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> On Jan 19, 2024, at 5:45 PM, Nan Evans <nanswaltz@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> https://olyopen.com/2024/01/19/open-letter-to-the-jefferson-county-commissioners-regarding-shoreline-master-program/
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> Dear Commissioners
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> I want to state my strong support for the position so well stated by Al Bergstein in his open letter to you regarding geoduck activities in our coastal waters. I will not burden you
by restating what Al so persuasively has already done. I strongly urge you to follow the suggestions he had made
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> Before moving to Port Townsend about 12 years ago, I lived in Oregon. And for a number of years I was the manager of the statewide Coastal Zone Management Program and later the director
for the state land use planning agency that houses the CZM program. I was astonished to learn of the lax regulatory and enforcememt approach Jefferson County had taken on a number of
shoreline management issues, especially regarding such impactful activities, as geoduck aquaculture.
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> This is your opportunity to do better for the future of our community and our incredible environment. I urge you to act.
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> Sincerely
> Nan Evans
> 1011 57th Street
> Port Townsend
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> Sent from my iPhone