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Jeanie Orr
From: Jeanie Orr
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:05 AM
To: Michelle McConnell
Cc: AI Scalf; Stacie Hoskins; Jeanie Orr
Subject: FW: Proposed Shoreline Plan
From: Dennis Burk [mailto:dburk@olypen.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 5:06 PM
To: #Long-Range Planning
Subject: Proposed Shoreline Plan
TO:
Jefferson County Planning Commission
FROM:
Dennis & Carol Burk
511 Griffith Point Road
Nordland, W A 98358
DATE: June 17,2009
SUBJECT: Shoreline Master Plan
After paying taxes on my shoreline property for so many years, I am shocked that this legislation will so
restrict my use of my own property.
The new shoreline plan will only allow me to cut 20% of the trees and brush in the 160 foot setback
area: I will have no view at all. This is far too restrictive.
Having to get a conditional use permit to build a house on my own property is far too restrictive, costly
and time-consuming and I object to it very much. The County had 10% ofthe shoreline showing as
"natural" in the original plan, they now say 40% is "natural". That is ridiculous and takes away from the
usage of my property.
This plan will not allow me to access my beach with stairs. I believe the State Constitution allows me to
use my property fully, including getting down to use the beach. This is un-constitutional.
Under the new plan, if my home bums down, I will not be able to rebuild it in the same place. That is
totally unfair and unjust. Shame on you.
This plan is so complicated and hard to read. Public documents should be readable and totally
understandable. You are railroading us.
Ownership of real property is different than ownership of chattel property. Chattel you can pick-up and
take with you, but real estate must stay where it is at. In that sense, you own "rights of use" of real
property. In other words, you can build a structure on it, bury something in it, landscape it, plant a
garden, etc.
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Many years ago the tidelands abutting my property were sold to the then up-lands owner. The tidelands
were sold by the State with virtually no restrictions of use.
I now own those tidelands and virtually all of my rights of use have been confiscated by governments
without any compensation. I can hardly tell a trespasser to get off my beach. The Jefferson County
Shoreline Master Plan now proposes to confiscate many uses of my uplands property also without
compensation.
Waterfront is the most valuable property in Jefferson County and the first 160 feet adjacent to the water
is the most valuable. The proposed Master Plan will destroy hundreds of millions of dollars of real
estate value. You may bankrupt the County.
Why are you starting your holy quest by attacking residential waterfront property owners? Surly the
hundreds of miles of public roads that are currently built within 160 feet of water present a far greater
insult to the ecology. As a starter, move all the roads back 160 feet and see if that helps anything. Next
go after the County's waterfront businesses - they are intensely insulting to the ecology. Wipeout lower
Port Townsend and make it a nature preserve.
The only solution I can see to your assault on residential waterfront owners is a law suit where
participants are sworn to tell the truth, rules of evidence apply, cross examination is allowed, so-called
experts can be tested, experts can represent both sides, etc. . .
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