July 2010
It has been a very long wait. The decision from the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) in Seattle was in favor of allowing the Ingraham Trees to be cut down. In June Save the Trees-Seattle appealed the decision. It was a two day hearing before the City Hearing Examiner (HE). The HE has NOT given a decision yet as to whether the School District will be allowed to do the proposed "west compressed plan" by cutting down trees in the Northwest Grove.
Save the Trees-Seattle has requested from the HE to remand the DPD decision, and force the School District to move their building -to an alternative site on campus. If the HE determines that the District does NOT need to use an alternative plan, then Save the Trees-Seattle will appeal to the King County Superior Court.
The delay's for this project have been created by the Seattle School District and the DPD. Incorrect notification to the Public, 2 additional SEPA addendums by the District and a long wait between the Remand and the "west compressed plan" has made for a long process for everyone.
The simplest and fastest relief to this situation is for the Seattle School District to move the proposed building to another site on the campus. Ingraham is a 28 acre campus, and has many options for this project. Removing the Ingraham Northwest Grove would be a tragedy for the Environment, and a Black Mark on Seattle School Districts Environmental and Conservation efforts.
November 2009
The Seattle School District has re-applied to build in the Northwest Grove. It has been a long wait, and a long process since our last publication of news. But the City and the School District often move at their own pace. It is uniquely the hurry up and wait system at its best. We have been waiting...now for all of us who want to save the Ingraham Trees it is the hurry up time.
Please read through this article The Ingraham Trees Need Your Help; and give public comment on this very important topic, give the Ingraham Trees your support. If this link doesn't work please email me at savethetrees@live.com and I will send you the article in a different format.
The picture album is still in progress. Your patience is appreciated as some of the glitches are worked out. Thank you........
It has been a very long wait. The decision from the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) in Seattle was in favor of allowing the Ingraham Trees to be cut down. In June Save the Trees-Seattle appealed the decision. It was a two day hearing before the City Hearing Examiner (HE). The HE has NOT given a decision yet as to whether the School District will be allowed to do the proposed "west compressed plan" by cutting down trees in the Northwest Grove.
Save the Trees-Seattle has requested from the HE to remand the DPD decision, and force the School District to move their building -to an alternative site on campus. If the HE determines that the District does NOT need to use an alternative plan, then Save the Trees-Seattle will appeal to the King County Superior Court.
The delay's for this project have been created by the Seattle School District and the DPD. Incorrect notification to the Public, 2 additional SEPA addendums by the District and a long wait between the Remand and the "west compressed plan" has made for a long process for everyone.
The simplest and fastest relief to this situation is for the Seattle School District to move the proposed building to another site on the campus. Ingraham is a 28 acre campus, and has many options for this project. Removing the Ingraham Northwest Grove would be a tragedy for the Environment, and a Black Mark on Seattle School Districts Environmental and Conservation efforts.
November 2009
The Seattle School District has re-applied to build in the Northwest Grove. It has been a long wait, and a long process since our last publication of news. But the City and the School District often move at their own pace. It is uniquely the hurry up and wait system at its best. We have been waiting...now for all of us who want to save the Ingraham Trees it is the hurry up time.
Please read through this article The Ingraham Trees Need Your Help; and give public comment on this very important topic, give the Ingraham Trees your support. If this link doesn't work please email me at savethetrees@live.com and I will send you the article in a different format.
The picture album is still in progress. Your patience is appreciated as some of the glitches are worked out. Thank you........
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Steve Zemke
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Seattle WA 98133
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT INGRAHAM TREES:
Judge prohibits School District from cutting Ingraham High trees
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374851_trees14.html
Judge halts tree cutting near Ingraham High School
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008112745_trees14m.html
Plan to cut 100 trees at Ingraham High Draws protestors
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008101880_ingraham09m.html
Group Protests School Districts plans to cut down trees at Ingraham
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008100292_webingraham08m.html
Dateline earth: Seattle schools to cut down Ingraham trees
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/145622.asp
Judge blocks tree cutting at Ingraham
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008111148_webtrees13m.html
Group sues to keep trees from being cut down near Ingraham High School
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008109946_trees13m.html
Local Debate keeps growing over how to protect trees
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/375510_tree19.html
Letter: Cutting Trees
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/375173_webltrs18.html
Loss looms in Seattle's Urban Forest
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/375338_firstperson18.html
Seattle's tree scape Withold the ax
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/374503_treesed.html
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Dstrict to chop nearly 70 trees at high.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374217_trees09.html
letter: Tree trouble
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008116721_satletters16.html
Letter: Schools and Trees
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/374492_webltrs12.html
A Growing Contradiction at Ingraham High
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/356974_ingraham29.html
Neighbors near Ingraham High School fight to save Evergreens
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004298006_webtrees21m.html
Judge prohibits School District from cutting Ingraham High trees
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374851_trees14.html
Judge halts tree cutting near Ingraham High School
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008112745_trees14m.html
Plan to cut 100 trees at Ingraham High Draws protestors
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008101880_ingraham09m.html
Group Protests School Districts plans to cut down trees at Ingraham
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008100292_webingraham08m.html
Dateline earth: Seattle schools to cut down Ingraham trees
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/145622.asp
Judge blocks tree cutting at Ingraham
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008111148_webtrees13m.html
Group sues to keep trees from being cut down near Ingraham High School
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008109946_trees13m.html
Local Debate keeps growing over how to protect trees
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/375510_tree19.html
Letter: Cutting Trees
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/375173_webltrs18.html
Loss looms in Seattle's Urban Forest
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/375338_firstperson18.html
Seattle's tree scape Withold the ax
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/374503_treesed.html
&nbs p;
Dstrict to chop nearly 70 trees at high.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374217_trees09.html
letter: Tree trouble
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008116721_satletters16.html
Letter: Schools and Trees
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/374492_webltrs12.html
A Growing Contradiction at Ingraham High
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/356974_ingraham29.html
Neighbors near Ingraham High School fight to save Evergreens
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004298006_webtrees21m.html
