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 […]
Ironwood
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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 […]
The Snohomish County Council voted yesterday afternoon to uphold the Hearing Examiner’s decision on Ironwood. The County Council heard only argument on the plat portion of Sno-King Watershed Council’s appeal, having previously ruled that the County Council did not have authority to hear our SEPA appeal; that appeal must be heard […]
Sno-King Watershed Council filed a third legal appeal of Ironwood, a development project proposed for one of the last large urban forests inside the Urban Growth Area in South Snohomish County. It includes a Category II wetland and is designated by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife as […]
Read the declarations of community members who would be negatively impacted by the Ironwood development and destruction of the Type II PHS wetland.
Please donate to Sno-King Watershed Council to help us fight our second appeal with Snohomish County for Ironwood.
