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Mean while down at the CESS POOL they are going to build a 1.2 mile trail.
It will cost millions. I'll build it for 10K.
When is it going to stop?
Cess Pool = KICKBACK City!




Arboretum visitor 'flabbergasted' by removal of 137 trees
BY KOMO NEWS STAFF MONDAY, APRIL 25TH 2016

SEATTLE -- A Seattle man said he was flabbergasted to find out that more than 100 trees are being removed at the Washington Park Arboretum as part of construction on the new loop trail.

Gene Nieves fell in love the first time he visited the arboretum more than 3.5 years ago after a move from New York, he said. He stopped by on his 2nd day in Seattle.

"And I came right through here, and actually the tree behind me here is the first one I took a photo of," Nieves said.

On Friday, he noticed a sign stating 137 trees are scheduled to be removed to as part of a multi-million dollar project to construct 1.2 miles of new trail through the arboretum.

"It really saddened. I went home and I was devastated," Nieves said.

The new 1.2 mile trail will connect to Arboretum Drive, creating a 2.5 mile path through the Arboretum.

Construction began in March.

Once the work is complete, visitors will have access to areas that are difficult to reach year-round, said Project Manager Garrett Farrell.

"We have areas, such as Azalea Way, that are iconic, but they are closed to bicycles. This is something that will really open to recreational users," Farrell said. "This is a really prized opportunity to bring people to the arboretum and through the arboretum for the future."

It's impossible to weave the trail through the arboretum without removing some trees, Farrell said. While 137 are slated to be removed, hundreds more trees have already started to be planted, he added. Some of the trees being removed will be incorporated into the new space.

"At the end of the day, we're going to create access that's gonna be here for future generations," Farrell said.

Nieves said he knows there's nothing he can do now to keep his favorite trees from coming down.

They're a part of history, he said. That history can't be replaced.

"I just feel for a trail, in these modern times there could have been other ways of manipulating this trail to the park," Nieves said.

At a minimum, the city is required to replace the trees at a ratio of 2:1, a spokesperson for Seattle Parks said. By 2018, 7 new trees will have been planted for every one removed.

Construction is scheduled to continue through December 2017.

Click hereto learn more about the Arboretum Loop Trail.