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City of Anacortes petitions to expand urban growth area to include nine city parcels totaling 7.24 acres
Summary
City of Anacortes asked Skagit County to expand its urban growth area to encompass nine city‑owned parcels (7.24 acres) used as park and operational lands; county staff recommended docketing and the Board of County Commissioners will decide whether to docket on Feb. 25.
City of Anacortes has petitioned Skagit County to expand the Anacortes urban growth area (UGA) to include nine city‑owned parcels totaling 7.24 acres, a county planner said during the Feb. 18 Planning Commission meeting.
Robbie Eckroth of Skagit County Planning said the parcels are currently used for trails, community forest lands, parks and some operational purposes (one parcel contains a soil storage pile used by Anacortes Public Works). The city is not requesting the boundary change for population or employment capacity; instead, staff said the city's stated purpose…
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