Author: John Brock

Letter to the editor: Change Unocal property zoning to protect Edmonds Marsh

Posted: September 20, 2022

Editor:

It is my understanding that the Unocal property is currently zoned MP2. I would like to urge the City Council to change that zoning and designate the property to be used for public use land. It would be very sad to see such a wonderful property, situated next to the marsh and the beach, turned into a housing development, even if it were to include low-cost housing. Due to its proximity to the marsh and coastline, maintaining the open, pristine nature of this land is crucial to the long-term preservation of the quality of the marsh.

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Reader view: Community volunteers dig in to restore Edmonds Marsh

By Joe Scordino
Posted: September 17, 2022

Joe Scordino
Joe Scordino

After 500 hours of hard labor on 18 days this summer, over 50 community volunteers relished in their success in restoring stream flows in the Edmonds Marsh that had been blocked by chain-link fencing and a huge, spreading mass of an invasive plant called bittersweet nightshade.

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