Among the tricky maneuvers included in the crafting of an Enumclaw city budget is the longstanding tradition of funding “outside agencies” – organizations that do good work throughout the community but are not connected in any way to municipal government.
Blaine Larsen doesn’t perform much these days, instead spending his waking hours pursuing a higher calling.
A new chief could be in uniform by spring, providing leadership for the Enumclaw Police Department.
The outdoor season has officially greeted those heading uphill, with snow deep enough to enjoy.
Significant progress has been made on crafting a 2018 Enumclaw budget, a document that could forever change the way the city collects and disperses certain funds. The plan now under way would see creation of a stormwater utility probably by August of the coming year.