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<p class=MsoCaption><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=6
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:22.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt'>CAPR NEWS</span></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:22.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=5
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt'>THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FROM CITIZENS’ ALLIANCE FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS<span
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yes">
</span><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span></span></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=5
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt'>January, 2008</span></span></font></b></p>
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face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span><o:p></o:p></font></b></p>
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face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span><o:p></o:p></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=5
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt'>Appeals Court Hears Oral Arguments in Clearing and Grading Ordinance
Challenge</span></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><span
style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>The Washington Division I Court of Appeals
heard oral arguments January 23rd in the case “Citizens’ Alliance for Property
Rights v. Ron Sims” at the School of Law on the University of Washington
Campus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The case concerns the
controversial King County “Clearing and Grading Ordinance” which drastically
limited rural property owners’ rights to use their property.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At question was whether it is lawful
for the County to place a blanket restriction only on rural owners which
dictates that they may only use 35% of their property if they own five acres or
more, or 50% if they own less that five acres, without showing a specific
reason for the restriction.</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'>Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF)
filed the case in 2005 on behalf of several property owners and Citizens’
Alliance shortly after the King County Council enacted the ordinance along with
the Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>PLF filed the case as a “Facial Claim” with the contention that certain
property owners were damaged when the laws went into effect as opposed to the
more typical legal remedy where owners would have to show that they had been
damaged and then seek redress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Asking for justice after a land-use taking is a virtual legal black hole
for a property owner.<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 case was originally heard in
October of 2006 by the Snohomish County Superior Court.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As filed, it contained complaints
against sections of the CAO and the Clearing and Grading Ordinance.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Judge Ronald Castleberry ruled that the
complaints against the CAO were not valid but allowed the complaint against the
use restrictions to go forward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>However, he dismissed that portion in early 2007 after a request for
Summary Judgment by King County.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>PLF then successfully requested an appeal of the case with the
contention that Castleberry had put forth a partial ruling.<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'>CAPR Board members who attended
the hearing were in agreement that the three-judge panel of the Appeals Court
understood the real issue in dispute, especially in light of their harsh
questioning of the prosecutor arguing for King Co. <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=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>A ruling is expected from the
Appeals Court later this year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=5 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>CAPR
Banquet Set for February 7<sup>th<o:p></o:p></sup></span></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><sup><font size=5 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font></sup></b><sup><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></sup></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>There is still time to register
for the CAPR Banquet but you must have it in by Friday, February 1<sup>st</sup>.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Registrations to date are ahead of
expectations and, with an expected surge of new ones in the next week, we will
have a nice great crowd on hand to celebrate and support CAPR!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Don’t miss out!<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is easy to register online.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So easy, that many who received mailed
invitations have registered this way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Just go to <a href="http://www.proprights.org/"><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>www.proprights.org</span></b></a> and follow the
simple instructions on the homepage.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=5 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>House Bill
Introduced in Attempt to Overturn “<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Biggers”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><i><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>The Washington Supreme Court
ruling in the case “<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Biggers v. Bainbridge
Island</span></i> “ was barely in the filing cabinet before Rep. Pat Lantz
(D-Gig Harbor) introduced a bill to undo it.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>As reported here last month, the Court ruled that local
governments could not use the state Shorelines Management Act to impose
development moratoria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There seems
to be a trend in the legislature that when it doesn’t like a legal ruling it
will come up with a “fix” to work around the ruling.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>This has happened even to the point where it has made a
pre-emptive “strike” with legislation to neuter an expected court
decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Reference last years
U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the Washington Education Association (WEA) was
improperly using some funds for political lobbying.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>In this instance, the legislature changed the law to allow
the use of bogus accounting procedures that will allow WEA (and others) to
continue to ply their trade.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Some will say that the legislature
is properly fixing laws, regardless of the underlying constitutionality or
fairness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You decide!<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><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></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=5 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Odds and
Ends<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Are you a GMA “Wonk”?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>If so, you might want to send your
suggestions to the Department of Community, Trade and Development (CTED), which
is reviewing administrative guidelines used to apply the Growth Management Act
(GMA).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Administrative guidelines
are the “nuts and bolts” of how laws are applied.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>They can apply the law as it was intended or, as has
happened with the GMA, twist it into an ugly beast.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>You can provide your thoughts by going to the <a
href="http://www.cted.wa.gov/site/1043/default.aspx">CTED website</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=4 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Matching Contributions<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>If you work for a company, which
adds matching funds to charitable contributions, remember the CAPR Legal
Fund.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;font-weight:bold'>CAPR Meeting
Schedule<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 CAPR Banquet will take the
place of the regular February meeting of the King Co. Chapter.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span><o:p></o:p></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'>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><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><b><font size=5 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;font-weight:bold'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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