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Gladys M. Bismore 5603 So. Third Ave. Everett, WA. 98203 September 23, 1996 Larry Crawford, Engineering/Public Service Director City of Everett 3002 Wetmore Ave. Everett, WA. 98201 Dear Mc Crawford: � : �� ��'�� u�� y i sEP 4 �� 1956 MAYOR'S OFFICE Everett. WA 98201 I appreciate your response to my letter to Mayor Hansen regarding the new housing development in our neighborhood. However, I do not feel my questions and concerns were addressed. You said these permits had been given a comprehensive review before they were issued. My research shows that the property legally changed owners on July 22, 1996, the waiver to the buffer was grented on July 29, 1996; and the building permit was issued on July 31, 1996. This does not appear to allow for much time for review. The process for determination of waiver of the buffer around the stream also confuses me. The determination says there would be a period of 14 days to appeal the determination. How could anyone appeal the determination when there was no notice to the neighborhood that there was a request for tre waiver? Again, I ask, why was the neighborhnod not notified, either by letter or at least a posted notice on the propertyl I would think a public hearing should be held in matters like this. If we are not aware of a request for determination on an issue, how can we possibly appeal the decision? You also did not comment on the attitude of the building department about enforcing the 12 and a half feet. Another question I asked that you did not address, is why is !his particular develop=r granted a waiver when a non-pmfit was not? I spoke with an engineer working on another project with a similar situation, a�d he also was not allowed any kind of waiver, let alone one from fiky feet to twelve and a half feet. Yet another question in my letter was why the City does not enforce the posting of the building permit, when it states that requirement right on the permit. To me, this exhibits a departmental attitude. Is it because of indifference to the rules, laziness, or speciai treatment. I know when we remodeled our home a few years ago, the inspector checked to make sure we had our permit posted, each and every time he came. The issue of removing the trees in the City right away was not mentioned in your letter. Our neighbor wanted to take out a tree on the City right of way which is very ciose to her lots. Removal of the tree would be for her personal safety. Properly, she went to the City to obtain permission and was told there would have to be a public hearing. We were told this developer had been given approval to remove these trees. There was no �