Former engineer: Snohomish County rushed plans for Eastview development
EVERETT — David Irwin cried as he typed his resignation letter.
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Irwin was the county’s lead transportation review engineer, and it was his job to make sure developers’ applications met necessary state and county transportation codes. He reviewed Pacific Ridge’s application to build 1,311 residential units — a mix of houses and apartments — plus 61,000 square feet of commercial space.
Right away, he identified red flags — unsafe intersections for schoolchildren, underestimated traffic issues and a bypassed environmental review. Irwin believed these were clear violations of county and state law, and he told his bosses and Pacific Ridge officials such.
But nobody listened, Irwin said.
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