HomeMy WebLinkAbout28 JacksonRequest your consideration re MJ facilities
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Dear County Officials:
Last year the Planning Commission of Jefferson County urged the County Commissioners to place the issue of prohibi ng marijuana facili es in rural residen al
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 me, many County officials expressed a desire to place this issue on the 2020 docket.
I am asking you, our County Officials, to place this ma er on the docket for 2020.
Presently, the majority coun es in Washington prohibit marijuana facili es in rural residen al zoning areas. They have made this prohibi on to protect the ci zens
who live in these residen al areas. Jefferson County allows such facili es if the applicant goes through the process of ge ng a condi onal use permit. The
process creates a hardship and burden on the County, the applicant, and the surrounding homeowners who may be opposed to having a marijuana facility as a
neighbor. You, our elected County officials, would be taking away those burdens by prohibi ng these facili es in rural residen al zones. If this prohibi on were
in place, applicants could locate their facili es in over 60 percent of the county without having to go through this onerous process. We ask you to protect us before
it is too late.
Warm regards,
Jo Jackson
140 Beach Drive
Nordland, Wa
98358
JO JACKSON <JOJACKSONJ@msn.com>
Fri 8/21/2020 1:17 PM
To:Planning Commission Desk <PCommissionDesk@co.jefferson.wa.us>;