The Washington Supreme Court permanently ordered the state from permitting public access to Ames Lake and its property. The idea was that the state be restricted from using the property for other than residential purposes. The Plat of Ames Lake, an addition to King County, Washington, included the lake and
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I am a beautiful male mallard duck, and for the past few years my buddy and I cruised the lake together because there is only one female duck left on the lake. We were hoping to get mates someday because we love this lake and the people and the surroundings.
Ames Lake is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington. It is 8 miles southeast of Redmond, 2 miles west of Carnation, 5 miles northeast of Sammamish, and 23 miles east of downtown Seattle.
In 1965, a group of residents in this area petitioned the King County Commissioners to form a water district. The proposal precipitated a protest. The opposition’s main argument was that the population in the area did not warrant a water district and that water should be furnished from a source