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second meetinq of t he rlc rtt1 Cle3r Zone ?.ec-re~ti o 'l Plan Adv·lsory Cor:rnHte~e _t... 1 held in the Hichlir.~ Cormu~lity Center at 6 P. f.l . on AugrJSt 2nd, 1979. ' ~ . I ,, The agenda of the ~ceting was as follows: Earthworks Introductio11 FAA Golf ATV Break Sunset Jr. High SwiiTiilinq Passive Parks Other Elect Chairperson The meeting was called to order by Dave McNe~, of JonnPjan, Gerrarrl ftnd A~lOC1ates who introduced :~ary fi iss, an artist, from ;lew York, who explained Earthworks .trt to the cor.m ittee. t'.ary is oreparinq a rrroposal to be presented August 18, 1979 at the Seattle Art t1useum regardin(] a site at t he west side of the airport (on aoprox. 12th So. & l72nd St.) There is a natural eve appealinq site which would reclaim the area for a site to visit and observe the take-off and !andinrt of planes. The pro- posal will include walks, benches and terraces. Tne Eart hworks Art is a ~ational Pilot Proqram ~/hereby artists take into considerat1on Rock Pits, Enviro~ental Analy- sis Reports and Landsca~e and reconstruct the area to a functional site normally at a much lower cost t'lan a recla rr'.ation project. It was pointed out that previous plans included an Interpetive Center be provided in this area. The question re- garding funding was ask~d of Mary. ~hen the prooosal is made and agreed to there are various funding agents for this type of project. It is possible to apply to…

OLYMPIA - Washington's Supreme Court has upheld King County's approval of The Boeing Company's proposal to build corporate headquarters near Seattle-Tacoma Airport. Although the opinion was unanimous in rejecting challenges to the plart to build an office on a :ID-acre site west of the airport, two justices differed sharply over an appearance-of-fairness issue in the case. The court ruled that the appearance-of-fairness doctrine it has · established through cases since 1969 was not violated by two King County Council members who accepted campaign contributions from Boeing Co. employees, then voted for the construction plan. In a series of cases developing the doctrine, the court has held that local government bodies, in quasi-judicial actions such as rezones, not only should act fa'rly 'but should appear to act fairly by avoiding contacts and pressur~ :rom advocates for specific projects. Yesterday's <'t>inion upholds judgments of the King County Superior Court, whicL held that . despite the Boeing employees' contributions, the ~0P11ty Council acted properly in approving the company's project. The Westside Hilltop Survival Committee, a Highline-area citizens' group, had challenged the project and said the Council had illegally re- zoned the comprehensive plan it had approved earlier for the area. But the court said the action wasn't a rezone because the issue of the airport building was recognized in the original adoption of the comprehensive plan and was deliberately deferred for public hearings. Thus, the court said, the approval was only a continuation of the process of adopting the plan. It was- a…

Boeing Headquarters rezone Westside

THE STUDY INVOLVES AN AREA OF 44.2 SQUARE MILES BOUNDED BY: NORTH - ROXBURY AND TRENTON STS.; EAST- FREEWAY AND 51ST SO.; SOUTH- SO. 288TH; AND WEST- PUGET SOUND. THIS IN- CLUDES ALL OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES OF NORMANDY PARK AND DES MOINES AND PORTIONS OF SEATTLE, TUKWILA -AND KENT. THE COMMUNITIES OF BURIEN AND WHITE CENTER ARE ALSO INCLUDED. THE 1970 CENSUS INDICATES A POPULATION OF 137,000 FOR THE STUDY AREA. INVENTORY - SCHOOLS: ELEMENTARY JR .HIGH SR.HIGH SPECIAL ADM & OTHER HIGHLINE #401 33 9 5 3 12 FEDERAL WAY #210 5 1 1 SOUTH CENTRAL #406 4 1 1 1 KENT #415 1 SEATTLE #1 1 HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS ALSO IN THE STUDY AREA PARKS: IN ADDITION TO THE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SCHOOL, KING COUNTY OWNS 18 PARK SITES IN THE AREA WITH SOME YET TO BE DEVELOPED. THESE RANGE IN SIZE FROM SEAHURST WITH 172.8 ACRES TO CHELSEA WITH ONLY 3.0 ACRES. THERE ARE ALSO PARKS WITHIN THE INCORPORATED CITIES AND SALTWATER STATE PARK OWNED BY WASHINGTON ~ STATE. THE COUNTY HAS 1 SWIMMING POOL IN OPERATION IN THE HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH ANOTHER UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. UTILITIES & SERVICES: WATER - 18 PUBLIC AGENCIES AND SOME PRIVATE WATER COMPANIES. SEWER - 10 PUBLIC AGENCIES FIRE - 13 PUBLIC AGENCIES WITH 17 FIRE STATIONS IN THE STUDY AREA TELEPHONE - 1 PRIVATE COMPANY ELECTRICAL - 1 PUBLIC AGENCY AND 1 PRIVATE COMPANY GARBAGE - 3 PRIVATE COMPANIES MISCELLANEOUS:…