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Public comment urges county to retain conservation easement points in PBRS to secure permanent protection
Summary
A speaker told commissioners that removing PBRS points for donated conservation easements would undermine permanent land protection and urged the county to evaluate tax‑incentive programs jointly.
At the Sept. 16 meeting, Linda Lamar of Freeland urged the Board of Island County Commissioners not to remove point incentives for conservation easements in the county's Public Benefit Rating System (PBRS). Lamar told the board PBRS incentivizes landowners to open privately owned trails, shoreline access and wildlife habitat to the public, while a conservation easement permanently protects…
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