On March 12, Don MacSparran, of the Oakbrook 4th Addition, reported that he “…spoke with Dave on Monday evening; the City
Attorney is reviewing the ruling--once the City staff gets her guidance, they
will proceed. I have asked that the fence be removed and the entire tract
cleaned-up and maintained to the standards in the municipal code--until the
developer either does something with the land or sells it…”
On March 15, Sylvia Allen, of the
Oakbrook 4th Addition,
reported the need to begin consideration of ways to maintain the property as
park/open space, and suggested a way, using the Limited Improvement District
provisions of state law, and spelling out the means for doing so. Ken Karch
provided early comments outlining several methods for doing so, and urging early
action.
On March 16, Don MacSparran reported that “…as expected, the developer has filed a motion for reconsideration with the
superior court today, March 16. I also spoke with City Staff and several council
members this evening prior to the city council meeting. The city will have a
city code enforcement team check on the 7701 Ruby Dr SW tract and provide the
developer with a list of code violations to be fixed, if any. Three cars may
soon be towed from the north side of the property…(T)he administrative hearing
which is pending a completed arborist report, remains open and ongoing; still
awaiting the arborist report…”
On March 18, 2015, Don MacSparran reported the reconsideration hearing is scheduled for April 10, 2015.
On March 19, Nicole Greeson, of the 4th Addition, referenced an article on the status of the Ruby Apartments lawsuit, in the Tacoma News Tribune, at
Recent contributions have also been made by Nancy Dilworth and Ken Karch
on the economics of alternative development of Tract E, and on the possible loss
of tree protections.
On March 23, 2015, Don MacSparran reported he “…spoke with the City this
morning to get an update on the post pre-hearing order and continuance notice
dated February 4, 2015 by the City of Lakewood Hearing Examiner. The City is
still waiting on an updated arborist report from the developer. Paragraph 4 of
the February 4th Order had estimated that receipt of a new arborist report
AND review by the City would take
less than three weeks total to complete…”
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