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06/04/12 Updates on Important Topics
04/15/12 Protecting Our R1 Neighborhoods
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02/28/12 Woodtrails Again!
05/09/14 CNW Celebrates Vote
06/16/11 CNW Prevails!!
07/11/10 Supreme Court Will Review
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03/08/08 Another Victory Celebration
02/18/08 We Won - Part II
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A year ago a request was put out by the City of Woodinville for volunteers to give a citizen-perspective to government-required density for urban areas. The call went out and nine people agreed; all those volunteering were accepted, forming the Citizens Advisory Panel to the Planning Commission and City Council. The expectations were six meetings in six months...
Now, a year later, there are five citizens offering input, often twice or more a week. The Sustainable Development Study has four sections dictated by the Growth Management Act: Traffic, Neighborhood Character; Environment, and Infrastructure. Fortunately the volunteers are not only eager but also experts or near-experts in these areas. Much to the surprise of the City, the volunteers have willingly read, analyzed, and submitted reams of paper containing facts, figures, tables, and maps. CAP members went out on the roads to check sight distances. They walked the neighborhoods to ensure wetlands not on the City maps were added. Wells and soils were checked with the help of consultants. All this free labor by these dedicated citizens has added greatly to our knowledge of the R-1 area in a way the City could not begin to afford.
Having identified areas needing further study, the CAP is in the middle of reviewing the additional information and formulating recommendations to the Planning Commission and the City Council. The study is in Phase 2A with a Phase 2B yet to be conducted. The findings from this study will help developers and community members have a better understanding of the requirements necessary to build in this area.