The city’s efforts to acquire the former Fort Lawton campus from the U.S. Army and redevelop it into affordable housing seems to be moving forward, finally — though it’s hard to tell from the external indications.
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Catching up on the court cases: October 27, 2020
The various court cases the city is involved in continue to move forward. By the way, I keep an archive of the history and key documents in the cases here. Today: Fort Lawton, Che Taylor, and the recall of Council member Sawant.
Continue readingCatching up on the court cases: August 20, 2020
So many court cases, so little time to read all the filings. Here are updates on four high-profile cases involving the City of Seattle that all saw action this week.
Continue readingFort Lawton lawsuit might be over soon
When we last looked in on Elizabeth Campbell’s legal attempt to derail the redevelopment of the old Fort Lawton army base as affordable housing, her attorney was running for the closest exit. Then COVID happened, and the court system ground to a halt. But today Campbell and the other parties in the case filed a joint status update with the court — and it’s clear that the City of Seattle has run out of patience.
Continue readingCatching up on a trio of court cases
There have been interesting developments in three active court cases involving the City of Seattle. Let’s dive in.
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Your weekend reading
There are a number of reports and documents that have been published in the last couple of weeks and are worth paying attention to. So curl up in front of the fire, break out your reading glasses, and dig in.
Continue readingFt. Lawton redevelopment plan draws expected legal challenge
Two weeks ago, serial “neighborhood activist” Elizabeth Campbell filed a lawsuit challenging the recently-passed Fort Lawton redevelopment plan on a laundry-list of issues.
Continue readingFort Lawton Redevelopment Plan released
Today the Office of Housing released its draft Redevelopment Plan for the Fort Lawton site in Magnolia, moving the project one step closer to reality after a nearly thirteen years roller-coaster ride.
Continue readingFort Lawton EIS upheld by the Hearing Examiner
Yesterday Seattle’s Office of the Hearing Examiner released a ruling on a legal challenge to the city’s final Environmental Impact Statement on a proposed affordable housing project on the Fort Lawton property adjacent to Discovery Park in the Magnolia neighborhood. The ruling fully affirms the adequacy of the EIS and dismisses the challenge.
Continue readingFort Lawton Final EIS released today
Today the City of Seattle published the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its proposed redevelopment of the Fort Lawton property in Magnolia.
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