Something seems odd here. 4000 users per year? That has to be focused on summer months, May-Sept, call it 800 users per month. Average 2.5 per day. Weight to weekends, call it 400 on eight days or 50 per day. Weight to mid-day, four hours, 10 per hour max, or one person every six minutes. The bad news is, someone will be yelling up the hill at you, about every six minutes, summer weekend days. The good news is, with the operation generating maybe twenty bucks admission, and $80k per year, gross, it will be broke and the equipment rusting, within a few years--the carry cost of transport alone of ferry tourists to the zip line, will bury it. Unless, of course, there is something truly unique and special, about riding a zip line through these Bainbridge back yards. As in, more zips for the buck, which means more screaming, or truly stunning trees to be zipped through.....sounds to me, like these developers will have been done a favor, if neighbors block the project, before they zip themselves.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
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This is the rare, quiet place in the Seattle area for wildlife and people--and I know from experience that zip lines are anything but quiet! Wrong idea in the wrong place.
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Richard and Noel Saunders
10 years ago
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We agree. This type of tourism-commercial venture is not compatible with a residential area. This Pleasant Beach LLC proposal touches our backyard (Blakely Heights), Bluff Lane, and would operate in the wooded area above the Manor House parking lot.
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Whining entitled islander
10 years ago
This is in my backyard! Well, actually I don't own the property....but...but...it's close to me, so I'm going to complain. Backyard!!!
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Lynne Reichardt
10 years ago
I do not want this zip line.
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Lorraine G Doerr
10 years ago
It is too big a sacrifice to allow this kind of development - we need to keep Bainbridge the way it is - the very reason we all chose to live here in the first place!
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Karen
10 years ago
This type of commercial recreational facility would / could bring with it a host of negative unintended consequences
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Margaret Powers
10 years ago
I live in the Blakely Heights neighborhood just above the referenced development.
The zip lines are not appropriate for a residential neighborhood that has been here since the 1970's (at least.)
I have been supportive regarding their previous housing development plans but increasing now to an area for tourism and a recreation attraction is pushing the limits of tolerance for the residents. The zip line will easily carry noise up the hill to us. We already hear people's voice noises when outside in the Lynwood Center area and very loudly to our yards and homes when they are using the new pool in the same development.
This proposal is geared towards profit to the Lynwood Housing development owners and not for the people in this community.
Please do not allow these zip lines!
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Alison & Frederick Kettering
10 years ago
This appears to be a spectacularly bad idea on multiple levels. The applicants' dream is an islander's nightmare.
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Susan Turpen
10 years ago
This is not what we need on Bainbridge. I can't believe the city would even consider allowing this
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Marylou and Andy Murphy
10 years ago
We sold our house in Blakely Hgts in May. The zip line platforms will be right behind our old back yard! This type of activity does not seem appropriate so close to residences. It would definitely change the quiet environment of Blakely.
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Ian Patrick
10 years ago
Living directly below the Pleasant Beach Village development has its benefits with the improved amenities, but this type of recreational activity seems way out of character for this neighborhood. In order for this zip line business to thrive it would require pulling people from off-island and the transportation issues alone would have a negative impact on our lifestyles. Such an activity would fit better into a location with destination recreational activities already in place (ski resort, MTB trail center, etc.). This would be way out of character for the location.
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Marilyn McLauchlan
10 years ago
this is a much bigger scale than as explained to me by the proponents. We need a public meeting to voice all concerns and to receive all facts. Thank you.
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Joseph Rochelle
10 years ago
This proposal, in light of its impacts, sorely needs local community input.
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Jane Silberstein
10 years ago
Sounds like a need for another zoning ordinance revision to fine-tune definition of 'commercial recreational"
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carrie west
10 years ago
We do not want this kind of industry on our island. It has a negative impact on wildlife, people who live here, traffic, ferry traffic, environment, neighborhoods and so much more. Please vote NO!!!!
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Helene Smart
10 years ago
The negative impacts of this sort of development (including disruption to wildlife -- not included on the petition) far outweigh any benefits to Island residents.
Something seems odd here. 4000 users per year? That has to be focused on summer months, May-Sept, call it 800 users per month. Average 2.5 per day. Weight to weekends, call it 400 on eight days or 50 per day. Weight to mid-day, four hours, 10 per hour max, or one person every six minutes. The bad news is, someone will be yelling up the hill at you, about every six minutes, summer weekend days. The good news is, with the operation generating maybe twenty bucks admission, and $80k per year, gross, it will be broke and the equipment rusting, within a few years--the carry cost of transport alone of ferry tourists to the zip line, will bury it. Unless, of course, there is something truly unique and special, about riding a zip line through these Bainbridge back yards. As in, more zips for the buck, which means more screaming, or truly stunning trees to be zipped through.....sounds to me, like these developers will have been done a favor, if neighbors block the project, before they zip themselves.
This is the rare, quiet place in the Seattle area for wildlife and people--and I know from experience that zip lines are anything but quiet! Wrong idea in the wrong place.
We agree. This type of tourism-commercial venture is not compatible with a residential area. This Pleasant Beach LLC proposal touches our backyard (Blakely Heights), Bluff Lane, and would operate in the wooded area above the Manor House parking lot.
This is in my backyard! Well, actually I don't own the property....but...but...it's close to me, so I'm going to complain. Backyard!!!
I do not want this zip line.
It is too big a sacrifice to allow this kind of development - we need to keep Bainbridge the way it is - the very reason we all chose to live here in the first place!
This type of commercial recreational facility would / could bring with it a host of negative unintended consequences
I live in the Blakely Heights neighborhood just above the referenced development. The zip lines are not appropriate for a residential neighborhood that has been here since the 1970's (at least.) I have been supportive regarding their previous housing development plans but increasing now to an area for tourism and a recreation attraction is pushing the limits of tolerance for the residents. The zip line will easily carry noise up the hill to us. We already hear people's voice noises when outside in the Lynwood Center area and very loudly to our yards and homes when they are using the new pool in the same development. This proposal is geared towards profit to the Lynwood Housing development owners and not for the people in this community. Please do not allow these zip lines!
This appears to be a spectacularly bad idea on multiple levels. The applicants' dream is an islander's nightmare.
This is not what we need on Bainbridge. I can't believe the city would even consider allowing this
We sold our house in Blakely Hgts in May. The zip line platforms will be right behind our old back yard! This type of activity does not seem appropriate so close to residences. It would definitely change the quiet environment of Blakely.
Living directly below the Pleasant Beach Village development has its benefits with the improved amenities, but this type of recreational activity seems way out of character for this neighborhood. In order for this zip line business to thrive it would require pulling people from off-island and the transportation issues alone would have a negative impact on our lifestyles. Such an activity would fit better into a location with destination recreational activities already in place (ski resort, MTB trail center, etc.). This would be way out of character for the location.
this is a much bigger scale than as explained to me by the proponents. We need a public meeting to voice all concerns and to receive all facts. Thank you.
This proposal, in light of its impacts, sorely needs local community input.
Sounds like a need for another zoning ordinance revision to fine-tune definition of 'commercial recreational"
We do not want this kind of industry on our island. It has a negative impact on wildlife, people who live here, traffic, ferry traffic, environment, neighborhoods and so much more. Please vote NO!!!!
The negative impacts of this sort of development (including disruption to wildlife -- not included on the petition) far outweigh any benefits to Island residents.