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Dear County Commissioners:
Last year the Planning Commission of Jefferson County urged you, our County Commissioners, to place the issue of prohibiting marijuana
facilities in rural residential zones on the 2019 docket. The County Commissioners voted 2-1 to NOT place the issue on the docket.
Commissioners Sullivan and Brotherton voted no, and Commissioner Dean voted yes. At that time, many County officials expressed a
desire to place this issue on the 2020 docket. I am asking you, as my representatives, to place this matter on the docket for 2020.
Presently, the majority of counties in Washington prohibit marijuana facilities in areas zoned rural residential. They have made this
prohibition to protect the citizens who live in these residential areas. Jefferson County allows such facilities if the applicant goes through the
process of getting a conditional use permit. Surrounding neighbors who may be opposed to such facilities are given the burden of presenting
their opposition to the county and/or a hearing commissioner. The process is time-consuming and expensive for the County, the applicant,
and the opposing homeowners. You, our elected County officials, can take away these burdens by prohibiting marijuana facilities in rural
residential zones. If such a prohibition is in place, applicants can locate their facilities in over 60 percent of the county without having to go
through an onerous process. We ask you to protect our rural residential lands before it is too late.
Sincerely,
Amy L. Does, Ph.D.
8802 Flagler Rd.
Nordland, WA 98358
adoes2@frontier.com
Thu 8/20/2020 8:01 PM
To:Planning Commission Desk <PCommissionDesk@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Kate Dean <KDean@co.jefferson.wa.us>; jeffbocc <jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Greg Brotherton <GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us>;