Victory!

A notice came out on local social media that there would be an announcement about the Wayne Golf Course today at 4 pm. This is the golf course across from our condo that the now-former mayor wanted to develop into luxury homes. I was at work, but Julian attended. When I got home, he gave me the news: The land conservancy Forterra is buying both the front and back nine of the course! You can read more about it in this Seattle Times article. The plan is to keep it as undeveloped park land.

This is the best possible outcome for the golf course. The back nine is way too boggy to hold houses unless you bring in lots of fill. Most of the front nine is covered by a conservation easement, but that didn’t stop a proposal to build 76 townhouses on four acres. The traffic is bad enough now without putting even more houses on the street. It will also help restore habitat for fish and wildlife in the area. As our new mayor said, “Kirkland and Woodinville [neighboring towns], eat your hearts out!”