City announcements

[Karen Story]

Kirkland Recreation Wants You to Get Moving! Fitness Pass Available
Now

Unlimited yoga, aerobics, and body and core conditioning can be part
of your fitness routine this summer. With a "Move It" fitness pass
from Kirkland Parks & Community Services Department, you pay a
quarterly fee and can take as many strengthening, stretching and
conditioning classes that your heart desires. Passes are now available
for purchase and valid through August 22. Passes can be purchased by
calling the North Kirkland Community Center at 425-587-3336, Monday
through Friday, 12 to 4 p.m. or by logging onto www.kirklandparks.net
(register for class #25501).

Kirkland residents or those who work in Kirkland pay $79 and non-
residents pay $95. All classes are held at the North Kirkland
Community Center, 12421 103rd Avenue NE. For more information,
contact Tracy Harrison, Recreation Coordinator, at
425-587-3352 or thar...@ci.kirkland.wa.us

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Kirkland City Council Seeks Annexation
Ballot Statement Committees

The Kirkland City Council is recruiting interested individuals to
formulate the "for" and "against" statements about the City’s
potential annexation of the Finn Hill, Kingsgate and North Juanita
Annexation Area. The statements will appear in the voters’
pamphlet for the November General Election ballot measure. One
committee will prepare the statement in favor of and one committee
will prepare the statement against the ballot measure which shall ask
voters of Kirkland’s Potential Annexation Area whether they want to
approve the annexation. Interested persons must complete a statement
of interest that is available from Kathi Anderson, City Clerk, City of
Kirkland by calling 425-587-3197 or downloading it from the City’s
website at www.ci.kirkland.wa.us. Applications may be submitted in
person or mailed to Kirkland City Hall, 123 5th Avenue, Kirkland,
Washington, 98033, ATTN: City Clerk, emailed to
kand...@ci.kirkland.wa.us or faxed to 425-587-3198 no later than
4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2009.

Applications will be considered by the City Council at its meeting on
July 7. The City Council will consider applicants’ residency,
location of employment, local business ownership and voter
registration.
Applicants are required to submit a brief purpose statement that
addresses his/her interest in serving on a committee.

Per King County elections standards, the committees will be required
to prepare arguments which are limited to 200 words. The "Statement
For"
and the "Statement Against" (in addition to rebuttals of the opposing
statements) will appear in the King County Local Voters’ Pamphlet for
the November 3, 2009 General Election. Arguments will be submitted to
King County Elections no later than 4:30 p.m., August 19, 2009.

For more information about the annexation ballot measure, contact the
Kirkland City Clerk’s Office at 425-587-3197.

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Getting and Giving Help Made Easier for East King County Residents
"EastsideHelps" online initiative launched

The Eastside Human Services Forum and Kirkland Conversations has
launched an online resource guide "EastsideHelps" - for residents who
need help and those interested in offering help during these difficult
times. Kirkland Conversations, an informal gathering of Kirkland
community leaders, recognized that many Eastside residents may be in
need of assistance for the first time and others will be particularly
motivated to give what they can. In response, a partnership was
forged with the Eastside Human Services Forum (EHSF) to launch the
EastsideHelps website - an online resource that consolidates helpful
information. Beginning today, EastsideHelps will be available at
www.eastsideforum.org/eastsidehelps.

"Eastside residents and businesses are feeling the burden of these
tough economic times and need all the help they can get," notes
Kirkland Mayor James Lauinger and EHSF Boardmember. "This website
will connect them to housing, employment, and health and human
services agencies that provide the type of assistance they need."
Kirkland Councilmember Dave Asher is the convener of Kirkland
Conversations, with Kirkland Councilmembers Lauinger, and Mary-Alyce
Burleigh joining him at the table.

Colleen Kelly, Human Services Manager for the City of Redmond,
emphasizes the value of providing easy access to ways to give help.
"I have been surprised at the number of inquiries I have had in recent
months about how individuals and groups can be of assistance in our
community. This resource will be a great way to connect those with
time, money or items to donate to those organizations that need what
they have to give."

The Cities of Kirkland, Redmond, Bellevue, Issaquah, and Mercer Island
are all partners of the EHSF, and residents will soon be able to
access a link to EastsideHelps from any of these cities’ websites.

For more information on "Eastside Helps," contact Debbie Lacy,
Coordinator, Eastside Human Services Forum at Debbi...@comcast.net
or 425-587-3324.

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The mission of the Eastside Human Services Forum is to foster strong
public and private partnerships to assure a stable network of health
and human services for the benefit of all East King County residents.