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Residents raise tree‑removal rules and housing targets during public comment after storm damage
Summary
Several Sammamish residents urged the council to revise tree‑retention permits and arborist requirements after extensive tree loss during the November storm and asked the city to set market‑rate housing shortage targets for the comp plan.
During the public‑comment portion of the Jan. 21 Sammamish City Council meeting several residents described widespread tree damage from the November bomb cyclone and urged changes to the city’s tree‑retention and permitting rules; another speaker urged the council to adopt citywide market‑rate housing shortage targets in the 2025–2044 comprehensive plan.
Barbara Rabe, who identified her address on Northeast Sixth Place, told council she lost about 20 significant trees on her property in the storm and said the city should distinguish between property owners and developers in its tree‑retention policy. "We cannot afford a certified arborist to prove a leaning or diseased tree is dangerous," Rabe said,…
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