Our Donut Hole Makes the Tonight Show!
January 23, 2008 by Colleen
Filed under Area Information, Market News & Updates
It seems Jay Leno finds Maple Valley’s Donut Hole Controversy pretty funny as it recently received airtime on The Tonight Show. I have to admit, if you’re on the outside looking in, it does seem pretty odd and even funny. …That a City is holding meetings about their Donut Hole issue.
But for those of us who live in Maple Valley and are sick and tired of Ron Sims and the King County Council’s questionable political maneuvers (the suspiciously fast passing of the ridiculously strict Critical Areas Ordinance is one example which comes to mind) it’s really not so funny.
As a quick recap, the Donut Hole is an area of property (apx 160 acres) currently owned by the County but entirely surrounded by the City.
The County is in negotiations to make a trade with a large developer ; the donut hole for a larger piece of rural property. Because the County owns the Donut Hole property, it would control the density and development restrictions, while retaining all of the development fees. In the meantime, the City, which may see it’s population increase by as much as 30% if developed as outlined will have no control over density or building type, but will have the burden and responsibility for providing all services; roads, fire & schools, for the new residents.
I think the next show which should feature our Donut Hole is 20/20 so I can hear John Stossel say….”GIMME A BREAK” !!!!!!
Colleen Fischesser is the Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Select in Maple Valley Washington. Sh has been marketing and selling properties in South King and North Pierce Counties since 1990 but specializes in the Maple Valley area.
Colleen Fischesser, Washington State Designated Broker & Owner of RE/MAX Select Real Estate in Maple Valley Washington; Member Northwest Multiple Listing Association, Seattle/King County Association of Realtors. Voted "Best in Client Satisfaction" Seattle Magazine 2006 & 2007. "I was bitten by the "house-hunting bug" at a young age when I would go through the Sunday papers with my parents, looking for open houses. My father was an NFL football coach and we had moved several times throughout my childhood before finally settling in the Pacific Northwest. I have come to view the house hunting and the moving process as an adventure, and although it can sometimes be stressful and inconvenient, I love the process as much today as I did back then!"