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KayIshU15822SE143rdRenton,WA98059JillDingSeniorPlannerCEDPlanningDivisionI055SouthGradyWayRenton,WA98057May9,2019DearJill,... . .IamwritinginregardstotheNoticeofApplicationwereceivedforprojectname/numberPR19-000179SumpterShortPlat/LUAI9-000091.Presently,withtheinfluxofnewdevelopmentsinourarea,ourneighborhoodisbecomingnoisier,busier,andquitesimplygross.ThetrafficonI56thAveSEhasbecomealittleMercerStreet(asinSeattle)inthemorningandintheafternoon.ManyofusonSE143rdSthaveproblemsturninginto156thAveSEfromourstreetinthemorning.Thelineintothe3-waystopatI56thAveSEandSE142ndP1isalreadydreadfullylongcomingupfrom8R169duringcommutehours(thelinestartswellbeforethetrafficlightson5R169onbothdirections,)nottomentionthelineofcarsheadingsouthon156thAveSEtowardstheintersectionduringtheafternooncommute.Ifthatintersectionismadeintoa4-way,trafficwillworsen.Notonlywillitaffectthosedrivingthroughitinthemorningandafternoon,itwillalsoaffectthefirstrespondersasthere’isnowaytogivethemspacetogothrough.When158thAveSEisextendedandconnected,itwillresultinmorecarsgoingthroughSEi43rdStreet.Thereareatleasttenpre-Kandelementary-agedkidslivingonourstreet;someofthemwalkthelengthofthestreettocatchtheschoolbus.Thisposesasafetyrisknotonlyforthosekids,butingeneralasdriverswillnodoubttaketheopportunityofthethrough-waytotakeshort-cutstoavoidthelightsattheintersection. Thisisasafetyconcern.Also,thetreesthatarecurrentlystandingontheprojectsitegivesusagreatbufferbetweenusandthedevelopmentnorthofus,andtheyarealsoagreatshieldfornoise.I,andnottomentiontheresidentsthatcurrentlyabuttheprojectsite,donotwantthemfelled.Thereisalsoanotherdevelopmentslatedtogoupon160thAveSE,justnorthofus,whichwillalsorequiremanytreestobefelled,andwhichwillalsoaddtothetraffic.Soonwewillresemblebare,sterileandartificialresidentialareassuchasthoseinRedmondandBellevue.Thecharmofthisareaisbeinglostinfavororpopulationgrowth.Ourcurrentinfrastructureandroadscannotsupportthisinfluxofdevelopmentinourarea.Asalong-timeresidentofRentonHighlands,IhavetobebluntinsayingthatIopposethisproject.Itishardtoconceivewhysuchanarrowtractshouldbedeveloped.Iimploreyoutoconsiderwhatimpactthis-andotherdevelopmentsinthearea-willhaveontheresidents.Thereisnothingwrongwithkeepingsomeofthevacantlotsemptyforthesakeofthetrees,environment,andthequalityoflifeinthisarea.Sincerely,Kaykayishiiyahoo.com