Last week we submitted our response to the developer's appeal of the
Hearing Examiner's decision. Please email me if you would like a pdf file
of our comments, as attachments are not accepted on Tweeters. This appeal
will be heard by the Renton City Council on Thursday, October 21.

Thank you for your commitment to Herons Forever as we work to save the
Black River heron colony. The very best way to support us right now is by
contributing to help pay our mounting legal expenses. We need your help.

100% of all gifts made to Herons Forever will go toward our legal effort
to make sure the Hearing Examiner?s decision is retained. Please consider
a contribution of at least $35. If you are able to give more, we would be
very grateful, as it will help make up for those who cannot.

All of us with Herons Forever are volunteers. There is no overhead.
Established in 1989, Herons Forever is the only environmental
organization dedicated solely to protecting the Black River Riparian
Forest and great blue heron colony, the largest heron colony in the
tri-county region (King, Snohomish, and Pierce). We are an incorporated
non-profit with over 450 members.

Over the years, Herons Forever has been instrumental in helping obtain $8
million in public funds for the purchase of the now 93-acre riparian
forest. We now need your help in raising the private funds we need to pay
for this upcoming appeal. Each one of you is vitally important to this
effort.

We will keep you posted as this process unfolds. Thank you very much for
your support.

Sincerely,
Suzanne Krom, President
Herons Forever


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Dear Herons Forever,
I want to join you in helping to make sure the Black River Riparian
Forest is protected. My tax-deductible contribution to help support this
work is:

_____ $35 _____ $50 _____ $100 _____ $250 _____ Other

To contribute to Herons Forever, please make your check or money order to
Rainier Audubon Society/Black River herons* and in the memo section,
write Black River.

Send your check to: Jim Tooley, Treasurer, Rainier Audubon Society, P.O.
Box 778, Auburn, WA 98071. You will receive a receipt from the Rainier
Audubon Society.

Your name: ________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________
City: _________________________________________ Zip:
____________
Telephone (with area code): _________________ E-mail:
_____________________

* Please be sure to write Black River Riparian Forest on your check. It
is the only way that your contribution will go to support our Black River
herons.

*Rainier Audubon Society is a 501c3 organization.
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