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Hearing examiner continues West Valley Holdings concrete‑batch plant CUP and consolidated SEPA appeal to June
Summary
The hearing examiner continued the Conditional Use Permit application (LandUse-24-0161) for a proposed concrete batch plant on San Juan Island and consolidated the SEPA appeal with the permit record; the examiner set a continued hearing in June and instructed parties to exchange witness lists and documentary filings.
Hearing Examiner Gary McLean continued the open‑record hearing on a Conditional Use Permit application filed by West Valley Holdings LLC for a proposed concrete batch plant on San Juan Island (file LandUse-24-0161), and he consolidated the related SEPA threshold determination appeal with the permit record. The examiner said the appeal and permit will be considered together and that no final decision can be issued until both matters are resolved.
Kyle Dodd, the county staff member assigned to the application, and parties to the matter participated in a pre‑hearing conference before the hearing. McLean explained that under San Juan County procedures, testimony addressing the permit criteria may be received from any member of the public, but testimony on an appeal is restricted to the parties and their recognized witnesses. McLean said the parties requested and agreed to more time to prepare for the appeal portion of the consolidated proceeding and that the appeal could not be resolved at the current session.
McLean said the parties cooperated to set a schedule for exchanging witness lists and evidence and that the matter will be reopened in June; he indicated the likely first return date will be a 10:00 a.m. session on the 24th (subject to subsequent notice). He instructed staff to organize correspondence into the record under a single correspondence series and told counsel the hearing may be split into in‑person and online days to accommodate expert testimony and cross‑examination.
Appellant counsel Jennifer Newman (appearing online) confirmed she intends to attend in person for the continued hearing. Applicant counsel (identified in the record as Mr. Power) and county staff said they prefer to continue and re‑notice the matter to ensure the consolidated record and parties’ rights are clear. No testimony on the merits of the CUP or appeal was taken at this session. The examiner will issue a pre‑hearing order with deadlines and filings for the consolidated hearing.
