The new railroad bridge and city tree governance will be the main topics of discussion at tomorrow’s (Nov. 14) Ballard District Council meeting, held at 7pm at the Sunset Hill Community Association (3003 NW 66th St).
Here is the agenda:
- 7:00 – 7:15 pm — Introductions and Community Information Sharing
- 7:10 – 7:40 pm — Jordan Tollefson, BNSF Railway Co. Come hear about BNSF plans to replace the railroad bridge that crosses the ship canal just west of the Ballard locks. BNSF will also address BNSF policing and public safety efforts in the Ballard area.
- 7:40 – 8:10 pm — Jessica Dixon-Horton Friends of Urban Forests and Clay Antieau, Seattle Dept of Construction and Inspection. The Seattle City Council is considering a new ordinance that would govern tree removal, including permits. Come hear how this new ordinance could affect your next landscaping project and stewardship of our neighborhood’s overall tree canopy.
- 8:10 – 8:30 pm –Other Business/Discussion
To RSVP or learn more, visit the council’s Facebook event page for the meeting.
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A permit for tree removal my ass! In the land of vagrant drug addicts breaking every law they can with no enforcement I’ll be damned if someone is going to tell me what tree I can or cannot remove! BS!
These agenda items are grossly misaligned with Ballard’s priorities.
That 7:10-7:15 window is going to be pure chaos.
“Ballard District Council (BDC) has been an active coalition of Ballard and Crown Hill organizations for over a quarter century. Originally established under auspices of the City of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods, we are now independent of the City. We continue our mission as a forum for community engagement, discussions and information sharing.”
Above is from the Ballard District Council webpage. Am I correct in the assumption that being a “forum for community engagement” means that they have absolutely no power of enforcement or the ability to pass any binding resolutions or laws?
Regarding the trees, would this be the same city entity that though it appropriate to plant those sugar gum trees in the planting strips that weeped sticky crud all over my vehicle for the first decade or so that lived in this city?
1) Pet each other’s dogs, watch them sniff each other. Aww cute
2) Condemn Trump in harshest possible librarian speak
3) Make up excuses why crazy tweakers control streets and parks
4) Give each other big compliments about some other spending debacle
5) Hire your pal’s nieces
6) Stress “lack of funding” to sow seeds of future levy/tax proposals from City Hall
7) Mention some “diversity” program paid by taxpayers yet demonizes 65% of city’s biggest earning demographic. “Cis het patriarch diversity womp womp” Peanuts speech
8) Punish local biz and property owners with some stupid ban or fee. See #7
9) Answer approved questions
10) Group HUGS
My kinda meeting!