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Tracy Banaszynski
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Please contact Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers (Dave.Somers@co.snohomish.wa.us) and demand that he require PDS Director Mike McCrary to enforce County code. Developers cannot be allowed to run hog-wild doing work without permits and with no consequences for avoiding compliance with environmental laws. The backstory: Northpoint, the Delaware LCC that purchased […]
Hi All, Last Friday, there was an Initial Hearing by zoom of our Superior Court Appeal in King County. This hearing addressed the two pre-trial motions filed by the developer, MA Center. It confirmed our ability to move forward with our full appeal at the Appeal Hearing in November. The […]
Five hundred forty-four apartment units with 994 parking stalls are proposed by NorthPoint Snohomish County 228th Apartments, LLC (Northpoint), a Delaware LLC, will have significant adverse impacts that are not mitigated by the currently submitted design documents; and that a Determination of Significance (DS) and an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) […]
Regatta Estates filed a Land Use Petition Act (LUPA) lawsuit August 1, 2022 in Snohomish County Superior Court against developer Lennar NW and Snohomish County PDS for issuing building and sewer permits and approving a revised landscape design plan on the Frognal/Bexley Ridge project that violate previously submitted and approved […]
Regatta Estates filed a Land Use Petition Act (LUPA) lawsuit April 26, 2022 in Snohomish County Superior Court against developer Lennar NW and Snohomish County PDS for issuing building permits on the Frognal/Bexley Ridge project without an approved landscape design. This is a clear violation of County Code. Lennar representatives Carl Stevenson […]
Come together in community for Earth Day 2022 Events that make a difference! GET OUTSIDE FOR EARTH DAY EVENTS IN BOTHELL-KENMORE! There are so many ways and places to make a difference on Earth Day!Check out these local groups and opportunities to make good trouble for the benefit of the […]
We made it up a steep slope to the Madrone tree today. More work to come, but it feels good to have made the first clips to let her breathe more freely again.
On July 1, 2021, PDS determined that the Frogal development project (now known as Baxley Ridge) had not “started construction,” because the site was not graded to finish grade by the July 1 NPDES deadline. Frognal/Baxley must now comply with Snohomish County’s 2021 Drainage Manual. Baxley’s engineer Land Technologies, owned by […]
The Ironwood Priority Habitat and Species (PHS) area and urban forest have been destroyed by developer Pacific Ridge, but Sno-King Watershed Council (SKWC) continues its legal fight to protect the water quality in this important tributary to North Creek. Snohomish County has approved a substandard Ironwood design that will not only […]
Sno-King Watershed Council’s LUPA appeal of Ironwood was filed in Snohomish Superior Court on April 8, 2021. Despite ongoing legal action against them, Pacific Ridge has begun clearing the site. If you have the means, please contribute to our legal fund to support this appeal. Every bit matters–no amount is […]
Despite SKWC’s Superior Court appeal of the Hearing Examiner and County Council decisions regarding the Ironwood development, Pacific Ridge has commenced clearing the site. The County Council did not have authority to rule on the SEPA issues of our appeal, such as using Pollution Generating Impervious Surfaces for water quality […]