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Residents urge Sequim to extend moratorium on Seabrook/West Bay project, citing water, traffic and habitat worries
Summary
Multiple residents used public comment to oppose the proposed Seabrook/West Bay (John Wayne Marina) development, submitting petitions and arguing the 600‑unit plan would strain wells, roads and sensitive shoreline habitat; speakers asked council to uphold or extend the moratorium and to require fuller SEPA/traffic/water analyses.
Sequim — Several Sequim residents used the Oct. 27 public comment period to urge the city to block or further study the proposed Seabrook West Bay residential development near John Wayne Marina, saying a large subdivision would worsen groundwater shortages, increase traffic on narrow local roads and harm fish habitat along Johnson Creek and the Pitship Pocket estuary.
Petition and moratorium requests
Rose Marshall told council she submitted more than 1,300 signatures opposing the project and asked the council to maintain the moratorium on development near…
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