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STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the }
Chimacum Forest (Short’s Forest) project as }
Authorized by and in Accordance with Jefferson } RESOLUTION NO. _______
County Code Section 3.08.030(7) to Provide a }
System of Public Open Spaces }
WHEREAS, conservation futures tax levy collections, authorized under RCW 84.34.230
are an important means of retaining community character and accomplishing the open space policies
and objectives of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan that encourage the coordinated acquisition
of key open space lands for long-term protection; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County is authorized by RCW 84.34.210 and 84.34.220 to
acquire open space land, agricultural and timber lands as defined in RCW 84.34.220; and
WHEREAS, the Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight Committee has reviewed
project applications for 2018 and made its funding recommendations to the Board of County
Commissioners in accordance with Jefferson County Code Chapter 3.08; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Jefferson County Conservation Futures
Program, the Jefferson Land Trust, as project sponsor, requests funding towards the acquisition of a
conservation easement on two parcels of land in Sec. 23, 26 & 27 T. 29N, R. 1W with Assessor’s
Parcel Numbers 901262001 and 901233001; and
WHEREAS, the County retains enough developable land to accommodate the 2018
Chimacum Forest (Short’s Forest) project as well as the housing and employment growth that it is
expected to receive, thus satisfying the requirements of Chapter 449, Laws of 2005; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County considers it in the best public interest to contribute
financially to this open space project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. Jefferson County hereby dedicates up to $140,000 in conservation futures funds in the
2018 funding cycle for acquisition expenses contingent on a matching contribution of at
least ninety-nine percent (99%) of the total project cost.
Resolution No. ______ re: Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the Chimacum Forest (Short’s
Forest) project
3. This dedication of funding may be nullified if a submittal for reimbursement,
accompanied by documentation of matching funds sufficient to complete the
acquisition, is not received from the sponsor within three years of the signing of this
resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of ______________, 2018 in Port Townsend, Washington.
SEAL: JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
David Sullivan, Chair
ATTEST:
Kate Dean, Member
Carolyn Gallaway
Deputy Clerk of the Board Kathleen Kler, Member