The Lowell Riverfront Trail was paid for and is used by the citizens of Everett for a variety of purposes (walking the trail, walking dogs, riding bikes, picnics, running, or fishing). Unfortunately, Polygon/Simpson Pad developers have chosen to fence the trail on the north end with a chain link fence. Workers at the site have yelled at people who are walking the trail and when the workers are informed it’s a public walkway, they have been told that the trail is owned by the developer.
The fence was erected on Thursday or Friday, and my husband and I walked down there on Saturday and saw the fence. If it’s a safety issue (which it’s not), why put the fence up on a weekend? Also, there are many trees down in that area. Some I believe came down during a windstorm, some were chewed by beavers, but some were definitely chain-sawed down. Why? If you go further north on the trail, there is a sludge that is being released across the road from that portion of he construction site. A lady walking her dog said it smelled like sewage. Although we couldn’t smell anything, the water is red in color and is being released into a sensitive wetland.
I don’t know by what authority the developer believes he has the right to block a public walkway, cut trees, and damage an ecologically-sensitive wetland, but the city must rein these people in.
Phyllis Minchew
Everett
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