Hi tweets

I received the same response as already quoted from Nick Licata, and the following from 2 other folks. My (admittedly simple) message is included below. It was not run through a fact-checker :-) I think the ornithologist who didn't think a fireworks show was a big deal might've been grumpy.

Councilmember Richard Conlin:
Thank you for the message about the Permit approved by the Special
Events Committee (SEC) for the Windermere Cup Fireworks Display event.
The Parks Department has agreed to reconsider the application and the
conditions given the concerns that have been raised about nesting season
and other environmental issues. Since the permit has not actually been
issued, the Department has a chance to review this, and has agreed to do
this as quickly as possible.

Ann Corbitt, Legislative Aid:
The City's special events committee and the Fire Department handle
these matters and review permit applications to make sure they are safe.
We have received a few other contacts about this and one person is
heading up an effort to get public records to determine whether
fireworks displays have environmental impact studies. We directed her to
the Fire Department and the Special Events Committee. They are most
knowledgeable about this event, they review the permits and then decide
as a group whether or not they will issue a permit.

I hope that this helps. If you want more information about how the
fireworks may impact the avian habitat, you can contact Virginia
Swanson, the City's Special Events Coordinator at
virginia.swanson at seattle.gov.


>From Rebecca:
I've just heard about the fireworks show planned for Union Bay for the
opening of boating season. This is a really bad time! The birds are
coming back and nesting, and it doesn't take much to make a nesting
unsuccessful. The Union Bay Natural Area is on that bay, and is home to
4 kinds of swallows, several different warbler species, 3 or 4 sparrows
species, and I've often seen peregrine falcons, osprey and bald eagles
there as well. How can this kind of event take place so close to such
an environmentally fragile area, and at such a crucial time? The emails
I've seen even indicate that there was no environmental assessment,
altho the law requires it.

I understand the boaters want to have a big day, and I myself love
fireworks. And I'd love to watch them from the UBNA. But NOT when so
many species are trying to breed! Please stop this. Thank you.

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Rebecca Galloway
Northgate, Seattle