Public
Invited to Stormwater Comp Plan Open House
October8, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
The City of Mountlake Terrace is hosting an open house to gather
public input on its draft Stormwater Comprehensive Plan on Monday, October 8.The open house will take place from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. prior to the Planning
Commission meeting at Interim City Hall Council Chambers, 6100 219thStreet SW, Suite 220. Following
the open house, there will be a presentation on the Stormwater ComprehensivePlan during the regularly-scheduled Planning Commission work session.
The
city’s Stormwater Comprehensive Plan lays out planned capital improvementprojects to alleviate flooding and improve water quality over the next six
years. The plan also describes the city’s publiceducation/outreach/involvement, pollution prevention and cleanup, construction
erosion control, and municipal housekeeping obligations required to protectlocal creeks and Lake Ballinger. The finished Stormwater Comprehensive
Plan will serve as the “road map” for the city’s stormwater program into thefuture.
The
open house will include display boards on a range of topics, such as: majorchanges since the 2008 stormwater plan; the work funded by stormwater
fees; the purpose, cost, and location of proposed capital improvementprojects; anticipated costs vs. 2019 – 2029 revenues; and individual actions
that can be taken to protect creeks and Lake Ballinger. Citystaff will be on hand to answer questions and collect comments. Input
received during the open house (as well as the Planning Commission and CityCouncil meetings on the draft plan in October and November) will be reviewed
and added to the final plan brought forward in December 2018.
For more information please contact Laura Reed,Stormwater Program Manager at lreed@ci.mlt.wa.us or (425) 744-6226. The Stormwater
Comprehensive Plan also has a web page where updated content will be postedthis fall: www.cityofmlt.com/1959.