School District is on the Move

Once more the Seattle School District has set its sights on the West Forest at Ingraham High School, now commonly called the Ingraham trees.

The NEW SIGN for the Master Use Permit went up today. I must ask all who care to stop by and read it. If you can find it!

Yes, I said if you can find it, they have done a good job at trying to hide it at the corner of 135th and Ashworth. But if you know what you are looking for, and you now have the corner to look on...you will find it.

A lot has happened since my last post. Save The Trees-Seattle has been officially recognized as a non-profit group by the State of Washington. Which means they can finally take donations to defray some of the legal costs. If you can help please contact Steve Zemke at 206-366-0811.

An injunction was given to Save The Trees-Seattle to keep the Ingraham trees intact until the School District finishes the Department of Planning and Development phase.

And the Biggest move of all: The CITY COUNCIL finally sent an Interim Emergency Tree Ordinance to the Department of Planning and Development.

Will this ordinance help Ingraham? We don't know. Is it in time to help? We don't know.

What we do know is that the pressure on the City Council and the Mayor's office must continue!
Letters, emails, phone calls to the City Council to make the Interim Ordinance have real teeth, Is what we are asking for people to do. Express yourself!

So here is the challenge:

Take time to read the New Sign about the addition and then make comments to DPD.

Take time to write City Council, continue to urge a new TREE LAW.

Addresses can be found on the http://saveingrahamstrees.info or http://saveseattlestrees.com

Thanks for your support and help to keep us focused on the Ingraham trees, and to help pay for the legal fund.

We have exceptionally great supporters.