Planning Commission to hear update on Light Rail Station Area planning

From left: Vice Chair Cynthia Esselman, Chair Donna Moss, David Maul.
Back row, from left: William Montero, Keith Scully, Michelle Linders Wagner, Easton Craft.
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

Shoreline Planning Commission meeting February 7, 2013, 7pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Council Chambers.

By Diane Hettrick

On the agenda for the February 7th Planning Commission meeting:

1. 2013 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket
2. Update on Light Rail Station Area Planning

The first item is an amendment to the Comp Plan for traffic planning for the development at Point Wells. Current traffic planning had not considered the impact of thousands of new Snohomish County residents using Richmond Beach Road / 185th. (Read the article from the Planning Department).

The second item includes a "Light Rail Station Area Planning Subcommittee Report".  For the hundreds of us who are in the impact zone for the light rail stations or who commute on local highways and arterials, it should be interesting to hear the information as the planning commission hears it.

Now is the time for citizens to be informed about Light Rail, in the very early stages of planning.

The Shoreline Planning Commission consists of seven Shoreline residents and/or property owners appointed by the City Council to address land use and planning issues (see photo above).

Meetings are generally held the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at the Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.

The Planning Commission provides regular opportunities for the public to comment on matters of interest at each meeting.