Politics & Government

Public Hearing on Group Health Development Continues Tuesday

The Redmond City Council will continue to hear testimony on the proposed 28-acre development at a special meeting on Tuesday.

The Redmond City Council will continue to take testimony on a at a special meeting on Tuesday evening at .

The public hearing will serve as a continuation from last week's city council meeting, when more than 20 people . Council members, who were scheduled to take action on the proposal last week, decided to continue the public hearing and postpone its vote because of new information that was presented.

Group Health Cooperative owns the vacant Overlake property and wants to build a mixed-use development featuring 10 to 12 apartment buildings and 1.4-million square feet of commercial space.

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Critics of the project say they are concerned about the size of the development and Group Health's plans to remove more than 1,000 trees from the site. Representatives of Group Health, meanwhile, say the extensive tree removal is necessary because tearing up existing pavement would compromise the structural integrity of the remaining trees, while the removal of surrounding trees would make the ones that remain vulnerable to wind storms.  

Tuesday's meeting begins immediately after a 7:30 p.m. study session at Redmond City Hall, 15670 NE 85th St. A full agenda is available by clicking here.

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