And we had this discussion when we didn’t admit this - this email. I’m - I’m not sure how we’re getting at that through this. We had an expert witness addressing those land use pressures, the tensions between the different land uses that are coming. Here’s an excerpt from the transcript of that hearing, which begins with city hearing examiner Ryan Vancil expressing skepticism about Brower’s claim that it proves Cascade’s plan is to gentrify Ballard so that industrial businesses won’t be around to complain anymore.ĮXAMINER VANCIL: he concept you’re getting at is this land use pressure. In fact, Brower tried to introduce the exact same email as evidence of an anti-business plot last year in a hearing before the city hearing examiner, who rejected the email as irrelevant. bolsters their argument that bike activists really just want to destroy local businesses.Ībsurd as that idea might sound, it’s basically the story the anti-Missing Link coalition’s attorney, Josh Brower, has been peddling for years. The email, which the coalition attached to a letter rejecting a proposed settlement in their ongoing lawsuit against the city. However, here is some context that might help explain why a nearly four-year-old conversation between two people who have long since left Cascade might be surfacing now: After waging battle against the Missing Link for years, a group of business owners, including Salmon Bay Sand and Gravel, are trying to convince the new mayor, Jenny Durkan, to kill the project. No context is provided for the email, and I was unable to obtain the rest of the email chain. With 240 Connect Ballard team members, hopefully we can make some things happen quickly. So lots of good things potentially happening. And Mary & I have talked about using Ballard as an ideal pilot neighborhood for creating Seattle’s first Bike-Friendly Business District. The Connect Ballard team is working on an end-run-around the anti-business framing by building a business coalition in support of fixing the Missing Link. In the interim, I’m looking forward to shoulder improvements to Shilshole Ave, which is supposed to go to bid this November (basically 1.5 years late) with construction soon there after. So, in terms of meeting the needs of bicyclists in Ballard, some of the pressure should be lifted from us, and we can push for a true completion of the Burke-Gilman Trail no matter how long it takes. Or, rather, we’ll at least get a road diet with bike lanes on Leary. Also, Brower’s “Plan B” will likely be completed in 2016 during a major maintenance project to Leary Way/Ave. Once their operations are impacted, it’s only a matter of time before they sell out and give up the litigation. Once it’s built, the operations of Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel and other light industry will likely have to be limited during evening hours due to noise issues - especially if the development is a hotel, apartment or condo. Stimson development project funded & built. I would love to go around the litigation. Re: Josh Brower’s jacket Brock Howell Elizabeth Kiker
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