Business, county and state issues highlight ML's first six months

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Participants in Medical Lake's first ever polar bear plunge for Special Olympics found February's lake waters to be a bit brisk.

Year in Review, Part I

By CARA LORELLO

Staff Reporter

The first six months of 2007 marked the beginning of a period of transition for downtown Medical Lake as a number of businesses were met with closure or announced plans to relocate to the north end of town.

The city found itself engaged in both state and county affairs, including consideration as a site chosen for a new state veteran's cemetery and stepping up efforts to conserve local water supply by placing a city-wide building moratorium on all new developments.

January

Medical Lake's vacant primate center is reportedly one of two possib...