| Environmental Impacts |
To send a message back to our state government, we have a full list of contacts at WA St Contacts. |
| SE Bypass Update [1/21/2008] |
Plan for the SE Bypass shows no access to the trail network for Tiger Mt.
This map (click map for larger version
[printable PDF)] is from the Final Environmental Impact Statement showing the
preferred alignment for the SE Bypass.
The SE Bypass is proposed to travel along the base of Tiger Mt. eliminating most of the Sunset Trail, as the
Sunset Trail will be replaced the trail with sidewalk.
In this final rendition, no access is provided for the high school trail as all sidewalks in that area are
on the west side of the road with no crossings. There is one line of text indicating that an overpass
"could" be built to allow access.
The plan creates an enormous barrier to the Tiger Mt. recreational area by creating a 4-lane, 40-mph barrier
with the only access to Tiger Mt. being the "Orange Flower" at the Sunset Interchange.
Please email comment letters to Issaquah City Council and
Sharon Love, FHWA.
Previous information on the SE Bypass below.
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| Crucial Budget Request |
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Support of Governor's Budget Allocation for the Washington
Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) The State Legislature is beginning to review the Governor's budget for the 2007-09 Biennium and within the budget is a recommendation to fund the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) at $70 million. Over the last several biennium's the Legislature has allocated around $50 million to the WWRP. There are many state and local projects that would be funded if the WWRP budget allocation is increased. For the City of Issaquah, two projects would be funded at the $70 million level, but not at the $50 million level. They are:
In addition, the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition (WWRC) Web site includes a list and description of the projects that have been submitted to the IAC under the WWRP. The WWRC is recommending a fundingof allocation of $100 million, which would fund even more projects. Please contact your state legislature and tell them your opinion regarding the funding. |
| Puget
Sound Regional Council Executive Summary on area growth through 2040
[PDF 4,272KB] |
| Call for Support for Funding |
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The Issaquah City Council needs to understand how many people are against the S.E.
Bypass project. Please email the Council with your opinion at
Issaquah City Council.
This email address contacts every Council member plus the city administrators. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Commissioner of Public Lands (Doug Sutherland) asks for public support for funding. See letter. [PDF, 06/20/2006]. |
| Issaquah S.E. Bypass Effort |
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The proposed SE Bypass effort continues. The SE Bypass is the road that is proposed
to cut along the western-most base of Tiger Mountain directly behind the high school.
The project has a myriad of environmental impacts from the steep slope cuts into the
unstable hill near the Sunset interchange to the floodplain near Issaquah-Hobart Road
and 6th Ave. This road also takes the heavily-used Rainier Trail and turns it into
sidewalks ala 148th in Bellevue. You might remember that the project was nearly stopped last year but a last minute vote switch changed that. Now it is plugging along to the Final Environmental Impact Stage and Record of Decision which would then be followed by a City Council vote to build or not build the road. After the last election, the Council majority was likely to vote against building the Bypass. With the resignation of Nancy Davidson, all bets are off. The Issaquah City Council is split 3-3 for and against the project and the as-to-yet-unknown-councilperson will become the deciding vote. The Issaquah City Council needs to understand how many people are against this project. Please email the City Council with your opinion at Issaquah City Council. This email address contacts every council member plus the Issaquah city administration. For more information on the SE Bypass contact, Connie Marsh, President of the Issaquah Environmental Council at Connie Marsh or (425)392-4908. |
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