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Residents urge council to block rezoning that they say would sever Laurier Estates wildlife corridor
Summary
Residents and local environmental experts told the Sammamish council that a five‑acre parcel rezoned to R4 is the last functional link between two large forest blocks on the Sammamish Plateau and urged the city to reconsider the rezoning and map wildlife corridors correctly.
Several Sammamish residents focused public comment on March 3 on a nearby five‑acre parcel (referred to by speakers as the "bridal parcel") that they say was rezoned from R1 to R4 and that, according to consultant field work, functions as a critical wildlife corridor. Speakers said they filed a SEPA appeal and hired wildlife biologists and forestry experts to document habitat values.
"The bridal parcel is the sole, and I say this, remaining functional link between 2 major forests forest blocks totaling 882 acres on the Sammamish…
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