Drafter
Clerk 06/14/2023
Title
AN ORDINANCE making an honorary road name designation in recognition of Northwood Middle School.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The council, by motion, may propose an honorary road name designation, consistent with K.C.C. 16.08.060.
2. On June 6, 2023, the council passed Motion 16387, which proposed an honorary road name designation in recognition of Northwood Middle School.
3. Kent School District No. 415, also known as Northwood Middle School, was founded in 1996.
4. Northwood Middle School's mascot is the Jaguar, which was chosen through community, school, student, and parent input and voting.
5. Northwood Middle School is expanding to include 6th grade in the fall of 2023.
6. 560 students attend Northwood Middle School during the 2022-2023 school year and 852 students are expected to attend during the 2023-2024 school year.
7. Northwood Middle School famous graduates include Olivia Van der Jagt with the OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League.
8. To honor Northwood Middle School and its importance to the unincorporated community of Fairwood, the council of King County is making an honorary street designation of "Jaguar Way" for SE 184th Street.
9. All requirements in K.C.C. 16.08.060 regarding honorary road name designations have been met.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. SE 184th Street is given the honorary road name designation "Jaguar Way" to honor Northwood Middle School and its contributions to the community of Fairwood in unincorporated King County.
SECTION 2. The department of transportation, roads services division, shall
design, erect, and maintain a properly engineered honorary road name sign reading as described in this ordinance at SE 184th Street.