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Shoreline property owners press Island County for clearer permitting and more public input on comprehensive plan
Summary
During public comment on June 10 residents urged the Board of Island County Commissioners to speed shoreline protection permits and expand the comprehensive-plan public engagement. Environmental groups warned that hard armoring may not protect homes and urged science-based solutions and dialog.
Multiple residents and community groups urged Island County commissioners on June 10 to facilitate shoreline-protection permits, clarify shoreline policy changes and expand public engagement for the county’s comprehensive plan update.
Speakers from Freeland described urgent erosion and flooding threats to private roads, wells and driveways and asked the commissioners to move permit reviews along so property owners can construct bulkheads. Valerie Stephan said geotechnical consultants were postponing new reports until a pending code update, and she described blocked access during high tides and limited emergency response options. Kim Stefan said delay could…
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