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Planning commission recommends denying proposed general-plan expansion near Galilee Way amid neighborhood safety and traffic concerns
Summary
After extended public comment, the Washington City Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of G-25-07, a proposed general-plan amendment that would expand community commercial and medium-density housing near Antigua Lane and George Washington Boulevard, citing traffic, general-plan conformity and neighborhood-feathering concerns.
The Washington City Planning Commission on April 15 recommended denial of a proposed general-plan amendment for roughly 17.94 acres at Antigua Lane and George Washington Boulevard after an hourlong public-comment period in which neighbors warned the change would bring traffic, safety problems and a loss of the low-density character they relied on when buying homes.
Residents told commissioners they fear community commercial and medium-density land uses will convert to rental apartments and channel traffic into Galilee Way and nearby residential streets, especially after the recent opening of the nearby “Wheels Park,” which commenters said already produces…
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