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Neighbors raise concerns about shoreline buffers, property assessments and Old Brewhouse preservation during public comment
Summary
Public commenters told commissioners that Thurston County’s 250‑foot shoreline buffer has restricted private use of waterfront property, raised assessments and created permitting burdens; they also urged county support for the Old Brewhouse Foundation amid a reported $6 million seismic retrofit need.
Several members of the public used the March 18 public comment period to raise concerns about county shoreline buffers, property assessments, permitting costs and local historic preservation.
John Pettit, an East Olympia resident who regularly addresses the board, urged commissioners to keep public comment access meaningful and warned against taking on “too many different goals.”…
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