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ROBERT H. HERBST II
P.O. Box 65399
Port ludlow, WA 98365
Jefferson County Department
Of Community Development
621 Sheridan st.
Port Townsend, W A 98368
JUN 14 2UO.
JEFFERSON COUNTY oeD
June 13, 2004
Re: DSEIS for Port ludlow,
Gentlemen:
My wife and I moved to Port Ludlow in The fall of 1988 and built
our house on property we had purchased ten years earlier. We
felt that we had options, and, rather than moving here simply
because we owned property, we spent the better half of a
year studying those options. We selected Port Ludlow because
of the ambiance of the community; the lovely grassy lawns
weddings during the sunny months in tents erected from time to
time for that specific purpose; people walking their dogs;
families having group photographs taken. It was charming and
we bought into it.
One thing that helped us make up our minds was a map, given
to us when we originally purchased the land. It was a black
and white map of the community with green areas. A foot
note told us that the green indicated "green belt". Two
portions of the green shading, near the golf course had black
dotted lines with the words "future condominium area" inside
of the indicated area. I no longer have the map, but all of the
area being considered in DSEIS was green. There were no
dotted lines; no notation that the area being considered was
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ROBERT H. HERBST II
P.O. Box 65399
Port Ludlow, WA 98365
to accommodate condominiums. Well that is in the past and I
realize that you have gone too far to go back to what was. But
is there any justification (except the good old "bottom line") for
creating a rather high density housing complex? Most of us
recognize that the owners of the land have a right to seek its
highest economic potential, but where does the county draw
the line between what is fair for the developer and what is in
the best interest of the people who live in this community? We
have now been designated a Master Planned Resort. It
certainly does not look to be one. This latest request will further
disguise the resort aspect of our surroundings. More to the
point we are on a fast track to becoming a housing
development; a rather densely populated one at that.
I strongly urge the County refuse to allow an increase of 30
units, from 58 to 88, a 51% increase.
Sincerely yours,
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