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Boston Harbor Elementary, with 166 students, scored fifth of seven schools in the Olympia School District's closure analysis. It is not among the three elementary schools the superintendent recommended closing. The school board is scheduled to vote on the plan Nov. 12.
GovernmentCounty commissioners to vote today on Thurston Conservation District charge of $25 a parcel plus 10 cents an acreThe Thurston County Board of Commissioners holds a hearing at 3:30 p.m. today and is set to vote on a 10-year system of rates and charges for the Thurston Conservation District. Most residential parcels would pay $25 a year plus 10 cents an acre on their property tax statements starting in 2027.
CommunityOlympia Farmers Market suspends knife vendor after dispute over covering blades and insuranceThe Olympia Farmers Market suspended Crafted Restorations, a Hoquiam knife maker, on Oct. 13 after the vendor removed a plexiglass barrier the market had required over its blades. The market's board says the vendor's public account is misleading; the owner says he is buying new display cases and hopes to return.
GovernmentCounty cuts speed limit on north Johnson Point Road to 30 mph; draft road plan lists culvert work near Woodard Bay and Henderson InletThurston County has adopted a 30 mph limit on Johnson Point Road NE between 92nd Avenue NE and Johnson Point Loop NE, down from 35 mph, after an Oct. 6 hearing. The county's draft six-year road plan also lists fish-passage culvert projects near Woodard Bay and Henderson Inlet and a future South Bay Road widening.How much do the printed business ad signs staked along local roadsides bother you?
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Oct 20 · Tuesday · 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Lacey Timberland Library, 500 College St SE, Lacey
Oct 22 · Thursday · 7:30–9:00 a.m.
Taylor Ray's Cafe, 3205 Willamette Dr NE, Lacey
Oct 23 · Friday · 1:00 p.m.
Lacey Timberland Library, 500 College St SE
Oct 23 · Friday · 6:30–7:30 p.m.
South Bay Elementary, 3845 Sleater-Kinney Rd NE, Olympia (listed on the school's calendar; no separate location given)
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