Defibrillator stolen from Marymoor Park

One of four defibrillators placed at Marymoor Park by King County has been stolen.

The Rotary Club of Redmond Rousers donated the defibrillators in August and the county placed them in the most heavily used areas of the park. The devices can be used to restore cardiac rhythm after a heart attack. The stolen defibrillator was last seen Nov. 8. Park officials are urging anyone with information to call 206-205-3661.

Woodinville

Package OK'd for traffic upgrades

The Woodinville City Council on Monday approved a $47 million, six-year capital-improvements package that includes more than $25 million for traffic projects.

Among the projects are three new roundabouts on Highway 202, demolition of a city-owned building to make room for a left-turn lane at Highway 202 and Northeast 175th Street and additional parking at the Carol Edwards Center. All projects are scheduled to be completed in 2007.

Woodinville

Power lines linked to fire at home

Fire burned through a garage Thursday at a Woodinville home, which also was damaged by smoke.

The fire was reported at 11:54 a.m. in the 22000 block of Northeast 175th Street, about two blocks north of the Woodinville-Duvall Road in unincorporated King County.

The first unit arrived at 12:02 p.m. and the fire was under control by 12:20 p.m., said Woodinville Deputy Fire Chief Bud Backer.

Fire units from Woodinville, Duvall, Redmond and Bothell responded. Much of the visible damage to the property was confined to the garage, where the burned-out remains of a motorcycle could be seen sitting in the wreckage.

No one was home when the fire began, but a man who lived at the property arrived about 1 ½ hours after the fire was reported. After seeing the damage, he began suffering chest pains and aid units had to be called as a precaution.

Neighbors said the family had lived in the two-story house about 12 years. Power had been out overnight and was turned back on at 11 a.m. Thursday, neighbors said.

Shortly afterward, neighbors noticed power lines leading to the property had caught fire and fallen into the street. The burning lines hindered access for fire crews arriving later at the scene, Backer said.

"They were live and jumping around," he said of the wires, making it necessary for some fire units to take detours to get to the fire scene.

Bellevue

There's time to talk about road plan

Bellevue residents have until Monday to comment on the city's new long-range road-projects plan.

The city plans to update its 12-year Transportation Facility Plan, and it has released a draft environmental-impact statement (EIS) on the update.

The EIS is available online, www.bellevuewa.gov/trans_plans_studies.htm.

Residents can send comments to Michael Paine at mpaine@bellevuewa.gov.

Seattle Times Eastside bureau