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Residents and conservation groups press council as public hearing on Anacortes Community Forest Lands plan closes
Summary
At a March 16 public hearing, supporters and critics of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands (ACFL) plan urged council to strengthen enforcement, wildfire preparedness and implementation funding; council closed the hearing and directed staff to compile a comment matrix for review next month.
Mayor Walters opened a public hearing March 16 on the draft Anacortes Community Forest Lands plan and invited public testimony after parks staff summarized the multi‑year process and said the SEPA DNS drew no appeals.
The hearing drew a mix of praise and critique. "We've been part of this process," said Josie Henderson, executive director of Friends of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands, thanking the Forest Board and urging council to continue evidence‑based decisionmaking and to commit to enforcement. Marlene Finley, president of Evergreen Islands, told council the…
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