Save Perrigo Springs Woodlands

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FROM: Concerned Citizens of Redmond

A CITIZEN PETITION TO SAVE PERRIGO SPRINGS WOODLANDS

We the undersigned Redmond residents, petition Redmond City Council Members and Commissioners to place the highest priority on preserving 20+ acres of permanent, open green space surrounding Perrigo Springs. Such land is used for parks, walking trails, historic sites, gateway views, watershed, wetland, and wildlife protection.

This mature, conifer forest contains streams and wetlands and is utilized by Redmond High School Students and citizens as an environmental laboratory for the study and protection of priority species such as the pileated woodpecker and others. The forest provides open space for a densely populated area, and is a scenic, wildlife habitat that preserves the original, rural character of Redmond for future generations.

WE ENCOURAGE REDMOND CITY COUNCIL TO DENY APPROVAL FOR DEVELPMENT IN THIS SENSITIVE AREA, AND TO USE ALL AVAILABLE METHODS FOR PRESERVING THE 20+ ACRES AROUND PERRIGO SPRINGS AS PARK LAND IN PERPETUITY.

These methods include accepting land dedications, utilizing zoning tools, and authorizing of federal, state, county and local funding sources to complement City efforts.

305 Signatures

  • C. McKeon
  • Michael VanBuskirk
  • Kenneth P Wheeler
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 9545 173rd Place NE; Redmond, WA 98052
    • Comments
    • Traffic Plans and protection of the environment by the City and CamWest are inadequate
  • Laraine Knight
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10105 181st Ave NE
  • Paige Wright-Henry
  • Laura John
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 167th Ave NE, 98052
  • Haiyuan Lu
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 17410 NE 97th way, Redmond, WA 98052
  • Glen Langer
  • Patricia Martin
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 17819 NE 96th Way #4, Redmond, 98052
  • Beth Daynes
  • freddy kesler
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10230 ne 168th pl
    • Comments
    • i love the woods!
  • Fred Kesler
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10230 168th PL NE
    • Comments
    • We have enough homes, and should not loose all of our forests!
  • Colleen Colley
    • Comments
    • Please realize this area is used extensively as a recreation area for neighbors and a home for much wildlife such as woodpeckers, frogs and deer. We understand more homes mean more money to Redmond but this place is truly a godsend that should stay for future generations. I encourage the Council members and all involved to take a walk through these woods and see how blessed we are. Once houses are put in, we lose this forever.
  • Patti Gowdey
    • Comments
    • Please preserve this area do not add more housing to an area that does not need any more homes!
  • Sarah Amick
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 98052
    • Comments
    • Ashford Park Resident
  • Ashay Chaudhary
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 98052
    • Comments
    • It will be a shame to lose this wonderful natural wooded area considering the lack of enough parks in Redmond.
  • Rekha Joshi
    • Comments
    • Please save the forests. They are our Life Lines and of the forthcoming Generations.Please donot change the Green surroundings to welcome the calamities that loss of greenary could cause. Protect and Preserve the Northwest and keep it known as EVERGREEN STATE forever.
  • Jan McClurg
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 17705 NE 96th Way #3, 98052
    • Comments
    • There is already lots of erosion on the projected sewer line hill, I shudder to think what will happen when trees and brush are removed there. We need to preserve this precious land and save Perrigo Springs Woodlands!
  • Ajay Ramachandran
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 98052
    • Comments
    • This is a very important recreational outlet that I and other use. Further the vegetation on the steep slope is helping ensure that there are no landslides that would destroy our homes down below. There is little doubt that this area should be designated a park.
  • Gloria Carandang
    • Comments
    • Save the environment
  • Alexey Yeltsov
    • Address, Zip Code
    • В
    • Comments
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  • Thomas Flynn
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 17902 NE 101st Court Redmond
  • Sal Vivanco
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 98052
    • Comments
    • This would devistate some of the wildlife that uses this land.
  • Lisa Vivanco
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 9316 178th PL NE Unit 2
  • Dennis Mori
  • Bob Yoder
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10019 169th Ave. NE (Education Hill)
    • Comments
    • How many accesible, true woodlands are still existing today in Redmond or the Eastside? ... Very few, if any, like this one! Perrigo Springs Woodlands is a spiritual place where you can walk down a soft earthen path hearing only the "pitter patter" of rain- not even feeling it! The woods embrace you on your walk as you find solidtude and peace with Nature. If the City Council must rape this rare woodland to create homes (& tax revenues), please find a better reason than "more of the same" ... 30 Burnstead spec mini-mansions for the well-heeled. We will fight to preserve this "piece of heaven", but if the City Council insists on raping Perrigo Springs Woodland then consider AFFORDABLE housing for our teachers, police, service workers, etc. Million Dollar Burnsteads do NOT do our wonderfull woodland ecosytem justice! Think hard Council. This may be your last chance to do something really good. We have a Redmond treasure. Walk the path. You'll see!
  • Norman Johanson
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 15814 NE 111th Ct, 98052
  • Mary Celeste Johanson
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 15814 NE 111th Ct, 98052
  • Leon Wong
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 98052
  • Kim Saganski
  • Sally Whitaker
  • Ryan Torn
  • Heather Torn
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 16340 NE 83rd Street #B113, 98052
  • Amy Leslie
    • Comments
    • 98052
  • Rebecca Scott
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 16928 NE 100 Street 98052
    • Comments
    • Just say no to any new construction! Save this beautiful forested area!!
  • Douglas Heath
  • Laurie Heath
    • Comments
    • I have lived here 40 years and 30 of them in the same house here on Education Hill.. I have watched the land disappear and it it such a sad sight..makes me sick..Is Redmond that greedy that they need to build more and more and more until we've exhausted every natural resource available to us? Say no!!!
  • Pam Yoder
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10019 169th Ave. NE (Education Hill)
    • Comments
    • I feel we should keep the woodlands untainted by any construction. Though my husband has considered modest, attractive affordable houseing as a secondary option to Park Trails, I prefer we keep the land free of any development whatsoever. This land is incredibly beautiful. I wish I had a recorder to tape the music of the birds, frogs, western red squirrels, and piliated woodpeckers! I found a website, www.redfin.com, that shows a satellite photo of Redmond. If you find it, look for the "crescent of green". That's our neighborhood woodlands. Without it, the sattelite photo would be mostly brown colored! The urban boundary is a good idea. But, let's pick the right place to build houses!!!
  • Lexie Yoder
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10019 169th Ave. NE (Education Hill)
    • Comments
    • I like the frogs and birds and trees. The little squirrle is cute. It doesn't look like the big squirrles at our house.
  • Jennifer Brown
    • Comments
    • Please leave us some open space and trails for our children and community!! It is so sad that every open space is being packed with dense housing! Please stop!
  • Stephen Daniele
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 9427 171st Ave, NE 98052
  • Michelle Gamboa
    • Address, Zip Code
    • Covey Ridge, 166th Avenue NE
    • Comments
    • Part of why I love Education Hill is because it's so green. Let's keep it that way.
  • Nicolas Gauvin
  • Andrew Luedke
  • Jose Perez III
  • Stephanie Klein
  • James Mayo
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 16806 NE 89th ST Redmond WA 98052
  • Peter Stephens
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 9021 161st pl ne, 98052
  • Michael Shaw
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 28675 NE 63rd way
  • Jef Johnstone