Bellingham Gas Holds Near $4.94 as Diesel Reaches $5.85
Bellingham, WA — AAA’s July 30 metro averages show regular gas nearly flat from the prior day, while diesel remains higher than a week, month and year ago.
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Salkum voters have five days to return August 4 primary ballots
Salkum voters must return signed August 4 primary ballots by mail or official drop box, while in-person registration and address updates remain available.
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Lacey Gas and Diesel Prices Show a Wide Station Gap
Current Lacey listings show regular gas at $3.99 to $4.849 and diesel at $4.69 to $5.999, while Olympia metro benchmarks rose from yesterday and last week.
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Gig Harbor adopts 2027-2032 plan, keeps Cushman Trail at No. 20
Gig Harbor adopted its 2027-2032 transportation program, keeping Cushman Trail Phase 5A design and permitting at No. 20 without setting a construction date.
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Washington’s New Budget Panel Starts a Two-Year Review of State Finances
An 18-member bipartisan committee is reviewing Washington’s budget assumptions and cost pressures, with first recommendations due Dec. 15, ahead of the 2027-29 budget process.
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Burien Gas Prices: Regular at $5.15, Diesel at $6.70
A Burien 7-Eleven listed regular gasoline at $5.149 and diesel at $6.699. AAA’s metro averages show different price patterns for the two fuels.
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Shoreline’s 185th Street station plan weighs paths and sports uses
Shoreline is studying safer walking and biking connections and a possible sports, recreation and entertainment overlay near the 185th Street station.
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Vancouver-area measles cases reach seven after Salmon Creek clinic exposure
Clark County reports seven measles cases since July 22 and warns unvaccinated people may be at risk after a July 17 Salmon Creek clinic exposure.
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Bellevue weighs transportation funding as budget process advances
Bellevue is considering a 0.1% city sales-tax increase and $20 vehicle fee for transportation, but neither proposal has been approved by the City Council.
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Redmond votes to end Flock license-plate reader program
The Redmond City Council voted 7-0 on July 21 to terminate its Flock Safety contract, formally ending a 24-camera ALPR program suspended since November 2025.
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Tacoma Proposition 1 would raise taxes for streets and sidewalks
Tacoma voters will decide Aug. 4 whether to approve a 10-year tax measure for streets, sidewalks, safety upgrades and other transportation connections.
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Auburn Station road closure begins Aug. 3 for garage construction
Auburn’s A Street NW will close daily from Aug. 3 through Oct. 30 as Sound Transit advances Auburn Station garage construction and access improvements.
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King County authorizes Clark Lake parcel sale to Kent
Kent, WA — King County authorized the sale of a Clark Lake parcel to Kent for $114,350, resolving a decades-old agreement tied to park land.
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Grapeview Port Reassigns Waterfront Parking, Sets Aug. 18 Meeting
The Port of Grapeview has reassigned restroom-area spaces for special uses, warned of towing and directed overnight boaters to a lot across Grapeview Loop Road.
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White Salmon housing discussion will separate current rules from future ideas
White Salmon’s July 29 housing discussion will review current rules, approved projects, housing trends and possible future tools without a scheduled vote.
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Ocean Shores Elementary Tsunami Refuge Project Enters Bidding
North Beach School District is seeking bids for an elevated tsunami refuge at Ocean Shores Elementary after identifying up to $8.178 million in grant funding.
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Raleigh Youth Curfew Is Still Only a Draft. What Happens Aug. 18?
Raleigh is drafting a possible youth curfew after July 4 violence, but no permanent rule is in effect before the City Council’s Aug. 18 discussion.
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Ellensburg chipseal runs July 21–23: road list, resident tips, likely traffic impacts
Ellensburg crews will chipseal about nine miles of city streets Tuesday–Thursday, July 21–23, 5 a.m.–5 p.m. Here’s the route, parking timing, and sprinkler tips.
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Whitman County primary ballots: Colfax voter deadlines (Aug. 4, 8 p.m.)
Colfax-area voters should get their Aug. 4 primary ballots starting July 17. If none by July 24, contact Whitman County. Return by Aug. 4 at 8 p.m.
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Seattle City Council expands Utility Discount Program for low-income households (2027)
Seattle’s City Council unanimously approved Council Bill 121222, expanding the Utility Discount Program. More households qualify in 2027 with 60%/50% discounts.
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Moses Lake housing planning update: City Council to review capacity and affordability inputs (July 21)
Council will review a May 2026 Housing Analysis and Land Capacity results for the 2027 plan update—showing overall capacity, but a low-income affordability gap.
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Seattle City Council sends updated Seattle Transit Measure to November ballot—what it funds
Seattle WA – Seattle City Council advanced an updated 0.3% sales and use tax plan to renew the city’s transit measure for up to 10 years.