Typical Seattle
Talk about being an idiot -- from
The Seattle Times:
Seattle man sues city to stop fireworks show at Gas Works Park
The city should conduct a thorough environmental review before letting thousands of people watch fireworks from the partially remediated toxic waste site that is Gas Works Park, an environmental activist says.
A Lake City man has sued to stop Fourth of July events at the park at the north end of Lake Union until the state shows that gathering to watch fireworks there is safe for viewers, the park and surrounding wildlife.
Benjamin Schroeter, who is not an attorney, filed the suit, arguing that the city failed to conduct a review in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act before permitting the annual event.
But city officials maintain that the fireworks display, a once-a-year civic event, is exactly what the state had in mind when it exempted certain activities from environmental review requirements.
And the city already places conditions on the event's private contractor so it doesn't do anything to release any contamination during the Independence Day celebration, Christopher Williams, deputy superintendent of the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department.
Talk about causing a waste of time and money during a time when budgets are hurting. Schroeter needs to go back on his meds or something...
Posted by DaveH at June 29, 2009 9:38 PM