HomeMy WebLinkAbout040725 email = ))) A Followup to my comments on the PL Commercial Logging & Clear Cutting issueALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them.
Thank you for your time this morning, and your support, in general, re: this issue.
There, however, is one point I feel I failed to make (either in my 3 minutes or in my written comments).
It may be best that we request that the County Assessor’s Office make the zoning change from ‘designated forestland’ to something compatible with the county's ‘MPR-OSR’ zoning BEFORE
May 8, while the current development agreement is still in force.
The reason is this: the development agreement explicitly states that Pope (now PLA) accepts the county’s zoning, meaning that the County Assessor (so that with that language and given
the inconsistency of that zoning language with their forestland designation, it is clear that it is their designation that must give.
In essence, the only way to reconcile the state MPR statute, the county’s zoning language for MPR-OSR (which follows from that statute), and the development agreement signed by both
parties [the county and PLA] is to bring the County Assessor’s office designation into line with MPR-OSR.
By doing this while the development agreement is fully in force, the County Assessor can use the development agreement (still in force) as proof that PLA has given their consent to this
county's zoning language.
I am only concerned (rightly or wrongly) that once the agreement expires, they might be able to more successfully push back legally on the change if they are so inclined.
All the best,
Gary Daugherty
72 Timber Ridge Dr
Port Ludlow, WA 98365
zandromeda@icloud.com <mailto:zandromeda@icloud.com>
319-521-7697 (cell)
P.S. Perhaps just initiating the change before May 8 is sufficient, though I would encourage trying to complete it as well.
In any case, you should probably ask for the opinion of DCD and the County Assessor re: this before May 8 so they have a chance to expedite things if they feel this is warranted.