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Attend a Community Forum on Burien's Future
Burien residents are being asked to help create a common, unifying vision to shape our community's long-term future. The public can participate by filling out a community survey and by attending one of the  upcoming visioning forums. These free events will feature interactive visioning exhibits, facilitated community discussions, and individual scoring of priorities. Light refreshments will be available, as well as play activities for kids (unsupervised). The forums are scheduled for:
- Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m., Seahurst Elementary
- Tuesday, April 26, 5:30 p.m., Hazel Valley Elementary
- Saturday, May 7, 5:30 p.m., at Southern Heights Elementary
For more information on the community forums, or to fill out the visioning survey, go to www.burienwa.gov/vision4burien
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March 16 Open House on Lake-to-Sound Trail
The public is invited to attend a open house March 16 to learn about and comment on the design of the newest section of the Lake-to-Sound Trail in South King County. The Lake-to-Sound Trail is a proposed 16-mile-long biking and walking trail that would link the shoreline of Lake Washington in Renton to the shoreline of Puget Sound in Des Moines, while passing through the cities of Tukwila, SeaTac and Burien. The focus of the open house will be the stretch of the proposed trail in Burien along Des Moines Memorial Drive, from S. 156th Street in SeaTac to S. Normandy Road.
OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, March 16, 5-7 p.m
Burien Community Center
14700 6th Ave. S.W.
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Census Shows Burien's Growth
The recently released census figures that show Burien's 2010 population at 33,313, an increase of 1,432 residents over the 2000 census. but the figures do not include the City's new North Highline residents. A separate census of the annexation area conducted by the City showed a population of 14,292, unofficially bringing the City's total population to 47,605. The federal census found the number of minorities in Burien (not including the annexation area) grew 57.8 percent between 2000 and 2010 and currently make up 38.5 percent of the population. Hispanics or Latinos are Burien's largest minority group, making up 20.7 percent of the City's population.
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Open House on S.W. 132nd St. Sidewalk Project
City staff and project designers would like to meet with residents interested in the future improvements of S.W. 132nd Street between Ambaum Blvd. S.W. and Hazel Valley Elementary School. The City is planning an extension of the sidewalk along the north side of S.W. 132nd Street. The project will also include the installation of a drainage system along S.W. 132nd Street, and some adjacent streets.
Burien City Hall, Multipurpose Room (1st Floor)
400 S.W. 152nd Street
Drop in anytime between 4:30 and 7 p.m.
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Road Resurfacing and Repair Continue The greatest impact on traffic from road construction in Burien continues to be along S.W./S. 128th St. and Ambaum Blvd S.W., south of S.W. 128th St. Grinding and repair of the pavement on S.W./S. 128th St will start at Ambaum Blvd S.W. and work east, finishing at Des Moines Memorial Drive. The work occurs during the night hours to disrupt traffic as little as possible. Grinding and pavement repair will follow on S.W. 16th Ave, and south onto Ambaum Blvd S.W. Drivers may experience slowed traffic signal cycles at some intersections on Ambaum Blvd. and 128th St., since the triggering systems leading up to traffic signals were severed during construction. Landscaping will soon begin along Ambaum Blvd S.W. For more information on current road projects, please go to www.burienwa.gov/roadupdates
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Construction to Begin in Seahurst Park
Seahurst Park will undergo significant construction activity beginning this month. The first phase of the project involves the relocation of sewer utilities in the beach. Southwest Suburban Sewer District will be constructing new sewer lines and building a pump station adjacent to the park's lower parking lot. During this construction the park will remain open, though parking will be limited. This project will continue until October 2011. |
