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    Articles by Brian Beckley
    Bonney Lake plans to bring ‘thumb’ into fold
    Bonney Lake plans to bring ‘thumb’ into fold
    By Brian Beckley • March 5, 2012 9:19 pm

    When viewed on a map, the city of Bonney Lake is shaped something like a “C,” with city limits encompassing nearly the entire region from the southern part of Lake Tapps to South Prairie Road with one exception: an area of land right in the middle.

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    Bonney Lake to allow dairy grazing on Reed Property
    Bonney Lake to allow dairy grazing on Reed...
    By Brian Beckley • March 5, 2012 9:09 pm

    The city of Bonney Lake appears to be close to allowing neighboring cattle to graze on the pastures that make up the Reed Property, a 20-acre site purchased in 2010 or its potential as a water source.

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    Bonney Lake Council split on lowering residential development fees
    Bonney Lake Council split on lowering residential development...
    By Brian Beckley • February 29, 2012 4:51 pm

    With permit costs and system development charges among the highest in the area, the Bonney Lake city council this weekend discussed the possibility of reducing fees as a way to spur building in the city, but councilmembers were split on the benefits such a reduction might bring.

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    Lake Tapps refill to begin March 12
    Lake Tapps refill to begin March 12
    By Brian Beckley • February 29, 2012 4:41 pm

    According to a press release from Cascade, the water purveyor will be doing operational tests on the fish screen facilities and residents should expect to see the lake rise as much as one foot per day during the refill.

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    Get your religion off other couples’ marriages | Our Corner
    Get your religion off other couples’ marriages |...
    By Brian Beckley • February 28, 2012 4:44 pm

    I normally try not to talk too much about my personal life in these spaces, but in this case, I am going to make an exception.

    I got engaged a few weeks ago and to be completely honest, I am not sure I have ever been happier. I didn’t expect to feel any different about things as The Girl and I had just signed our first lease together and were planning to make a go of it anyway, but there was just something about making it official.

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    Bonney Lake Police are looking for this man in association with a local assault case.
    Bonney Lake Police release sketch of assault suspect
    By Brian Beckley • February 24, 2012 6:12 pm

    Anyone who recognizes this man is asked to contact Det. Bob Kocher at the Bonney Lake Police Department at 253-863-2218.

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    A worker lays shingles on a house under construction in the Panorama West neighborhood of Bonney Lake.
    Report: Home construction can add millions to the...
    By Brian Beckley • February 22, 2012 4:24 pm

    According to economist Elliot Eisenberg, whose hour-long presentation titled “The Metro Area Impact of Home Building in Bonney Lake, Wash.: Income, Jobs and Taxes Generated” opened the Feb. 14 council meeting, the economic impact of a new home can be up to approximately $1.3 million in the first year with a continuing contribution of nearly $86,000 per year once people move into the home.

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    County rescinds grant to Communities for Families Coalition
    County rescinds grant to Communities for Families Coalition
    By Brian Beckley • February 22, 2012 4:08 pm

    Despite a 2011 letter congratulating the district and notifying them of the anticipated grant funding, a second letter arrived in January notifying the district that due to changes, Sumner would not be receiving the money.

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    “Piggyback Bandit” headed back to Washington
    “Piggyback Bandit” headed back to Washington
    By Brian Beckley • February 17, 2012 4:20 pm

    Sherwin Shayegan of Bothell has been banned from all high school events in five state, including Washington, because of his habit of jumping on to the backs of high school athletes, including in Bonney Lake.

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    Dieringer levy passing with 57 percent
    Dieringer levy passing with 57 percent
    By Brian Beckley • February 15, 2012 1:44 pm

    Dieringer voters appear to have easily approved the district’s two-year maintenance levy that makes up 32 percent of the district’s budget.

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    Raven and Kym Hopen will coompete this weekend at the Washington Plus America Pageant in Everett.
    Mother-daughter team battle cliches, bullying
    By Brian Beckley • February 14, 2012 7:53 pm

    Raven Hopen has been competing on the pageant circuit for several years, incliuding the national All-American Girl pageant, but she is yet to walk off the runway with a title.

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    REMINDER: Ballots due Tuesday in Dieringer special election for levy replacement
    REMINDER: Ballots due Tuesday in Dieringer special election...
    By Brian Beckley • February 13, 2012 7:48 pm

    According to Superintendent Judy Neumeier-Martinson, the levy makes up a “significant portion” – more than 32 percent – of the tiny district’s overall budget.

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    The Public Transportation Improvement Conference is proposing a boundary adjustment to Pierce Transit that would remove all of the areas shown in green on this map
    Public hearing set on Pierce Transit boundary changes
    By Brian Beckley • February 9, 2012 5:22 pm

    The public hearing will take place at 6 p.m. March 8 at the Pierce Transit Training Center, 3720 96th Street SW, Lakewood, Wash. The PTIC will accept public comment on the new proposed boundary for Pierce Transit.

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