PRSTD STD U.S. Postage PAID Bellevue, WA Permit NO. 61 City of Bellevue P.O. Box 90012 Bellevue, WA 98009-9012 POSTAL PATRON LOCAL ECRWSS-C IT’S YOUR CITY Bellevue IT’S YOUR CITY Bellevue www.bellevuewa.gov Fighting racism Page 4 Neighborhood match grants...
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PRSTD STD U.S. Postage PAID Bellevue, WA Permit NO. 61 City of Bellevue P.O. Box 90012 Bellevue, WA 98009-9012 POSTAL PATRON LOCAL ECRWSS-C IT’S YOUR CITY Bellevue IT’S YOUR CITY Bellevue www.bellevuewa.gov Fighting racism Page 4 Neighborhood match grants Page 7 WINTER/SPRING 2017 I N S I D E Grants for arts programs Page 5 continued on page 4 Community rallies after fire By Brad Harwood, Acting Strategic Communications Advisor An overflow crowd of 500 people from around the region packed Sammamish High School’s auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 15 in a show of support for Bellevue’s Muslim community. The scene provided a stark contrast to the devastating flames engulfing a mosque that greeted Bellevue firefighters and police less than 48 hours before. At 2:44 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, police responded to a fire reported at 14700 Main St., the location of the Islamic Center of Eastside. Despite Bellevue Fire’s quick response and extinguishment, the building was badly damaged. Firefighters we
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