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Clallam County subcommittee forwards proposed charter amendment requiring county responses to land transfers
Summary
A Clallam County Charter Review Commission subcommittee voted unanimously to forward to the full commission a recommendation that a proposed charter amendment be reconsidered at stage 1, asking the Board of County Commissioners to respond to state and federal land-transfer requests that could affect county jurisdiction.
A Clallam County Charter Review Commission subcommittee voted unanimously to forward to the full commission a recommendation that a proposed charter amendment on land acquisitions be reconsidered at the initial (stage 1) level and that no changes to the language are necessary.
The measure would require the Board of County Commissioners to respond to requests from state and federal agencies about potential transfers or acquisitions of land "where such transfers or acquisitions would affect the county's taxing, legislative, regulatory and or law enforcement jurisdiction," and would require the county comprehensive plan to be amended by July 1, 2027, to set standards for those responses, including options to recommend denial, approval or conditioning of transfers.
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