Mayor: Katy Kinney Harris
Council
Stephan Lagerholm
Carl Scandella
Chuck Porter
Andy Valaas
Kathy Smith
Planning Commission
Carl Hellings - Chairman
David Feller
Chuck Hirsch
Jeffrey Shiu
Lee Sims
Park Board
John McGlenn - Chairman
Krista Fleming
Doug Waddell
Dicker Cahill
Carolyn Whittlesey
Robert Afzal
Kathy Smith - Ex officio member
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IN THIS EDITION
- Points 4th of July Celebration.
- Movie Night at Morningside Park! Saturday Night 7:00-9:00: September 10th.
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Istvan's Landing - A Celebration for Public Works Coordinator Istvan Lovas' 25th Year Work Anniversary
- Meet the Summer Interns.
- Canine Stick Library & Upcoming New Little Lending Libraries at Morningside Park and Road End Beach.
- Waste Bin Reminder.
- Appreciation for David and Marian Bergey for Installing the Town's Swim Line.
- Keeping our Stormwater Clean this Summer.
- Sharing Bench in Sally's Alley.
- Council Receiving $2,000,000.00 Water District Check.
- Reminder: Please Maintain the Landscaping In Front of Your Property to the Right of Way.
- Sport Court Resurfacing.
- Sales Tax.
- Please Clean Your Catch at Home!
- Shred Truck Coming to Town Hall September 7: 10AM-Noon.
- New Outgoing USPS Mailbox Installed Along 92nd Ave NE!
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A Community Tradition Since 1976 |
Thank you to all of the volunteers who put on this year's fantastic week of 4th of July events!
This celebration of events could also not be held without resident donations - THANK YOU.
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Mayor Katy Kinney Harris and former Yarrow Point resident, Al McEwan
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Pet Parade - Best Couple
"Kula" and "Teddy"
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Mark your calendars for a MOVIE NIGHT Saturday Night 7:00-9:00 September 10 at Morningside Park behind Town Hall.
Stay tuned for details!
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Istvan's Landing - A Celebration for Public Works Coordinator Istvan Lovas' 25th Year Work Anniversary |
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Istvan Lovas began working as the Town's Public Works Coordinator in 1997. As a celebration of his 25th work anniversary this year, the town dedicated the NE 42nd St end as "Istvan's Landing" and had a public celebration at Town Hall in May. |
Deputy Clerk Austen Wilcox and resident Jim Bugbee placing "Istvan's Landing" rock at the public water access location on NE 42nd St. |
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Public Works Coordinator Istvan Lovas with summer interns J.J. Pendergast, Flynn Boettcher, and Sam Hellings. |
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Flynn Boettcher, J.J. Pendergast and Sam Hellings are the three Public Works Interns this year. These guys are helping keep the plantings along 92nd Ave NE alive this summer including other field related ground care. |
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Meet JJ: I have lived on Yarrow Point for all 17 years of my life. I'm going to be a junior at Bellevue High School. I play 3 sports (Football, Basketball, Track.) |
Meet Flynn: I went to Bellevue HS. My grandparents live on Yarrow Point and I have memories always going to the 4th of July parade. I will be going to Loyola Marymount University this year.
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Meet Sam: I graduated from Bellevue High School last fall and I’ve lived in Yarrow Point my entire life. I will be attending San Diego State University next year. |
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Canine Stick Library & Upcoming New Little Lending Libraries at Morningside Park and Road End Beach |
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This is a friendly reminder to maintain a tight 24-hour window surrounding the designated date for pickup by the waste hauler.
Please remove your bins (and especially any excess waste) from the right-of-way and onto your private property promptly after the bins are emptied, even if items were not successfully retrieved, to avoid obstructing the right-of-way or encouraging unhealthy festering.
For questions, please contact Deputy Clerk Austen Wilcox at Town Hall.
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Appreciation for David and Marian Bergey for Installing the Town's Swim Line |
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Resident David Bergey has graciously offered his help for installing the town's swim line at Road End Beach each year.
We thank David and his wife, Marian, for their volunteer work to complete this task along with their countless hours devoted to the Wetherill Nature Preserve.
David will train and transition this important task over time to helpful committee members Jon Roskill (shown here with David at Road End Beach), Shishir Pardikar, Darryl Carver and a few other residents yet to volunteer.
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Residents Jon Roskill and David Bergey |
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Keeping our Stormwater Clean this Summer |
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Please remember to keep our stormwater systems clean. You can do this by keeping fertilizers and pesticide pollutants out. Please see the " Natural Lawn Care Guide" for alternative paths. |
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Sharing Bench in Sally's Alley |
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Walking through Sally's Alley and need a break? Check out the new sharing bench in Sally's Alley and contribute or take some organics! |
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Council Receiving $2,000,000.00 Water District Check |
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The Board of Commissioners for King County Water District Number 1 found that it was in the best interest of its constituents to dissolve the District and transfer the cash assets held by the District to the Town to be used solely for the purposes of undergrounding utilities and improving street lighting within the service area of the King County Water District 1. The Town of Yarrow Point Council approved Resolution Number 362, allocating the KCWD1 funds to be used for the benefit of the District customers for a long lasting, impactful project – undergrounding utilities and improving street lighting on 94th Ave and 95th Ave. These projects are under way now. The first phase will be 94th Ave, to be completed by the end of 2024. |
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Water District 1 Board of Commissioners with Mayor, Town Council and Deputy Clerk. |
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Reminder: Please Maintain the Landscaping In Front of Your Property to the Right of Way |
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The Town is very appreciative of your efforts to maintain the landscaping on town Rights Of Way (ROW) in front of your property. Your time, attention, and maintenance allows the town to retain a liberal ROW policy that results in the community feel and look we all enjoy. With this in mind, we rely on all of you to ensure plants and trees do not encroach onto the pavement corridor and thereby affect the ability of vehicles to safely navigate our streets.
The pavement corridor is considered to be from one edge of pavement to the other edge of pavement horizontally and then 14 feet vertically. We are asking that you please trim back vegetation 1-foot behind the edge of the pavement and 14-feet up vertically. This will ensure that trees, shrubs and landscaping in the right of way and adjoining property do not interfere with the free passage of vehicles and pedestrians.
With this notification, we are asking that you please trim back vegetation 1-foot behind the edge of the pavement and 14-feet up vertically. This will ensure that trees, shrubs and landscaping in the right of way and adjoining property do not interfere with the free passage of vehicles and pedestrians or cause any risk of danger to the public or property.
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Resident Dylan Bear Providing Public Comment Regarding the Town Hall Pickleball Court Resurfacing |
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Resident Dylan Bear among other residents took the podium at the July Council meeting to advocate for properly repairing the Town's sport court. The Town is currently researching options and receiving quotes to have the sport court redone in the spring of 2023.
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Please remember when purchasing items ESPECIALLY BIG TICKET ITEMS, to use Yarrow Point as your address. The Town will be able to collect the sales tax as revenue which will allow the Town to make improvements directly effecting you! |
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Please be respectful and clean your catch at home, not on our public pier. |
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SHRED Truck Coming to Town Hall September 7: 10AM-Noon
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Do you have any sensitive records that you need to have shredded? Take advantage of a shred truck coming to Town Hall on Wednesday, September 7 between 10AM-Noon. There is no fee and this is a complimentary service to Yarrow Point residents. |
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New Outgoing USPS Mailbox Installed Along 92nd Ave NE! |
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Some residents may remember a Blue Outgoing USPS mailbox at the former "Kiss-N-Ride" prior to the new roundabout. The reason why USPS would not reinstall it is because they claimed that it did not receive enough use to warrant replacement. This has been an inconvenience for many years to Yarrow Point residents despite our efforts to convince USPS to reinstall it over the course of several years.
Thanks to Mayor Harris' pestering efforts, working with the Bellevue Carrier Annex and the Postmaster, we have our own Blue Outgoing USPS mailbox on 92nd Ave NE @ NE 36th St.
Thank you, Katy!
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