Sammamish Home Owners March Update
Here is a brief update on lake-related news in Sammamish. It concerns the East Lake Sammamish Trail (ELST).
The federal issue – the ongoing quiet title action to resolve ownership of the former rail corridor – is still awaiting a decision by the US Supreme Court as to whether that court will hear our case. An answer is expected soon, and SHO will issue a detailed update on that as soon as we have news to report.
The immediate and important news is that King County has released its 90% plans on ELST Segment 2B (middle section). The plans are available online in two places:
1. On the ELST website. Here’s a link:
Scroll down to where you see “Design” and click the + to see a list of pdf documents that comprise the plan drawing set. You will probably need to zoom in on most of them to make things legible.
2. On the city of Sammamish website. Here’s that link:
https://spaces.hightail.com/space/UZCBUXedXQ
The county has applied to the city for the Clearing and Grading permit for Segment 2B, and the 90% Plans constitute the main documentation on which that permit application is to be evaluated. The city is accepting public comments on the application until April 4th. There is no public forum planned for this, but the city states that any such comments “will be taken under consideration”. Comments are to be sent to Andrew Johnson, the planner who is the focal point on the ELST for the city. Comments may be emailed to:
A final note: SHO will continue to incur legal costs to pursue the action in federal court on your behalf. If you have not already contributed the minimum requested ($500) please do so. Mail your check to:
SHO
167 E Lk Sammamish Sh Ln NE
Sammamish, WA 98074