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C_Public Response_Ogden_20170906
From:ThomasOgdenandKristenOgdenSeptember6,20171934ShattuckAve5.—CIYOFRbNRenton,WA98055To:JiltDing,CityofRentonDepartmentofCommunityandEconomicDevelopmentSEP6201?DEVEL0PVbi’ProjectName/Number:MoormanShortPlat/LUA17-000546,SHPL-ASER\JICEOnAugust24,2017theCityofRentonposteda‘NoticeofApplicationatthelistedpropertyforaproposedsubdividingofone0.51acrelotintoaconstructionof3separateresidentiallots.Thisletterisaresponsetothisproposedaction.Propertyownersinthe1900blockofShattuckAvenueSouthraiseconcernsoverthisproposedactionandthisletteroutlinesnumeroussignificantcommentsinopposition,toinclude(butnotlimitedto):seriousenvironmentalconcerns,qualityoflifedegradation,healthhazards,erosionofslopedproperties,andpotentialencroachmentonexistingestablishedproperties.1.SeriousEnvironmentalConcernsandHealthHazards:Asnotedontheproposedactionletter,thepropertyislocatedonanoldcoalmineterritory.Thepropertyitselfhasatleastonelargecaverninthegroundinwhichresidentspreviouslyindicatedthatitwasanunknowndangerousdepth.Currentlytheareainwhichtheunsafeholeislocated,isovergrownbyweedsandbrush.Thisdangerousholeispotentiallyrelatedtotheoldcoalmine.Constructiononthisparticularsitecouldexposethecommunitytominehazardssuchasslurryorotherunknownhazardsthatcurrentlyliedormantinground.AshasbeenseeninotherareasoftheU.S.,oldminewastethatgetsreleasedfromadormantmineisanextremeenvironmentalandhealthhazardthatcouldcauseimmeasurabledangerifreleased.Ithasbeenmentionedbylong-timelocalresidentsthatdevelopmentofthissitehasbeenpotentiallyavoidedinthepastduetothesetypesofconcerns.Theseenvironmentalandhealthhazardsshouldbetakenseriously.Anydevelopmentofthissiteshouldhaveafull,lengthy,andin-depthenvironmentalstudyconductedpriortoundertakinganyapprovaldecision.Atamaximum,ifapproved,constructionshouldbelimitedto1residence(replacingthecurrenthome),toensurethedormantmineisundisturbedonthelot.2.ErosionAffectingSlopedPropertiesinthe1900BlockofShattuckAvenueSouth:Asresidentandhomeownerof1934ShattuckAvenueSouth,erosionisasignificantconcern.Thepropertiesinthe1900blockareslightlyhigherinslopeandback-uptotheMoormanproperty.Approximately4yearsago,rentalresidentsoftheMoormanShortPlateliminatedtheblackberrybushesontheproperty.Almostimmediately,mypropertybegantowashawayonthebackside.Thereforeasmallwirefencewasconstructedalongwithtreesonthepropertyline.Thisinstallationwasmadetohelpkeepthegroundintactandpreventfurthererosionactivity.Thisproposeddevelopmentactionwouldeliminatemywirefenceandmytreeswouldberemovedbydevelopers.Anydevelopmentofthissitemusttakesubstantialmitigatingactiontoensureerosionofneighboringproperties,suchasmine,doesnotoccur.3.QualityoflifeDegradationtoExistingCommunity:Thedestructionofthegreenbelt”onthispropertyandthedestructionofthetreesinstalledonmyfencelinenotonlyimpactserosionbutalsotheoverallqualityoflifeofthecommunity.Theconstructionofthreehousesdirectlyoverlookingthebackofthepropertieslocatedinthe1900blockofShattuckAvenueSouth,dramaticallychangesthequalityofliving.Forexample,myhome(1934Shattuck AveSouth)waspurchasedin2011.Oneofthemajorreasonsforpurchasingthishousewastheprivacythatcamewithit.Livingonaquietcul-de-sacwithnohousesoverlookingthebackyardwasamajorsalespoint.Theconstructionofthreehomesdirectlyoverlookingthebackofmyhousewillbeahugechangetomyfamilyandtothecommunity.Itmustbestatedthatthisnotonlyimpactsmyqualityofliving,butthelivesofallsurroundingproperties.Itwouldbeashameforthisprojecttobeapprovedtothebenefitofadeveloperonlytotheextremedetrimenttotheexistingcommunity.WecallontheCityofRentontodenythisapplicationor,ataveryminimum,delayapprovaluntilallseriouspointsinthisletteraremitigated.Wecanbereachedat206-305-7136ortjogden4@gmail.com.BestRegards,ThomasOgdenKristenOgdenç.L--QU)I__ojLJR__TIStoç‘c,I__-13___