Newcastle Historical Society hosts mine tour April 3
March 28, 2014
NEW — 11:10 a.m. March 28, 2014
By Bob Cerelli
Newcastle’s Baima House is one of the oldest buildings in King County. The property’s owners, Pam and Gary Lee, have fixed it up as seen in this recent photo.
The Newcastle Historical Society invites residents to learn about their city’s history with an April 3 mine tour. Read more
PSE hosts Energize Eastside workshop March 27
March 25, 2014
NEW — 2:15 p.m. March 25, 2014
Puget Sound Energy invites the community to the first in a series of workshops, as part of the company’s Energize Eastside project.
The project, in response to the region’s growing power needs, will bring new higher capacity electric transmission lines to the Eastside.
The new lines will extend from a substation in Redmond to Renton, but the exact route the lines will take is currently unknown. One of the proposed routes directly affects the Olympus neighborhood.
Puget Sound Energy has formed sub-area committees to delve further into three geographic sub-areas on the Eastside. At the workshop, these committees will work side-by-side with community members to learn more about the project, understand local area issues and assess potential route segments against community values. Read more
