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<h1><b><font size=5 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>CAPR<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>NEWS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
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<p class=MsoBodyText2><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=4
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt'>THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FROM CITIZENS’ ALLIANCE FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS<span
style='mso-tab-count:3'> </span>April,
2007</span></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Puget Sound Partnership – The Next GMA?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Did you know that King County
intentionally spilled 436 million gallons of untreated sewage and storm water
into Puget Sound over the 2005 / 2006 winter season?<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>These spills were made to keep an antiquated sewer
system from backing up during large storm events.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Since that winter was a dry one, and the yet to be reported
2006 / 2007 winter was very wet with a lot of storm events, what will the
reported spill for this period be?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Twice that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Click <a
href="http://www.metrokc.gov/health/hazard/cso.htm">here</a> to read about it
on the King County website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Note
that the county <i><span style='font-style:italic'>hopes</span></i> to have
this situation under control by the year 2030!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regardless, it is only the tip of
the pollution iceberg as there are ten different cities around Puget Sound
whose sewer systems deliberately dump raw sewage into the Sound during heavy
rains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>These events are
known as “Combined Sewer Overflows” (CSO’s) in the utility business.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Given that King County contributed 436
million gallons alone, the total for all ten cities probably approaches a
billion gallons for that period!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Against the backdrop of a polluted
Puget Sound, the legislature has created legislation known as Puget Sound
Partnership (PSP).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This new law
creates a state agency with broad powers that will affect all lands between the
crest of the Olympic Mountains and the crest of the Cascades.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And it has all of the hallmarks of
being another Growth Management Act (GMA) in the harm it may do to property
rights.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Growth Management Act was
created as a tool to help Washington’s more populous counties plan for
growth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It prescribes that local
governments will use a balanced set of guidelines when making development
decisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Among these are the
need to provide affordable housing, adequate transportation, development of
natural resources, environmental protection and others.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In its application, however, GMA has
been perverted to the point where little more than environmental protection is
taken into account, with its appointed Growth Hearings Boards being little more
than kangaroo courts far from voter control.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Puget Sound Partnership requires
that the Governor appoint an eight- member leadership council, which will
develop a plan to clean up Puget Sound and dole out vast sums of taxpayers’
money to various agencies and groups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Sounds okay on the face of it but the devil is in the application.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This legislation was a priority of
a coalition of 22 environmental organizations, some of them quite extreme in
their goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>One, Washington
Environmental Council, has literally hijacked Jefferson County’s required
growth plan update process knowing that the financially weak county does not
have the ability to stand up to its legal ability to “challenge” the county
into submission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is planned
that PSP will include non-governmental organizations and it is not hard to
guess which types will get the nod.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>PSP will ultimately have the ability
to influence and insidiously control all lands that drain water to Puget
Sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>PSP is written as if there
will be balance in its initiatives, but given the horrors and abuse of GMA, we
all know how this can turn out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>CAPR, and all landowners and organizations which prize property rights,
will need to work proactively to influence how this unfolds.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>With the need to clean up Puget
Sound, landowners will no doubt be told that we will have to make some
“sacrifices” to achieve the goal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Property owners in King and other counties have already made
“sacrifices” at their own expense under the guise of protecting clean
water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They have been “nickeled
and dimed” with regulations that have minimal benefit to the environment.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Meanwhile, King County takes a laid
back attitude towards its “combined sewer overflows” as it spends millions to
buy open space, trades away a major regional airport for a new bike path and
promotes heavy urban population density in areas that don’t have adequate sewer
systems now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Such is the hypocrisy
of environmentalism in Western Washington.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>It is easy to see PSP taking a similar track and we can’t
let that happen!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h2><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>CAPR
Becomes Intervener in Williams Case<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
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<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>A King County
hearing examiner has agreed to let CAPR become an “intervener” in defense of
county property owners when their case goes before the hearing examiner in
May.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Williams family is
accused of clearing in excess of 50% of its’ approximately two acre property.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The clearing was done by the owners for
the safety of the structures on the property and to clear downed and storm
damaged trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They did the
clearing after consulting the Washington Department of Natural Resources and
being told that they would not need a permit to remove trees that were within
one and a half tree lengths of their structures.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>However, the County has cited them due to the facts that
they exceeded the 50% limit in the Clearing and Grading Ordinance and that the
work was done without a permit required by the ordinance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Vice President Preston Drew had
been working with the Williams’ and their attorney prior to the first
hearing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Preston was joined by
CAPR Property Rights Advocate, and President elect, Steve Hammond who gave
testimony at that hearing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At that
time, the hearing examiner consented to allow CAPR to become an intervener for
the Williams’ defense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The
examiner made that decision not only as an aid to the Williams’ but also
because he felt that CAPR has an interest in the case.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CAPR feels that being named as an
intervener in the case is significant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>In the unhappy event that the decision of the hearing examiner goes
against the Williams’ at their May hearing, CAPR would then be in a position to
appeal the case to the court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This
would give CAPR the ability to challenge certain aspects of the Clearing and
Grading and Critical Areas ordinances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>And it appears that the County is taking the case seriously.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Rather than being handled by D.D.E.S.
staff, the case will be handled by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>These types of actions are made
possible by those who have donated to the CAPR Legal Fund.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Our thanks to them!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
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<h2><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Drew
Meets With CLC to Discuss Land Use Issues<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></h2>
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<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>CAPR Vice President
Preston Drew has met twice with Michelle Connor of Cascade Land Conservancy
(CLC) to discuss land use issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Connor is Vice President in charge of that organization’s “Cascade
Agenda” which seeks to set aside large tracts of land on both sides of the
Cascade Mountain range in coming years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>During the election season last year, many who opposed Initiative 933,
including CLC, admitted that there are inequities in Washington land use
policies that should be addressed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Ms. Connor agreed to sit down and discuss these issues.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Further discussion is planned with no
news to report at this time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CLC was active during this
legislative session.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It was
successful in helping to push through a bill to allow for regional transfers of
development rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>CLC was not
successful however, in getting the “Rural Villages” bill passed.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That bill would have allowed dense
developments of up to 350 homes to be built in rural areas with their required,
adjacent native area buffers being deeded over to private organizations such as
CLC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>CAPR opposed this
hypocritical bill on the grounds that it would be an unfair benefit to a few
developers and would give land to private organizations at taxpayer
expense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>CAPR will continue to
lobby against this concept.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Support
I-958, the Life Safety and Protection Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The drive to get state initiative
958 is in full gear and needs your help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>This initiative would allow property owners to clear trees and brush
within 100 feet of their building and utility lines.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>It is actually ridiculous that an initiative is needed to
keep you home safe, but that’s the case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>You can read the initiative at <a
href="http://www.yesoni958.squarespace.com/">www.yesonI958.squarespace.com</a>.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You can get involved by emailing <a
href="mailto:I958@centurytel.net">I958@centurytel.net</a> or by calling
360-378-3776.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Support
King County Initiative, I-25<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This one would give King County
residents the vote to decide if the County Elections Director should be a
non-partisan, elected official.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Just about everyone except the guy that controls the Elections Director
thinks this is a no-brainer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Check
out the website at <a href="http://www.accountableelections.org/">www.AccountableElections.org</a>
and then email the campaign at <a href="mailto:info@AccountableElections.org">info@AccountableElections.org</a>
to get petitions to help get the initiative on the ballot.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>CAPR
Meeting Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>The next meeting of
the King Co. Chapter of CAPR will be held at 7:00 PM, Thursday<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>May 3, 2007.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The meeting site is the IHOP restaurant
located at 1433 NW Sammamish Rd. in Issaquah.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Consider coming early for dinner and conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Support
the Cause!<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As a volunteer organization, CAPR
depends on our supporters and Board to get things done.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you have time to donate, please
contact us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you would like to
make a financial contribution, you can do so with this link: <a
href="http://www.proprights.org/donate.php">http://www.proprights.org/donate.php</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jeff Wright<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Secretary, CAPR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>E-mail:<span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span><a
href="mailto:jeff@proprights.org">jeff@proprights.org</a></span></font><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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