Dear Council Member/Mayor,
I am writing to urge you NOT to support the addition of any more lighting in Jeanne Hansen park.
This is a project that should not be taken lightly, nor rushed in at the last minute for City Council deliberations on where our taxpayer money will be spent. Installation of athletic field stadium lights in Jeanne Hansen Park will have negative lasting impacts on the surrounding neighborhood, not to mention stadium lights sitting upon this hill in Snoqualmie Ridge would change the landscape of Snoqualmie. Athletic field stadium lighting on this hill would bring light pollution to the entire valley. I urge you to take the time to thoroughly gather constituent input via many different avenues before making a decision.
The negative impact on the city and surrounding homes cannot be understated. Research has shown that light pollution has a detrimental effect on the health, wildlife, safety and energy efficiencies of communities where it has been allowed to persist.
Please do NOT support this expenditure to the city and bring additional detrimental effects to the area. Keep Jeanne Hansen as a community park and do not turn it into an athletic complex. We value our home, we value our community, and we value our dark skies here in Snoqualmie.
Sincerely,
A concerned, voting citizen
Mayor Matt Larson - mlarson@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us - 425-888-5307
Entire City Council via one email - councilmembers@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us
OR you can email the City Council members individually (names & contact details below)
Bob Jeans - bjeans@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us - 425-396-4344 / 425-652-8449
Katherine Ross - kross@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us - (no phone number available)
Bryan Holloway - bholloway@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us - 425-524-5437
James Mayhew - jmayhew@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us - 425-888-8016
Sean Sundwall - ssundwall@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us - (no phone number available)
Peggy Shepard - pshepard@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us - (no phone number available)
Matthew Laase - mlaase@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us - (no phone number available)