“Citizens for Annexation to Kent” is a broad-based citizen group promoting a “Yes” vote. The Kent City Council voted unanimously to invite residents to join the city. This annexation is supported by the King County Council.

• As Kent residents’ public safety will be increased by establishing a 4^th city patrol district with response time significantly shorter for all police services. Kent will hire over 20 new police positions.

• Panther Lake residents will have greater community access in Kent. Locally elected officials and staff can respond more quickly to needs of neighbors - offices are close by - parks and recreation will be administered locally.

• Kent will provide more direct service to the Panther Lake area. King County is unable to provide urban services. They recently announced mothballing the three county parks in the area. Further cutbacks in all county services will occur because of growing county fiscal deficits.

It is estimated that property taxes will essentially be the same or perhaps slightly lower. We believe that annexation to the City of Kent is in the best interests of citizens, businesses, homeowner associations, and all community groups.

www.annex2kent.com

Panther Lake taxpayers will pay for two water departments Soos Creek and Kent Water, it’s funded from the general funds of Kent.

We’ll have to pay all the past bonds issued by Kent.

We’ll lose our fire station, we paid for.

Kent requires all existing buildings, schools, churches, homes, barns and garages over 7,000 feet, fire alarm & fire sprinkler installed.

Kent has budgeted for a Fire Benefit Charge (fee) will cost thousands billed every year for every building, school, church, apartments and home.

The Kent identified 400 existing apartment buildings that need to upgraded with monitored fire alarm systems. Costs are thousands per building.

I’m a person of color, it’s shocking Kent disbanded its Diversity Committee.

Our community diversity must be reflected in our government officials.

Kent has only one department head that is a person of color.

Kent has no persons of color in any elected position

Kent Fire and Police Departments have no persons of color in command positions

No additional fire fighters or police will be added to protect us.

No neighborhood 4^th of July fireworks allowed.

We’ll have no representation in Kent

NO TO ANNEXATION          NO TO KENT        NO WAY!   

VOTE NO TO ANNEXATION     notokentnoway@clearwire.net

The opposition statements about water are false, losing our fire station is false, having to pay for past bonds is false. The statement about hiring no additional police persons is false. The statement about fireworks is false. Kent is a growing city, becoming more diverse and interesting everyday. For less money annually, we’ll receive improved safety and service, plus the ability to vote for local leaders and enjoy a sense of community we all deserve.

 

STATEMENT PREPARED BY: Marvin Eckfeldt, Marci Wainhouse

Panther Lake taxpayers will pay for the 75 million dollar ShoWare Center. It’s used less than 10% of the time, it’s heat and lights on 100% of the time. Kent will not allow homeless families into the ShoWare Center on freezing nights.

The ShoWare Center hosts a Lingerie Football League team. Women’s rights groups say it’s degrading to women, Kent says it’s entertainment.

NO TO ANNEXATION      NO TO KENT       NO WAY!

VOTE NO TO ANNEXATION

 

STATEMENT PREPARED BY: Patrick J. Dillon

Proposed No. 2009-0394.1                                              Sponsors  Patterson

 

AN ORDINANCE establishing November 3, 2009, as the date of a special election on the question of annexation to the city of Kent of an unincorporated area known as the Panther Lake annexation area; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:

SECTION 1. Findings:

SECTION 2. A special election shall be held on the 3^rd day of November 2009 in accordance with chapter 35A.14 RCW within the territory of the proposed annexation, for the purpose of submitting the question of annexation of the Panther Lake annexation area.

SECTION 3. The number of registered voters within the subject area is estimated at 10,816 as nearly as may be determined from available records.

SECTION 4. Pursuant to RCW 29A.04.321 and 35A.14.050, it is hereby deemed that an emergency exists for purposes of calling a special election. The King County elections director is hereby requested to assume jurisdiction to call and conduct a special election and submit to the registered voters within the subject area of the proposition as set forth in section 4 of this ordinance. The clerk of the council is hereby authorized and directed to transmit the proposition to the elections director in substantially the following form, with such additions, deletions or modifications in the ballot title as may be required for the propositions listed below by the King County prosecutor:

PROPOSITION 1: The Kent City Council passed Resolution No. 1809 concerning annexation of the Panther Lake Annexation Area, which would authorize annexation of that area of unincorporated King County known as the panther Lake Annexation Area as legally described in Resolution No. 1809. Shall that area of unincorporated King County known as the Panther Lake Annexation Area as legally described in City of Kent Resolution No. 1809 be annexed to the City of Kent?

[  ] For annexation

[  ] Against annexation

SECTION 5. The elections director is hereby authorized and requested to prepare and distribute a local voters' pamphlet, pursuant to K.C.C. 1.10.010, for the special election called for in this ordinance, the cost of the pamphlet to be included as part of the cost of the special election.

SECTION 6. The boundaries of the territory proposed for annexation are hereby described in city of Kent Resolution No. 1809 as contained in Attachment A to this ordinance.

SECTION 7. The council finds as a fact and declares that an emergency exists and that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of  public peace, health or safety or for the support of county government and its existing public institutions.

 

Ordinance 16618 was introduced on 6/29/2009 and passed by the Metropolitan King County Council on 7/27/2009, by the following vote:

Yes: 7 – Mr. Constantine, Mr. Ferguson, Ms. Hague, Mr. von Reichbauer, Mr. Gossett, Mr. Phillips and Mr. Dunn

No: 0

Excused: 2 – Ms. Lambert and Ms. Patterson

 

 

Attachments    A. Proposed Annexation Area – Panther Lake Legal Description

 

Proposed Annexation Area

 

All those portions of Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M., and Sections 32 and 33, Township 23 North, Range 5 East, W.M., in King County, Washington, described as follows:

 

Commencing at the east quarter corner of Section 6, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M.;

 

thence southerly, along the east line of said section, to the easterly prolongation of the south right of way margin of South 200^th Street;

 

thence westerly, along said prolongation, to the west right of way margin of 100^th Avenue SE, the northeast corner of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #3099, as recorded under King County Recording Number 9305110613, and the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;

 

thence continuing westerly, along said south margin of South 200^th Street and the north margin of said city limits, to the west right of way margin of 92^nd Avenue South and the east line of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #1017, as recorded under King County Auditor's File Number 5024149;

 

thence northerly, along said west margin and said city limits, to the east west center of section line of said Section 6;

 

thence easterly, along said center of section line and said city limits, to the center of said Section 6;

 

thence northerly, along the north south center of section line and said city limits, to the north right of way margin of South 200^th Street and the south line of the Renton City Limits as established by Renton Ordinance #5327, under King County Recording Number 20080109000833;

 

thence easterly, along said north margin and said Renton City limits, to the westerly right of way margin of SR 515 (108^th Avenue SE) and the east line of the City of Renton City Limits as described in said Renton Ordinance #5327;

 

thence northerly, along said west margin and the Renton City Limits as described in said ordinance, to a point 40 feet west of Highway Engineer's Station 270+40, as shown on Washington State Department of Highways Right of Way Plan SR 515 MP 3.87 to MP 5.15, Renton Vicinity, SE 196^th to Carr Road;

 

thence easterly to a point 40 feet east of Highway Engineer's Station 270+50 as shown on said right of way plan, also being the northerly margin of SE 192^nd Street and the south line of the City of Renton City Limits as described in said Renton Ordinance #5327;

 

thence easterly, along said north margin and the Renton City Limits as described in said ordinance, to the intersection of said north margin with the northerly extension of the east right of way margin of 124^th Avenue SE, and the westerly boundary of Soos Creek Park;

 

thence along said westerly park boundary and the adjoining roadways the following courses and distances:

 

thence southerly, along said northerly extension extension and the east margin of said 124^th Avenue SE, to the north line of the south half of the north half of Government Lot 2 of said Section 4;

 

thence easterly, along said north line, to the west margin of the Bonneville Transmission Line Easement (Covington-Seattle Line);

 

thence southeasterly, along said west margin, to the south line of Morford Park, as recorded in Volume 180 of Plats, pages 1-3, records of King County;

 

thence easterly, along said south line, to the west line of the east 450 feet of the south half of the south half of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of said Section 4;

 

thence southerly, along said west line, to the south line of the northeast quarter of said Section 4;

 

thence easterly, along said south line, to the west line of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section 4;

 

thence southerly, along said west line, to the north line of Linda Highlands Division No. 1, as recorded in Volume 91 of Plats, page 25, records of King County;

 

thence generally easterly and southeasterly , along the northeasterly line of said plat, to the north line of Greystone, as recorded in Volume 154 of Plats, pages 40-41, records of King County;

 

thence easterly, along said north line, to the east line of said Section 4;

 

thence southerly, along said east line, 105.29 feet to the northwest corner of a tract of land conveyed to Charles R. Gardner by warrantee deed recorded under King County Recording Number 8507090815;

 

thence southeasterly, along the northeasterly line of said Gardner tract and said park boundary, S59°28'10"E 125.62 feet to an angle point in said northeasterly line;

 

thence continuing along said northeasterly boundary and said park boundary, S30°36'37"E 834.39 feet, more or less, to the northwest right of way margin of SE 204^th Way (SE Lake Youngs Way);

 

thence southeasterly, perpendicular to the centerline of said SE 204^th Way, 100 feet, to the southeast right of way margin thereof;

 

thence northeasterly, along said southeast right of way margin, to the west line of the east 495 feet of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of said Section 3, also being the west boundary of said park;

 

thence along said park boundary, southerly along said west line, 50 feet to the northwest corner of a tract of land conveyed to Daniel John Overstreet by statutory warrantee deed recorded under King County Recording Number 9707311841;

 

thence along the northeasterly line of the Overstreet tract and said park boundary, S54°32'25"E 398.74 feet to the west line of the east 165 feet of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of said Section 3;

 

thence southerly, along said west line, to the north line of the south 528 feet of said section;

thence easterly, along said north line, to the west line of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of said Section 3;

 

thence southerly, along said west line, to the north right of way margin of SE 208^th Street (H.C. Green Road, County Rd No. 329);

 

thence easterly, along said north margin, to the northerly extension of the east line of the west 270 feet of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 10;

 

thence southerly, along said northerly extension and the east line thereof, to the south line of the north half of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 10;

 

thence easterly, along said south line, to the east line of the west half of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter;

 

thence southerly, along said east line, to the southeast corner of the west half of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter;

 

thence westerly, along said south line, to a point on the east line of a tract of land conveyed to Karen J. Arango by Quit Claim Deed recorded under King County Recording Number 9601030485, described as the west 108.9 feet of the south 400 feet of the north 860 feet, as measured along the west line; of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 10, said point being 200 feet north of the southeast corner of said tract;

 

thence southerly, along said east line, 200 feet to the southeast corner of said tract;

 

thence westerly, along the south line of said tract, to the west line of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter;

 

thence southerly, along said west line, to the north line of the south half of the north half of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 10;

 

thence westerly, along said north line, 100 feet, to the west line of the east 100 feet of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 10;

 

thence southerly, along said west line, and its southerly extension, to the south right of way margin of SE 216^th Street (Albert Haverinen Road);

 

thence easterly, along said south margin, to the west boundary of the park property as described in warranty deeds recorded under King County Recording Numbers 9506090372, and 9506090371;

 

thence along said park boundary as established by said warrantee deeds, S08°38'08"W 155.90 feet;

 

thence S05°32'16"E 256.57 feet;

 

thence S05°03'27"E 179.40 feet;

 

thence S02°16'36"W 119.91 feet;

 

thence S13°50'14"E 114.38 feet;

 

thence S09°57'42"E 178.35 feet;

 

thence S10°45'26"E 264.27 feet;

 

thence S45°51'35"W 62.76 feet to the north line of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of said Section 10;

 

thence westerly, along said north line, to the west line of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of said Section 10;

 

thence southerly, along said west line, to the south line of said Section 10;

 

thence easterly, along said south line, to the southerly right of way margin of SE 224^th Street (Johnson Road NO. 328);

 

thence easterly, along said southerly margin, to the east line of the west quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 15;

 

thence southerly, along said east line, to the south line of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 15;

 

thence easterly, along said south line, to the east line of King County Short Plat No. 280062, recorded under King County Recording Number 8010150859;

 

thence southeasterly, along said east line, to the east line of Lot B of King County Lot Line Adjustment No. L99L001, recorded under King County Recording Number 9903099010;

 

thence southeasterly, along said east line, to the south line of the northwest quarter of said Section 15;

 

thence easterly, along said south line, to the east line of the west half of said Section 15;

 

thence southerly, along said east line, to an intersection with the east right of way margin of 140^th Avenue SE;

 

thence southerly, along said east right of way margin, to the north line of the south 522.00 feet of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section 15;

 

thence easterly, along said north line, to the east line of the west 417.50 feet of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section 15;

 

thence southerly, along said east line, to the north line of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 15, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M. and the north line of Country Club North, Division 2, as recorded in Volume 184 of Plats, Pages 18 through 20, records of King County and the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #3344, as recorded under King County Recording Number 9706250235;

 

thence westerly, leaving said park boundary, along said north line and said city limits, to the north south center of section line of said Section 15;

 

thence continuing westerly along the north line of the south half of the southwest quarter of said Section 15 and said city limits, to the southeast corner of the north half of southeast quarter of Section 16, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M.;

 

thence continuing westerly, along the south line of said north half, to the westerly right of way margin of 132^nd Avenue SE and the southeast corner of that portion of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #3562;

 

thence northerly, along the west margin of 132^nd Avenue SE and said city limits, to the south line of the north half of the north half of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section 16;

 

thence westerly, along said south line and said city limits, to the east line of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section 16;

 

thence northerly, along said east line and said city limits, to the north line of the southeast quarter of said Section 16;

 

thence westerly, along said north line and said city limits, to the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of said Section 16;

 

thence westerly, along the south line of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 16 and said city limits, to the southwest corner of said subdivision;

 

thence northerly, along the west line of said subdivision and said city limits, to the northeast corner of the south half of the south half of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 16;

 

thence westerly, along the north line of said subdivision and said city limits, to the east line of the northeast quarter of Section 17, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M. and the east line of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance # 1940, as recorded under King County Recording Number 7509300621;

 

thence northerly, along the east line of said northeast quarter and said city limits, to the south line of the north half of the north half of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said Section 17;

 

thence westerly, along said south line and said city limits, to the west right of way margin of 116^th Avenue SE and the southeast corner of that portion of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance # 2828, as recorded under King County Recording Number 8902070337;

 

thence northerly, along said west margin and said city limits, to the north line of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said Section 17;

 

thence westerly, along said north line and the north line of said city limits and the north line of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #2048, as recorded under King County Recording Number 7710180759, to the west line of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said Section 17;

 

thence southerly, along the west line of said subdivision and the city limits as established under said Ordinance #2048 and aforesaid Ordinance #1940, to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section 17;

 

thence continuing southerly, along the west line of said subdivision and said city limits to south line of the north 30.00 feet of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section 17, also being the easterly prolongation of the south right of way margin of SE 232^nd Street and the northeast corner of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #2727, as recorded under King County Recording Number 8708120082;

 

thence westerly, along said south line and said city limits, to the east line of the plat of Park Orchard Division No. 4, as recorded in Volume 68 of plats, pages 58 through 60, records of King County;

 

thence generally southerly, along the easterly line of said plat and said city limits, to the south line of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section 17 and the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #1506, as recorded under King County Recording Number 7505060484;

 

thence westerly, along the south line of said plat and said city limits, to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of said Section 17 and the northeast corner of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #1290, as recorded under King County Recording Number 7505060500;

 

thence continuing westerly, along the north line of said subdivision and said city limits, to the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of said Section 17 and the southeast corner of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #1223 under King County Auditor's File Number 5668321;

 

thence northerly, along the east line of said subdivision and said city limits, to the northeast corner thereof;

 

thence westerly, along the north line of said subdivision, and the east line of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #2111, under King County Recording Number 7809011099, to the northeast corner of the lands described in said Ordinance #2111, also being the westerly right of way margin of SR 515 (also known as 104^th Ave SE, also known as the Benson Road SE);

 

thence north, along said westerly margin and said city limits, to the southeast corner of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #2703, as recorded under King County Recording Number 8703191033;

 

thence generally northerly, along the west margin of said SR 515 and said city limits, to the south line of the north half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 17;

 

thence westerly, along said south line and said city limits, to the east right of way margin of 100^th Avenue SE;

 

thence northerly, along said east margin and said city limits and the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #3210 as recorded under King County Recording Number 9504190117 and Kent Ordinance #3193 recorded under King County Recording Number 9411230694, to the north line of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 8, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M.;

 

thence westerly, along said north line and said city limits, to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 7, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, W.M.;

 

thence westerly, along the north line of said subdivision and said city limits, to the easterly right of way margin of 98^th Avenue South;

 

thence southerly, along said east margin and said city limits, to the southerly right of way margin of South 218^th Street;

 

thence westerly, along said southerly margin and said city limits and the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #2611, as recorded under King County Recording Number 8606190789, to the southeast corner of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #2860, under King County Recording Number 8908240680, and the southerly prolongation of the west right of way margin of aforesaid 98^th Avenue South;

 

thence northerly, along said west margin and its prolongation and said city limits, to the east west center of section line of said Section 7;

 

thence westerly, along said east west center of section line and said city limits, to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of said Section 7 and the east line of the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #2035, as recorded under King County Recording Number 7708020744;

 

thence northerly, along the east line of said subdivision and said city limits, to the northeast corner of said subdivision;

 

thence westerly, along the north line of said southwest quarter of the northeast quarter and said city limits, to the southeasterly right of way margin of South 212^th Street;

                                                                                                            ATTACHMENT B

 

thence southwesterly, along said southeasterly margin and said city limits, to the west line of the east half of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of said Section 7 and a point on the Kent City Limits as established by Kent Ordinance #3099, as recorded under King County Recording Number 9305110613;

 

thence northerly, along said west line and said city limits, to the northwesterly right of way margin of said South 212^th Street;

 

thence northeasterly and easterly, along said northwesterly margin, the northwesterly right of way margin of South 212^th Way, the northerly right of way margin of South 208^th Street and said city limits, to the westerly right of way margin of 100^th Avenue SE;

 

thence northerly, along said westerly margin and said city limits, to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.

Simple Majority (RCW 35A.14.080)