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February 26, 2024
Honorable Guy Capoeman Jr. Honorable Darlene Hollum Honorable Douglas Woodruff
Quinault Indian Nation Hoh Tribe Quileute Nation
PO Box 189 PO Box 2196 PO Box 279
Taholah, WA 98587 2464 Lower Hoh Rd LaPush, WA 98350
Forks, WA 98331
Honorable Timothy J. Greene, Sr. Honorable Frances G. Charles Honorable W. Ron Allen
Makah Tribe Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
PO Box 115 2851 Lower Elwha Rd 1033 Old Blyn Hwy
Neah Bay, WA 98357 Port Angeles, WA 98363 Sequim, WA 98382
Honorable Amber Caldera Honorable Leonard Forsman Honorable Charles "Guy" Miller
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Suquamish Tribe Skokomish Indian Tribe
31912 Little Boston Rd NE 18490 Suquamish Way North 80 Tribal Center Rd
Kingston, WA 98346 PO Box 498 Skokomish Nation, WA
98584 Suquamish, WA 98392
Greetings Esteemed Tribal Council Chairs:
Jefferson County is embarking on another periodic review of our comprehensive plan,
considering the 20-year view from 2025 to 2045. We acknowledge our Tribal partners and invite
your participation in community planning issues, including land use, environmental protection,
and economic development. We welcome and value your input. The following information will
explain more about our upcoming planning process and how you can be involved.
In compliance with House Bill 1717 (2022) and in the spirit of meaningful communication and
coordination with federally-recognized tribes, we wish to inform you of the following:
• Jefferson County is required by the Growth Management Act (GMA)to complete
Periodic Review of our comprehensive plan and development regulations by June 30,
2025.
• The Washington State Department of Commerce provides information related to the full
spectrum of Periodic Update requirements on this webpage:
www.commerce.wa.gov/serving-communities/growth-management/periodic-update
• Our Department of Community Development(DCD)manages a 2025 Periodic Update
project website, which is simplest way to find updated information about our process:
www.co jefferson.wa.us/1708/2025-Periodic-Update
Phone (360) 385-9100 Fax (360) 385-9382 jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us
• For the purpose of recommending population allocation and for amending our
Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs), as needed, we have reconvened a Growth
Management Steering Committee (GMSC). See Board Resolution No. 09-24, attached.
• The first meeting of the GMSC is scheduled for March 5, 6:00-8:00 PM. It will be a
hybrid in-person/virtual meeting. The physical location is the Operations Center
Conference Room of Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1, 310 Four Corners
Rd, Chimacum, WA.
The Zoom remote meeting information is as follows: us06web.zoom.us/j/88918580984;
Phone: 1-253-215-8782; Webinar ID: 889 1858 0984
• At its first meeting,the GMSC is expected to establish a meeting schedule for a series of
meetings from March to early autumn 2024 in order to accomplish the tasks set before
the committee per Board Resolution No. 09-24.
• The first objective for the GMSC is recommending adoption of population allocation and
growth targets for planning purposes. The GMSC is expected to address potential
amendments to the CPPs beginning in the late spring of 2024. Per RCW 36.70A.210, we
invite tribes to participate in the process by which we will consider amendments to the
CPPs.
• The 2025 Periodic Update webpage linked above will contain information related to
future meetings of the GMSC, Intergovernmental Collaborative Group, Planning
Commission, and Board of County Commissioners, as related to this planning process.
In addition to this letter from the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners to Tribal Council
Chairs, we intend to continue building upon our staff-to-staff relationships by having our
Planning team connect directly with counterparts in your planning and natural resource
management departments during this planning process. We welcome your input at whichever
organizational level you prefer.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact us through our
Commissioners' Office and/or our DCD Planning team via email (planning@co.jefferson.wa.us)
or phone (360-379-4450).
Thank you for your attention and consideration. We wish you well in all your endeavors and we
welcome your participation in our community planning process.
Sincerely,
Kate Dean, Chair Heidi Eisenhour Greg Brotherton
District 1 Commissioner District 2 Commissioner District 3 Commissioner
c: Bridget Ray, Tribal Coordination Manager, Washington State Department of Commerce
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