(If you wanna rock & roll)

Thanks to all of you who came forward to take a position to reimagine the code and preserve our watershed and ecosystem. The Ambleside developer has agreed not to build the 1,000 foot offsite sewer in any form.  This means the urban forest, tree canopy, wetlands and the fish bearing streams will remain undisturbed in their natural state.  This comes as a great relief and is a step in the right direction.  It shows that we can all have a say in this which, of course, must continue.  We have to contribute to the cause of changing the code and adding new measures that will set a new standard for like we like to say, “a new path”.  The position paper Save Our Watershed 2023 and in prior posts we have outlined the areas for change. We are asking that all of us contact our county and state elected representatives and ask them to enact the public will.  Let’s get with:

1.       It is time for a moratorium on SEPA proposals involving critical areas with special attention to those with aggregate critical areas.

2.       There needs to be a review and a reset of code provisions dealing with critical areas and buffer zones that match the purpose and spirit of the State Environmental and Protection Act and good sense.

3.       A code provision to include a Bill of Rights for the Environment.

4.       Instant online access to all PDS files similar to SeattleInProgress.com and Odyssey, etc.

5.       A redraft of the code provision to extend the appeal time of a PDS decision to at least 30 days and the abolition of the $1,500.00 fee to appeal a PDS decision.

6.       A code provision putting the citizen on equal footing with the developer with PDS.

7.       A code provision prohibiting direct funding of PDS by developers.

The streams, waterways, lakes, urban forests, wetlands, habitat and wildlife belong to all of us and the county is our neighborhood.