Friends of Skagit County, WA - promoting livable communities and SmartGrowth in Skagit County

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READ our comments submitted to County and City officials regarding ordinances or actions under discussion. UPDATES COMING SOON!

Non-Motorized Transportation Plan

Burlington UGA Expansion Comments

Anacortes Critical Areas Comments

Mount Vernon UGA Expansion

Bay View Ridge Sub-Area Plan

Lot Aggregation

Rural Sign Ordinance

FOSC Newsletters

We publish a quarterly newsletter with articles about our Smart Growth and legal programs.  You may view the most recent newsletter from this page.

If you prefer to receive a paper copy, please contact us to request the newsletter by mail. Please excuse links that aren't active.  We're still learning this program!  Our apologies!

 

  Events Calendar

 

September 3, 4 & 5, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Continued Hearing - FOSC v. Clear Valley Environmental Farm, LLC.The Hearings Examiner will continue hearing the appeal brought by FOSC and others opposing the Shorelines, Grading and SEPA permits sought by Clear Valley to convert 396 acres of farmland into a commercial wetland bank.  Developers would purchase credits in the bank in order to fill other wetlands in the watershed.  Please call your friends and plan to attend.  Location is the  Commissioners Hearing Room, 1800 Continental Pl. Mount Vernon.  Written public comments or faxes must be received by September 5, 4:30 p.m..   To let the County Commissioners know your position on wetland mitigation banks and/or farmland loss call 336-9300.   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.  

 

FOSC ART SHOW & SALE at Artists Cooperative Gallery, Sept. 6, 2008, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.  

Artists Cooperative Gallery, Pine Square, Mount Vernon is hosting FOSC's Art Show and Sale. Works  by Becky Fletcher, Ron Farrell, Michael Stark, Kathleen Faulkner, Ruth, Tom Pickett, Betty Miles and other artists. A percentage of all sales will go to Friends of Skagit County's work to stop sprawl and preserve resource lands.  Plan to attend before you go to the Rick Epting Event at the Lincoln the same evening!  For more info email Michael Larkin at artistscooperativegallery @yahoo.com. 

 

 Western WA Growth Management Hearings Board hearing Case No. 07-2-0025c FOSC, Evergreen Islands v. Skagit County and the City of Anacortes.

This case appeals various issues on the 2005 Comprehensive Plan update, consistency with the Growth Management Act, county policies and other issue on rural Skagit development. For more information - http://www.gmhb.wa.gov/western/index.html

FOSC BOARD MEETINGS.

Regular board meeting is the 4th Thursday of each month,  6:30 -- 8:30 p.m. Friends' office.  Members welcome. Please RSVP to 419-0988 as space is limited.  

   

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