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Clark County council schedules TDR/site-specific work session as residents urge caution on annexations
Summary
Council agreed to schedule a work session to review city requests to expand urban growth areas and to examine a transfer-of-development-rights (TDR) interlocal model after public commenters warned that some swaps and annexations could harm Mill Creek, local aquifers and agricultural land.
Public commenters urged the Clark County Council to scrutinize site-specific changes to the comprehensive plan and to prioritize environmental protections before permitting annexations or land swaps.
Wendy Cleveland, a resident, highlighted concerns about a proposed City of Battle Ground request involving Dollar's Corner and Meadowglade near Mill Creek, saying the area includes lowland streams and aquifer recharge features: “Once our resources are lost, they're…
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