HIghland Water Pressure Fix presented tomorrow/Tuesday at City Council Meeting
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Mari
Jan 5, 2026, 9:21:17 PM (3 days ago) Jan 5
to Highlands Neighborhood Association
Happy New Year Highland Neighbors!
Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the Kirkland City Council will hold its first meeting of the year with the swearing-in of new members, selection of Mayor/Deputy Mayor, and discussions on Upper Highlands water pressure, school zone safety, and the Green Loop project.
Meeting starts at 7:30 PM at City Hall, 123 5th Avenue
The city staff has been working on a fix for the low water pressure affecting many homes in the upper Highlands and counil will be directing staff on the next steps.
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Next Highland general event will be the Spring Egg Hunt! Stay tuned for the exact date and time.
No general Highland meetings scheduled this month.
Kevin Dunlap
Jan 6, 2026, 4:32:48 PM (2 days ago) Jan 6
to marib...@hotmail.com, Highlands Neighborhood Association
More Details on tonight's Council meeting about Upper Highlands water pressure:
Tonight the City Staff and the Council are seeking direction from the public on how to proceed with solutions to the low water-pressure debacle now stirring so much uproar.
The meeting this evening will find the City asking the Council to authorize a $1.45M “temporary” booster pump system to restore Upper Highlands water pressure by summer.
This is not a discussion item.
This is a direction + funding + fast-track procurement decision.
Staff is requesting approval to move immediately into final design, ordering equipment, and contracting — starting tomorrow.
Key points buried in the memo:
• The facility is explicitly temporary — not built to long-term standards, not seismic-grade, not designed for fire flow.
• It creates a mechanical dependency instead of a gravity system.
• Depending on what permanent option is later chosen, up to the full $1.45M could become sunk cost.
• The money comes out of the same capital fund that must also cover the aging 116th Ave NE water main and the permanent Highlands fix.
Council direction tonight sets this path in motion.
7:30 PM.
Public meeting.
Items from the audience are still part of the agenda.
Water pressure.
Fire safety. Fire Safety. Fire Safety.
Cost.
And whether a temporary system becomes the bridge — or the budget.
Tonight the City Staff and the Council are seeking direction from the public on how to proceed with solutions to the low water-pressure debacle now stirring so much uproar.
The meeting this evening will find the City asking the Council to authorize a $1.45M “temporary” booster pump system to restore Upper Highlands water pressure by summer.
This is not a discussion item.
This is a direction + funding + fast-track procurement decision.
Staff is requesting approval to move immediately into final design, ordering equipment, and contracting — starting tomorrow.
Key points buried in the memo:
• The facility is explicitly temporary — not built to long-term standards, not seismic-grade, not designed for fire flow.
• It creates a mechanical dependency instead of a gravity system.
• Depending on what permanent option is later chosen, up to the full $1.45M could become sunk cost.
• The money comes out of the same capital fund that must also cover the aging 116th Ave NE water main and the permanent Highlands fix.
Council direction tonight sets this path in motion.
7:30 PM.
Public meeting.
Items from the audience are still part of the agenda.
Water pressure.
Fire safety. Fire Safety. Fire Safety.
Cost.
And whether a temporary system becomes the bridge — or the budget.
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