Seattle Sun Newspaper - Vol. 7, Issue 8, August 2003
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Aug. 7 hearing set on Zoo EIS
A workshop and public hearing to take public comments on the Woodland Park Zoo master plan draft revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be held on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m.
The two-hour meeting will be held at the Zoo's Education Center, located near the south gate at North 50th Street and Fremont Avenue North. The EIS was published on July 16. It replaced an earlier document which was the subject of a successful community appeal last year.
The EIS addresses the impacts of proposed new development under the zoo's 2002 Long Range Development Plan. Among the projects included in this plan are a Events Center with historic carousel, an office building to combine offices now located at various locations on the zoo site, and a major parking garage. The zoo also proposes to consolidate its North and West Entry points into a single West Entry. The EIS looks at possible sites for these new facilities and the resulting impacts on parking, traffic, noise, and other areas.
The Draft Revised EIS and Draft LRPDP 2002 are available for review at the Greenwood, Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford, and Downtown Seattle libraries and at the City's Ballard, Fremont, and Greenwood neighborhood service centers. In addition, a summary of the Draft Revised EIS and the zoo's long-range plan area available for review on the zoo's Web site at www.zoo.org. The documents are also available for purchase by calling 615-1030.
Bike helmets now the rule
Seattle bicyclists must wear a helmet as of Aug. 17 or face a $30 fine.
The King County Board of Health voted unanimously on July 18 to extend King County's helmet law within Seattle city limits. The county regulation has been in place since 1994.
Local researchers have found that wearing a helmet reduces the risk of head injuries in a bike accident by more than 65 percent. A King County Public Health study found that $10 million in emergency service and medical costs could be saved if every Seattle bicyclist wore a helmet.
"The evidence is clear. Requiring riders to wear bike helmets will save lives and reduce serious bicycle injuries," says Dr. Alonzo Plough, Director of Public Health - Seattle & King County.
A list of organizations that provide low cost bike helmets is available at www.metrokc.gov/health/bikehelmet-resources.pdf.
Engagement announced
With great pleasure, John and Colleen Hallett announce the wedding of their daughter Captain Tanya Terese Hallett to Captain Scott Robert Sandhoff. Tanya is from Bothell, Washington and is a 1995 graduate of Blanchet High School and a 1999 graduate of the University of Washington. She is a communications officer currently stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, assigned to the 16th Signal Battalion and is deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Tanya will marry Captain Scott Robert Sandhoff, the son of Bob and Penny Sandhoff of Columbus, Ohio. Scott is a 1998 graduate of Ohio University and is currently stationed at Fort Hood, Texas with the 1st Cavalry Division.
Tanya and Scott will celebrate their love for each other as Father Gordon Douglas unites them in Holy Matrimony on the 4th of October at Christ the King Church in Seattle.
Libraries closed Aug. 25 to Sept. 2
The Seattle Public Library system will be closed the week of Aug. 25-31, due to citywide budget cuts. No materials will be due during the closure and no fines will be accrued. Branch book drops will be closed.