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Jeanie Orr
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From: Jeanie Orr
Sent: Wednesday, June 17,200912:05 PM
To: Michelle McConnell
Cc: AI Scalf; Stacie Hoskins; Jeanie Orr
Subject: FW: SMP revisions
From: Robert McComb [mailto:scottycarol@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:08 AM
To: #Long-Range Planning
Cc: jeffbocc
Subject: SMP revisions
We find this subversive attempt to allow fin fish and floating aquaculture in the waters of
Jefferson County abhorrent, disgusting atrocious and completely unacceptable.
Furthermore, as discovered only by means of a press release, it smacks of collusion,
cronyism and devious backroom agreements. We have been members of the same groups
as mentioned below in a transcript of comments by Dave and Jeanette Woodruff. We
concur with, and highly endorse, their comments. It could not have been better said.
R.B. "Scotty" & Carol McComb
980 N. Bay Way
Port Ludlow, WA 98365
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Re: SMP Revisions
We object strongly to the latest revisions made public in the press release of June 8, 2009 which would now allow
finfish net pen aqualculture of any sort in the waters of Jefferson County. As members of groups which have worked
for decades to keep this economically conunterproductive, environmentally dangerous, unhealthy and polluting
feedlot industry out of our waters, we are stunned that the Planning Commission would even consider such an
inclusion! Drop this revision and return to the position of NO netpen aquaculture.
Similarly, we are are very concerned about the proliferation of any form of floating shellfish aquaculture and an
apparent last minute attempt to give geoduc aquaculture operations almost carte blanche access to tidelands
throughout the county. In an earlier comment we suggested that a very limited expanded potential for floating
shellfish operations subject to certain conditions might be acceptable. We were also informed in conversation with a
geoduc aquaculturist that the total intertidal area in the county into which geoduc aquaculture could be expanded
was less than twenty-five acres. Based on what we read in the press release, we unfortunately have to conclude
that there has been an effort to slip some really onerous language into the SMP at a late hour. We now oppose any
floating shellfish aquaculture in public waters in the county. We also oppose any expansion of geoduc aquaculture
operations in any public intertidal waters in the county.
David E. Woodruff and Jeanette A. Woodruff
1633 Water Street, Unit 8
Port Townsend WA 98368
6/17/2009