The City of Sammamish has posted the public comments based on the 60% plans for Segment 2B of the ELST on the city website. Here’s a link:
Scroll down to the heading, East Lake Sammamish Trail Segment 2B – Public Comments. The comments are in PDF ordered by date received.
There are approximately 965 comments contained in these files. About 720 of these comments are from bicycle enthusiasts who stated that they support approval of the SSDP as submitted. There are multiple comments from some people with concerns, leaving about 175 actual comments about the 60% design.
The list of actual concerns in approximate order of their mention is as follows:
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Access (both to beach and to homes)
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Location (not aligned with current interim trail)
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Environment (trees being removed to save questionable wetlands, etc.)
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Drainage
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Ownership
While the public comment was collected by the City of Sammamish, it is the responsibility of King County to address these concerns in its 90% plans. SHO continues to encourage the County to keep the trail aligned with the current interim trail. SHO also contends that the trail width should not exceed 16 feet when not within a critical areas buffer, and 14 feet when within a critical area buffer (wetland or stream).
Finally, it will be the responsibility of the City to ensure that the 90% plans meet the City’s regulations.
The City is working on a summary of these public comments that will be published soon.