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Here's what's happening around Tacoma, Pierce County and South Puget Sound today..
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Posted by Scott Fontaine @ 03:44:08 pm

Things are heating up in Northeast Tacoma. I just received this press release in my inbox:

Save NE Tacoma, a coalition of more than 2500 concerned citizens in the Northeast Tacoma and Federal Way communities, filed a motion on February 13, 2008, in the Pierce County Superior Court to intervene as a party plaintiff in the City of Tacoma's lawsuit against Northshore Investors, LLC, and North Shore Golf Associates, Inc.

The City of Tacoma’s lawsuit seeks a declaratory ruling from the Superior Court requiring Northshore Investors, LLC, and North Shore Golf Associates, Inc., to abide by existing zoning rulings, restrictive covenants and contractual obligations to keep and maintain the North Shore Golf Course for golf course and open space use.

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The coalition was formed over a year ago in an effort to prevent the tragedy of losing the last significant open space in the Northeast Tacoma area as Northshore Investors seeks to develop the North Shore Golf Course into 860 plus housing units.

Under advice of the group’s legal team, Save NE Tacoma is seeking to intervene in the lawsuit and join with the City of Tacoma in the legal proceedings to help preserve and protect the Northeast Tacoma neighborhood.

“The decisions that will be made in this lawsuit will deeply affect the quality of life for the residents of NE Tacoma,” said Gary Huff, one of Save NE Tacoma’s attorneys. “It is critical that the people most affected have their day in court.”

Save NE Tacoma’s motion to intervene will be heard by Judge D. Gary Steiner on February 22, 2008.

This is the one of the many steps Save NE Tacoma has taken in its ongoing effort to stop over-development of residential areas and maintain the quality of life in the Northeast Tacoma neighborhood.

Categories: Tacoma, Northeast Tacoma