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Residents urge adoption of Deer Lagoon Preserve plan, kennel‑licensing implementation and deed‑restricted housing language
Summary
During the meeting's public comment period, residents and local advocates pressed the Board of Island County Commissioners to adopt a Deer Lagoon Preserve management plan, implement kennel licensing and add language to the comprehensive plan to incentivize permanently affordable deed‑restricted housing; several groups said they will file written comments before the Feb. 9 deadline.
Dozens of residents used the Board of Island County Commissioners' Feb. 3 public comment period to press for conservation, animal‑welfare and housing measures in the county’s comprehensive‑plan update.
Marnie Jackson of the Environmental Action Network opened a series of conservation comments by urging the board to recognize Indigenous settlement histories and to support upcoming consideration of the Deer Lagoon Preserve management plan. "I really admire the depth with which [Carlos Anderson] interviewed agencies and nonprofits to develop a plan that would bring us into compliance with the 22‑year‑old grant agreement," Jackson said.
Other conservation speakers echoed that support. Amanda Bullis (Environmental Action Network, Langley) asked the county to perform a climate‑resiliency audit of the…
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