Lake Roesiger News

The search for a missing Lake Roesiger pilot and his Taylorcraft two-seat airplane is moving to Olympia Airport.

Published on Wed, Oct 14, 2009 by Nisha Marvel, WSDOT Aviation Communications Read More County & State OLYMPIA a ' Air search and rescue teams are moving to the Olympia Airport this morning to resume the search for a missing Lake Roesiger pilot, Gordon Last, 51, and his Taylorcraft two-seat airplane.

The search base for a missing plane has moved from Arlington to the Olympia Airport.

The search for a missing pilot moved on Wednesday from Snohomish County to the southwest corner of the state.

Weather could hamper plans to continue the search today for a Lake Roesiger pilot who has been missing since Saturday, officials said.

The Snohomish County Council regrouped and found the four votes needed to override a veto of its earlier ban on rural developments known as fully contained communities.

Environmentalists Tuesday denounced Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon's veto of an ordinance that would have eliminated a type of planned community featuring dense clusters of homes and shops in the county's rural areas.

A battle over whether to allow mini-cities in rural parts of Snohomish County rages on after the county executive on Monday vetoed the County Council's decision to get rid of them.

The Snohomish County Council voted to remove a controversial development known as fully contained communities from its comprehensive plan Wednesday.

The biggest chunk of Snohomish County shoreline that could be redeveloped moved one decision closer to becoming a neighborhood of high-end homes and businesses.

Washington's growthmanagement law is designed to funnel development away from forests and farmlands.

It's known as the toughest political contest in Snohomish County. And true to tradition, the race for the county council's eastern 5th District is shaping up to be busy.

Opposition to a high-density condominium project near Woodway and to building rural mini-cities dominated the Snohomish County Council's annual land-use review on Wednesday.

Blow your mind Pilchuck Glass School, the internationally renowned art school tucked against a hillside in north Snohomish County, has its annual open house on Sunday.

Democratic Snohomish County Councilman Dave Somers will not have an easy time getting re-elected.. He's got three Republican opponents.