New council ends years-long effort to tighten traffic standards
The council voted on July 5 to switch to a less expensive approach to managing traffic, preventing those standards from stopping development.
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City releases ethics report that led to Rudat’s ouster
WhatsApp messages and interviews revealed that former city manager Dave Rudat allowed his daughter to access and share confidential city information multiple times.
City appoints Scott MacColl as interim city manager
MacColl will serve for the next nine months, until a new permanent city manager is found.
City council fails to fill vacancy after multiple attempts to break deadlock
Not one of the seven votes at the March 15 meeting succeeded.
City council increases 2044 housing target after county remand
The new target is 2,007 units over the next 22 years.
City council deadlocks on open seat appointment
Council members evenly split on two candidates during their regular meeting on Feb. 15.
Council votes to spend $26 million to renovate athletic fields
Inglewood Middle School fields will get renewed before Beaver Lake, and those upgrades include adding lights for nighttime play.
Council selects Malchow for second mayoral term, Clark as deputy
Malchow narrowly wins mayor vote, while Clark becomes youngest deputy mayor in Sammamish history.
In close election, Sammamish voters choose a more inclusive approach
The anti-development faction narrowly lost three races to candidates who have a more inclusive approach to improving Sammamish’s livability.
In final forum, city council candidates offer range of views on development
Apart from diverging views on development and housing, the candidates also discussed police funding, mental health services and the need for a senior center.