at City Hall to share your input for the upcoming improvements to the corridor extending from 212th Ave. SE to NE Inglewood Hill Road. Learn more.

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Update on park-ing: Vehicles parked illegally in City parks will soon be towed. Keep your eyes out for new parking signs at East Sammamish Park and Upper Sammamish Commons. Please remember to always park in designated areas and remove your vehicle before closing time. Questions? Contact Sammamish Parks & Recreation for details at 425-295-0585.

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Volunteer at Evans Creek Preserve on Friday, March 6, and at East Sammamish Park on Sunday, March 8. Both events take place from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Give back to your community, learn about native plants and enhance wildlife habitat. Volunteers will join Master Stewards from the Washington Native Plant Society and Sammamish Stewards to help remove invasive blackberry and mulch.

This project is perfect for students looking to complete community service hours for school and great for groups of all ages. Water, snacks, gloves and tools will be provided. Please dress appropriately for weather; wear long sleeves/pants and closed-toed shoes. Sign up at https://sammamish.galaxydigital.com/need/

 

These road work projects are scheduled in Sammamish for the week of February 28 - March 6.

SCHEDULES MAY CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER AND/OR EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY

Work hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified.

4th Street: Sidewalks, Storm Drains, and Streetscaping

The contractor is completing the storm tank installation near 228th Ave. SE and will soon be starting to work on constructing the new right-turn lane for eastbound traffic at the 228th Ave. SE intersection. At the west end of the project, activities will be increasing as crews work to construct a retaining wall for sidewalk along 218th Ave. SE and begin grading for curb and gutter at the intersection with SE 4th St.  Other active work includes installation of irrigation and streetlighting, and localized areas of sanitary sewer construction. In the upcoming weeks, work will start on 225th Pl. SE and on the paver block sidewalks within the Town Center project area. Flaggers continue to manage traffic through the work zone. Typical work hours are 7:00am to 5:00pm.

228^th Catch Basin Repair

Work will continue on 228^th between Discovery Elementary and Skyline High School to repair the catch basins along the roadway. Traffic has been reduced to one lane in the work location. Work is occurring along the northbound direction. 

Verizon 5G Drilling on 228^th

A contractor has begun installing conduit by directional drilling along the northbound 228^th Ave. SE sidewalk between SE 24^th Street and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road.

• The northbound curb lane may be affected by lane closures for equipment to access work areas, which may also close the sidewalks in some places.
• Sidewalk detours will be provided for pedestrians to navigate around the closures.
• Signalized intersections will have off-duty uniformed patrol officers onsite.
• This work is anticipated to last approximately two more weeks.

Issaquah-Fall City Road (IFCR)

• The temporary roundabout at SE Issaquah-Beaver Lake Rd./256th Ave. SE/SE 32nd St/E Beaver Lake Dr. SE is operational. The roundabout will remain open while curb, truck apron, paint lines, lighting, & pedestrian crossing work is completed.
• When the concrete work is complete, work will begin on the new traffic circle at 247th and SE 45th Way. 
• Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Electric, Comcast, Century Link, & Verizon are relocating to a Joint Utility Trench between 245th and 247th.
• PSE Electric, Comcast, & Century Link will relocate existing poles and lines between 247th and Klahanie to allow the bridge construction to begin.
  • PSE Electric (Asplundh) will be removing trees in the new PSE utility corridor on the south side of the road on private property in King County.
  • The contractor will be removing trees on the north side of the road that have been identified for removal by the project arborist. Note: All trees in direct conflict with the structure are assessed for health and chances for survival by the project arborist. All healthy, viable trees are saved and/or moved.
• The new concrete student walkway and stairs leading up to the front entrance of Pacific Cascade Middle School are being built.
• Drainage installation continues at and around 245th.
• Please note that during peak delays, using the project detour route, Issaquah Beaver Lake Rd to Issaquah Pine Lake Road,may result in shorter drive times.

DATES

• Estimated dates for the ROAD CLOSURE are March 28th, 2020, to November 28th, 2020, between 247th and Klahanie Blvd. only. Updates on the actual closure date will be posted ASAP.
• August 2021 - END CONSTRUCTION

Citywide Guardrail Project

The Citywide Guardrail Project began last week. Work for next week includes the north end of East Lake Sammamish Parkway, starting near the Sammamish Landing, working north towards the City limits.

Cable-Laying on 244th at Klahanie

A contractor has begun performing a directional drill job to lay approximately 6000 feet of cable on 244th at Klahanie, in front of the Klahanie Information Center. It will take approximately three weeks for the conduit to be installed, with patching of sidewalks and asphalt to follow. Permanent restoration of sidewalks and streets will follow shortly thereafter, and we will post those dates when we have them.

2019 Intersection Improvement Project (Flashing Yellow Arrow Installation)

The general contractor will continue work to install flashing yellow arrows. Please note that work was interrupted due to earlier weather conditions and may be subject to delays from further inclement weather. Upcoming intersections that will be modified include:

3/2/2020 – 3/7/2020

• 228th Ave. NE at NE 4th St. (Eastlake High School) (9:30am - 3pm)
• NE 8^th at 242^nd (Inglewood Middle School) (9:30am - 3pm)

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Have questions or comments about this newsletter? You can contact us at Communications@sammamish.us or by calling 425-295-0555.