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Environmental group urges Island County to update wetland mapping in Clinton subarea before approving plan
Summary
An environmental advocate told commissioners that Clinton subarea planning relies on incomplete wetland mapping and asked the county to apply best available science and ground-truth delineations before finalizing the plan; commissioners said the item will be discussed at a work session and with Board of Health as appropriate.
Marnie Jackson of Environmental Action Network used public comment time to press Island County to strengthen wetland protections in the Clinton subarea element and to update mapping and data layers before approving planning language.
Jackson cited the county's 2023 Surface Water Quality Monitoring…
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