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Sep 09 2008, 11:59 AM
For 35 years, the Washington State Department of Agriculture has kept the gypsy moth out of Washington. With the help of nearly 30 seasonal gypsy moth trappers, officials hope that record continues.In June 2008, WSDA began its annual gypsy moth summer trapping program, placing more than 23,000 small, tent-shaped cardboard traps throughout the state to identify any new introductions of the destructive pest. The state plans to set 5,500 traps in King County and about 75 on Mercer Island. Traps will be checked every two to three weeks this summer and then taken down in September.
Wilburton tunnel teardown will slow I-405 traffic
Sep 09 2008, 11:59 AM
Southbound lanes on Interstate 405 from S.E. 8th Street in Bellevue to Interstate 90 will be completely closed for three weekends in August as construction crews remove the Wilburton Tunnel.
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Sep 09 2008, 11:59 AM
$1 million for parks and play 
Sep 09 2008, 11:59 AM
Restraining order against Tent City denied Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM Early Monday morning, a King County judge denied a request for a restraining order that sought to prevent a homeless camp from coming to Mercer Island next week. For whom the bridge tolls - and how much I-90 tolls part of funding scenarios for 520 bridge
Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM
It looks as if Islanders will have to pay to leave or return to the Island in the future. According to a state study released last Wednesday, the 520 Tolling Commission determined that tolls instituted on I-90 along with the 520 bridge would generate about $1 billion more than just 520 alone. Two of the initial four scenarios suggested by the tolling commission show that tolls on I-90 and 520 would raise a total of $2 billion, compared to the $900 million that only 520 tolls would raise.
Mercer Island Police to tote Tasers Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM While the Mercer Island Police Department is the only one in western Washington that has not used Tasers before, the Islands police officers on patrol will begin carrying a Taser come this fall. $1 million for Luther Burbank | Money earmarked for dog park, shoreline restoration
Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM
The often muddy and somewhat makeshift off-leash dog park at Luther Burbank will finally get a much needed makeover. The adjacent shoreline overrun by invasive blackberry bushes will also be renovated from Calkins Point down to the docks.Last Monday, the City Council unanimously approved a project bid that will restore the northeastern shore of Luther Burbank park this fall, including improvements in the off-leash area and beach access points. The city expects the improvements to be finished by this November.
In all, about 1,500 linear feet of shoreline will be restored and protected as six beach-access areas will be established as part of the $1.3 million project. The bidder hopes to complete the project at the estimated cost of $981,000.
Police to acquire TasersSep 09 2008, 12:00 PM Come this fall, Mercer Island police officers on patrol will carry a Taser at their left knees. Mercer Island recycling and garbage collection
Sep 09 2008, 12:00 PM It is easy to confuse changing waste regulations what can be recycled and what cannot. Allied Waste, which serves Mercer Island, divides the following products into two categories.
