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Resident seeks changes to Medical Lake critical areas rules; commission defers substantive review to periodic‑update timeline
Summary
Tammy Robertson, a Medical Lake resident, asked the planning commission to place eight proposed amendments to the city's critical areas ordinance on the June agenda, citing disputed wetland findings and taxpayer payments for consultant work.
Tammy Robertson, a resident and frequent participant in planning matters, asked the commission to place eight proposed amendments to the city's critical areas ordinance (CAO) on the June planning‑commission agenda and to revisit language she said would have prevented problems she described in a recent subdivision application.
Robertson said the concern was not the amount of money involved but ‘‘the principle behind it’’ that taxpayers should not subsidize third‑party review costs for private development. She also disputed consultant findings about the function and fragmentation of a wetland near a proposed project and said the city paid $355 of third‑party fees that she argued…
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