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The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission seeks input regarding future plans for the Watmough Bay Preserve Addition (formerly the Higgins property) located on Lopez Island. The meeting will be held in person at the Lopez Island Family Resource Center and available to join online via Zoom.
The Conservation Land Bank acquired the 11.5-acre Watmough Addition in February of 2022 for the purchase price of $2.55 million. The Land Bank has sought opportunities to offset the cost of acquisition and invites discussion on the possible options of grant funding or transfer to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Find meeting materials on the Land Bank website: https://sjclandbank.org/event/special-commission-meeting-watmough-bay-preserve-addition/
About San Juan County’s Conservation Land Bank
San Juan County’s Conservation Land Bank, funded by a 1% real estate excise tax paid by purchasers of property at closing, acquires and protects special places in the Islands including coastlines, farmland, forests and wetlands. The department offices are located at 328 Caines Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. For more information about San Juan County’s Land Bank, visit www.sjclandbank.org.
The meeting is Friday September 8th from 10:15am to noon. Though the meeting is on Lopez regarding a Lopez preserve, all islanders are encouraged to read the materials and attend, as there’s an important decision to be made about future management and ownership of this new preserve.