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Residents urge Issaquah leaders to pause High School 4 project over tree clearing, salmon habitat concerns
Summary
Speakers at the Feb. 2 Issaquah City Council meeting pressed the council to use permitting and regional influence to delay or redesign the Issaquah School District’s planned High School 4, citing removal of roughly 2,100–2,200 trees, traffic and threats to kokanee salmon habitat.
Dozens of residents used the public-comment period at the Feb. 2 Issaquah City Council meeting to call on elected officials to intervene in the Issaquah School District’s High School 4 project near Providence Point.
Denise Darnell, a Sammamish resident and member of Save Our Sammamish, said she recently learned the district plans to start clear‑cutting in March and described "over 2,100 trees" slated for removal. "Isn't there something we can all do to try to preserve at least some of it?" Darnell asked, urging the council to seek alternatives that would reduce the site footprint and protect the forest.
Heather Murphy Raines, also speaking as a Sammamish resident, asked the council to require the district to pause the project and commission an independent, updated…
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