HomeMy WebLinkAbout152.Liljas, B. 5-4_New waterfront regs comments fr waterfront owner.
Michelle McConnell
From:bliljas@comcast.net
Sent:Tuesday, May 04, 2010 10:08 PM
To:Stewart, Jeff R. (ECY)
Subject:New water front regulations comments from waterfront owner
Categories:LASMP Public Comment
Dear Mr. Stewart:
I am an owner of property on the Hoh river, I am concerned about the comment on section 3-2 of the
regulations. Regarding the skyrocketing price of waterfront property that
mitigated the loss of value of property from increased setbacks. In 1992 my wife and I purchased 65
acres on the Hoh river w/3500 feet of riverfront. The property has been for sale the last several
years. As the various shoreline and growth acts have been enacted the opportunity for development
of our property has decreased. This has had such an impact the the only offer we have received on
the property (from Western Rivers Conservancy) was 25% less than what we paid for it in
1992. Government programs such as the Flep program have not made a payment since the fall of
2007. When I purchased the property I was able to subdivide the property into 10 parcels with ten
residences. Now I can only have one parcel with only one residence. The only use the property has
now is growing trees, but with the huge shoreline buffers the amount of usable land for growing trees
is significantly less than it was when I purchased the property. In 1992, If I would have known that
governmental regulation would have devalued my property values to the point that eighteen years
later it would be less than I paid for it, I would never have purchased the property. I purchased the
property as an investment to fund my retirement. As you can see, my retirement will not be very well
funded. To say that these regulations have no negative impact to property owners is a total work of
fictions. Not every owner of waterfront property owner is a multimillionaire, many of them are like
myself that get up and go to work everyday and scrape to get by. Since I am self employed and
receive no pension all I hope, that age sixty seven when I retire, that I have something more that
social security to live on. I you would like to speak to me regarding about anything I have related in
this e-mail please call on my cell number 253-677-5321.
Regards,
Brian Liljas
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