Corrected Hunts Point Newsletter

SR520=20 UPDATE

The SR 520 Eastside = project is about=20 halfway complete. Most of the work will be done = by the=20 end of Summer 2013. During 2012, the 84th Ave. = Lid will=20 be constructed, as will the Fairweather Basin = detention=20 pond. Sound walls start going up this=20 Fall.

In the last two months, we = have been=20 in serious discussions with WSDOT about sound = walls,=20 tree screening, traffic, and mitigation = concerns. WSDOT=20 produced a new sound study in December that=20 would lower the height of the sound walls = from 18=20 feet to 6 feet in some locations. The Town = took an=20 aggressive position to retain or improve on = previous=20 mitigation commitments. After meeting with WSDOT = last=20 week, we received the attached WSDOT=20 letter.

In=20 summary, the letter commits WSDOT:

To=20 build sound walls per the June 2010 plans, = with wall=20 heights of 12 to 18 feet. Click=20 Here to see = diagram. To=20 allow the Town to change the texture of the = detention=20 pond retaining wall. To=20 plant 10 foot, rather than 5 foot trees around = the=20 detention pond to increase visual screening. To=20 provide environmental assurances on = construction of=20 the 81 new concrete piles being added to the = detention=20 pond. To=20 provide shoulders for the 84th Ave. westbound = ramp. To=20 further evaluate and discuss options for the = transit=20 trail connecting 80th Ave NE to the Evergreen = Point=20 Transit Center.

This=20 letter resolves all of the Town's remaining = concerns on the project.

Our traffic consultant, = Transpo,=20 studied and commented on operations of the = new=20 roundabout. Many of our recommendations = were not=20 accepted, but they did accept a few important = changes,=20 and more importantly, committed to wire=20 the roundabout, so a stop light metering = system can=20 be installed if the roundabout does not = perform as=20 promised.

I'd like to thank the new = Council,=20 the Planning and Park Commission, the Wetherill = Nature=20 Preserve, and the Town Staff for their work = on=20 SR520. Most importantly, Margaret King, Town = Attorney=20 did an excellent job on the legal=20 work to advance and conclude = successful=20 negotiations.

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Dear Residents,

From yesterday's = newsletter, there=20 are a couple of corrections.

The Hunts Point Connection = meeting is=20 this Friday, February 10th, from 5:00 = to 7:00=20 PM; not from 7:00 to 10:00 PM, = at 3432=20 Hunts Point Road. The sound wall heights are = 18 feet in=20 Fairweather Basin, not 16 to 19 feet as shown = on the=20 link yesterday. The new link in the = corrected newsletter below (SR520 Update = section)=20 has a narrative, along with a = diagram=20 of sound wall heights, and below that is an = aerial=20 view corresponding to the pin point sound wall = heights=20 at specific locations.

Also,=20 some of the formatting slipped in the numbered = sections,=20 which has been fixed in the corrected newsletter = below.

Sincerely,

Fred=20 McConkey

Mayor

February 9, 2012

3000 Hunts Point=20 Road

Hunts Point, WA =20 98004-1121

(425)=20 455-1834

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Hunts Point Newsletter=20 = (Corrected)

TRAFFIC=20 UPDATES

During construction of = the Lids=20 and interchanges, traffic will be diverted = and=20 changed on a weekly basis. It is important to = pay=20 attention to the changes in order to avoid = accidents.=20 ECC sends the Town email updates on traffic = changes=20 and bridge closures. If you are not receiving = these=20 notices, please contact Linda Kroner, Deputy = Clerk at=20 Town Hall, (425) 455-1834, or by email, = depclerk@huntspoint-wa.gov, and she will put you = on the=20 email distribution list. Also, if you are = not=20 receiving this newsletter by email, call Linda = and she=20 will add you to the list so you can open the=20 links.

For information or = complaints=20 about noise or traffic, I am more than happy to = refer=20 you to Dan Galvin, Public Relations Manager for = ECC at=20 (425) 998-5200. This is a 24 hour hotline = number,=20 and your call will be returned by Dan. You = may=20 also email Dan at Dan.Galvin@gcinc.com. Dan is very = responsive, and=20 will get back to you with an answer or = explanation=20 to all of your construction related comments and = questions.

SHORELINE MANAGEMENT = PLAN (SMP)=20 = UPDATE

Late last year, the = Planning=20 Commission forwarded a completed SMP Draft to = the=20 Council. The Council has forwarded this draft to = the=20 DOE. In the next couple of months, we will be=20 negotiating with the DOE on various provisions, = then=20 will finalize the SMP for approval by DOE. The = latest=20 version of the SMP can be found on the Town's = new and=20 improved website at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=3Dkzuqrzcab&et=3D110926= 6870515&s=3D-1&e=3D001uohCNe6pY3HMbqUsfsZCz_h-BdWyiy0kkF2N3u3MTZP= tJJLyEabcdhFDPQvjshUh-kQE5krFkWCP2tIQfIAz0ktuP--UlW601KyCBVVav7pmOyRFB-rd= wwt6oxjKWTNUHAdFF8XPlYQ=3D.

Special=20 thanks to those that dedicated several months of = their=20 time and talent to the SMP. We = have a=20 plan that is specially tailored for Hunts = Point=20 waterfront properties.

HUNTS=20 POINT CONNECTION

Sally=20 Wright has organized a new social women's group = for=20 Hunts Point residents; the Hunts Point = Connection. It=20 will generally meet on the second Thursday of = the month=20 around lunch time to discuss various topics of = interest.=20 The annual fee to join is $300, to help pay for = lunches=20 and other expenses, but this charge can be = pro-rated,=20 and women are welcome to attend a few meetings = before=20 joining. The first meeting is this Friday, = February=20 10^th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM for a Happy = Hour at=20 Shelly Turner's Cottage, (3432 Hunts Point = Road). For=20 more information, Click=20 here.

BLOCK=20 WATCH

We=20 have not had any crime in Hunts Point for = the last=20 couple of months, but crime activity is up in=20 all other Cities and Towns around us. Block = Watch=20 is a crime prevention program that is = implemented by the=20 residents and supported by the Town.

Last=20 Fall, we mailed out Block Watch information = and=20 current maps. Instructions for Block Watch are = on the=20 Town website, at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=3Dkzuqrzcab&et=3D110926= 6870515&s=3D-1&e=3D001uohCNe6pY3Gh-yhbumLLFGPboHj2SK4uKlaYN1FipPW= Z0i1-hDWpAJyW8-RZ7GJprH04s4WbYsle3S4HTViMp6v4TQXMTw8sG2CTxDd2PDrJiHPIHOXs= Eg=3D=3D=20 This Spring, the Block Watch Captains will = host=20 meetings at their homes to promote Block Watch. = This is=20 a great way to get to know your neighbors, and = to help=20 watch out for each other.

By=20 following the below tips, you can reduce = your=20 chances of getting "Robbed" by 80%.

Lock=20 all door and windows, all day and all night. Set=20 burglar alarms at night and whenever = gone. It is=20 best to have your alarm set all of the = time. If=20 you don't like your alarm set while you are = home, at=20 least set the door beeper so you can tell if a = door or=20 window has been opened. Park=20 all cars in the garage Use=20 a locking mailbox. Report=20 any=20 suspicious activity to 911, immediately.

We=20 hope to see you at the Block Watch meetings this = Spring.=20 For more information, please call Linda Kroner = at Town=20 Hall.

HUNTS=20 POINT HISTORY BOOKS

Shortly=20 before Christmas, the Town distributed two = history books=20 to all residents. We have received many calls = and=20 letters from residents thanking us for these = books. We=20 still have several book packages at Town Hall = for=20 residents that were out of town on the delivery = day. If=20 you did not get your books, please call Linda = Kroner. A=20 package is waiting for you at Town = Hall.

SR520=20 TOLLS AND TRAFFIC = DIVERSION

Since=20 tolls were started on December 27, = 2011, traffic=20 volume has decreased by 38%. About 14% are = using=20 I-90, 13% are using SR522 (Kenmore), 5% did not = use=20 either alternate route, and 5% of the January = volume=20 vanished (most likely due to snow=20 days).

Volume=20 on the 92^nd Ave. NE westbound = off-ramp has=20 increased by 2,000 cars a day. This is likely = because=20 Points Community residents can actually use = SR520 and=20 92nd to get home, without risking a ticket in = the=20 carpool lane.

The=20 State estimates a 19% traffic diversion from=20 SR520 once traffic stabilizes. To get = a=20 Good-To-Go Sticker, go to http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=3Dkzuqrzcab&et=3D110926= 6870515&s=3D-1&e=3D001uohCNe6pY3HrhmHgOttbKFR8QCxjfQ341o-W_2z4CYn= -lYK-1FYmPuSAQ9Zocy72cEJ-G_JtcJBTYFNqd2pYtPtj_GQwys9F=20

Mayor's=20 Message

Several=20 more homes have sold on Hunts Point, = and=20 we cordially welcome our new neighbors. = This is a=20 great community, and it's easy to = get to know=20 people through various organizations and = meetings,=20 including LifeSpring Hunts Point Circle, = the new=20 Hunts Point Connection, the Tully's Town = Meeting,=20 and the 92^nd Annual Clean Up Day on = Sunday,=20 May 20^th, our largest community = event.=20 Call Town Hall at 425-455-1834 and we will get = you=20 connected.

I'd=20 also like to personally thank the = many residents=20 that volunteered to produce the accomplishments=20 described in this newsletter. You know who = you=20 are, and the Town sincerely appreciates your=20 efforts.

Sincerely,

Fred = McConkey

Mayor

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