It's a great time for kids to meet police officers and climb in a fire truck. Its also a way to meet your Sammamish neighbors and find out ways you may not have thought about to be safe and prepared in case of a disaster. Last year we had loads of fun and even went home with a nice fire extinguisher we won as a door prize.
Head out to the Sammamish Library on Saturday and you may score a free copy of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Volunteers will be passing out copies on Saturday to celebrate the kick of of The Big Read Program.The idea is to get a whole community to read the same book and then pass it on--in the spirit of Bookcrossing.com.
This weekend's all day Saturday overlay of 228th has been rescheduled.
Instead of doing all the work on one Saturday to avoid school and rush hour traffic, preliminary work will be on September 17-18. Two traffic lanes will be open. The actual paving will occur Saturday, September 22nd and Monday, September 24th with only one lane open. I don't know the reasoning behind this change yet.
Try your best to avoid these areas during construction. If you know the neighborhoods, or have a map or navigation system, its entirely feasible to avoid all but the tail ends of the work unless you are trying to get to the Fire Station.
This section of 228th (between NE 25th (Heritage Hills/Summer Ridge entrances) and NE 8th (Saffron/Inglewood Rd)) is starting to look up. Last year, a writer to the editor of the Sammamish Review described this area of Northern Sammamish as "the armpit of Sammamish". As a resident of this area, I took it personally and was dismayed by the condition of the Deerfield Park fence and the torn up road.
The dilapidated wooden fence was replaced this week by a black chain link fence. It is certainly an improvement, but I'd love to see the city plant some greenery. Half of Sammamish drives this route daily--it's certainly worth it to invest in the aesthetics of our roads.
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