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Environmental group asks Kenmore for council chamber use to host PCHB hearing on alleged arsenic runoff
Summary
William (Bill) Leiter, speaking for Save Bothell, asked Kenmore Council to reserve its chambers for a Pollution Control Hearings Board hearing on an appeal alleging arsenic‑tainted runoff from the Northpointe Apartments into Crystal Creek and requested confirmation to secure venue availability for January 2027.
William (Bill) Leiter, representing Save Bothell, used the meeting’s virtual public comment period to request use of the Kenmore council chambers for a Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) hearing scheduled for January 2027.
Leiter said the hearing would adjudicate Save Bothell’s appeal of a Department of Ecology waste discharge permit that, according to the group, allows the Northpointe Apartments on 228th Street to discharge arsenic‑tainted runoff into Crystal Creek, a tributary of Swamp Creek. He described arsenic as a known poison and carcinogen and asked the council to confirm availability of a room with projection and Zoom capabilities. Leiter said he had forwarded the city and the city of Bothell copies of the appeal.
Council acknowledged the request; staff did not make an immediate commitment but were asked to follow up with the commenter as appropriate. Leiter said he would cancel the reservation if a hearing were dismissed or a settlement occurred.
The request was recorded during public comment; no council action was taken at the meeting.
