tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post3131091588406382275..comments2024-03-29T02:27:35.932-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: Comment on Point Wells by midnight November 24, 2020Carl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-73014983395617648682020-11-24T18:12:49.230-08:002020-11-24T18:12:49.230-08:00Just emailed this to the examiner:
---------------...Just emailed this to the examiner:<br />---------------------------------------<br /><br />"Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 6:05 PM<br />To: 'hearing.examiner@snoco.org'<br />Subject: Point Wells 2 point comment in opposition<br /><br /><br />Dear Sir/Madam,<br /><br />I will limit my comments to two items that represent my opposition to the Point Wells development project as it is currently proposed.<br /><br />(1) It is clear from the dreadful experience in Oso, WA that allowing man-made structures in a land slide zone can have a very poor outcome. BSRE has requested a code variance allowing them to build habitations and dwellings (I’m presuming) within the slide zone. Until this item is resolved to meet county and state development standards, it is utterly negligent to allow any development to proceed. <br /><br />(2) Maintaining single road access to the proposed development site is problematic, perhaps even irreconcilable with the goals of the developer. And, some argue that adding a second access road is also problematic in its own right. What I do know is that Richmond Beach road which I use so frequently is absolutely insufficient to serve that needs of a new 2800 unit community. <br /><br />If you consider my two previous points in context of a natural or man-made disaster like earthquake, tsunami, land slide or BNSF haz-mat spill, how do you expect emergency services to a respond to Point Wells both in size-of-force or road access? How will the future residents of Point Wells receive aid if a haz-mat spill or chemical fire blocks access to the community? I understand this development is seen as a tax revenue generator but at what cost, and to whom? The answer, Point Wells residents could lose their lives and the City of Shoreline would bear the brunt of providing aid.<br /><br />Quite frankly, it is obvious to me that Point Wells should not be allowed to proceed in the current form of a housing community. The property is too isolated and cannot be properly served with appropriate levels of emergency service. But perhaps I’m speaking to the blind and deaf. Having moved out of Snohomish County several years ago, I was witness to how the county routinely overdeveloped rural properties, particularly in Bothell along 180th ST SE and 35th AVE SE – all over the concerns expressed by Snohomish County Fire District 7.<br /><br />Thank you for your time."<br /><br /><br />Signature block removedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-78313444269067434062020-11-20T13:46:31.786-08:002020-11-20T13:46:31.786-08:00Still hoping that this land can be returned to the...Still hoping that this land can be returned to the wild and become a park. It will be good for the Sound, good for animals/fish, and good for people. It's a rare chance to do something smart for the future. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com