We ask for your help to encourage the City of Mercer Island to approve our request to rezone our property from a residential zoning designation to something called “Commercial Office.”
Below are sample emails to the Planning Commission and the Mercer Island City Council. Feel free to copy and paste the text in your email:
- Planning Commission (planning.commission@mercerisland.gov)
- Mercer Island City Council (council@mercerisland.gov)
Planning Commission Email
Email the planning commission at planning.commission@mercerisland.gov and copy the info below into your email.
Dear Mercer Island Planning Commission,
Please recommend that the Mercer Island City Council places the Stroum Jewish Community Center’s request to rezone their large residential land parcels to Commercial Office on the docket, with action taken in 2024.
For over 54 years, the SJCC has served Mercer Island residents with programs for all ages and all are welcome. However, this building is old, is not ADA compliant, needs a working HVAC system and it features a swimming pool that is long past its usefulness.
It’s time for a substantive, accessible, and sustainable redevelopment, yet the current residential zoning makes this nearly impossible. A rezone to Commercial Office property would significantly facilitate this remodel while honoring the neighborhood integrity and specific interests of the proximate neighbors.
For over 54 years, the SJCC has operated as a vital community asset. It would be a loss for the broad Mercer Island community to not support the modernization of this facility. Further, this request affects the SJCC ONLY, and will not have any impact on any other facility or institution on the Island.
The time to support the future of the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island is now.
Thank you for your support.
[insert your name, and if appropriate, insert your MI address and years in resident on MI]
Mercer Island City Council Email
Email the Mercer Island City Council at council@mercerisland.gov and copy the info below into your email.
Dear Mercer Island City Council,
I’m writing to request that the Mercer Island City council places the Stroum Jewish Community Center’s request to rezone their large residential land parcels to Commercial Office on the docket, with prioritization for action in 2024.
For over 54 years, the SJCC has served Mercer Island residents with programs for all ages and all are welcome. However, this building is old, is not ADA compliant, needs a working HVAC system and it features a swimming pool that is long past its useful use.
It’s time for a substantive, accessible, and sustainable redevelopment, yet the current residential zoning makes this nearly impossible. A rezone to Commercial Office property would significantly facilitate this remodel while honoring the neighborhood integrity and specific interests of the proximate neighbors.
For over 54 years, the SJCC has operated as a vital community asset. It would be a loss for the broad Mercer Island community to not support the modernization of this facility.
Further, this request affects the SJCC ONLY, and will not have any impact on any other facility or institution on the Island.
The time to support the future of the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island is now.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
[insert your name, and if appropriate, insert your MI address and years in resident on MI]
