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Mayor’s Office
Memorandum
DATE: August 1, 2022
TO: Ryan McIrvin, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
FROM: Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Administrative Report
• Cascade Park Playground is now open! The playground was expanded and relocated to
an area with better drainage and more visibility from 126th Avenue SW. Bright, new
equipment including climbers, steppers, monkey bars, slides, spinners, and swings
provide exciting play opportunities. Final work on the project will occur in early fall and
include installation of site furnishings adjacent to the play area. Questions may be
directed to Betsy Severtsen at 425-757-6657.
• The next pop-up lunch event will be held Tuesday, August 2 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at
Liberty Park. Lunch and personal hygiene kits will be available to those with food
insecurities and/or who are unsheltered. This event is sponsored by the Equity,
Housing, and Human Services (EHHS) Department and the Emergency Feeding Program.
• Celebrate National Night Out at Renton Farmers Market on Tuesday, August 2, 2022,
from 3 to 7 pm. National Night Out lets residents across America send a powerful
message about neighborhood unity, awareness, safety, and police-community
partnerships. The event also sends an important message to criminals that our
community is united and dedicated to building a safer and more caring America
(https://natw.org/). Renton police command staff, officers, and staff will be on hand at
Farmers Market to talk about topics of concern for Renton residents. In addition to
getting to better know your department, they’ll be a chance to win prizes, play Plinko,
or participate in a ”stained-glass” art activity. There’s also a K9 Riley coloring contest. To
download the coloring page and entry form instructions, or for more information on
National Night Out, go to rentonwa.gov/nno
• Renton History Museum has just opened a timely new exhibit by Anna Mia Davidson of
photos from Carpathian Mountain villages of Ukraine. In spring 2004, Davidson traveled
to this remote region with special permission from the Ukraine Ministry of Cultural
Affairs to document the mountain people and their traditional ways. Her photographs
depict these proud people and the beautiful natural landscape where they have lived for
centuries. This exhibit is made possible by a grant from Renton Municipal Arts
Commission and will be at the museum until September 16.
Ryan McIrvin, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
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• Information about preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road
closures happening this week can be found at http://rentonwa.gov/traffic. All projects
are weather permitting and unless otherwise noted, streets will always remain open.
Preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road closures will be at the
following locations:
Monday, August 1 through Thursday, August 4, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. Repairs
continue on SE 164th between 128th Ave SE and 132nd Pl SE. Flaggers will be
directing traffic.
Monday, August 1 through Friday, August 5, 7:00 am to 2:30 pm. Single
intermittent lane closures on the southernmost eastbound lane closure on NE
Sunset Boulevard between Aberdeen Ave NE overpass and Harrington Avenue NE
due to utility construction. Questions may be directed to Brad Stocco, 425-282-
2373.
Monday, August 1 through Friday, August 5, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Intermittent lane
closures on Logan Avenue N just south of N 8th Street due to roadway construction.
Questions may be directed to Brad Stocco, 425-282-2373.
Monday, August 1 through Friday, August 5, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Intermittent lane
closures on N 8th Street between Logan Avenue N and Park Avenue N due to
roadway construction. Questions may be directed to Brad Stocco, 425-282-2373.
Monday, August 1 through Friday, August 5, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Intermittent lane
closure at the 4100 block of Lincoln Ave NE due to utility and roadway construction.
Questions may be directed to Kip Braaten, 206-503-1746.
Monday, August 1 through Friday, August 5, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Intermittent lane
closures on 116th Avenue SE at SE 186th Street due to roadway and utility
construction. Questions may be directed to Tom Main, 206-999-1833.
On-going Street Closure through October 4, 2023 (City of Renton Resolution No.
4446). FULL STREET CLOSURE on Sunset Lane NE between NE 10th Street and
Harrington Place NE in support of the Solera Development Project (LUA20-000305).
Questions may be directed to Brad Stocco, 425-282-2373.