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37-527: Klahanie is home to many different neighborhoods inside its boundaries, such as Heatherwood and The Willows. There are two schools in Klahanie, Beaver Lake Middle School and Challenger Elementary School, both in the Issaquah School District . There are two community pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, and parks. The word "Klahanie" is a Chinook Jargon term for "outside" or "the outdoors". The name

74-491: A 16-year-old girl was raped by two members of the Skyline football team. She reported it, they were convicted and a protective order forced the rapists off the team and out of the school. The community and coaches responded by starting a targeted harassment campaign of the victim and her younger sister that included online bullying, personal confrontations, firebombing the victims house, planting drugs on her, and prominently featuring

111-534: A donation of 1,673 acres (677 ha) for public open space, including parkland and nature reserves. The compromise was approved by the King County Council in December 1995, including 3,950 housing units (of which 60 percent were to be townhomes , condominiums or apartments ), retail space, office space, and $ 33 million in private funding for road improvements. In early 1996, Port Blakely proposed scrapping

148-422: A former student for 4.25 million dollars, the biggest sexual abuse settlement in state history. As of May 2016, 7.9% of students are on free or reduced-price meal programs. In the district, as of 2016, there are 1029 classroom teachers. Of these, 696 (67.7%) have at least a master's degree. Teachers have an average of 10.6 years of experience in the district. Issaquah Highlands Issaquah Highlands

185-690: A move opposed by county officials and environmentalists. The city of Issaquah considered annexation of the entire East Sammamish Plateau in 1990, including the Grand Ridge area, but was stopped by the King County Boundary Review Board in June of that year. A new plan was formed in 1992 by Port Blakely Communities, a new division of Port Blakely for real estate development, centered around sustainability and affordability following New Urbanism principles. The King County Council failed to approve

222-559: A new access road and $ 157 million interchange with Interstate 90 that opened in 2003. The first retailers began moving to the Highlands in 2005, after the development's population reached 3,000 residents. Issaquah Highlands is located north of downtown Issaquah on the western half of Grand Ridge, a hill along the southern part of the East Sammamish Plateau. The ridge itself rises over 1,100 feet (340 m) above sea level , with

259-423: A new elementary school was approved in a 2016 bond measure and is scheduled to be complete by 2020. The Issaquah Highlands development planned to incorporate 2.95 million square feet (274,000 m ) of commercial space and 425,000 square feet (39,500 m ) of retail space in its initial plans. The area's commercial district, located on the western side of Grand Ridge, remained unoccupied and unbuilt until

296-679: A portion of the city's debt. In July 2006, Issaquah decided to shelve its plan to annex Klahanie to avoid paying $ 17 million in road improvements for Issaquah-Fall City Road. A second election was held in February 2014 for Klahanie residents to accept an annexation by Issaquah, after a proposal for the two cities to split the area failed. The proposition failed by 32 votes, leading to the city transferring its annexation rights to Sammamish in June. The city of Sammamish organized an annexation ballot measure for April 2015 that passed with 87 percent approval. The annexation took effect on January 1, 2016, increasing

333-495: A site for suburban development in the late 1970s. The 738-acre (299 ha) county park was acquired by developer Glacier Park in a land-swap deal for portions of Cougar Mountain and Ravensdale . Real estate developer Ken Behring , partnering with Port Blakely Tree Farms, acquired the Grand Ridge area from Glacier Park in May 1990. He planned to build 6,000 homes on Grand Ridge, which was zoned to support 5-acre (2.0 ha) lots, in

370-464: A total area of 1.942 square miles (5.03 km), of which, 1.926 square miles (4.988 km) of it is land and 0.016 square miles (0.041 km) of it (0.82%) is water. Yellow Lake is located within Klahanie, and serves as a public green space. As of the 2010 census , there were 10,674 people, 3,806 households, and 3,009 families residing in the Klahanie CDP. The population density

407-599: Is a planned community and mixed-use neighborhood in Issaquah , a suburb of Seattle , Washington, United States. The neighborhood, located northeast of downtown Issaquah at Grand Ridge on the Sammamish Plateau , was planned in the New Urbanism style and opened in 1998 after a decade of planning and construction. The Issaquah Highlands occupy 2,200 acres (890 ha), of which 490 acres (200 ha) are incorporated into

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444-400: Is located between the cities of Issaquah and Sammamish and its annexation became a point of conflict between the two cities in the 1990s and 2000s. The government of King County mandated that Klahanie accept incorporation into either city in the early 2000s, leading to the community weighing its options. In November 2005, the area voted to be annexed into Issaquah, but voted against taking on

481-600: The Washington State Department of Health in 2005 after it became apparent that the area had ample capacity. Swedish appealed the decision and was granted approval to build the hospital in 2007. Issaquah Highlands is primarily served by Highlands Drive, an arterial street that travels south towards Interstate 90 and downtown Issaquah. The neighborhood also has a network of bicycle lanes and off-street paths that connect to inter-neighborhood trails. King County Metro and Sound Transit operate bus services to

518-500: The Issaquah Highlands and a park and ride north of the commercial district. The 1,000-stall park and ride was built in 2006 and is served by Sound Transit Express routes 554, 555 and 556, which travel west towards Downtown Seattle , Downtown Bellevue and North Seattle. King County Metro operates commuter service to Seattle as well as local service to the park and ride, Swedish Medical Center and downtown Issaquah on route 200,

555-598: The Issaquah School District, Mercer Island School District , and Seattle School District filled the streets of Downtown Seattle and traveled from the Seattle Center to Westlake Park . The commotion caused by this walkout caused some senators in Olympia to propose a bill to decrease teachers' pay while on strike, but this proposal was not accepted by many senators. In 2021 Issaquah School District settled with

592-403: The age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.8 persons and the average family size

629-468: The city and 1,520 acres (620 ha) are preserved as public open space. It plans to have approximately 3,250 residential units, 2.95 million square feet (274,000 m ) of commercial space, and 425,000 square feet (39,500 m ) of retail space upon full build-out. The neighborhood has an approximate population of 9,000 people as of 2015 . The Pine Lake Plateau, like most of the Eastside region,

666-461: The city of Issaquah. The open space portion of the development was officially accepted by King County in November 1997 and designated as the future home of Grand Ridge Park, to become the fourth-largest in the county parks system at 1,250 acres (510 ha). The first homes in the Issaquah Highlands were completed in 1998. Development was limited to approximately 1,000 homes until the construction of

703-447: The company was given approval to expand its existing Redmond campus , and Microsoft sold its remaining property in the Issaquah Highlands in 2013 for $ 54 million. Swedish Medical Center opened an 80-bed, $ 365 million hospital at the southwest corner of Issaquah Highlands in 2011. Swedish originally competed with Overlake Hospital Medical Center to build a hospital at the Highlands in the early 2000s, but both were denied approval by

740-743: The early 1990s, despite the construction of bus turnouts and other infrastructure in anticipation of service. Issaquah School District Issaquah School District No. 411 is a public school district in King County, Washington . It is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington . As of the 2018–2019 school year, the district has an enrollment of 20,965 students with 24 total schools. Its attendance boundary includes Issaquah as well as portions of Bellevue , East Renton Highlands , Hobart , Mirrormont , Newcastle , Renton , and Sammamish . The Issaquah School District teachers' union voted to strike which in turn left Issaquah schools to be closed from

777-487: The early 2010s, with Opus Northwest abandoning plans to build mid-rise office-and-retail buildings in 2008. In 2013, the Grand Ridge Plaza and a 12-screen movie theater opened at the Issaquah Highlands, filling the vacant retail area. Microsoft , based in nearby Redmond, planned to build a campus for 12,000 employees on 150 acres (61 ha) it acquired in 1997. The campus was reduced to 63 acres (25 ha) after

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814-517: The estimated population of Sammamish from 49,980 to 61,250. Klahanie is located at 47°34′15″N 122°00′30″W  /  47.57083°N 122.00833°W  / 47.57083; -122.00833 (47.570970, -122.008391), approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of downtown Issaquah and 19 miles (31 km) east of Seattle . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has

851-421: The majority of residential areas around 500 to 800 feet (150 to 240 m) in elevation. The area is bounded to the south by Interstate 90 , to the west by East Lake Sammamish Parkway, to the north by Issaquah-Fall City Road, and to the east by the crest of Grand Ridge. The Issaquah Highlands has one public school: Grand Ridge Elementary, opened in 2006 and operated by the Issaquah School District . The school

888-418: The opening day of school, September 4, until September 26 – closing the school for a total of three weeks; fifteen total school days. An agreement was made on September 25 ratified by a 740-45 majority vote cast by the teachers at Issaquah High School , relieving the teachers of the threats of fines that would be put in place because the teachers voted to defy a King County Superior Court injunction calling for

925-409: The partnership in 1993, leaving Port Blakely as the sole developer for Grand Ridge. In May 1994, new County Executive Gary Locke announced a compromise agreement between the county government and Port Blakely Communities that would allow the development to move forward. The agreement allowed the development of high-density housing, offices and retail on 352 acres (142 ha) of land in exchange for

962-531: The rapists during her graduation ceremony attempting to force her to move to another school so the rapists could come back and play for Skyline. After her graduation the harassment continued against her younger sister. All schools in the Issaquah School District were closed on May 19, 2015, when the Issaquah School District Teachers' Union voted to go on strike to earn more funding from the state for Washington's schools. Thousands of teachers of

999-464: The rezoning of Grand Ridge to support housing and commercial development, also rejecting a compromise from County Executive Tim Hill that would allow immediate development on the western edge. An urban growth boundary , required by the Growth Management Act of 1990, was set in 1992 to exclude the Grand Ridge area, preventing further development without county action. Behring pulled out of

1036-426: The roads also continue north towards Sammamish and east towards Fall City , respectively. The neighborhood is served by King County Metro service on routes 216, 219 and 269, connecting the area to Sammamish, Redmond , Issaquah and Downtown Seattle . King County Metro also operates two carpool / vanpool park and rides in Klahanie. The neighborhood was bypassed by Metro bus service because of its low densities in

1073-465: The teachers to return to work. Resulting from the strike was a 3.8 percent pay increase over two years; ninety-five percent being covered by state aid. An additional $ 250 "return to work incentive" was offered to all teachers as well as a $ 500 bonus the following year. Because of the increased incentive to return to work, more staff was gained in that year than during any previous year. An Issaquah School District bus driver now identified as Staci LaManna

1110-452: The urban village plan after costs increased by $ 10 million, but was saved by the county accepting responsibility for funding costly road improvements. The Issaquah City Council approved their portion of the Grand Ridge project, including $ 16.7 million in road funding and annexation of the area, in May 1996. The final agreement between Port Blakely, the county and Issaquah was signed on May 29, 1996, allowing for construction to begin. The site

1147-537: Was 3.19 persons. In the Klahanie community, 31.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.4% from 20 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.8 years. According to the 2015 American Community Survey , the median income for a household in the Klahanie CDP was $ 127,589. The Klahanie area is served by two main highways: Issaquah Pine Lake Road and Issaquah-Fall City Road, which both continue south towards Downtown Issaquah and Issaquah Highlands ;

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1184-455: Was 5,500 people per square mile (2,100/km). There were 3,915 housing units at an average density of 2,016/sq mi (778/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.9% White , 1.3% African American , 0.2% Native American , 23.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.3% from other races , and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population. There were 3,009 households, out of which 49.4% had children under

1221-407: Was a productive coal harvesting area in the early 20th century. The Grand Ridge Mine, located north of Issaquah at the future site of the Issaquah Highlands, was in operation from 1909 to 1934 and sporadically produced coal until its full closure in the 1950s. The heavily forested area was partially turned into an undeveloped park by the King County government in the 1960s, and was sought after as

1258-559: Was also briefly considered for a National Football League stadium for the Seattle Seahawks by team owner Paul Allen , who bought the team from Ken Behring. On September 5, 1996, Port Blakely and the county broke ground on the Grand Ridge development, amid controversy and a picket protest over potential traffic impacts in the area. Port Blakely renamed the Grand Ridge project to "Issaquah Highlands" in April 1997, to better identify with

1295-556: Was financed in a 1999 bond measure , but its opening was delayed until enough pupils moved into the area to justify its construction. It was named via an online poll of Issaquah residents to reflect the history of the Pine Lake Plateau and the Grand Ridge Mine. Population growth in the neighborhood by 2017 necessitated the busing of 500 students to nearby schools and considerations for a new elementary school. The construction of

1332-554: Was fired in September 2006 when she allegedly "flipped off" former United States President George W. Bush in June 2006 while she was transporting a group of students back from a field trip to the Woodland Park Zoo . The 43-year-old driver has filed a union grievance for wrongful termination. The Issaquah School District stated that the termination was a result of a "pattern of behavior" and not for any political reasons. In 2014

1369-484: Was originally considered in the 1970s for a proposed development in southern Snohomish County at the location of modern-day Mill Creek . Klahanie opened in 1985 as one of the first planned communities in the Pacific Northwest. The 884-acre (358 ha), 3,200-home community was planned with small yards to complement large communal open spaces. The last of the development's homes were finished in 1994. Klahanie

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