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Commission reviews parks and open‑space goals; Thomas House acquisition and forest parcel discussed
Summary
Planning staff reviewed Coupeville’s parks, recreation and open‑space element, highlighted the town’s inventory and a town‑owned forest parcel that may be annexed for open space; commissioners and residents urged prioritized acquisition and protections for historic and agricultural character.
Planning staff reviewed the Parks, Recreation and Open Space chapter of Coupeville’s comprehensive plan at the Jan. 21 meeting, describing the town’s facilities inventory, trails, and larger open‑space parcels that the town owns or coordinates with partners to manage.
The presentation noted the town maintains parks, trails, a boat launch and other facilities and coordinates with Island County and the National Park Service on access and stewardship. Staff identified a substantial forest parcel outside Coupeville’s current municipal boundary — described repeatedly in the meeting as a town‑owned forest on the southwest side of town — that…
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