🌱 How will Beach Park’s closure and downtown overhaul reshape Des Moines?
Des Moines, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Des Moines! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Beach Park’s closure and downtown overhaul reshape Des Moines?
- Want a say in shoreline rules? A key hearing hits Des Moines.
- Des Moines man faces sentencing in wide-ranging regional fentanyl case.
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A passing shower, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
- Sunday: Beautiful with clouds and sun, temps: high: 72, low: 54.
- Monday: Some sun with a shower, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Des Moines City Council reviews Beach Park restoration, downtown revitalization & more (waterlandblog.com) — Des Moines city leaders just reviewed major plans to restore Beach Park’s creek estuary and reshape the downtown core, decisions that will affect shoreline access, recreation, and future development. The estuary project will close Beach Park for two summers around 2030, while consultants and the Planning Commission work with the council on strategies to boost housing, mixed-use projects, and economic growth downtown. 
• Proposed update to shoreline management rules (wa.gov) — State environmental officials are updating shoreline management rules, and one of the key public hearings will be held at Highline College in Des Moines on Nov. 3. Residents can weigh in on new requirements for flood-prone areas, habitat protection, and planning for sea level rise that will shape how shorelines across Washington, including Puget Sound communities, are managed for decades.
• 9-year sentence in case tied to fentanyl trafficking, Lummi Nation overdose crisis (whatcom-news.com) — Federal prosecutors say a large fentanyl trafficking investigation tied to overdoses in Whatcom County has led to a nine-year prison sentence for a Federal Way man and charges against several others, including a Des Moines resident. Phillip Lamont Alexander of Des Moines has pleaded guilty and is scheduled for sentencing in November, underscoring how this regional drug network reaches into South King County communities.
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Does anyone have a recommendation on a good one? It's for a condo community so must be licensed/bonded/insured. Thanks! (Nextdoor Des Moines) - So many cats are
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🗞 Nearby News
SeaTac
- What's new at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport heading into Labor Day weekend (king5.com)
- Walk-n-Talk through North SeaTac Park this Sunday, Sept. 6 (b-townblog.com)
- Drivers should expect lane and ramp closures on I-5, SR 509 and local roads next week (seatacblog.com)
Kent
- Kent's Quiet Zone delayed as BNSF Railway completes changes (kentreporter.com)
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