From last night’s Fauntleroy Community Association meeting, the final of four WSB reports from last night’s neighborhood-council meetings around West Seattle (newly expanded Admiral report here; Junction report here; North Delridge here): FCA has weighed in with its views on the Combined Sewer Overflow control controversy. While much of the recent attention has focused on the proposals for controlling overflows from the Murray Pump Station at Lowman Beach, north of Lincoln Park, three alternatives for CSO control also are on the table for the basin feeding the Barton Pump Station (county photo above) by the Fauntleroy ferry terminal south of the park, and FCA went public last night with the draft of the letter they want to send the county – including their hope that the Murray controversy will not delay the Barton project. Read ahead for the full text as well as other meeting toplines:
Transcribed from the hard copy of the draft letter provided at the FCA meeting last night:
DRAFT
County Executive Dow Constantine
(address)Subject: Barton Combined Sewer Overflow Project
Dear County Executive Constantine:
The Fauntleroy Community Association (FCA) has been meeting and working with the King County Wastewater Treatment Division to develop a new Combined Sewer Overflow management system. The project is highly important to the community because of the environmental sensitivity of Fauntleroy Cove, which is already subjected to significant impact from ferry operations.
We would like to have the Barton CSO project proceed as soon as possible to avoid accidental discharges into Fauntleroy Cove, which unfortunately occur regularly due to the outdated system now in place. There is some concern that progress on the Barton project may be affected by the controversy over the nearby Murray project, and we want to ensure that the Barton project is not impacted as those issues are resolved. The FCA would also like to state that it does not support locating the Murray facility in Lincoln Park, as has been discussed.
At this time, the Fauntleroy Community Association does not have a definitive position on which Barton Street CSO alternative is most suitable for our community, but we would like to see full development of the engineering for the parking area of Fauntleroy School, as that seems to show the most promise. Fauntleroy School was recently acquired by the Fauntleroy Community Service Agency (FCSA) and after many years of neglect, the process of significant building and site upgrades are being planned. Having King County work with the FCSA would help leverage a public asset that is already under redevelopment. This is a significant opportunity for a very good outcome for two separate public initiatives.
The Fauntleroy Community Association looks forward to working with King County to ensure a successful outcome to the Barton CSO project. Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments and questions.
Sincerely,
Bruce Butterfield
President
Here’s our report on the March meeting discussing the three alternatives the county is exploring for Barton CSO control – the most controversial was one that could affect the small embankment-top greenbelt known as “Captain’s Park,” across from the ferry terminal.
Meantime, two more notes from last night’s FCA meeting – a reminder of the celebration of the Schoolhouse acquisition, coming up 6:30 pm June 3 (Facebook event listing here); and a followup on the recent Fauntleroy Fall Festival fundraiser at Endolyne Joe’s – it raised $2,100.
The Fauntleroy Community Association meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at The Hall at Fauntleroy, 7 pm.
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