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Residents urge Sammamish council to reject proposed doubling of Town Center housing; traffic and school impacts raised
Summary
Multiple residents and a grassroots group told the council they oppose increasing approved Town Center housing from 2,000 units to 4,000 and higher building heights. Comments focused on traffic, school capacity, environmental impacts and loss of community character.
Dozens of Sammamish residents told the City Council on Tuesday they oppose proposals to double the Town Center housing allocation and to increase maximum building heights, saying the change would overwhelm local roads, schools and environmental resources.
Speakers during the meeting’s public-comment period repeatedly argued the current approved Town Center plan (about 2,000 units) is already large and that a 4,000-unit alternative under review in a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) would be excessive. Heather Murphy Rains, representing a citizen group called Save Our Sammamish, said the proposed 4,000 units…
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