Does the Snohomish County Council or the Parks Department understand the difference between "appropriate" and "inappropriate" or the concept of fiscal responsibility?
Their
plan to replace Wellington Hills Park with a "regional tournament-level
athletic field site" puts both the City of Woodinville and south
Snohomish County in a precarious situation.
Their
plan is so huge and so disruptive that it would radically change the
area and the quality of our daily lives. Look through your kitchen
window and imagine this … a sports complex that would cover as much
ground as Safeco Field … in a rurally zoned residential area.
If their plan proceeds, the areas on both sides of 240th SE (between Costco and 195th) will be drastically changed.
Drastic
means de-watering the area and then removing 250,000 cubic yards of
soil from the south side of 240th and dumping it on the rolling terrain
seen on the north side of 240th.
Once
both sides of 240th St. are flattened, the existing natural scenery
would be replaced with four artificial-turf fields with stadium lights
and three grass fields. Additionally, there would be parking for 700+
cars, a traffic circle, a 60,000 square-foot "activities building" and a
50,000 sq. ft. commercial indoor mountain bike facility.
Not
only is the proposed plan for a regional sports complex inappropriate
for a residential neighborhood, it is rife with problems, contradictions
and waste.
If
it’s built, we will have new traffic jams and more congestion,
unprecedented noise and light pollution, an increase in crime, lower
property values and the possibility of required sewer and water
hook-ups.
The
proposed special interests plan is a waste of public money that will
result in unnecessary development and the inappropriate use of an
existing natural park.
Please,
speak up and tell the Snohomish County Council, the County Executive
and their Parks Department to act responsibly with our taxpayer money
and rethink this outrageous plan.
Bill Stankus, Woodinville
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