Letter to Council – Comments, Draft Comp Plan

November 11,2024
By Joan Bloom

Council,

Council, the final Comp Plan will affect Edmonds for 20 years to come. I beg you to consider all of the concerns that so many respected and involved long term residents of Edmonds have presented to you. Please do not ignore the serious concerns that have been expressed.

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Letter in support of “Environmentally Sensitive” Zoning

By Joan Bloom
November 7, 2024

Council, Mayor Rosen, Shane Hope,

I am in total support of Joe Scordino’s suggestion. Especially in light of the results of the national elections. The urgency of protecting our critical areas and our air and water for future generations couldn’t be more important than it is right now. 

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Letter to Council – Council should require Herrara provide a FREE rewrite of their “woefully inadequate” DEIS

By Joan Bloom
October 29, 2024

Council,

Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc has failed to comply with SEPA requirements as outlined in the Washington Administrative Code in their submitted DEIS. If Council accepts this “woefully inadequate” DEIS and uses it to inform their decisions about the Comp Plan, Council will fail ALL Edmonds’ taxpayers.

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Reader View: Comprehensive Plan — Adopt minimum state requirements to retain Edmonds’ charm

By Karen Haase Herrick
Posted: August 28, 2024

As previously stated by the Alliance of Citizens for Edmonds (ACE), repeatedly stated by Edmonds residents and the chair of the city’s Architectural Design Board (MEN comment), “the City should not be allowing anything in the Comp Plan that is not required.”

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