Site prep underway at contested development near Mukilteo

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

PICNIC POINT — Construction preparation has begun again at a controversial development site south of Mukilteo. And this time, it’s under the direction of a new developer.

Lennar Northwest paid $24 million for the roughly 22 acres known as Frognal Estates, just north of Picnic Point Elementary School.

The land has already been approved for 112 homes and cleared of trees, despite objections from neighbors, who have long argued the subdivision would create landslide risks on the steep and environmentally sensitive terrain.

Lennar is a national homebuilder with corporate headquarters in Florida and several local subdivisions, including Spring Ridge in Bothell and Glacier View in Snohomish.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/site-prep-underway-at-contested-development-near-mukilteo/

A lot of these seaside properties with spectacular views cause erosion problems.

[KT2000]

1. tearing out the trees and vegetation

on top of a hill like this is asking for trouble, but then the developer will be long gone. Root systems hold hills together.

We have eroding bluffs on the Strait and an idiot decided the trees that are preserving the hillside should be cut down because they blocked his view. He did this in the dead of night. He did have to pay a fine to the state but the long-term damage has been done and will have to be dealt with in the future.

[cbabe]

2. 2014 Oso

landslide in Washington. 43 dead.

Investigation proved developers knew clearing the land was making it unstable.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. I don't believe it was developers.

The timber on the hillside above Oso was harvested. According to the USGS the area was known for landslides. The people killed were residents of a trailer park across the Stillaguamish River



https://www.usgs.gov/news/revisiting-oso-landslide