Residents urge faster TDR code rewrite; some ask for 90-day timeline
During public comment on Aug. 4, 2026, several residents urged Kittitas County officials to complete revisions to the Transfer of Development Rights code within 90 days rather than the one-year moratorium the Board approved. Commenters submitted a redlined draft and emphasized the permanence of TDRs.
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Multiple members of the public urged Kittitas County commissioners during the Aug. 4 hearing to shorten the timeline for rewriting the Transfer of Development Rights code. Pat Deneen provided a redlined version of the county code and said the revision "should not take more than 90 days." Jack Piper thanked the Board for taking time to ensure accuracy and emphasized that once TDRs are approved they are permanent.
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