'Dan' Daniel Victor wrote:
>
> FYI Tweets,
>
> Dan Victor, Seattle, WA <dvictor at u.washington.edu>
> Tweeters = http://weber.u.washington.edu/~dvictor/
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 06:13:29 -0700
> From: "Christopher S. Taylor, M.D." <anm300 at halcyon.com>
> To: dvictor at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Birds and trees along the Burke-Gillman
>
> Dear Sir,
>
> I wanted to inform you of plans of the King County Park Department to
> cut the trees down and distroying the habitat of the birds and other
> animals of a 6-7 block portion of the Burke-Gillman trail. The section
> is near Lake Forest Park on Beach Drive. The families along this part
> of the trails, as well as the hundreds of users of the trail have not
> been asked for their opinion until now. There is a meeting at the Lake
> Forest Park City Hall, 17711 Ballinger Way, NE, on May 8, 6-8PM. A
> letter sent out by Joe Wilson, Property Management Coordinator, Parks
> Department, speaks of the removal of trees and vegetation later in May.
> This tells me that they have already made up their minds and they are
> not really interested in community input.
>
> The real motivation behind this is the decision of a local Councilman to
> protect the view of his house on the hill. This means the sacrificing of
> many tree and nesting places for birds for his resale value of his home.
>
> Can you provide suggestions how we can save this area from
> clear-cutting? Your input and help would be appreciated. We are just
> local people trying to save the area we live in.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Chris Taylor
> 16046 Beach Dr. NE
> Seattle, WA 98155
> 364-0240
> e-mail:Chrismd.Taylor at faa.dot.gov
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------Iwish you the best of luck. Even though I don't live up there, we
all share in this natural beauty. Clark County, here in SW Wash. is
being *raped* of its trees and wetlands for the 'sake of the $ bill",
and our elected county commisioners don't give a "damn" about it, as
they seem to like the feel of contractor and builder dollars greasing
their palms!!!! It's "money in the bank" and "let's keep our property
rights", and the 'devil' with the birds and wildlife!!!!!
-------If I sound seething mad, I am!!!! We even had the absurd
proposal for a county jail to be built in the middle of prime wildlife
and waterfowl area near Vancouver Lake and Vancouver Lake
Park!!!!Again......the Port of Vanv. has $-bills for eyeballs!!!!!!
-------Well, now that I "spouted off" I do feel alittle better, even
*if* nothing will get accomplished by this "noise"!!!!!

Gerald Hamilton
Brush Prairie, Wash.
gerald at e-z.net