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Juuary 27, 2009
To.
Department of Oouuni ty Development
Jefferson County
8MP Comments
621 Sheridan Street
Pll1lrt Townsend, VA 98368
JAN 2 9 2009
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From. Marguerite P. Schroeder
Kristin Schroeder
10701 Alton Ave. NE
Seattle, VA 98125-6912
T0 whom it may cencern I
My name is Kristin Schreeder, and I'm writimg this om :behalf of my mother,
Marguerite P. Schroeder,whe owns property at 461 Gr:if'fith Point Road, Nerdland,
Washington. I live a.nd work in Seattle with Marguerite wh0 is a retired
professer. We received. the blue card inferming us of the public hearing sched-
uled. ~r 1/21/09 en t/t7109. This card invited us to review'the Preliminary
Draft SMP ot:lline. We are net en the intermet'a t this time amdw0uld likely not
have had the time to review all 200 pages before the meeting if' we had been. I
DS lucky eR.ugh, 'eR such shert utice, to arrange my schedule im emer te
attend the meetimg, at which time I heard. that thGUS&Jlds 0fresidential shere-
line property owners had met beeR informed abeut the m~eting at 'alll
The blue card statss that, ".. .abeut 2 yea.rs ef preparati€ln..... was
spent on this document and yet I was informed. by one of the citizens that
made cemments at the meet~ng that residemtial preperty oners were purpesely
excluded from any of the preliminary discussioms that went into the draft of
this d@cument. It seems that many citizens are being denied a voice in legisla-
ti0l'l: the. twill grea. tly affect their pr@perty rights and their lives.
It was made clear at the meetimg that the DOD was mot there to answer
questions but simply to hear commeats. I would ask if there was, or will ever
be, a question amd answer session. I would apprecia.te timely notification of
amy and all public meetimgs in the future. I believe it is putting the cart
befCJre the horse to ask citizens t. comment when. they don't have adequate
informs. tion te develop their commeJlts. I am comcened -about the lack ef pub-
lic inclusion and discourse with regard te this complioa ted, both to access
and te understand, decument.
.,' The blue card lists "'l'epios .f Interest fer Single Family Residential
(SFR)Use/Develepment..... I am seriously CtU'lcened abeut the language in Art-
icle 6 regard1J!lg buffers and setbacks and in Article 10 regarding utural
damages. Am I to believe that under this mew plan, if my heme bums den,
I will met be able to rebuild it in the same place? That is far too
restriotive, i. rt-ot, that is totally unfair amd um.justl
Peeple that en. waterfre.t property werked. le.g aad hard. te get it.
They pay property taxes which helps the c.um.ty ecenem.1oa.lly. If their prep-
erty is de-valued it will result in a significant less er in~me reI." them
amd fer the c.um.ty. I would think that there will be aJl equally sign1fie&rlt
increase 1l'l the case lead fer the Beard of Equalization, a.s preperty ewners
seek seme form. ef,compensatio:n for the loss of their right te use their
preperty.
Peeple the. t ewn waterfront property, I believe. fully apprecil. te
the beauty of their shoreline. They view it as a living organism that needs
t. be nurtured. and cared for. It is in the best interest cd" the Single
Family Residential waterfront preperty ener to care for their beach.
Therefore, I believe., these preperty ewners are perfectly suited. te be the
best pessi ble ,,' stewards IIDf em." shorelimes.
Thank you fer your oensideratioll.
Sinoerely" _ 11 _ ~ _ fl~ .-J
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Ma.rgueri te P. Schroeder
Kristin Schroeder
cc. Phillip Merely
c.W'lty Administra. tor
Jeffersell Coum.ty Courthouse
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