[Capr-announce] CAPR News June 2008

[Jeff Wright]

CAPR NEWS

 

THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FROM CITIZENS' ALLIANCE FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS


June, 2008

 

 

Olympic Stewardship Foundation Challenges Jefferson Co. CAO

 

On May 23rd Pacific Legal Foundation, representing Olympic Stewardship
Foundation (OSF), filed a Petition for Review with the Western Washington
Growth Management Hearings Board regarding the Jefferson County Critical
Areas Ordinance (CAO) as published on March 26, 2008.

 

The petition asks the Hearing's Board to find that the county's CAO fails to
fall within the legal requirements of Washington's Growth Management Act
(GMA) and requests that the Board find that several sections of the CAO are
not in compliance with the GMA.  The Board is also asked to invalidate the
ordinance in its entirety because many of the rules adopted are excessive
and materially interfere with the goals of the GMA.

 

"It's regrettable that it is necessary to bring this action against
Jefferson Co. because we had repeatedly offered to support a CAO that
protected the county's citizens as well as its ecosystems" said OSF
President Jim Hagen.  "Many highly qualified people worked extraordinarily
hard to develop positive innovations for the resulting legislation.
Unfortunately, there are areas of the ordinance where the planning
commission and the board of county commissioners were more responsive to the
demands of outside interests than to the needs and hopes of the county's
citizens."

 

(The above report taken from an OSF news release)

 

In related news, CAPR Legal Fund President Bob Vos presented a check for
$2,000 to Pacific Legal Foundation in support of the OSF challenge.

 

 

 

CAPR Endorses Rossi for Governor

 

The CAPR Political Action Committee has Dino Rossi for governor of
Washington.  The PAC Board voted to endorse Rossi because he believes in,
and will support private property rights.  Perhaps more important, the Board
feels that he will make administrative appointments who will do the same.
The Board also voted to contribute $1,600 to the Rossi campaign, which is
the maximum direct contribution allowed. 

 

2008 CAPR Board Installed

 

The new CAPR Board of Directors was installed at the June 27th Board
Meeting.  The new Board members are:

 

          President                      Steve Hammond

          Vice-President             Preston Drew

          Secretary                      Jeff Wright

          Treasurer                      Cindy Alia

          Directors                       Jim Osborne

                                                Dan Griner

                                                Darol Johnson

 

Interestingly, the anticipated write-in campaign to replace Wright as
Secretary did not materialize during the election.

 

At this meeting, the new CAPR Board also appointed individuals to the boards
of the CAPR Political Action Committee and Legal Fund.

 

For the PAC Board:

 

          President                      Steve Hammond

          Vice-President             Preston Drew

          Secretary                      Jeff Wright

          Treasurer                      Cindy Alia

          Directors                       Darol Johnson

                                                Darlene Hamilton

                                                Chuck Wennerlind

 

And for the Legal Fund Board:

 

          President                      Bob Vos

          Vice-President             Jeff Wright

          Secretary                      Judith Finney

          Treasurer                      Don Drew

          Directors                       Mara Heiman

                                                Fred Penwell

 

We are excited to have new Board members Mara Heiman, Darlene Hamilton,
Chuck Wennerlind and Fred Penwell.  Each has talents which will be valuable!

 

 

Legal Fund Hires Intern

 

The CAPR Legal Fund has hired Apollo Furhiman as a part-time legal intern.
Furhiman will perform legal research in support of Fund activities, the
activities of Advocates Steve Hammond and Preston Drew, and provide analysis
of state Supreme Court decisions as well as other duties.  

 

 

 

CAPR Endorses Tim Ford for Court of Appeals, Division II

 

The CAPR Political Action Committee has endorsed Tim Ford for the Court of
Appeals, Division II which covers southwest Washington.  Ford was Deputy
Solicitor General in the State Attorney General's Office.  More recently he
was appointed as the Assistant Attorney General for Government
Accountability.  Ford believes that judges should apply existing law without
bias, follow the constitution and that the courts must protect individual
rights guaranteed by the law. 

            

 

 

Odds and Ends

 

Matching Contributions

If you work for a company, which adds matching funds to charitable
contributions, remember the CAPR Legal Fund.  All donations to the Legal
Fund are tax deductible and the additional contribution by your employer
makes leverages your contribution towards protecting your property rights.

 

 

CAPR Meeting Schedule

 

The next meeting of the King Co. chapter of CAPR will be held at 7:00 PM,
Thursday, July 5th.  The meeting site is the IHOP restaurant located at 1433
NW Sammamish Rd. in Issaquah.  Consider coming early for dinner and
conversation.

 

 

Jeff Wright

Secretary, CAPR

E-mail:        jeff at proprights.org

 

 

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