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  • 1 week ago | rentonreporter.com | Drew Dotson

    A city tree fell on a man’s car in Renton, but the city is not paying for the damages. Renton resident Steve Childers said in the early evening of May 8, he returned to his car parked near 130 Main Avenue S. after going to the store to find a tree had fallen on his car. “It got me really good. It smashed my car,” Childers said. “It got the windshield. It got the post the windshield goes up against.

  • 1 week ago | kentreporter.com | Drew Dotson

    With the current landfill filling up, Renton and King County are looking for solutions for what to do with King County’s trash in the future. The county conducted a study looking at long-term disposal options to prepare for the eventual closure of Cedar Hills Regional Landfill.

  • 2 weeks ago | rentonreporter.com | Drew Dotson

    A Renton resident is forming an advocacy group focused on making Renton roads safer. Tristan Kochan said he is starting Safe Streets Renton to encourage the city to make it safe for everyone to get around Renton, with or without a car, and to make the city more accessible to people without a car. Kochan said he grew up in a rural setting where people had to drive everywhere because it wasn’t safe to walk on the roads.

  • 2 weeks ago | rentonreporter.com | Drew Dotson

    A pipeline replacement project in Renton that is set to start next month will likely cause interruptions in water service for nearby residents. The city awarded the construction contract to the lowest bidder, Raudenbush Earthworks, for the amount of $2,071,559.32 for the NE 12th Street AC Water Main and Stormwater Replacement project. The bid is $393,006.58 under the engineer’s estimate for the project.

  • 3 weeks ago | rentonreporter.com | Drew Dotson

    A new association was launched to spearhead efforts to fight issues in Renton such as the Logan 6 development, the Renton High School eminent domain case and the abandoned building on Park Avenue. Sheryl Friesz, president of For a Better Renton, commonly speaks during the Renton City Council’s public comments about issues. She announced the formation of the new association at the May 5 city council meeting.

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