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Angie Mathias
From:Claudia Donnelly <thedonnellys@oo.net>
Sent:Monday, August 06, 2018 2:45 PM
To:Angie Mathias
Cc:Chip Vincent; Clark Close
Subject:Wolf Woods notification
Dear Ms. Mathias:
Thank you for your letter telling me I am a party of record. I need to correct some of your statements, however:
First off, Renton does have a “tree ordinance”. However, you don’t enforce it. You might want to drive the East
Renton Plateau to see the groves of trees that are missing. The developments where clear cutting took place include:
Piper’s Bluff, Windstone, Myer’s Ranch, Renton 14, Tiffany Park (1300 trees on site and the developer saved “X”
number), Alpine Nursery and the many developments on 160th Avenue SE. Also there is the American Classic
Development at the bottom of 156th Avenue SE. And where it takes trees 50-60 years to get to the size they are now
and caliper that they are now — and they are to be replaced with 1-2” caliper trees. I will take a pictre of the bare
ground once the trees in this property are gone. And then maybe you can tell me that “Renton protects the trees”.
And as for Renton’s Surface Water policy, in 1990, Renton officials allowed the flooding, sediment problem that
occurred for 7 years — 1990 - 97 on our property to May Creek by Charles Luck. And Renton allowed the Piper’s Bluff
detention pond to break 3 times sending yellow muddy water into Honey Creek and May Creek and a wetland. I saw it
and reported it to DOE.
In addition, in August 2004, we had yellow water flowing down Greenes Stream from Windstone Detention Pond — that
broke — to May Creek; Thanksgiving we had white water and December 2004, more yellow water that caused me to go
to DOE to get help stopping the flow. ,Don’t tell me that Renton cares about the environment.
I made a copy of the paper’s legal notice and the notice we were mailed last week and mailed it to you. This other note
said the deadline was August 3, 2018 at 5 pm.
Ms. Mathias: I have lived out here 32 years and have seen Renton do alot of stuff. It will be an interesting hearing
examiner’s meeting whenever that is held. I look forward to bringing copies of all the stuff I provided to you to Mr.
Close.
Thank you — Have a good day.
Claudia Donnelly