| — from Plan Ahead San Juans — Join our growing team in formally asking for a comprehensive Truth in Planning statement to be an official part of the Comprehensive Plan. Once a year, SJC law provides residents with the opportunity to make a formal request for a change in the Comprehensive Plan. A formal request was made for a “Truth in Planning” statement (also known as a Build Out Analysis) in 2001 AND in 2018. Each time, the Planning Commission recommended it be done. In 2001, it was recommended that it be given the highest priority of county government. The Planning Commission recommendation was dismissed by the County Council in 2001 and AGAIN in 2018. I am resubmitting the application again for 2019. You are being asked to add your name as a co-applicant to this formal “Docket Application” request. It costs you nothing. You don’t have to write or testify. You can read the request and take one-click action at doebay.net/sunshine/docketapplication.pdf Here are the steps: 1. Read the cover letter (and text of the application if you’re curious) in the link above. 2. Print the attached co-applicant letter (the last page of the document in the link above) 3. Sign it 4. Get your signed letter to Joe scan or photo and email to joesymons@me.com (other options available) Detailed directions are in the cover letter in the docket application. 5. Feel Good that you took action to get real information about the future you care about. Questions? call or text 360 378 7577 email to joesymons@me.com We are moving a rhinoceros. One mosquito can be ignored; 500 will make him move. Let’s DO THIS! |
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Thanks Joe. This is certainly the time for this discussion. It sometimes feels like we’re trying to navigate a ship under power without a rudder, map, and without a known arrival time or destination.
It’s disconcerting to realize that we cannot determine what our future holds because we simply have not done the analysis. As a citizen I support the Plan Ahead San Juans Team, and share their dream of a more cooperative, transparent, and informed local government. I strongly support the concept of the Truth and Planning statement, and encourage other’s to write letters &/or call our local reps to voice our comments.
I admire the sentiment, and found this too late to sign on. But I would hesitate to sign on after reading the material. Why? Because it still makes “urban” growth areas take the brunt for the rest of the islands. We are not “urban.” and we never should have been designated as urban in any parts of these islands.
We don’t want sprawl in the UGAs either! Our forests are being cut down in UGAs at an alarming rate and we need them to filter the excess stormwater pollution from all those cars. We also need to stop the proliferation of vacation rentals. We are hurting here in Eastsound UGA. Our lands are hurting, our waters are hurting, our forests are hurting and we are destroying the most important wetland watershed in SJC – Eastsound Swale watershed basin wetland. Don’t let anyone tell you it was just a “farming ditch.” there are maps that go way back and prove otherwise.
Honesty in Planning? Don’t expect this from free market capitalist politicians or their hires – even the well meaning ones. We can’t sustain this.