Last day before North Highline South Annexation expands Burien, shrinks unincorporated area

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 Posted in Annexation, Burien, White Center news | 1 Comment »

That's the bright and cheery image you'll find on the City of Burien website's informational page about the North Highline South Annexation that officially takes effect tomorrow. There've been so ... Read more..

Agenda for North Highline Unincorporated Area Council meeting – on annexation day

Monday, March 29th, 2010 Posted in Annexation, North Highline UAC, White Center news | 2 Comments »

April 1st will be a momentous meeting for the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council; the unincorporated area shrinks that day, with the North Highline South annexation taking effect. And with ... Read more..

KUOW to look at the North Highline South Annexation tomorrow

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Posted in Annexation, White Center news | 5 Comments »

If you're near a radio - or near a computer with speakers! - in the 9 am hour tomorrow, check out KUOW, which will take a closer look at the ... Read more..

Special Burien City Council meeting: Annexation passed, but much work remains

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in Annexation, Burien, White Center news | 1 Comment »

By Kathy Mulady Reporting for White Center Now The votes are in; the southern portion of North Highline says it wants to annex to Burien (56 percent yes, as of the latest ... Read more..

New vote count – but nothing’s changed for White Center

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Annexation, Election, White Center news | 1 Comment »

King County has just released today's vote count; annexation remains ahead, 58 percent "yes." And in the King County Executive race, it's still Susan Hutchison-Dow Constantine, but she's slipped a ... Read more..

Election 2009: Annexation vote update – tonight’s 2nd count

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 Posted in Annexation, White Center news | 11 Comments »

We dropped in on the victory party tonight for annexation supporters, who you can imagine are jubilant. The second and final vote total of the night is out: FOR ANNEXATION ... Read more..

Election 2009: North Highline South Annexation vote

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 Posted in Annexation, Election, White Center news | 5 Comments »

(ballot box getting locked at White Center Library at 8 pm) Results here. First ballot run just after 8 pm - 59 percent for annexation, 41 percent against. 9 PM UPDATE: Another ... Read more..

Three more days to VOTE! 80% of the annexation area hasn’t

Sunday, August 16th, 2009 Posted in Annexation, Election, White Center news | Comments Off on Three more days to VOTE! 80% of the annexation area hasn’t

Just looked at the King County Elections Department's updated-daily count of returned ballots - and noticed that at the very end of the list, they've got a breakout for the ... Read more..

Letter to the editor: “Just Say No to Annexation”

Thursday, August 6th, 2009 Posted in Annexation, Letters to the Editor, Politics, White Center news | 24 Comments »

As noted recently, White Center Now is offering to publish "letters to the editor" for those who would like to share their views on the North Highline South Annexation vote ... Read more..