Dedicated to Preserving the Rural
Character of Woodinville
10/12/22 City Council Mtg Oct 18th
10/21/19 CNW Endorsements
10/07/19 Meet the Candidates
05/09/14 CNW Celebrates Vote
03/17/14 Important City Council Vote
11/28/13 We're Thankful For
02/19/13 CNW News and Updates
01/29/13 CNW News and Updates
12/08/12 Montevallo Permit Application
09/05/12 Community Meeting 9/6
06/04/12 Updates on Important Topics
04/15/12 Protecting Our R1 Neighborhoods
04/02/12 You Make Difference!
02/28/12 Woodtrails Again!
05/09/14 CNW Celebrates Vote
06/16/11 CNW Prevails!!
07/11/10 Supreme Court Will Review
01/04/10 The Journey Continues
04/05/09 Wood Trails/Montevallo Update
03/08/08 Another Victory Celebration
02/18/08 We Won - Part II
08/13/07 Victory is Ours!
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Concerned Neighbors of Wellington was formed in 2004 in response to the Woodtrails develpment proposal which threatened the rural character of the neighborhood. The journey that followed spanned nearly two decades and involved a legal battle that reached all the way to the Washington State Supreme Court. The property once destined for high density housing development is now a City of Woodinville owned open space. In 2023, we celebrated Phase 1 completion of the Wood Trails trail system at a City of Woodinville hosted ribbon cutting.
The CNW board recognizes that there are still many other concerns to be addressed within the Wellington neighborhood and across neighborhoods throughout our city. As result, the organization has adopted an expanded focus and a new name Concerned Neighbors of Woodinville.
As the organization enters this new phase, plans are in work to launch a new website. Stay tuned for further developments.
Concerned Neighbors of Wellington was formed in 2004 in response to the Woodtrails develpment proposal which threatened the rural character of the neighborhood.
We are your neighbors. Like you, we love our quiet, charming community in its wooded setting. Woodinville incorporated in 1993 to protect the area from the exploding growth occurring in unincorporated King County.
Concerned Neighbors of Wellington (CNW) takes in much of the R-1 District: several areas of northeast Woodinville including Wellington west and east of 156th, along 156th, across the Snohomish County line, Leota, the commercial district to the west, and other interested parties.
A non-profit organization, CNW was formed in May 2004 in response to several proposed changes to the rural character of Wellington and surrounding neighborhoods. Scroll down for our full history.
CNW wants to insure the City of Woodinville's promise of "preserving our Northwest woodland character, our open space, and our clean environment." We believe high-density housing, and the resulting increased traffic through our neighborhoods, are in direct conflict with the City's vision. Uncontrolled growth shows the City is abandoning its vision and the very reason for its formation.
"If I wanted to live in a crowded neighborhood in Lynnwood I would have moved there."
- A Wellington Neighbor
The R-1 district lies inside a Washington State Urban Growth Area which mandates a minimum of R-4, or four homes per acre, in total density. Numerous projects have been proposed which have an irreversible impact on our quiet rural neighborhood and our property values. With clustering and density transfer credits, these developments can be built at 8+ homes per acre.
However, increased development requires extending sewer to Wellington. The sewer line is to Tanglin Ridge (i.e., Cliff Dwellings), the newest development on Woodinville-Duvall Road. There is tremendous pressure by developers to extend the sewers east toward Avondale. If the sewer lines connect to the proposed projects on 156th at the Sno-King county line, Wellington Hills Golf Course will have access next. Soon sewers will run south along 156th during the necessary (but unfunded) widening of 156th to Woodinville-Duvall Road. Spurs to all neighborhoods in-between will soon follow known as the Domino Effect. Proposed land use signs will be the norm throughout the R-1 area neighborhoods and on every street, not just Wellington. According to the City; sewer availability will double our population. See "Area Projects" for other proposals.
One morning you awaken to the sound of bulldozers as a neighbor's lot is subdivided and your view changes from woods to the back of four to eight houses. Home owners may be forced to pay for expensive sewer hook-up fees, estimated at $15-25,000 per home. The result of increased density will be extreme traffic congestion, compact and overcrowded neighborhoods, increased noise, and skyrocketing enrollment at Wellington Elementary and Leota Junior High, none of which are being addressed in a timely fashion by the City.
Yes, but only if the neighbors of Wellington and surrounding neighborhoods present a unified voice. Our numbers are many and some estimates of our combined neighborhood's property value exceed $250 million dollars. We make up a significant voting block in the city of Woodinville and we intend to use our clout to hold the city accountable to its vision statement: open spaces, Northwest character, and clean environment. Your donations of time and money go directly toward legal and political actions to insure our community's concerns are represented to the City.