Washington News links Archive - December 2008
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Washington News Links
- Snow removal costs pile up for cities, counties (Tri-City Herald, December 28, 2008)
- New law keeps electronic waste out of landfill (Columbian, December 1, 2008)
- County suggests that city operate fair (Enumclaw Courier Herald, December 17, 2008)
- Gang violence in Federal Way and King County: Technology to the rescue (Federal Way Mirror, December 17, 2008)
- Tacoma City Council OKs budget with pay increase (Tacoma News Tribune, December 17, 2008)
- Bellingham City Council wants to ban guns in parks (Bellingham Herald, December 16, 2008)
- County lays off 18 employees (The Daily News, December 16, 2008)
- City Council OKs affordable-housing plan (Seattle PI, December 15, 2008)
- Court throws out city parade permit rules (Seattle PI, December 12, 2008)
- County budget: Don't expect things to get better soon (Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader, December 10, 2008)
- County budget cuts necessitate volunteerism (North Kitsap Herald, December 10, 2008)
- Warnings of severe police cuts draw county exec's ire (Seattle PI, December 10, 2008)
- Bellingham buys downtown land for parking (Bellingham Herald, December 10, 2008)
- Bremerton Council to Discuss Raising License Tab Fees (Kitsap Sun, December 9, 2008)
- Whatcom County rules aim to limit new garage-dominated homes (Bellingham Herald, December 9, 2008)
- Census shows state is richer, better educated than rest of US (Seattle PI, December 9, 2008)
- Castle Rock raises taxes, borrows to balance budget (The Daily News, December 9, 2008)
- Library system seeks to raise tax rate in effort to avoid cuts (The Olympian, December 9, 2008)
- Sumner, Puyallup get tough on dogs (Tacoma News Tribune, December 9, 2008)
- Tacoma police in line for big raises in 2009 (Tacoma News Tribune, December 8, 2008)
- Benton City banking on business park (Tri-City Herald, December 8, 2008)
- High asphalt prices may mean fewer Franklin, Benton county road projects (Tri-City Herald, December 8, 2008)
- Pierce County backs mobile home park owners (Tacoma News Tribune, December 4, 2008)
- City negotiating furloughs to avoid layoffs (Bainbridge Review, December 2, 2008)
- Small tax hike, big cuts balance budget (Whidbey News Times, December 2, 2008)