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Halloween raves for tonight and weekend?

Here's some data from King County elections regarding turnout so far. Anyone want to guess the age groups in the precincts that have more returns?

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Des Moines Middle Housing

Des Moines is planning for Middle Housing: Buildings that are compatible in scale, form and character with detached single-family houses.Des Moines Middle Housing

Des Moines is actively exploring various strategies to promote ‘middle housing’ within the City. Middle housing encompasses a diverse range of residential structures with multiple units, designed to harmonize in scale and form with single-family homes.

Why is middle housing important?

• Diverse Housing Options: By allowing middle housing, Des Moines aims to provide a broader array of housing choices that cater to different lifestyles and income levels.
• Income Supplement and Family Housing: Middle housing offers homeowners the opportunity to generate additional income by renting out extra units. It also facilitates housing solutions for extended family members.
• Gradual Neighborhood Transformation: While introducing middle housing will lead to incremental changes in residential areas over time, it ensures a balanced evolution that respects the existing character of neighborhoods.
• Research and Insight: Des Moines is drawing insights from neighboring jurisdictions and regional authorities that have already implemented middle housing rules.

The signals at this intersection have recently been altered & somebody is going to get hurt. All of the turn signals are now 2 seconds so people constantly run the red & that when the North/ South lane activate green. With no delay in the direction change I have seen many close calls. When turn from 252nd head north on 99 you are on a hill, I drive a big truck & the light is red before I make the turn. Yesterday a Tesla was nearly in my lap & not sure how we did not wreck. Watch out & drive safe kids!

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Welcome to the Smoke on the Water Community BBQ!

Join us on July 17th, 2024 4:30-7:00 PM for a sizzling good time at the Des Moines Beach Park Event Center.

Savor mouthwatering BBQ from L&S Soul Food and BBQ, enjoy a beer and wine garden, play backyard games, and connect with fellow community members. Stay afterward for the free Concert in the Park! This in-person event promises a day filled with delicious flavors and fun vibes. Don't miss out on the ultimate BBQ extravaganza—mark your calendars and come hungry!

That’s one way to enjoy an extreme low tide.

https://www.drinktomusic.org

This is part of Waterland weekend

Via Seattle Times

By Lauren Girgis

Seattle Times staff reporter

Burien’s police chief resigned Tuesday, about two months after the city manager requested his removal amid a prolonged political battle between city leaders and King County over enforcement of the city’s anti-camping ordinance. On Wednesday, Des Moines announced he’d be the city’s new chief starting in August.

Chief Ted Boe on Wednesday morning confirmed he decided to resign. He declined to comment on what contributed to his decision, and said he didn’t “want negativity out there.” Boe’s resignation will be effective Aug. 15. The news was first reported by The B-Town Blog.

In a news release Wednesday announcing Boe was chosen as the next Des Moines Police Department, chief interim city manager Tim George said “Chief Boe’s name continued to come up in our review process as a person of high moral character, the exact kind of expertise and experience that we needed and someone who may potentially be available to make a move.”

In April, Burien city manager Adolfo Bailon requested Boe’s removal after the King County Sheriff’s Office halted its enforcement of the city’s anti-camping ordinance. Bailon wrote to the sheriff that he could no longer trust Boe “to fulfill the requirements within the Interlocal Agreement,” the contract that governs King County Sheriff’s Office providing police services for Burien. Because Boe is employed by the Sheriff’s Office, it is not within the city’s power to fire him.

A city spokesperson said Wednesday morning Bailon was unavailable, but in a statement wrote the city manager said “The City of Burien appreciates Ted Boe’s six years of dedicated service as chief of the Burien Police Department. We offer our congratulations and wish him success in his new role.”

Bailon’s efforts to oust Boe led to outrage among Sheriff’s Office employees and some Burien community members. Several Burien police officers threatened to leave the department last month if Boe is removed, and some community members also wrote a letter of no confidence in the mayor and city manager.

“They’re an amazing team of officers in Burien that do their work, professionally, with dedication, and I’m super proud of our team,” Boe said Wednesday morning. “Burien is an amazing community.”

Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall wrote in statement Boe has been “an exemplary leader” and “valued member of the command staff.”

“I know Chief Boe will be a tremendous asset in his next venture. I appreciate the hard work and professionalism he brought to this job every single day,” Cole-Tindall wrote.

The King County sheriff filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in March to ask a judge to determine the camping ban’s constitutionality and whether the interlocal agreement requires the Sheriff’s Office to enforce it. In the meantime, Burien’s camping ban has gone unenforced. Burien, in turn, sued the county and Sheriff’s Office, claiming the office is violating the contract by not enforcing the ordinance.

The petitions come after a year of turmoil and debate within the small South King County city over what to do about the unsheltered homeless population. The camping ordinance, which creates several barriers to living outside, has incited controversy. The city is also being sued in King County Superior Court by homeless people and the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness.

In a statement, Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling said his only comment is “I wish him the best.”

A spokesperson for the King County Sheriff’s Office wrote the office would be working closely with Burien leaders in search for the next police chief, and declined to comment further. Boe has been Burien chief for six years and with the Sheriff’s Office for 27 years.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Lauren Girgis: 206-652-6591 or lgirgis@seattletimes.com;

Do you happen to know if this is going to happen this summer? I know last year it was canceled due to a major engine failure when it was making its way to Des Moines from California, but I haven't heard any updates or anything about this year.

Hello,

Looking for a 2bdrm/1+bath to rent in Burien to Des Moines area

Hello, We are a young hard working and quiet and respectful of our neighbors couple looking for a house to rent in the general Des Moines and Burien area. If you happen to see a for rent sign could you pass the address on to me please? Sometimes for rent by owners don’t advertise online and only put up a yard sign. Specifically looking for a 2bdrm house w/1 or more baths at or under $2700.00 Thank you in advance!

Community Garage Sale! 📷

- When? Saturday July 6, 2024

**- Where? Redondo Heights Condominiums Parking Lot (**28313 Redondo Way S, Des Moines)

- Time? From high noon till 6 PM

Spring is in the air, and it's the perfect time for a declutter! Dive into those closets, explore the depths of your garage, and bring along any gently used treasures you’re ready to part with. Who knows what gems you’ll find! It’s all for a great cause – benefiting our very own Community Association, and 20% of the proceeds will go to the MaST Center.

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Four plots available at Sonny Park

Via Waterland Blog

The Des Moines Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding Steven L. Cummings, an 11-year-old boy who went missing on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.

Cummings is 5’4″, weighs 110lbs, and recently dyed his hair color burgundy.

Police said that he was last seen wearing a brown South Pole jacket and dark jeans, and is known to visit a homeless encampment near the Burien Transit Center.

If you have any information on his whereabouts, please call DMPD at (206) 878-3301.