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Friday, March 25, 2011

City Licata Resolution Would Give Burien a Crack at White Center

Posted by Cienna Madrid on Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:25 AM

Seattle City Council member Nick Licata is floating a resolution that would give Burien the go-ahead to explore adopting White Center and several surrounding neighborhoods without waiting for Seattle approval.

WHEREAS, this resolution is not intended to block or obstruct the City of Burien from pursuing annexation of that portion of the North Highline Area designated by Burien as a Potential Annexation Area, should the City of Burien decide to do so at any time; and

This olive branch comes after council president Richard Conlin delayed Seattle annexation—and, by proxy, Burien annexation—at a March 18 committee meeting. I cover Conlin's dithering in this week's issue of the paper:

If approved, Seattle would finally, after 10 years of deliberation, make a decision. If not, Burien would have a chance to adopt the neighborhoods. But council president Richard Conlin screwed White Center: Instead of voting on annexation, Conlin proposed delaying the vote until next February.

A gentleman's agreement between Burien and Seattle gave our city first dibs on White Center until January 2012. But Conlin's delay tactic breaks that agreement, which has put Burien in a bad spot. "We're pretty confused by the mixed message," city manager Mike Martin recently said.

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I think that Seattle City Council should just require White Center to build and pay for a below-sea-level Tunnel that they don't want.

That will scare them off and then they'll join Burien.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM

Burien and White Center are the Will in Seattle and John Bailo of population centers.

Posted by Baconcat on March 25, 2011 at 11:56 AM

We can do better.

Posted by very bad homo on March 25, 2011 at 11:58 AM

You can, but you're such a cheap date you won't get better ...

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 25, 2011 at 12:06 PM

@2, Joe Fitzgibbon's going to give you such a tongue lashing for dissing his Burien.

Posted by gloomy gus on March 25, 2011 at 12:07 PM

@5, where can we line up for these tongue lashings???

Posted by Cienna Madrid on March 25, 2011 at 12:08 PM

@6, Joe lashes Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 3pm in Toby Crittenden's living room.

First come, first served. Lash, lash, lash.

Posted by gloomy gus on March 25, 2011 at 12:16 PM

@2,

Baconcat, as a resident of Burien...I am utterly insulted by that remark.

Posted by Akbar Fazil on March 25, 2011 at 12:19 PM

@7, Dammit, Tuesdays are production days. Do you suppose we could arrange an emergency lashing on Monday at 2:00 p.m.? Toby's living room is free--I checked.

Posted by Cienna Madrid on March 25, 2011 at 12:24 PM

Only if it's shirtless Tuesday, Cienna.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 25, 2011 at 12:25 PM

@8, I was gonna say. I like Burien. Great Mexican food, spiffy library....a city as dumb as Will in Seattle wouldn't have the wherewithal to even organize itself. Will is the windswept prairie of cities -- a non sequitor.

Bailo is a case of food poisoning acquired at Zbarro's in the mall.

Posted by Fnarf