Dear Picnic Point Area Neighbors and Other Concerned Citizens,

You are receiving this email because you sent a letter, fax, or email in the past 3 years regarding the proposed Horseman’s Trail 112-home development. I wanted to first update you on what’s going on, and request a few minutes of your time.

Bob Pemberton is no longer the county’s project manager for the Horseman’s Trail project. The new project manager’s name is Darryl Eastin, and I recently spoke to him. He told me that the developer is almost done with the draft Environmental Impact Statement which was required by Snohomish County, indisputably due to the impact of over 400 letters, faxes, and emails sent to Snohomish County regarding our concerns over the proposed Horseman’s Trail subdivision. He also mentioned to me that he had not read a single letter from the file. Please contact Darryl, either by mail, phone, fax, or email, and let him know that we would appreciate it if he were to educate himself on the concerns of the people that he represents, and take the time to open the file and read our comment letters.

Snohomish County Planning & Development Services
Attn: Darryl Eastin/File #05-123050-SD
3000 Rockefeller Avenue, MS 604
Everett, WA 98201
Phone: 425.388.3311 x1068; Fax: 425.388.3670

Or send an email to: darryl.eastin@co.snohomish.wa.us

If you have a copy of your original letter, then I suggest you forward that to him. If you need a copy of it, we have copies of all the letters in the file and we can email a copy to you. It is very important that he understand all our concerns regarding the clear cutting of 19 acres of an urban forest which is located uphill from a salmon-bearing stream, the grading of over half a million cubic yards of dirt on steep slopes, and the subsequent impact of building 112 homes (10 homes/per acre) on our quiet neighborhood, our schools, our roads, our safety, our water, our air, etc.

Thank you so much for your time!

Julie Meghji
Board Member
Edmonds-Mukilteo Action Committee

P.S. We will be sending out another email in the near future asking for donations so we can have our attorney and hydrogeologist review the draft Environmental Impact Statement once it’s been submitted to the county. Over the past three years, the board members of the Edmonds-Mukilteo Action Committee have paid over $4,500.00 out of pocket for legal, expert review, and copying expenses, but we will need your financial help if we are to continue this effort. If you have experience with fundraising or grant writing, or would like to lend a hand in another capacity please contact us!