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Resident urges Lewis County to broaden public notice and criticizes planning responses on floodway property
Summary
A resident urged Lewis County commissioners to broaden meeting notifications beyond the county newspaper and described repeated unsuccessful attempts to get written confirmation from planning staff that a riverfront property is limited to non-development uses because it lies in shoreline/floodway areas.
During the public-comment period at the Feb. 4 Lewis County Board of County Commissioners meeting, a resident identified as Julie (last name not specified) urged the commissioners to do more to inform the public about meetings and expressed frustration over the county's planning responses regarding a property subject to shoreline and floodway restrictions.
Julie said she wants commissioners to "be really proactive" about state legislation she said could affect county residents, then turned to county notification practices. She told the board she finds it "really frustrating" to have to check many outlets and…
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