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To: The Jefferson County Planning Commission
From: Phyllis R. Schultz ~
Via e-mail: planning@co.jefferson.wa.us
Re: updating the Shoreline Master Plan to
ANY mining activities
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Dear Members of the Jefferson County Planning Commission:
As I have been informed, Jefferson County is currently updating its
Shorelin~ Master Plan. The preliminary draft has been released.
Unfortunately, that draft permits mining activities, including
conveyor belts, piers, and barges on the conservancy shoreline of
Hood Canal.
Please note: THE ENTIRE HOOD CANAL SHORELINE IS DESIGNATED AS
SHORELINE OF STATE-WIDE-SIGNIFICANCE. !!
Some forty years ago, Mason County issued a permit for such an
operation at the mouth of the Hamma Hamma River. This action was
overturned by the Shorelines Hearings Board which stated that:
"Intensive land uses or developments within the shoreline of Hood
Canal, a shoreline of state-wide significance, should be
discouraged or prohibited. It is difficult to perceive a use more
intensive and incompatible with the present shoreline and
aesthetics of Hood Canal than the construction proposed by the
Company. The pier, conveyor and barge facility will intrude upon
the magnificent grandeur that is now existent, converting the
natural characteristics and beauty of the existing shoreline into
one marred by this proposed industrial enterprise."
That decision by the Shorelines Hearings Board was the correct one
back then; it would be correct TODAY for the part of Jefferson
County that abuts the Hood Canal shoreline.
All of us who love puget Sound for its beauty and for its
life-sustaining climate and food have witnessed massive expense of
tax payer $'s to restore the sound to its original health along its
full length. Restoration was made imperative due to dangerous
decisions by contiguous governments and private interests. In
short, development for private financial gain by a few individuals
will short-circuit the clean-up efforts and put the Hood Canal at
extreme risk for all of us.
Please note: I am not opposed to development in Jefferson County
nor do I think my neighbors throughout the county are. In fact, on
every plebiscite over the past 10+ years, the voters of Jefferson
County have supported ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT. However, mininq activities less than 150 feet of the
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shoreline is NOT environmentally safe and sustainable. Any mining
companies who want to expand their enterprise in ways that do not
meet the above criterion MUST be restrained. And, they should be
encouraged to use their creative and entrepreneurial talents to
find new ways to grow their companies.
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Jefferson County resident for 12 years
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