we actually did it and the proposal for manitou beach just got rejected. i am honestly blown away that we pulled this off but we have to keep our eyes on the area to make sure nothing else pops up. thanks for sticking with me through all of this.
November 11, 2015
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Please sign this petition and join us in objecting to Proposal for short plat PLN 50124/SDDP proposed by Olympic Development LLC for the development of houses in a historic field on Manitou Beach Road. The site is designated as a geologic hazard area. The plan would drain run off from 4 newly constructed houses directly into Puget Sound. The proposal has asked for the approval of an inadequate drainage system and water treatment plan. The plan encroaches on COBI shoreline Management Plan to protect our ecosystem.
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Reached 100 supporters
October 20, 2015
48 Comments
Please do not allow this development to happen. This is near my family's property and a beach known for its diversity of wildlife. Rare spaces like these cannot be re-natured once they are developed. Let's make sure that the feel of the island and its many great features remain for generations.
The presence of an eel-grass bed should require a study, not seemingly-automatic DNS. It is also disturbing that the City is allowing a short plat, with the extra weight that entails on an unstable bank. If our City government intends not to require compliance with City code and state law, we could save a lot of money and disband the planning department.
If this proposal does not comply with the shoreline management plan, a loophole should not be used to circumvent it. The waters of Puget Sound will keep rising, that's just a fact, and it seems illogical to add polluted run off directly into the Sound. It definitely does nothing to increase affordable rental housing, which is needed much more than single family housing.
The SMP is clear that the island must maintain a not net loss of our environmental habitat. The eel grass bed in Murden Cove is a special habitat. It provides needed resource in cleaning the near shore water and providing a vital nursery for fish. Given the stressed state of the cove from existing domestic sewage additional stress without examination is unwise.
This area has serious environmental hazards and the road already is stressed to the maximum, failing in some places, dangerous in others. How the City can justify allowing even more development there is beyond me. Please do not allow this in such a sensitive and already compromised area.
Please be good island stewards. Development like this has no place on the island. It is not near a commercial center, it is taking advantage of a loophole. What happened to the shoreline protection act? Why are developers more important than ecology?
The following is the City of Bainbridge Islands statement regarding : The Growth Management Act (GMA) addresses the concerns of “uncoordinated and unplanned growth that potentially pose a threat to the environment, sustainable economic development, and the health, safety and high quality of life enjoyed by residents.” An important part of a healthy economy is the quality of the environment.
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we actually did it and the proposal for manitou beach just got rejected. i am honestly blown away that we pulled this off but we have to keep our eyes on the area to make sure nothing else pops up. thanks for sticking with me through all of this.
November 11, 2015
Final supporters
Please sign this petition and join us in objecting to Proposal for short plat PLN 50124/SDDP proposed by Olympic Development LLC for the development of houses in a historic field on Manitou Beach Road. The site is designated as a geologic hazard area. The plan would drain run off from 4 newly constructed houses directly into Puget Sound. The proposal has asked for the approval of an inadequate drainage system and water treatment plan. The plan encroaches on COBI shoreline Management Plan to protect our ecosystem.
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Reached 100 supporters
October 20, 2015
48 Comments
This proposed development is totally incompatable with the neighborhood and the surrounding homes. Please either stop this development or make them follow All the city/state regulations. This area is rural Bainbridge, not another high density zone. Thank you Bob Jenness 10661 Manitou Park
Please do not allow this development to happen. This is near my family's property and a beach known for its diversity of wildlife. Rare spaces like these cannot be re-natured once they are developed. Let's make sure that the feel of the island and its many great features remain for generations.
The presence of an eel-grass bed should require a study, not seemingly-automatic DNS. It is also disturbing that the City is allowing a short plat, with the extra weight that entails on an unstable bank. If our City government intends not to require compliance with City code and state law, we could save a lot of money and disband the planning department.
If this proposal does not comply with the shoreline management plan, a loophole should not be used to circumvent it. The waters of Puget Sound will keep rising, that's just a fact, and it seems illogical to add polluted run off directly into the Sound. It definitely does nothing to increase affordable rental housing, which is needed much more than single family housing.
The SMP is clear that the island must maintain a not net loss of our environmental habitat. The eel grass bed in Murden Cove is a special habitat. It provides needed resource in cleaning the near shore water and providing a vital nursery for fish. Given the stressed state of the cove from existing domestic sewage additional stress without examination is unwise.
This area has serious environmental hazards and the road already is stressed to the maximum, failing in some places, dangerous in others. How the City can justify allowing even more development there is beyond me. Please do not allow this in such a sensitive and already compromised area.
Please be good island stewards. Development like this has no place on the island. It is not near a commercial center, it is taking advantage of a loophole. What happened to the shoreline protection act? Why are developers more important than ecology?
The following is the City of Bainbridge Islands statement regarding : The Growth Management Act (GMA) addresses the concerns of “uncoordinated and unplanned growth that potentially pose a threat to the environment, sustainable economic development, and the health, safety and high quality of life enjoyed by residents.” An important part of a healthy economy is the quality of the environment.
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This proposed development is totally incompatable with the neighborhood and the surrounding homes. Please either stop this development or make them follow All the city/state regulations. This area is rural Bainbridge, not another high density zone. Thank you Bob Jenness 10661 Manitou Park