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• South King County cities prepare for floods (Seattle PI, October 13, 2009)
• Seattle deploys new system to contain tree roots (Seattle PI, August 11, 2009)
• Prosser eyes long-term project to add bike lanes, sidewalks encircling city (Tri-City Herald, June 22, 2009)
• Cost of asphalt hinders paving of Federal Way's streets (Federal Way Mirror, June 15, 2009)
• Prosser debates 'quiet zone' downtown for trains (Tri-City Herald, June 8, 2009)
• Pierce County water funds runneth over (Tacoma News Tribune, May 3, 2009)
• Prosser OKs car tab fee (Yakima Herald, April 7, 2009)
• Report urges seven-fold rate increase in stormwater fees (South Whidbey Record, March 15, 2009)
• 33 counties in state to get federal disaster funds (Seattle Times, March 3, 2009)
• Tacoma to bill owners to repair sidewalks (Tacoma News Tribune, February 24, 2009)
• Stormwater ruling a win for small cities (Seattle Times, February 4, 2009)
• Stormwater isn't just a big-city problem (Seattle PI, February 3, 2009)
• Snow removal costs pile up for cities, counties (Tri-City Herald, December 28, 2008)
• High asphalt prices may mean fewer Franklin, Benton county road projects (Tri-City Herald, December 8, 2008)
• Check out Tacoma’s efforts to clean up city (Tacoma News Tribune, November 7, 2008)
• Environmentalists, cities clash over runoff rules (Seattle PI, October 23, 2008)
• Kennewick looks to charge for runoff (Tri-City Herald, September 28, 2008)
• Kingston sewage plant to study uses of treated sewer water (North Kitsap Herald, September 15, 2008)
• Pierce County extends Graham landfill contract to 2036 (Tacoma News Tribune, August 27, 2008)
• Oil shortage causes trouble for county’s road projects (South Whidbey Record, August 20, 2008)
• City looks to relieve crowding in Public Works Department (Bonney Lake & Lake Tapps Courier-Herald, July 16, 2008)
• City courts developers to help improve downtown infrastructure (Federal Way Mirror, July 5, 2008)
• County's dilemma: Cut trees or lose federal funds (Seattle PI, July 10, 2008)
• Island County evaluates hybrids within its motor pool (South Whidbey Record, June 25, 2008)
• City looks at new vehicle fee (Tacoma News Tribune, May 21, 2008)
• Rising oil prices mean county's paying more to pave (Everett Herald, May 15, 2008)
• Klickitat County welcomes garbage from B.C. (Seattle PI, April 12, 2008)
• County limits sewer lines - No extensions outside UGAs (Bellingham Herald, March 25, 2008)
• Poulsbo signs city hall building contract (North Kitsap Herald, January 26, 2008)
• County shines when it comes to waste (Port Orchard Independent, December 19, 2007)
• $3.9 million bonds for City Hall authorized (Lynden Tribune, November 7, 2007)
• Lynnwood weighs costs of new sidewalks (Everett Herald, September 17, 2007)
• Olympia readies sidewalk plan (The Olympian, September 15, 2007)
• More sidewalks needed as city grows, Nickels says (Seattle PI, August 23, 2007)
• Teaspoon of sewage is whole city's drug test (Seattle Times, August 22, 2007)
• New City Hall design taking shape (Lynden Tribune, August 15, 2007)
• Poulsbo recycling takes a ‘bin’ for the better (North Kitsap Herald, August 11, 2007)
• Medina tests 'quieter' asphalt (Seattle Post Intelligencer, July 29, 2007)
• Seattle Red-light Camera Use Results (Seattle Times, July 19, 2007)
• Snohomish PUD to Pay Enron $18 Million to End Litigation (Seattle Times, July 13, 2007)
• Seattle Changing Its Street Signs; Old Ones for Sale (Seattle Times, July 11, 2007)
• Councilwoman Wants Grandview to Think Pink (TriCity Herald, June 4, 2007)
• Funds at a trickle as water pipes fail (Seattle Times, May 6, 2007)
• Lynnwood halts new sewer service to control growth (Everett Herald, Apr 9, 2007)
• City hall in works for Snoqualmie (The Olympian, Apr 8, 2007)
• None cited by city for sitting (The Olympian, Mar 10, 2007)
• Tidal turbine study OK’d (Whidbey News Times, Mar 3, 2007)
• Cities pushing back on water rules (Everett Herald, Feb 20, 2007)
• Edmonds buys into biodiesel (Everett Herald, Jan 30, 2007)
• City Light can't use ratepayers' money to pay for good deeds (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Jan 19, 2007)
• Storm water regs create controversy (Bonney Lake & Lake Tapps Courier Herald, Jan 17, 2007)
• Consortium helps cities buy hybrid trucks (King County Journal, Jan 17, 2007)