Today’s Seattle Land Use Information Bulletin notes that Seattle Public Schools is appealing the decision regarding conditions placed on tree removal in the plans to build new classrooms at Ingraham High School in Haller Lake. An Appeal Hearing will be held on October 14, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Read more here.
At Monday’s Pinehurst Community Meeting, we decided to send the following letter to Seattle School Board Members regarding Ingraham trees:
Letter to the Seattle School Board from the Pinehurst Community Council
Dear Sherry, Peter, Harium, Michael, Mary, Steve, Cheryl:
We discussed the issue of preserving the grove of trees on the Northwest portion of the Ingraham High School [...]
The City of Seattle Hearing Examiner ruled today that a stand of trees at Ingraham High School is a rare plant habitat that must be protected.
Read more here.
We are scheduled to discuss this at our community meeting tonight. But, that will likely be a brief discussion in light of this news.
Do you support Garth Ferber’s proposal to send a letter from the Pinehurst Community Council asking the Seattle School District to leave the existing tree grove and to find other ways to increase classroom space at Ingraham High School?
Yes
34 (91%)
No
3 (8%)
Votes: 37