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Write a letter or email or call the
Commissioners. Ask them to just say NO! Attend the
appeal Hearing on July 14th!
If you care you'll be there!
FOSC appeal of
the Hearing Examiner's decision to permit the Skagit
Environmental Bank (the wetland mitigation bank proposed by Clear
Valley) to the County Commissioners will be Tuesday, July 14th at
the County Administration Bldg., Mount Vernon. Please
contact the Commissioners to oppose the conversion of 396 acres of
prime farmland to a commercial wetland bank that will make
$31million for the owners.LaConner
Weekly News Guest Editorial Click
here.
PLEASE
ATTEND! The
Skagit Co. Commissioners will hold a hearing July 14
on the Appeal of the Hearing Examiners decision to
allow the Skagit Environmental Bank (Clear Valley). The appeal
asks the Commissioners to deny the HE's decision to allow the conversion of
396 acres of farmland to a commercial wetland bank. FOSC
is the only remaining appellant to oppose the Shorelines, Grading and SEPA permits
sought by Clear Valley Environmental Farm, LLC, to build
the bank. Developers in Skagit will purchase credits (worth $31 million) in the bank
in order to fill other
wetlands in their developments. Tell the
Commissioners you oppose conversion of ANY farmland to
other purposes 336-9300 or
send an email to commisioners@co.skagit.wa.us.
For information on the Clear Valley
permits go to the Skagit County website at
www.skagitcounty.net,
click Departments, then Planning & Development
Services and Permits.
For previous public notices and
the proposed Mitigation Banking Instrument click here
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To read FOSC comments opposing
the Skagit Environmental Bank proposed by Clear Valley
Environmental Farm, LLC, click here.
For more information on wetland banks click
here. Request for
Reconsideration to Skagit Co. Commissioners on the Nookachamps WMB
(Mitzel/Wildlands) click here. Legal
Appeal Funds -click
here for more info - $20,000 needed before July 14th!
As of June 24, we have raised $4,626. If you haven't contributed, please send
your tax deductible donations T0DAY to
FOSC, P.O. Box 2632, Mount Vernon, WA
98273.
To
contribute with a credit card, please click on Network for Good
THANKS!
To read the public
comments to Skagit Co.
Planning Commission on wetland mitigation banks on May 5th - Click
here.
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