Happy New Year! As many of you know, the Land Bank was renewed for 12 more years in a close county-wide election this past November.
Because there has been a lot of community discussion over the past several months we, as the two Orcas Island Land Bank Commissioners, had the opportunity to gain some important insight about our fellow islanders and their perspectives about the Land Bank and its process.
While the program received voter approval, it is apparent we can make improvements. We haven’t been communicating with the community as well as we could and some people feel they are left out of the process. At the Land Bank Commission’s recent annual retreat, among other ideas, it was agreed that a first step is to prepare a survey to better understand community priorities for the Land Bank and to identify areas of improvement.
In the meantime, we welcome your questions and opinions, and value your input.
Thank you,
Lisa Botiller Wolford, lisa@orcasislandrealty.com
Lance Evans, levans@rockisland.com
