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We've populated this page with additional information to support our September 3, 2008 press release.
- Click here to access a copy of our September 4, 2004 press release "Clemency for Waldo Woods." Here is Mayor Nickels' response where he states the developer is doing a good job and our only recourse is to sue the city.
- Click here to access a copy of our September 3, 2004 press release.
- Click here to access a copy of the closing argument in our appeal to the hearing examiner. Closing arguments are intended to highlight key issues, not recap the events of a 3.5-day hearing. Click here to see a copy of our original appeal.
- Click here to access the table showing the corrected canopy calculation, which is not the surplus claimed by the city and the developer but a 1,169 feet deficit. The developer counted trees planted by canopy diameter, but tree canopy on the site was counted by the radius (half the diameter). This was presented as an exhibit at the hearing. (The 1,169 foot deficit is different from the deficit cited in the decision because the developer presented updated plans after the city made their decision.)
- Click here to access an annotated PDF showing the difference between the developer's submitted drawings of Waldo Woods and the actual, to-scale drawings. Instead of just one tree being affected by the proposed buildings, 10 trees are affected -- essentially the entire western edge of the remaining stand. This was presented as an exhibit at the hearing.
- Click here to access an e-mail from the developer's architects admitting they did not show the canopy to scale in drawings submitted to the city. This was presented as an exhibit at the hearing.
- Click here to see an annotated PDF of the developer's planned plantings shown to scale. The circles shown are how large the trees will be to match the developer's claimed planted canopy. The residents of the new units will have an interesting interior design dilemma trying to deal with all the branches inside their homes. This was presented as an exhibit at the hearing.
- SMC 25.05.340.C.1 states. in part, that a DNS shall be withdrawn if the DNS was procured by "misrepresentation or lack of material disclosure."
- Click here to see peer-reviewed scientific research ignored by the city proving toxic lead dust from demolition will spread beyond the demolition site. This was presented as an exhibit at the hearing.
- Gerald Hansmire, a Maple Leaf resident and accomplished architect, testified at the hearing about the faults in the design and the design review process. Gerald's contact information is available from David Miller.
- Alex Sobie, a Maple Leaf resident who lives less than two blocks from the site, testified at the hearing how he worries about the lead contamination could effect his young son, Liam. Alex's contact information is available from David Miller upon request. Alex & Liam picture 1 and picture 2.
- Howard Handewith, a Maple Leaf resident, testified at the hearing about his decades-long use of Waldo Woods as a recreation site. Howard also testified about the shoddy work DPD did on the decision. Howard's contact information is available from David Miller upon request. Howard's picture
For additional information, please contact David Miller, former chair of the Waldo Working Group subcommittee, at David.Miller@MapleLeafCommunity.org
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