Common Sense Alliance

San Juan County Council

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Hon. Bob Myhr | Dist. 6 Shaw/Lopez
Hon. Gene Knapp | Dist 5 Orcas East
Hon. Howie Rosenfeld | Dist 3 FH
Hon. Lovel Pratt | Dist 1 SJ South
Hon. Rich Peterson | Dist 2 SJI North
Hon. Richard Fralick | Dist 4 Orcas West

County Staff, Contractors, Advisors

Shireene Hale | Senior Planner

Upcoming Events

Mon Feb 08 @10:30AM -
Special County Council Mtg.
Tue Feb 09 @10:00AM -
County Council Mtg.
Tue Feb 16 @10:00AM -
County Council Mtg.
Wed Feb 17 @08:30AM -
Marine Resource Committee (LIO)
Fri Feb 19 @08:30AM -
Planning Commission Mtg.

Preparing for the Upland CAO

 

 

You May be Interested ...

Protection of Upland Critical Areas in San Juan County – Key Questions
 Presentation slides from Tim Blanchard's Feb. 2 talk on CAO issues, at the 
1-04-10 CSA Attorney Reynolds to Council
12/31/09 CSA Letter to San Juan County
Seminar Presentation and Action Plan
This is the presentation given at the Coldwell Banker Seminar and the action plan the Common Sense Alliance plans to pursue in support of reas...
Contribution and Pledge form
Our ongoing work is dependent upon donations. Please consider helping CSA to fund subject matter experts, public forums, ads, community meetin...
Talking Points and Addresses
Here are some talking points that may help in discussing the CAO with friends and neighbors and addressing the County Council.

Recent CAO Info ...

HAVE WASHINGTON COURTS LOST ESSENTIAL NEXUS TO THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE?
This Article examines how Washington State courts have allowed the precautionary principle to encroach upon the essential nexus test in the co...
Final report: San Juan Initiative
12/02/09 Final Recommendations of SJ Initiative to SJC Council.   (27 pages)
Outreach Report: San Juan Initiative
12/08/09 Summary presentation to County Council by Jim Kramer, Kramer Consulting, of the San Juan Initiative and County Staff public outreac...
Lopez CAO Map
Affected parcels on Lopez Island.
Orcas Island CAO Map
Affected parcels on Orcas Island
San Juan CAO Map
Affected parcels on San Juan Island.

How we got here ...

Recommendation on buffers, San Juan Initiative Policy Group
San Juan Initiative Policy Group Recommendation, Aug. 2009
Existing Critical Areas Regulations
There are five types of critical areas as defined in SJCC 18.30.120 through 18.30.160: 1. Geologically hazardous areas. 2. Frequently flooded ...
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