Polly Dyer – Seattle • Entered by Penelope Peterson on August 31, 2023
Broadband Meeting
June 29, 2023 – June 29, 2023
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1.75 |
| Post Admin hours | 1.25 |
| Activity Hours | 4 |
| Participants | 16 |
| Total Hours | 67 |
Key Issue: Water-related Conservation
Activity Type: Broadband Meeting (prep, implementation & follow up)
Short Description of Activity
We held our first in-person Broadband meeting and potluck of the summer outside at Barbara Phalen’s house in Renton at noon on June 29th. Here is the agenda for our meeting:
Agenda for Polly Dyer Seattle Broadband Meeting
June 29, 2023 at noon at Barbara Phalen’s in Renton
1. Guest Speaker (Barbara will introduce):
Bob Baker from Citizens to Stop the SR 169 Asphalt Plant will speak on the actions they are taking to halt construction of an asphalt plant on the Cedar River. This group has a website and a Facebook page. See https://www.savethecedarriver.org
2. Lunch
3. Plans for the July 17-19 Broadband Campout (Barb Muirhead)
4. Advocacy (Genia): Write comments on the BLM Conservation Rule by July 5th
5. Adjourn and walk along the Cedar River or head home
Upcoming Events
Monday, July 17th thru Wednesday, July 19. Campout at Camano Island State Park. Genia has arranged a speaker, Brian Stewart with Conservation NW and the Chehalis Basin Alliance. Brian will speak on the plan to dam the Chehalis River and what action we might take to prevent it. We will also walk on the beach, hike, eat good food, and share some stories.
Thursday, August 3rd at 1 pm. We will meet outside at Janka’s house in Kirkland. We will have drinks and snacks to share. After our meeting, we plan to take a walk in nearby Bridle Trails State Park for those who want to stay and are interested. We’ll send Janka’s address.
Monday, August 7 at 7 pm via Zoom. Broads Book Club will meet to discuss That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America’s Public Lands. For those of you who plan a “staycation” this summer, you will find this book to be a perfect read because you can travel to some of America’s most beautiful places without leaving your armchair. Let Penelope know if you want to be added to the Book Club Group email list.
Thursday, September 21st at 7 pm via Zoom. Speaker on Legacy Forests and Broadband meeting via Zoom. Brel Froebe from the Center for Responsible Forestry will join us to tell us about legacy forests. For his bio, see https://www.c4rf.org/our-team-backup
Barbara Muirhead is planning a hike in one of the legacy forests for late August or early September. We will be in touch with details as plans develop.
Reflection/Evaluation
We had a great turn-out for this meeting–fourteen Broads attended plus two guest speakers. The speakers, Bob Baker and Michael Hagen, spoke about their attempts to prevent an asphalt plant from being built on the Cedar River which is near to Barbara Phalen’s house. Bob has documented that if built, the plant will pollute all the water for the city of Renton and kill the salmon in the Cedar River. Also, if a fire were to break out at the plant, the effects would be devastating as there would be no water to quench the fire. Despite the dire consequences of building the plant, King County wants to move forward because the plant is financially beneficial. See the attached minutes for more details.
After we heard the speaker, we shared a lunch of potluck dishes that each of us had brought. During lunch, our member chatted informally with Bob. After lunch, we reconvened to discuss advocacy issues and our upcoming campout in July at Camano Island State Park. All in all, this was a very successful meeting with an interesting and educational speaker and good conversation and camaraderie among the attendees.
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