[Capr-announce] PIERCE COUNTY - Public meeting to address land-use, zoning changes

[Norman MacLeod]

 <http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/4803834p-4419396c.html>
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/4803834p-4419396c.html
 
If you live in Pierce County, this is a meeting you should attend.  If you
know property rights supporters who live in Pierce County, please strongly
encourage them to attend.  Even if you don't live in Pierce County, this
should be an educational event worth seeing.
 
So...let's see...what's of particular interest here, in addition to the
meeting itself?
 
Well, this is a public meeting that is organized by the county...and by two
anti-growth environmental activist organizations, Futurewise (used-to-was
1000 Friends of Washington),  <http://www.futurewise.org>
www.futurewise.org, and Friends of Piece County,
<http://www.friendsofpiercecounty.org> www.friendsofpiercecounty.org, which
is announces itself as "An Outgrowth of 1000 Friends of Washington".  I
don't suppose we could get the feeling that Pierce County is leaning toward
the anti-growth policies of these two activist organizations, could we?
 
We've noted the Futurwise "best available science" (BAS) CD in the
past...that's the CD that Futurewise advises its allies to enter into the
public record during the GMA and critical areas update processes, so that
their brand of BAS will be part of the public record for appeals.  Friends
of Pierce County has something supporting the process available on their
site that you should download and add to your toolkit, too.  It helps you
prepare testimony for the public process and for the Hearing Examiner phase
of public hearings.  Although it's specific for Pierce County, the tools and
techniques it uses are applicable throughout the state.
 
The 70 page core booklet and its sixteen appendices are available online
at...
 
     <http://www.friendsofpiercecounty.org/booklet.htm>
http://www.friendsofpiercecounty.org/booklet.htm
 
There's a lot of good information there.  If this is what's going to be used
against the landowners' interests, shouldn't we not only be aware that it's
out there, but take some time to study their recommended process so that we
can not only anticipate what they are going to do, but also so that we can
do it better?
 
    Norman

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Public meeting to address land-use, zoning changes 



THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Last updated: April 24th, 2005 02:40 AM 

	
Pierce County residents are invited to learn about proposed zoning and
land-use changes in their neighborhoods during a public meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday in Room 101 of Wyatt Hall at University of Puget Sound. 

The meeting will be organized by the county and the environmental groups
Friends of Pierce County and Futurewise. It's intended to inform the public
of proposed changes to the county's comprehensive plan to manage growth
under Washington's Growth Management Act. 

The county's Planning Commission formally launches the review at 7 p.m. May
4 at the Pierce County Public Services Building, 2401 S. 35th St. A report
evaluating the land-use proposals will be available at county public
libraries May 18.

For more information, call Marian Berejikian, executive director for Friends
of Pierce County, 253-851-9524. 

Aaron Corvin, The News Tribune

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