Forwarding a letter of opposition on behalf of a member of this group

[Wesley Zhang]

Suyash is a member of our list.  I'm forwarding his letter of opposition and also a reply from City Council member Mr. Toby Nixon.

From: Suyash Sinha <suy...@live.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 8:32 AM
Subject: FW: Letter of Opposition to PSE Route #1 through North Rose Hill
To: "noro...@gmail.com" <noro...@gmail.com>

FYI

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From: Toby Nixon
Sent: 6/30/2012 5:37 PM
To: Suyash Sinha

Subject: RE: Letter of Opposition to PSE Route #1 through North Rose Hill

Hi, Suyash.

 

I've already contacted PSE and made it known that I support Alternative #3 with the modification that the last part of the route follow NE 124th St instead of going up to NE 132nd St. I honestly don't think they really intend to seriously consider #1 or #2, but because their plan called for having three alternatives they had to put three alternatives out there. It's unfortunate that it has upset so many people as a result, but at least they've really, really confirmed that #1 and #2 are not good ideas!

 

-- Toby

 

Toby Nixon  |  Council Member  |  City of Kirkland, Washington

tni...@kirklandwa.gov | www.kirklandwa.gov | V: +1 425 587 3536 | M: +1 206 790 6377 | F: +1 425 650 7999

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From: Suyash Sinha [suy...@live.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:04 AM

To: Joan McBride; Doreen Marchione; Bob Sternoff; Penny Sweet; Toby Nixon; Amy Walen; Dave Asher
Cc: noro...@gmail.com; Me
Subject: Letter of Opposition to PSE Route #1 through North Rose Hill

Dear City of Kirkland Council Members,

 

    It is with high regard for you and your ability in representing the interests of the community, that I wish to bring to your attention my opposition to PSE Route#1 through the Kirkland North Rose Hill neighborhood.

 

    I present below multiple reasons for why route #1 does not make socio-economic sense for PSE to follow. I hope that you will do your best, once convinced, to contact PSE project manager Mr Barry Lombard (barry....@pse.com) on all our behalf (cc:line) to oppose route #1.

 

    Here are my reasons for opposing route #1 (also captured in the email I sent Mr Barry Lombard on 16th June 2012, I have not received a response yet):

 

[Begin: letter I wrote to Mr Barry Lombard]

 

   I am extremely concerned about the proposed alternative #1 to lay high voltage line along 124th ave ne because of the following reasons:

1. 124th ave ne is very densely populated and the streets are replete with kids, strollers, joggers and cyclists. Laying down these lines will not only be a huge eye-sore but will disrupt thriving social activity along the corridor. Alternative 3 seems to be the least densely populated and should be made the choice.
2. Property prices in this corridor have dropped like a rock over the last 4-5 years, barely starting to stabilize this year. These lines will remove the floor for these home owners and will cause us to go further under water.
3. Kids park in the neighborhood already has a high voltage line going above it. These new lines will add to the mess across the street.

    I hope you understand that alternative #1 may be the worst option from a social impact perspective. It may be the shortest path to lay the lines but the social impact will have much larger economic externality associated with it which the residents will demand Puget Sound Energy to internalize. As such, this might not even make economic sense to PSE.

 

[End: letter I wrote to Mr Barry Lombard]

 

 

Thanks to all of you, and I hope you will do your best to prevent further erosion of our neighborhood value, and potential slew of lawsuits that may follow due to accidents as the laying down the lines affect our lives and businesses in terrible ways. That expense will be much higher to the larger community & economy than PSE’s cost of laying down the lines in the least populated areas.

 

I am happy to meet in person, if needed

 

Best regards,

Suyash Sinha

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Wes