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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Contact:
Olivia Terwilleger,
Thurston County Planning, (360) 754-3355 ext. 5477
Thurston
County
Commissioners Hold Hearing on
Proposed Zoning Changes
OLYMPIA
-- The Thurston County Board of
County
Commissioners
will hold a public hearing on June 23, 2009 regarding compliance with the
state Growth Management Act. The
hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Room 280, of Building One of the Thurston
County Courthouse,
2000 Lakeridge Dr. SW
,
Olympia
,
WA
98502
.
The
purpose of the hearing is to accept comment on the following Growth Management
Act (GMA) Compliance Action: proposed amendments to Future Land Uses and
Designated Agriculture and
Forest
Lands
of the Thurston County Comprehensive Plan as well as amendments to the
official Thurston County Zoning Map. Amendments are being considered due to
state requirements that Thurston County determine if additional land meets the
County’s designation criteria for agricultural lands of long-term commercial
significance. Some parcels may be rezoned to Long-Term Agriculture designation
of one dwelling unit per twenty acres or Nisqually Agriculture, one dwelling
unit per forty acres. The County may also consider modifying its designation
criteria to exclude lands predominately covered by wetlands from being
designated as agricultural lands of long-term commercial significance.
Information
regarding the proposed changes is available by contacting Olivia Terwilleger
at (360) 754-3355 ext. 5477 or visiting the county website at www.co.thurston.wa.us
People
who are unable to attend can send written comments regarding the proposed
amendments to-
Olivia
Terwilleger,
Development Services Department,
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW
,
Olympia
,
WA
98502
.
(Written comments must be received by the close of the hearing
on June 23, 2009.)
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