We have great safety concerns about the proposed seaplane operation at Carillon Point for up to 40 landings and take-offs each day, seven days a week for both scenic rides and flight lessons. Lake Washington is heavily used by swimmers, kayaks, paddle boards, jet skis, wind kites, sailboats, motorized water craft and even a floating water park with a slide.

1. The plane takes off across this busy lane of water traffic near Houghton Beach using a variable changing path dependent on wind. Lake users have little or no ability to move from the path of a plane. We have seen several “near misses” from our balcony. Planes cannot clearly see lake traffic, and water users cannot move rapidly from the plane pathway.

2. Houghton Beach is the closest park to the proposed dock and plane path. There is no signage to make users aware of the seaplane traffic.

3. Each Friday near Carillon, a large number of sailboats gather for an organized sail. They have little or no ability to move from the path of these planes.

Let us not make the mistake of Orlando — simply stating “use the lake at your own risk” — when in fact there is a risk of a seaplane landing on you. Let us as a community and city be proactive in keeping safety a key factor and not rush the permitting process.

Judy and Steve Beto, Kirkland