Laurelhurst Community Club                                                     

Serving 2800 Households and Businesses in Seattle’s Laurelhurst Neighborhood

October 19, 2005

Office of the Hearing Examiner

Alaska Building, 13^th Floor

618 Second Avenue, Room 1320

Seattle, WA 98104                                                      Fax 684-0536

Re:  Appeal of MUP No. 2104047; 4000 NE 41^st Street

Dear Hearing Examiner:

            The Laurelhurst Community Club and 4000 Property LLC have entered into a settlement agreement to resolve issues regarding the above-referenced appeal.  The settlement agreement includes an amendment to property covenants that affect use and development of the project site.  The Second Amendment to the Settlement Agreement and Covenants Running with the Land was recorded under King County Recording No. 20051005002547.  The Laurelhurst Community Club hereby requests dismissal of its appeal.

            Our settlement agreement would not have been possible without the cooperation of your office in granting several continuances in this matter.  We appreciate your continued willingness to allow the parties to develop a solution that allows the development to move forward while protecting the rights of our community under the Land Use Code, SEPA and our original 1991 Settlement Agreement.

Sincerely,

Jeannie Hale, President                                     Stan Sorscher, LCC Trustee

3425 West Laurelhurst Drive NE                                  3716 NE 43^rd Street

Seattle, Washington  98105                                          Seattle, Washington  98105

206-525-5135 / fax 206-525-9631                              206-255-4393 / 425-355-2883

jeannieh@serv.net                                                        sorscher@comcast.net

cc:  Bob Wicklein, The Seneca Group