CANCELLED – MPAC: the Ballard Locks and the Lake Washington Ship Canal: A History Committee Presentation

EVENT CANCELLED MPAC lunch and presentation in Seattle. This presentation will discuss the history of the Lake Washington Ship Canal and the Ballard Locks. It will include why and how they were constructed, how various water levels were dropped to their present levels, and the impacts of those changes. It will look at the history of some of the cities along Lake Washington including Seattle, Renton, Bellevue, and Kirkland. COST (includes lunch): $25 APWA Member / $35 Non-Member / $15 Student LOCATION: 4th Floor Conference Room 1201 Third Ave Seattle, WA 98101 PRESENTERS: Sherry Edquid has more than a decade of proven project management experience specializing in infrastructure projects ranging from transportation, stormwater, and flood facilities. Her core work entails working for local and state government in delivering projects that make meaningful positive contributions to the community and the environment. She currently works for the City of Tukwila where she is tasked with updating the city’s Surface Water Comprehensive Plan. John Carpita retired in 2017 after serving as Public Works Consultant at MRSC and APWA Chapter Liaison since 1996. Before that he served as City Engineer and Senior Project Manager at the City of Issaquah for 10 years. Susann Babaei is a Project Manager at SCJ Alliance. She has more than a decade of experience as a transportation engineer working on projects ranging in scope and location from pedestrian crossings for municipalities to large interstate redesigns in Washington and Virginia. Now a proud Pacific Northwesterner, Susann has a passion for researching the history of her region.