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Skagit County commissioners vote to disband Boundary Review Board
Summary
The Skagit County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 to dissolve the local Boundary Review Board, following a multi-year review and an amendment to Countywide Planning Policy 12.17. Commissioners said state Growth Management Act processes reduce the board's role; one resident urged more study.
The Skagit County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to disband the county's Washington State Boundary Review Board, adopting a resolution that implements Countywide Planning Policy 12.17 and references RCW 36.93.230.
Robbie Eckroth, senior planner with Planning and Development Services, summarized the background before the vote. "We are here today to consider disbanding the Boundary Review Board," Eckroth said, and described a multi-year process that included Skagit Council of Governments discussion beginning in 2020, a Planning Commission recommendation and adoption of a Countywide Planning Policy amendment in December 2024 (Ordinance O2024-00010) directing dissolution by June 2025.
Eckroth told the commissioners the board's functions, particularly…
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