Seattle Public Utilities is conducting research on various alternatives for shoreline design along the southwestern shore of Lake Washington. The purpose of the focus group is to understand what shoreline property owners think and feel about these alternative shoreline designs. The focus group will lead to a survey of shoreline property owners, which may in turn lead to innovative public-private partnerships to implement these designs.

The focus group will be held on December 6th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Pritchard Beach Bathhouse. Participants will be paid $50 for their participation. SPU needs to recruit the 12 participants no later than November 22nd, so your help is very critical to the success of this project.

SPU is looking for a mix of different types of shoreline property owners - for example, people who have lived here different lengths of time, people of different ages, people who have docks and those that don't males and females. Very importantly, they are looking for a mix of people who will have different opinions about, and levels of support for, these alternative shoreline designs. They will not be inviting Seattle or King County employees to participate.

All interested participants need to call this toll-free number to be screened for the focus group. 1-866-907-1018.