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The Greenbelt Committee has had a very busy year meeting twice a month on the second and fourth Thursdays to evaluate Greenbelt Requests and Greenbelt Maintenance Permits. Each request is evaluated on the basis of the Covenants, Rules and Regulations, Greenbelt Management Plan, Shorelines and Sensitive Areas Guidelines, Firewise Guidelines, View Restoration Guidelines, and View Creation Guidelines as well as our processes and procedures. Most of these requests require at least one onsite visit to fully understand the proposed action. All of this pretty much uses a Thursday morning.
Our achievements for this year include the following in addition to responding to community member’s request:
- We have carried through with our plans to reduce the fuel loads in the greenbelts along Pull-and-Be Damned Road and Indian Road. We have also completed the area on Klamath Hill. The next fuel reduction is being planned for the greenbelt East of Wanapum and Muckleshoot Circle. Following that we will start to look at the other finger greenbelts coming off of Pull and Be Damned and Indian Roads possibly creating access points for community members who like to walk on those roads. We hope to discourage walkers from crossing lots.
- We are planning a major view restoration along Skagit Way.
- We are in the process of developing a plan for a second emergency exit from the community from Shelter Bay Drive to Pull-and-Be Damned Road.
- We are also in the process of developing a plan to address the scotch broom along the cliff trail by Martha’s Beach and in the greenbelt between Shelter Bay Drive and Muckleshoot Circle.
- We inspected the work of Greenbelt Maintenance Permit holders and found all doing a good job.
A great committee consisting of Pam Malmberg, Bob Conrad, Sandy Nason, Cheryl Westlake, Dennis Massoth, Steff Steinhorst and Mike Morrell, contributing and working together with a little guidance and prodding from me, Jack Withrow, are doing a great job completing these projects.
Respectively submitted,
Jack Withrow
Greenbelt Committee Chair |
