Saturday, October 7, 12:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station
— from Cindy Carter for San Juan Republicans —
In October 2016, a Washington State Supreme Court decision changed how counties decide to approve or deny building permits that use wells for a water source.
In the Whatcom County vs. Hirst, Futurewise, et al. decision (often referred to as the Hirst decision), the court ruled that [Whatcom] county failed to comply with the Growth Management Act (GMA) requirements to protect water resources. The ruling requires the county to make an independent decision about legal water availability.
- Building Permits and Wells: Changes due to a recent court case – January 2017
- Domestic Water Availability Maps – Whatcom, Skagit, and Pierce counties
Join the San Juan County Republicans on Orcas as they hear from fellow islander (Lopez) Ed Kilduff, Hydrologist, who will be speaking about the WA State Supreme Court Hirst Decision. This decision basically halts drilling of wells on undeveloped property. Discover why it is important to everyone in our state….so important that the Republican leadership is holding out on the budget until the Hirst “Fix” gets passed and signed.
This is important on our island and to our future. All are welcome to attend the meeting 12:30 p.m., Saturday, October 7 at the Eastsound Fire Station. Please RSVP to cindy@orcasonline.com.”
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