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Oak Harbor staff outline EIS-linked comprehensive-plan update, confirm 3,700 housing allocation
Summary
City staff told the Feb. 24 council workshop that the comprehensive-plan periodic update will include an environmental impact statement (EIS) and reiterated the city’s housing allocation of 3,700 units; scoping is open through March 19 and staff expect a draft EIS this summer and a preferred alternative by fall.
Oak Harbor city officials presented the scope and schedule for a combined comprehensive-plan update and environmental impact statement at the Feb. 24 council workshop, telling elected leaders the process is intended to guide the city’s land-use and zoning choices for the next 20 years.
“We're aiming to have the project completed by the end of the year,” consultant Clay White told the council, summarizing a timetable that includes current scoping this winter and spring, a draft EIS in summer and selection of a preferred alternative in the fall. White said the scoping comment period is open and will run until March 19; comments at this stage should be narrowly focused on environmental impacts to study.
The consultant and planning staff framed the EIS as an…
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