MYNORTHWEST NEWS

Black Diamond City Council to consider 2017 budget

Feb 17, 2017, 10:46 AM | Updated: 4:36 pm

Black Diamond...

Construction on a major development in Black Diamond has slowed due to

The Black Diamond City Council will be meeting next week to consider a 2017 budget.

In December, a last-minute interim budget prevented a shutdown of police and water services. That budget expires in March.

One of the issues the council will discuss Wednesday is a major development project called Ten Trails. The project is supposed to add businesses and more than 6,000 homes by the 2030s, and it will also expand the city’s population.

Related: Huge sports complex gets the thumbs up

In 2010, previous leadership approved the development project but voters didn’t like the move and voted out the incumbents in 2014 and again in 2015.

Gridlock on the current Council is reportedly slowing construction progress and the approval of a budget.

The Seattle Times reports Mayor Carol Benson won her 2013 election with the support from voters who opposed the development.

Since then, she’s insisted the city can’t go back on its previous commitments to the developers.

A year ago, three of the five City Council members approved new council rules, moving power from the mayor to their five-member council.

City leaders are weighing in on a special session. At 7 p.m., the City Council meeting will allow for public comment.

Correction: In a previous version of this story, it was falsely reported that the name of the development is Oakpointe. The name is Ten Trails.

MyNorthwest News

lead cookware washington...

Frank Sumrall

Washington becomes first state to ban lead in cookware

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed the Lead in Cookware Act Thursday, banning lead from any products used to cook food.

16 minutes ago

delta sexual assault...

Frank Sumrall

Woman sues Delta Air Lines after sexually assaulted on flight by employee

Last year, a woman was sexually assaulted on a Delta Air Lines flight from Phoenix to Seattle by an airline employee.

1 hour ago

Photo: Lewis and Clark High School students thought quickly to save their track coach's life....

Julia Dallas

Spokane high school students save track coach’s life after his heart stops

Two Spokane high school students used their quick thinking and past training to save their track coach's life last week.

3 hours ago

Image: Brightly colored eggs are set on a table on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington,...

Ted Buehner

Expect good Easter weekend weather for egg hunts, chilly evening Mariners games

Both Saturday and Sunday of Easter weekend will feature temperatures warming to around 60 degrees across much of Western Washington.

15 hours ago

Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour at Lumen Field on July 22, 20...

Micki Gamez, KIRO Newsradio and Bill Kaczaraba, MyNorthwest

Seattle tourism dollars break records following All-Star Week, Taylor Swift

It was a record-setting year for dollars flowing into Seattle from tourists.

16 hours ago

Image: A bridge in Carnation....

Julia Dallas

Carnation frustrated with Seattle again after 8th false emergency alarm induces widespread panic

Carnation citizens have faced a series of panic-inducing alarms after SPU's system for the Tolt Dam falsely sounded eight times.

18 hours ago

Black Diamond City Council to consider 2017 budget