Former Redmond Councilmember Richard Grubb Passes Away

 
On February 14 former Redmond city councilmember Richard Grubb passed away five days shy of his

83rd birthday. Mr. Grubb has been a resident of Redmond since 1982.

Richard was president of CARE (Civic Action on Redmond Environment) , a citizens group devoted to

preserving the 120 acre Redmond Golf Links property that is now Redmond Town Center.

Mr. Grubb was a “regular” at City of Redmond Planning Commission and City Council meetings providing 

well-researched and thorough testimony on land use and environmental issues important to the people

of Redmond. such as the preservation of agricultural lands in the Sammamish Valley. After years of

providing testimony as a citizen activist and city hall watchdog, Mr. Grubb ran successfully for Redmond

City Council in 1991, serving two terms ending in 2000. During those years he served as the unofficial

poet laureate providing tributes for city officials upon their departures.

Mr. Grubb and his wife, Eunice who pre-deceased him in 2021, were residents of Education Hill for

close to forty years. Together they had a small crafts business as well as being committed to animal

advocacy in King County including providing foster care to small dogs and cats.

-- Courtesy of Rosemarie Ives, 2/24/2022

Ten Redmond Blog posts on Richard Grubb are here. (scroll)

Richard was a prolific and influential writer of Letters the Editor (RR.)   He gave me traps to catch a hoard of feral cats in my dense backyard.  I have a distant memory of Richard's testimony to Council complaining the stormwater prices were too high.  This was an unusual statement coming from an environmentalist, and he admitted it.  BY

  Our backyard feral cats - Richard helped neighbors capture adults for neutering.
Photo:  Bob Yoder

8/23/2006 - First Blog - Woodland March

THE PHOTO OF THE SIGN POSTED HERE TO ANNOUNCE THE NOVEMBER MARCH IS REMOVED FROM THIS POST.  IT CAN BE FOUND ON THE "REDMOND NEIGHBORHOOD BLOG" FACEBOOK PAGE.

8/23/06 CITIZEN ACTIVISM KIOSK for posting news and events:  

Hello friends,
I'm in Chelan for a few days and love this lake....though I miss the "Redmond green."  The photo [above] is our sign announcing the Perrigo Heights citizen march in November with the mayor and councilmembers [minus Mr. John P. (Pat) Vache]. The march in the woods was to demonstrate our love and hopes to preserve the woodlands and riparian habitat along Perrigo Creek.

We were partly successful. Partly.... 3.5 acres of the riparian remnant are preserved...another 8 acres of the mixed hardwood-conifer forest have yet to be saved by a Parks bond or citizenry or corporate donations. Too bad, especially for future generations. We can do better. You'll find posted some Perrigo forest photos taken on a foggy day in 2004. Good evening,
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UPDATE, 2/17/2007: The Redmond Reporter is under new management and now is a true paper, rather than a city voice. I was fortunate to be offered a column called "Citizen Watch" by the new Editor, John Huether. Bill Christianson has since taken over the reigns as Editor. We value our Redmond Reporter. Together we make Redmond better.  

UPDATE, 7/16/2022:   Julia Brand brought the proposed Perrigo Heights development to Mayor Rosemarie Ives attention.  Rosemarie initiated the "march" by inviting developer, Eric Campbell to join Councilmembers Robinson, McCormick, Cole (and others) in assessing the "40% Steep Slope" sewer line location for safety. Susan Wilkins, a geologist, had her whole family in the woods along the trail measuring to assess geologic stability.  I set up an table-top exhibit to show walkers Indian artifacts and educate the ecology of Perrigo woodlands and wetlands.  Mayor Ives ultimately "encouraged" Campbell to buffer the development away from the "Ashford Trail" and Hartman wetlands.  In the process trees were saved.  B.Y.