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Sammamish residents press city after 30‑day notice on Inglewood private streets
Summary
About 400–500 Inglewood-area households told by the city they may be required to assume responsibility for private streets said the notice was abrupt and unclear. Council moved to continue city services until a plan is presented after an evening of public comment, apologies and promises of follow‑up.
Mayor Karen Howe convened a packed Sammamish City Council meeting Tuesday after an outflow of residents from the Inglewood neighborhood showed up to protest a recent city letter saying private streets in their plat may no longer be maintained by the city. City Manager McCall told the council the city is "carefully review[ing] the law and explore[ing] all possible options" and urged residents to attend a neighborhood meeting planned for June 12.
The notices, many speakers said, arrived with a 30‑day deadline that residents called impossible to meet. The scale of the mailing — residents said roughly 400 to 500 homes were affected — and the short timeline prompted repeated requests for more time and clearer information about service impacts, including mail delivery, trash pickup and emergency access.
Resident Jillian Wallace said many homeowners "bought our houses expecting this to be taken care of" and warned the change would affect…
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