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Resident urges commissioners not to cede land-use appeals to unelected hearing examiners
Summary
A resident told the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners that if the board stops hearing land-use appeals, residents will lose a direct democratic avenue for accountability; she urged the board to retain its appellate role and suggested training and rules to manage quasi-judicial conflicts.
Rhonda Larson Kramer told the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 2 that a proposal by some board members to remove the board from land-use appeals would reduce accountability and limit residents' access to a democratic remedy.
Larson Kramer said that when an appeal goes to superior…
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