2005/12/05 Council Agenda Packet

of views, and shadows from 175' tall building will decrease the quality of life for the people who make this area their home. The hospital has been dealing and negotiating with the Northwest Neighborhood Association, making promises not to expand westward of Colby (documentation of which is apparently non- existent), while planning to move eastward into the historically less affluent Donovan area. The Northwest Neighborhood Association does not, and has not, represented the interests of the Donovan residents and neither it nor the hospital reached out to the people most affected by this plan until public outcry forced them to. The addresses of those most immediately impacted (the east side of Oakes) are not a mystery, yet no contact was made until other neighbors learned of PEMC's plan and made noise about it. Finally, the CEO of the hospital and the consultant paid by the hospital to see this expansion plan to completion are both on the Vision Committee for Everett, and thus have access to the Planning Commission and opportunities to advise and shape the direction of growth in the city, which inevitably benefits their needs. The Donovan owners feel we've been denied due process. Ultimately, what is at stake here is the character and soul of the North Everett neighborhood. Destruction of prized single family homes in a historic district in order to appease a hospital with other options available simply doesn't make sense, nor does it positively reflect upon the planned growth of Everett. Affordable housing is a crucial element of a vital city, and the proposed hospital plan is in direct contradiction with the city's stated goals. For these reasons and many more we'd be pleased to share with you, we respectfully enter our objections into the public record, and hope the City chooses to abide by the uses set forth in the Comprehensive Plan for the benefit of North Everett and the people who call it home. Sincerely, a"t, kJ -4,-_ Hilary A e Hager 1321 Lombard Ave Everett, WA 98201 (On behalf of the Donovan District Neighborhood Group)