From:                              Rachel Gay Rosser [saverosserhome@yahoo.com]

Sent:                               Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:34 PM

To:                                   Elizabeth.Hill@kingcounty.gov; Amy Calderwood; John.Starbard@kingcounty.gov; Cathy Ortiz

Cc:                                   peter ray; Truman O'Brien; John (Jack) R. Venrick

Subject:                          VPD Water tanks

 

Elizabeth,

 

Yes, the tanks were moved but not the 50 feet as KCC states in a rural residential area found in recreational/cultural KCC 21A.  

 

The question that was asked over a month ago and yet to be answered is; "why is KC DPER allowing the use of a code that is for tank setbacks located in industrial/commercial rural area and not the codes that apply to recreational / cultural rural residential areas of 50 feet?  

 

Why is KC DPER allowing a Tank Farm Utility Facility to be located on a public play field?  

 

A complaint was filed with KC DDES reference # 437, filed 03/02/2011, 9:29AM, Clearing and Grading without permits, "Fence and property markers…torn out…"  The destruction to our property and this complaint has not been responded to yet.

 

Various Agencies within KC have been advised of the destruction to private property during a KC permitted project.   

 

KC Ombudsman & DPER has been advised of noncompliance to WAC, KCC and RCW in the removal of survey markers and WM Section monuments.

 

KC Ombudsman & DPER has been advised of installations without permit.  Numerous setbacks are in noncompliance, stadium lights, electric poles, bleachers, dugouts backstops.  These actions and installations by VPD are in blatant noncompliance to KCC, WAC and RCW of WA State.

 

VPD has admitted to not having secured the legal steps required by Law and Regulation to usurp private property into the VPD Fields project or use as inclusions of setback footage.  VPD has admitted that, "no papers exist," that legally alter, move or change the previously existing lot lines and borderlines & VPD acted without securing documents as Law and Regulation requires.  Forestry permits were not secured, water rights were not secured. This is wrongful exercise by a lawful authority.

 

How much of an investigation does it take when the perpetrators, VPD, have admitted to malfeasance that is negatively impacting private citizens for KC to uphold and enforce VPD compliance to law and regulation?

  

How much investigation does it take when VPD admits to misrepresenting documents, surveys and statutory property jurisdiction to determine that elements of the project are flawed and in need of correction prior to signing off and allowing the park fields to be dedicated & opened for public use? 

 

A code is a code, we can detect no ambiguity in this section of law and regulation that would require such an extensive period of time to expire, since March 2011, prior to requesting VPD to adhere.

 

We are not asking that the fields be shut down forever, ONLY that KC require KCC, WAC and RCW as is directed and required to be adhered, brought into compliance and the damages that have been inflicted upon abutting property owners be remedied and rectified.  When can we expect a definitive answer on these matters?

 

Thank you.

 

Margaret and Gay Rosser

Neighbors and Friends of