Point Wells hearing on Wednesday

This coming Wednesday, October 10th, the Snohomish County Council is meeting to vote on whether to loosen the county’s development requirements for an Urban Village and then change Point Wells’ land use designation from Urban Center to Urban Village. This is in response to a ruling by the Washington State Growth Board that deemed Point Wells an inappropriate location for an Urban Center.

Save Richmond Beach says, "We believe the county has gone too far in loosening the development requirements so as to allow the developer the density they require without taking into consideration the extreme effects the development will have on the surrounding communities. We have teamed up again with the City of Shoreline and the Town of Woodway and proposed some amendments that will reasonably strengthen the requirements, and we believe, help create sound policy for the County." 

The developer, Blue Square Real Estate (BSRE), has proposed an amendment that will even further loosen the development requirements for an Urban Village.

Save Richmond Beach is asking for the public's help: "We need your help to convince the council to accept our amendments and reject the developer’s amendments.  You can help us by testifying before the council on Wednesday or submitting a comment letter to the council before Wednesday.  See the end of this article or sidebar for more information on how to do that."