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February 7, 2024
Cristina Haworth, AICP
SCJ Alliance
8730 Tallon Lane NE, Suite 200
Lacey, WA 98516
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Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
1820 Jefferson St.
PO Box 1220
Port Townsend, WA 98368
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Josh D. Peters, AICP
Jefferson County Community Development Director
621 Sheridan St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
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James Kennedy
Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney
1820 Jefferson St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
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RE: Master Planned Resort at Black Point
Greetings:
For more than 50 years the Hood Canal Environmental Council (HCEC) has been active in protecting Hood Canal. As part of this legacy, we have offered input on Jefferson County plans for
a Master Planned Resort (MPR) at Black Point. We share the concerns of the Brinnon Group expressed in the February 2, 2024, letter from attorney Richard Aramburu to you (attached).
We hope that Jefferson County intends to follow statutory law, court decisions and its own agreements in matters dealing with land use and protecting Hood Canal. Recent plans submitted
to the county to develop the Black Point MPR do not comply with the 2018 Kitsap Superior Court decision or the 2019 Amended Development Agreement.
HCEC endorses the recommendations in the recent letter from attorney Aramburu, that Jefferson County should take the following actions:
1. Decline to review the current subdivision proposal submitted by Statesman for Pleasant Harbor development. The plan for 216 single-family residential lots, without
the required MPR project features, is inconsistent with the 2019 Development Agreement amendments because it approves residential development without any permits, plans or showing of
financial ability to fund or deliver the fanciful amenities, such as a “tea house in the trees” and a full-size NHL hockey rink.
2. Return any proposed subdivision plans to the applicant and decline further review until the submittal of plans is consistent with the Amended Development Agreement
and Jefferson County codes.
3. Determine the subdivision application is not complete because it does not contain all required features and documentation.
4. Prevent sales or advertisement for sales of properties within the Pleasant Harbor MPR, through the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney, until all terms of the Development
Agreement and Jefferson County platting ordinances are met.
HCEC welcomes dialogue with you over these concerns.
Sincerely,
Phil Best
Phil Best, President
Hood Canal Environmental Council