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Edmonds planning board narrows North Pole hub change, keeps parcels near Puget Drive in amendment
Summary
The Edmonds Planning Board recommended a targeted amendment to the Comprehensive Plan docket for the North Pole neighborhood hub, narrowing expansion along Grandview Street while adding two parcels south of Puget Drive to the study area.
The Edmonds Planning Board on Sept. 24 recommended a focused amendment to the city—omprehensive Plan docket for the North Pole (North Bowl) neighborhood hub, narrowing the potential expansion along Grandview Street while adding two parcels south of Puget Drive to the hub recommendation.
What the board decided: After public testimony and discussion, the board voted to send Council a recommendation that the North Pole hub not be expanded over the full Grandview Street area shown in an earlier option and instead follow a more limited footprint; the motion that passed combined option 2 (limit the hub to the existing BN frontage parcels) with the addition of parcels immediately south of Puget Drive.
Why it matters: Residents who live adjacent to the proposed hub areas told the board they fear rapid upzoning will bring traffic, tree loss and development…
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