It's time the Port of Ridgefield, Ridgefield City Council and Mayor Matt Cole listen to the community.
Today, the Friends of the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge made a statement about the proposed waterfront development, and it is time that the folks who can alter the port's plans do so as soon as possible.
Those who are aware of the plans, which at the moment is almost 4,000 voices, have told the port and the city loud and clear that what they propose is not acceptable, and now the Friends of the Refuge and the Vancouver Audubon Society expressed their concerns.
It's time for the port and city to finally listen and get creative on making the Ridgefield Waterfront a special place and not just another "development."
We hold out hope they will figure out how to develop this correctly and not just make it about the money. Time to find a developer and/or funding to do this right. They only have once chance to get it right (or wrong) and the opposition keeps growing as more folks are informed.
I propose the city do a land swap with the port and place the recreation center with outdoor sports fields at the waterfront and put the port's hotel, apartments and other multistory buildings by the Grocery Outlet where there is mass transit, walking distance to grocery stores, etc., as it makes more sense there than at a waterfront.
Jamie Keiser
Ridgefield
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