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Re: Cross-Washington Mountain Bike Route (XWA)

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:47:31 -0000

Would love to see the route for this loop you mention. Looking to do something similar later in the spring.

Re: Four Ways Traffic Engineers Thwart Public Will

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:13:46 -0000

Thank you, great post. Just shared it with the rest of my firm (which includes traffic engineers).

Re: map-mount-lake-terrace-or-mont-lake-terrace

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Fri, 03 May 2019 13:50:35 -0000

What's the difference? The letter U! https://nextmlt.com/mountla...

Re: Who’s Afraid of “Trunk-or-Treat”?

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 00:23:32 -0000

This is fantastic. You put in to words so well what I have been thinking about these types of events.

Re: Mountlake Terrace Station Reaches 60% Design

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:54:56 -0000

One important update in the open house materials is that Sound Transit is looking at acquiring an entire cul-de-sac next door (9 parcels) to use as temporary parking while the surface is being used for staging. Once the project is complete this provides a great opportunity for TOD potential, possibly even a opportunity to expand the transit center parking, which I'm sure the city council would be happy about. This is from back in February: http://nextmlt.com/posts/tr... https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: Terrace starting work on storm water project

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:02:26 -0000

44th/Cedar Way from 236th north to 230th actually just had a chip seal and is in the process of a full overlay north to 227th. There is also plans to extend the chip seal north to 218th in 2014. =

Re: Mountlake Terrace hires firm to remake its downtown

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:43:11 -0000

Construction doesn't start this month, design starts this month and construction won't start for at least another year.

Re: How TIGER Grants Can Transform Smaller American Cities for the Better

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:53:57 -0000

Now we just need the Tiger Cubs Act to pass so that smaller cities and towns can be competitive for these grants. http://www.transportationis...

Re: How Too Much Parking Strangled the Motor City - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 15:29:45 -0000

Great article, thanks

Re: The Larger the City, the More it Pollutes, Right? - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 15:25:53 -0000

Great article, thanks!

Re: Infographic: An Astounding Map of Every River in America

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:38:24 -0000

Any way to get a printable image of this to print on a plotter? I'd love to have this on my office wall.

Re: Proponents, opponents argue over costs and necessity of proposed MLT civic campus

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:10:15 -0000

You can find more information at http://YESforMLT.com.

Re: Terrace to try again on city hall bond

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:33:04 -0000

This will be a great project for our community. Some developers are starting to invest in downtown MLT, it looks like the state is about to invest $2 million to rebuild 56th (Main Street) and now it's time for us residents to invest a little in our community as well.

Re: New housing starts bouncing back in MLT

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:48:43 -0000

I love that I am driving by 3 construction projects on my way to work every morning.

Re: Letter to Editor: It isn’t progress if we can’t afford it

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:12:08 -0000

The negative rhetoric that the NO TAXES side like to spread around really does not seem to indicate that they enjoy living in this City. They like to cast our good friends and neighbors who work for the City government as boogeymen out to get everyone and steal their money. We're all trying to work together: City government employees, council members and residents, to make this a better place to live. The way I see it the NO TAXES folks are not really proposing solutions or contributing to the effort.

Re: Homeless man jailed following alleged assault with camp stove

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:49:14 -0000

Erica, if you haven't done so already I would highly encourage you to contact the City with your concern. Anytime I've had issues I've always tried to contact the City and let them know. They've always been extremely responsive and always try to fix the problem. Some things like this they might not be aware of unless we as citizens speak up.

Re: Letter to Editor: Those against Prop. 1 love MLT too

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:46:33 -0000

The vocal no voters would like us to think that all that needs to be done is scale the project back a little bit more, then they would be more than happy to get on board and contribute to the future of our City. Their signs say "NO new taxes" and in reality they will never be pleased no matter how many times the City would go back and revise and scale back the proposal. Those of us who love this City will no longer allow this vocal minority to hijack our future.

Re: MLT townhome project underway

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:14:00 -0000

Great to see another project break ground.

Re: Lakeview Trail ‘Option D’ gets MLT Council support

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:42:21 -0000

Couldn't agree more with what Oscar said.

Re: Large-scale brewpub planned for West Plaza Shopping Center

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:17:20 -0000

Though it looks like now they are showing 233rd as a through street.

Re: Large-scale brewpub planned for West Plaza Shopping Center

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:09:54 -0000

I think some of the City's conceptual images and plans from the Town Center rezone show 57th extending south through that property should it ever be redeveloped. The property was purchased a couple of years ago and they don't have plans to redevelop it in the near future.

Re: MLT to tranform Ballinger golf course into parkland

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:00:54 -0000

I think this is a good move. It will be nice to have some waterfront space for everyone to use besides the very small area by the dock.

Re: Councilmembers put it on line for voters: Civic center needed

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:20:30 -0000

"I don't for 1 second believe that there was a problem with the old building, and many other residents are with me on that."

1991
In a July 11, 1991 letter to City Manager Robert White, Architects West Director of Bellevue Operations Fred L. Stumpf wrote of challenges discovered during the design of renovations to the Civic Center building. Due to the combination of the building site, the existing building construction, and code compliance requirements, he determined it was not possible to construct cost-effective renovations that would meet code. He had serious problems getting the new roof to pencil out; the new bathrooms would likely go over budget due to plumbing issues; and space renovations would be hampered by interior walls that could not be moved. He concluded that the additional space to be gained by enclosing the covered entry area would not be sufficient to meet the City’s needs. While he did end up producing designs, his ultimate recommendation was that the building “really ought to be replaced over a period of years and maybe serve a single City function.”

1993
In a letter to Ron DeMars, Building Official, re. Mountlake Terrace City Hall Structural Review, Smith & Huston, Inc. (Consulting Engineers) have the following findings: Makes recommendations for “Immediate Repairs”, reconstructing the west end of the south wall and bracing the roof shell over the covered entry area for earthquake resistance; “Five Year Repairs”, improve building lateral stability and connections between structural walls and the floor and ceiling; and “Ten Year Repairs”, which require a more comprehensive review and renovation program.

2000
Mountlake Terrace Civic Center Structural Assessment for The City of Mountlake Terrace. Saad E. Moustafa, PhD., P.E., Project Manager. WJE: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (Engineers, Architects, Material Scientists). Findings: Makes recommendations for a seismic upgrade of the main building in the next two to three years, and seismic upgrade or removal of the courtyard cover.

2001 - Nisqually Eartyhquake
Letter to Jerry Trojan Re. Post Earthquake Assessment of Mountlake Terrace Civic Center. Saad E. Moustafa, PhD., P.E., Affiliated Consultant. WJE: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (Engineers, Architects, Material Scientists). Findings: Evaluation after the Nisqually earthquake found the only damage seen was to the four columns supporting the courtyard roof panels over the entryway. While the damage was not seen to render the columns “unstable,” WJE repeated its opinion that the columns “are not capable of providing adequate lateral support”

2008 - City Council Chambers Ceiling collapses
The City Council Chambers ceiling collapsed in City Hall, making the Council Chambers unusable. An asbestos abatement company was called in to clean the Chambers and make the remainder of the building inhabitable. Due to a number of safety hazards including that other parts of City Hall have the same encapsulated asbestos ceiling that fell during the July incident, the Council directed the City Manager to move forward in locating a temporary City Hall.

2008 - Citizen Task Force Makes Recommendations
In December of 2008, the Task Force made a presentation to the City Council with a service and needs assessment, site alternatives and conceptual design options for city facilities, as well as other uses and services that were heard by the community during numerous open houses and public meetings. Task Force is recommending that the current civic center site (23204 58th Avenue) be used for the new city hall and community center.

Re: Letter: Please call them ‘Christmas’ light displays

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:59:05 -0000

It's unfortunate that it appears that this is the first time that someone has informed you but your culture is not the only culture that exists in America.

"Other peoples' cultures"?

These are fellow Americans. Fellow Washingtonians and fellow Mountlake Terrace residents.

These are not "other people".

This is us.

Re: Letter: Please call them ‘Christmas’ light displays

Dustin DeKoekkoek — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:51:43 -0000

I agree with John as well when related to City sponsored events. Whoever wrote this letter was a little unclear what, exactly, they are referring to and to whom the letter was directed. After reading it again and these comments it appears as if the author is writing the letter to MLTnews asking them (MLTnews) to refer to the lights display near 227th/42nd as a Christmas lights display and not just a holiday lights display.