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Jefferson County awaits final draft papenrork
on development proposed in Brinnon
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PORf TOWNSEND - Jefferson County commlssioners are awaiting final draft
paperwork on the proposed Pleasant Harbor Resort in Brinnon, the county
administrator sald.
The 252-acre reson was proposed ln 2006 for Black Polnt, 2 miles south of Brinnon,
The plan has been controversial fer the past decade.
On Aug, 14 county commissloners recelved a project update from Patty Charnas,
county director of community development.
Charnas and the Department of Community Development (DCD) are working with the
Statesman Corp. of Calgary, Alberta, to flnalize development regulatlons and a
development agreement for the project, sald County Admlnlstrator Phlllp Morley,
The DCD must approve the development regulatlons and agreement before the flnal
draft wlll be sent to commissloners for review, he sald,
'We need the final draft before we can move forward," said Commissloner Davld
Sulllvan, "Work ls belng done, but the county doesn't control the pace. lt's up to them
lthe developers] to get thelr work done."
Sulllvan said the toplc at Monday's meetlng was only an update from the DCD. No
vote occurred,
A protest was organized against the project and held outslde the Jefferson County
Courthouse on Aug, '14,
"l thlnk there was a llttle blt of a mlscommunlcatlon there,'Morley sald. "There ls a lot
more of a process that needs to happen,"
There ls currently no tlmellne on when the developers must have the flnal draft of the
development regulatlons and agreements,
However, once the flnal draft is handed over to commlssloners, they wlll vote on
whether to proceed, lf the draft does ablde by county codes, lt wlll be publlshed on
the county webslte and a publlc hearlng wlll be scheduled.
Both Morley and Sulllvan said the hearlng would be scheduled roughly two months
out to allow plenty of time for people to revlew the documents and submlt public
comment.
The area of the proposed resort was previously developed as an RV park wlth more
than 500 spaces. lt now stands empty.
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"lt was already a developed area," Morley sald. "Thls ls a redevelopment."
Durlng a number of public meetings in the past nlne years and ln a letter sent Aug. 13
from the Port Gamble S'Klallam Trlbe, envlronmental concerns were ralsed about the
project.
The trlbe speclflcally ralsed concerns about the destruction of kettles, a unique
geologlc feature found along Black Polnt,
The trlbe also ralsed concerns overthe potentlal pollution rlsk ofthe waters of Hood
Canal should the proposed 890 unlts be built along the shorellne.
Aside from public commenc the county has continued to consult with the Port
Gamble S'Klallam Tribe to ensure they have a say in the flnal proJect, Morley said.
'The results of public comments and that consultation with the trlbe will be taken lnto
consideration," he said,
Jefferson County Edltor/Reporter Cydney McFarland can be reached at 360-385-2335,
ext, 55052, or at cmcfarland@peninsuladailynews.com,