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Resident warns of ‘potentially catastrophic’ fire risk on Idlewood Drive median; asks city to clear fuel and review evacuation plans
Summary
A resident told the council the unmaintained median on Idlewood Drive has accumulated duff and low branches that could turn trees into torches if ignited; he asked Public Works to mow and remove the litter and duff and urged the city to review evacuation routes.
During audience comments at the May 19 Issaquah City Council meeting, resident Randy Harrison urged immediate action to address what he described as a “potentially catastrophic” wildfire risk on Idlewood Drive, a loop road with a city‑owned median that many residents do not maintain.
Harrison said the median is steep and often not mowed, leaving tall, dry grass and accumulated duff — the layer of decomposing leaves and fuel at the base of large trees — that could ignite from a discarded cigarette. He said he spoke previously…
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