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Staff outlines SITLA RFP change and Promise Rock outcome; developers shift proposals
Summary
Staff described a state legislative change to SITLA RFP procedures that removed a local pre‑purchase right, the senate's decision to fund Promise Rock as a state monument with $750,000, and how developers moved proposed projects (including a large RV park) to neighboring counties.
Staff member (S2) gave background on a separate development discussion at Fish Hatch River and Promise Rock, explaining the legislative and administrative context: "So what they did was commissioner Pollock made a proposal to the state legislature... to change the way SITLA went out to RFP... The senate said, no... However, we'll give you $750,000 and you can make just Promise Rock... a state monument." Staff said developers who had proposed a large RV park or a high‑end glamping resort ultimately shifted plans to other counties following the state decisions.
Commissioners discussed residents' concerns about preserving historic or locally significant places and noted that state designation transfers management to State Parks; staff cautioned that local control is limited when the land is state trust land administered by SITLA. The commission recorded this as informational (not an agenda action item).
