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Friday, January 30,20094:12 PM
Michelle McConnell; #Long-Range Planning
Preliminary Draft SMP
I live at 1431 Irondale Road in that area where Irondale Road and Port Townsend Bay define
front and back yards. My husband and I bought a very nice little 2 bedroom cottage and
planned to connect it to the garage. This additional space would provide a shop for him
and a studio and gallery for me and a guest room. I lost my husband and have not been
able to reach around such changes emotionally or financially but do think it is a needed
change, if ~ore than one lady is to be comfortable in this house.
As I understand it, if PDSMPis adopted any additional building would have to be on the
current footprint and that could only be done by me, not some future owner of the
property. This would have tremendous impact on my future.
1. I am a very responsible stewart of the property and proud of the mating pair of eagles
on my bank. I think building up would be far more invasive into their space than
connecting at ground level.
2. I do plan to marry again and would like to be able to stay here in this house.
However, I cannot see beginning such a change or financing it within the probable
deadline.
3. One of the things that made this house acceptable to my husband and me was that there
was 3/4 of an acre with a small amount of the land in use and the proposed addition would
use only the part of the yard currently invested in sidewalks and driveway and a small
amount of the flower beds. None of what I would call the green space would be tapped. We
bought this house and its potential. Any new owner would not be able to buy the same and
would have to accept it as it is. It's potential would be lost.
It seems that I need to sell as soon as possible to allow another owner to buy the
potential. As an older woman, this house is key to myoId age security and this is not
the time I would want to have to sell.
I hope you can see why I feel quite threatened. Please, let me know if I am
misunderstanding anything, and, please, since bureacracy almost nevers undoes things, take
all the time needed to get it right and not make this a resident unfriending place to
live.
Respectfully
Judith W Courtwright
360-379-4037
POBox 765
Port Hadlock, WA 98339
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