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The 15 Worst Things in the Chambers Creek Park Lease

The Chambers Bay Resort required changes to be made by both the City of University Place and Pierce County. These changes were navigated by Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier. Former County Executive John Ladenburg and his wife, Councilwoman Connie Ladenburg were both vocal opponents of the lease, calling attention to issues that rightly caused concern and should have been addressed by the Pierce County Council and County Executive Bruce Dammeier. These are the fifteen items which he outlined on his website , and were the foundation of his online petition to ask the Council to address these issues before proceeding with the lease. People living in the park! The lease allows for up to 90 one and two bedroom “golf villas” which have nothing to do with golf. These are essentially one- and two-bedroom private leased homes that will have their own driveways and garages.  The lease period is described as “more than 30 days”, which means people could lease for years and years, living i