The Area Council held its regular monthly meeting on
Monday, March 1. Major topics discussed were: (1) Community Needs; (2) Countywide Planning Policies Update; and (3) Cedar Hills Regional Landfill.
Public Comment
Lisa Floyd of the King County Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS)/Behavioral Health & Recovery Division spoke about mental and behavioral health services, etc. that are available, see: https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services/mental-health-substance-abuse/midd.aspx.
Tahoma School District (TSD) Update
TSD Board member, Val Paganelli, provided the update. Hybrid in-person learning along with a continued 100% remote learning model (based on family choice) is in place for all K-5 students in the district; middle school expected to follow in March and high school in April. A capital project budget review recently was conducted and priorities established with upcoming an Demographer Report and Housing Committee recommendations pending. Five-ye
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The proposed Healthy Living Campus is intended to be an intergenerational space for all Beach Cities residents. (Courtesy of Paul Murdoch, Paul Murdoch Architects)
REDONDO BEACH, CA A Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Healthy Living Campus will be released on Wednesday and the community is encouraged to review and comment.
The project, located on the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) property at 514 N. Prospect Ave., reimagines the former hospital site to better serve and meet the current and future community needs of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach residents. The Draft EIR is lengthy, so to be as transparent as possible and to continue our policy of encouraging community input, BCHD has doubled the time for public review and comment on the Healthy Living Campus project, BCHD CEO Tom Bakaly said in a press release. We encourage the community to be part of the process by submitting comme
Mid-Barataria sediment diversion project up for comment March 8, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
The single largest ecosystem restoration project in U.S. history reached a significant milestone last week when the Army Corps released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion.
Before the DEIS, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) applied to USACE for permits and permission to construct, maintain and operate the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish.
This Louisiana Coastal Master Plan project will reconnect the Mississippi River to adjacent wetlands to build and maintain tens of thousands of acres of land in the Barataria Basin, which is experiencing one of the highest rates of land loss on the planet.
Lobstermen say NOAA’s proposed whale rule won’t work, conservationists agree
ELLSWORTH A Feb. 24 public hearing on a proposed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rule aimed at reducing the risk of North Atlantic right whale entanglements in fishing lines raised questions of relevant data used in drafting the rule and its outcome for lobstermen and right whales.
These conversations have been going on between conservationists, lobstermen, NOAA and the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) since 2019, when NOAA held its first public meetings on how lobstermen could adapt fishing methods to reduce the risks.
The Take Reduction Team, operating under NOAA Fisheries, is tasked with upholding the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The North Atlantic right whale has been on the endangered species list since 1970, and the ESA determines a right whale mortality rate that will not further diminish their po
Supporters of Louisianaâs largest coastal project welcome the findings in a new federal report
Draft Environmental Impact Statement examines proposed $2 billion sediment diversion
Supporters of Louisianaâs largest coastal project welcome the findings in a new federal report By John Snell | March 5, 2021 at 5:53 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 5:53 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The largest coast restoration project in U.S. history, the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, reached a milestone with the publishing of a required federal environmental study.
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement finds that, at its peak in the year 2050, the project would have built or sustained 28 square miles of marsh in Barataria Bay.