Happy Bosses Day!!

On Tuesday, we celebrated Bosses Day! Our fearless leader, Vickie, was out of town for the actual day, so we celebrated a little late! We are so thankful for Vickie & Tim, and our office manager Jennifer. Vickie is a great example of gracefulness under pressure, and Jen keeps things running really smoothly. Thanks guys!

           

King County Special Recycling Collection Event - Fall 2011

   
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011

Hours: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Location:  Auburn Riverside High School 501 Oravetz Road SE

Details: Recycling Collection Event for King County residents (single-family, duplex, apartments and mobile home parks). For complete details on restrictions and materials accepted at this event, view the event flier (PDF).

In addition to this Recycling Collection Event, many items may be disposed or recycled at other locations throughout King County. For more information, visit the "What do I do with..."  site or call the King County Recycling and Composting Information Line at 206-296-4466.

Restrictions: Certain household hazardous wastes that are not accepted at this event may be safely disposed through King County's Wastemobile program. View the Wastemobile schedule  online or call the Hazards Line at 206-296-4692 for a list of locations. List of what is accepted.

Contact information: King County Solid Waste, 206-296-4466 or 1-80-325-6165 ext.6-4466 TTY Relay 711.   Alternative formats on request.

Bag Your Bags, Bring 'Em Back Campaign

The best way to recycle your plastic bags and film is to bring them back to the grocery store. Just stuff them into a single plastic bag, tie it up, and drop it into a plastic bag collection container found at participating retail partners. See the King County website for more information.

Find it in Kent Expo

Here are a few pictures from the Find it in Kent Expo! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hi!

Tacoma Concert Band

This coming Sunday, our Condo A/R Bookkeeper, Stefanie Octave, will be performing in the Tacoma Concert Band's show at the Pantages Theater in Tacoma. The show is at 2:30 and will feature music from "The Phantom of the Opera" &  a "West Side Story" medley and many more fun pieces. You can find more information and purchase tickets at http://www.tacomaconcertband.org/.


Break a leg Stef!

Howard Hanson Dam has been repaired…

…and functioning at or better than before the damage sustained over two years ago! 


Next for Kent will be the planning, funding and contracting to remove the giant sand bags from the levee. Because we are entering the rainy season, we are unable to remove the sandbags because of the damage that would be done to the levee and trail, so they will remain for one more winter. We expect that next spring the sand bags will be removed and the trail repaired.


Work continues on levee certification. In spite of the sandbags being removed without levee certification, we will continue to have impacts on flood insurance and onerous development requirements in the Valley.

From the October 3rd City of Kent - Scene eNewsletter