Residents urge action on dangerous 3-way stop, blocked driveways and hydrant parking near Log Boom Park

Two residents of the Marina Cove condominiums told the Kenmore City Council they are facing recurring safety and parking problems near Log Boom Park.

Katrina Mayussi, who said she is a school nurse in the Northshore School District and a Marina Cove resident, described the three-way stop at 60 First Avenue near Log Boom Park as “literally crazy,” saying drivers frequently fail to stop and that visibility for cyclists is poor because of vegetation and wooden planking. Mayussi recommended flashing stop signs, rumble strips or warning devices, a sign to “watch for cyclists,” and trimming vegetation near the intersection to improve sight lines. She recounted a recent serious bicycle crash in which a friend’s husband spent two weeks at Harborview Hospital and remains unable to walk as of the presentation.

Lynn Hodges, Marina Cove HOA president and resident, said the park improvements have increased traffic and created parking that blocks residents’ sight lines when exiting 170th Fifth and that vehicles often park in signed no-parking areas and in front of a fire hydrant near Marina Cove for many hours on busy days. “We are enjoying the improvements to Log Boom, but what it did bring to us is added traffic and also these parking issues,” Hodges said. She said her repeated calls to the nonemergency line asking for patrols were not effective unless she provided make, model and license plate information, and she asked the council to increase enforcement and police presence in the area.

Council members thanked the speakers for raising safety concerns and said staff would take note. No formal council action or motion was made at the meeting; the concerns were recorded during the public-comment period and will enter the city’s follow-up process if staff chooses to pursue traffic-calming measures or increased enforcement.