JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
A common story I hear is that “Our downtown was always terrible! All the construction cranes since 2016? That means we’re (finally) moving forward!” But OTOH, here are a couple of budget numbers from 2008–right before the bottom dropped out. Note the Sales Tax revenue: Remember: that represents the money that people spend here. It’s
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Modern Des Moines begins in 1996, with the last annexation: Redondo/Woodmont.
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3,200 B.C. This is Newgrange which is sort of like the Irish version of Stonehenge. Trés cool, right? Now, the following will be a bit raw for Americans because most you have some very happy relationship with Ireland involving relatives, St. Patrick, drinking, uncomfortable sweaters, and so on. But all that “wearin’ of the green”...
Masonic Home of Washington 23660 Marine View Drive South Des Moines, Washington 98198 Historic Resource Report May 27, 2020 Prepared for Zenith Properties, LLC David Peterson historic resource consulting PO Box #115 Seattle WA 98111 P:206-376-7761 david@dphrc.com LUA2019-0032 LUA2019-0032_Historical_Resource-2020-05-27-FINL-Peterson_292247792
*Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Update: 03/12/2022: At the Thursday March 10, 2022 I said I could count on the fingers of one hand the number of competitive elections in Des Moines over the past ten years. I was wrong. Make that twenty. And three of those winners resigned. Some
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New Masonic Home Of Washington Located At Zenith Ground broken August 8th, 1925 – Cornerstone laid May 1st, 1926 – Dedicated June 21st, 1927 – Cost approximately $800,000. Fireproof construction: buff exterior, brick and terra cotta trim, red tile roof; is 175 feet above sea level and contains five stories and basement. Front gable is
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Nichols left in mutual agreement with Douglas County, Nevada before his contract expired Mon, 08/08/2016 by Clara McMichael James Nichols – the candidate tapped as the new city manager for Des Moines – wrapped up a short-lived experience earlier this year in a similar position for Douglas County, Nevada. Douglas County has marked similarities to
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