Making Waves
Friends of Hidden Beach blog
Your comments are rolling in …
Less than 24 hours since it was announced and your comments are already rolling into the SDCI website for our Hidden Beach proposal. Keep ‘em coming!
The City wants your comments
Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections (SDCI) is reviewing our proposal and wants your comments now!
Finally, our permit application is under review!
At long last, our permit is under official review with the Seattle Department of Construction and Land Use. It’s not a wrap, but it’s a start!
S’UP at Hidden Beach
Stand Up Paddle boarding was in full effect yesterday for fellow Hidden Beach-head, David.
Proposal, permit, new sign … action!
There’s a new sign in town … and we’ve submitted our proposal for improvements at Hidden Beach. Now we all need to pitch in. Let’s do this!
KUOW: How rich Seattleites can lease public land through a program meant to protect it
“It just feels like you know, the deck is stacked [in favor of homeowners],” Sinclair said. “I really want to be proud of my city. But ... it’s a mess.”
KUOW: Beat the heat at Seattle's 'hidden beaches,' the pearls of the city's shoreline
"Why do I care so much?" Oppenheimer said. "Because I love these spaces, because I think public access is important, because I don’t like to see money triumphing over the public’s interest."
Barge Barrage
If fences and concrete driveways weren’t enough — Hidden Beach is now blocked on the water side by a giant barge.
Fence Renewal Time (again)
Groundhog Day … uh, Fence permit renewal time again. Email City of Seattle with your fence feelings! mark.thomas@seattle.gov
Memorial Day
A good day to remember Army veteran and acclaimed PNW environmental artist, Alfredo Arreguín. (pictured is his beach scene “Shilshole”)
Seattle Times: Letter to the Editor
“Waterfront homeowners can threaten legal action, which no city department wants to risk.“
A case of mistaken identity
“Wetlands — commonly called marshes, swamps, or bogs — are land areas that are saturated or covered with water for at least some part of the year.” - Dept of Ecology, State of WA
