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Calendar
(For event details, visit the City's online
calendar
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MAYOR
COUNCILMEMBERS
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City of
Mercer Island |
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Address
9611 SE 36th Street
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Phone
206.275.7600
Fax
206.275.7663
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30am to 5:00pm
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| Donations Requested |
The Mercer Island Food Pantry relies on your non-perishable food donations to keep the shelves stocked year-round.
Click for more info.
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Apr 25, 2018 | Vol. 13 | No. 17
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 Door-To-Door Pet License Canvassing
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Click to learn more or license
your pet online
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Starting on May 5, canvassers with Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC), in coordination with the City of Mercer Island, will go door-to-door in neighborhoods south of SE 40th Street to educate residents about pet licenses. The City contracts with King County to provide animal services, and pet licensing pays for the program.
Canvassing has proven an effective method for educating residents about the benefits and requirements of pet licensing, and was last conducted here in 2010. The canvassers will not issue citations, but will provide temporary licenses for unlicensed pets, allowing pet owners up to 30 days to pay for a license. Pet owners can mail their license payments to King County, license online, or pay in person at City Hall, or Island QFC stores.
Benefits of pet licensing include:
- Reuniting owners with lost pets
- Providing licensed pets a free ride home the first time they get lost
- Saving lives by funding King County's pet adoption centers
- Investigating of animal cruelty or neglect
- Responding to reports of dangerous or nuisance animals
Canvassers, identifiable by their County logo bright blue shirts, name badges and business cards, are trained to follow strict guidelines regarding conduct and attire. They are not required to obtain City soliciting licenses, but will observe the soliciting ordinance hours, and also not contact residences that have "No Soliciting" signs posted.
Major concerns or issues should be directed to MIPD Commander Jokinen at (206)-275-7914. |
Water Utility to Use Innovative Cleaning Process
Next week, the City's water utility crews will be cleaning a portion of the main service line that delivers water to the NE corner of the Island using an innovative technique called "Ice Pigging."
This new process uses thick ice slurry to remove pipe sediment and built-up deposits, and is a highly effective alternative to conventional methods, with the added benefit of wasting less water during cleaning. The quick process leaves pipe walls undamaged and will help the City maintain adequate chlorine levels in the potable water system.
If the process performs as expected, crews may use this cost-saving, efficient approach elsewhere in the system. About 50 houses are involved and residents have been notified in advance. Please contact Water Utilities Foreman Curtis Clifton at (206) 275-7608 with questions regarding the project. Watch an video of the ice pigging process here. |
Preventing E-Cig and Vape Abuse
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Mr Harnish (center) with student members of the MIHS SAFE
Club display the campaign posters; click for more about
youth prevention programs
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Last month, students in the Mercer Island middle and high schools observed national "Kick Butts Day" on March 21. At the High School, the SAFE Club members focus on preventing harms among their peers, with advice from Chris Harnish, a school-based Drug and Alcohol Counselor in the City's Youth and Family Services Department (MIYFS). Students in the SAFE Club employ evidence-based prevention science to reduce the rates of certain risk factors among students, such as drug/alcohol use and distracted driving.
Special vape and e-cig prevention posters on display until May 1 aim to remind students that a majority of their peers do not in fact use vape devices. These devices heat cartridges of glycol mixed with nicotine, flavorings, or marijuana extract and are easy to use discreetly. Harnish says the message is particularly important because a recent MIYFS social norms survey found that 86% of MIHS student think that most of their peers have tried or use vape devices, when in fact only 25% have ever experimented.
MIHS students can get involved with the SAFE club by contacting a student member, or Mr. Harnish, at the High School Resource and Referral Place, across from the main office.
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Meds Take-Back Day This Saturday
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Click here to learn what is accepted
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the City of Mercer Island are once again coordinating on a nationwide drug "take-back" day this Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Mercer Island City Hall (9611 SE 36th Street). Please take drop-offs to the west side of the building, in the loading dock area.
This one-day event provides residents with a no-cost, anonymous collection of unwanted and expired prescriptions or over-the-counter (OTC) medicines.
Click here for details -- clean out your medicine cabinet the right way. Flushing medications pollutes our local waterways!
Call the City's
Youth and Family Services Department
at (206) 275-7755 with questions.
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