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Resident warns zoning change near Cadman gravel pit risks school and groundwater compatibility
Summary
A resident told the council a proposed zoning change in southeast Redmond would allow mixed‑use development next to a future Lake Washington School District site and inside the city's Critical Aquifer Recharge Area (CARA), risking land‑use incompatibility and groundwater concerns.
A Redmond resident raised land-use and environmental concerns on Sept. 2 about a proposed zoning change for a parcel within the city’s Critical Aquifer Recharge Area.
The point matters because the parcel under discussion borders homes and a site the Lake Washington School District recently acquired for a future school; the commenter said introducing unspecified manufacturing near a school and residences would conflict with the city’s strategic plan for an industrial growth center and could threaten groundwater.
David Morton told the council that Cadman’s former gravel pit area lies within Redmond’s CARA and that the Lake Washington School District has “recently acquired a substantial parcel within the gravel pit area for future school development.” Morton said a proposal for an adjacent parcel seeks a zoning change to allow “a large mixed use development including unspecified manufacturing and wholesale trade, commercial space, and residential dwelling units.” He said the proposal would put housing and unknown industrial processes next to both a future school and existing homes, creating “long term land use conflicts and compatibility issues” and raising “environmental concerns, particularly the risk of ground water contamination in Accara.”
Morton asked the city to ensure development proposals align with the Redmond Comprehensive Plan and the city’s stated policy to protect manufacturing uses in that industrial growth center. He noted potential impacts such as noise, vibration and air emissions that could affect students and nearby residents.
The comment was offered during public comment; no city staff response or formal council action on the parcel was recorded in the Sept. 2 meeting transcript.
