HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial Council April 28 19941 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
'. Special Council Meeting
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4 April 28, 1994
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6 The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. by Acting Chair Marlene Dawson in the
7 Nooksack Valley Baptist Church, 1208 E. Main Street, Everson.
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9 Also Present: Absent:
10 Alvin Starkenburg Bob Imhof
11 Ward Nelson
12 Barbara Brenner
13 Larry Harris
14 Ken Henderson
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16 PUBLIC HEARING
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18 THE FOCUS OF THIS MEETING WILL BE PROPOSED INTERIM URBAN
19 GROWTH BOUNDARIES FOR THE SUMAS, LYNDEN, NOOKSACK, AND
20 EVERSON AREAS.
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22 FOR EACH CITY, TEN MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR EACH
23 CITY'S OFFICIALS TO MAKE OPENING REMARKS, FOLLOWED
4 BY UP TO 45 MINUTES OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
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26 Lynden: Steve Jilk, City Administrator, spoke to several specific pieces of
27 property in the city. He answered several questions from the Council members.
28 Amy Mangum, Planning, spoke briefly.
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30 Everson: Dan Pike, Comprehensive Plan developer, spoke to the needs of the
31 city and growth. Questions were then answered.
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33 Dan Taylor, Planning & Development Services, was present to answer questions
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36 Nooksack: David Davidson, consultant planner for Nooksack, had a handout for
37 everyone regarding county-wide planning policy. He talked about the mandates for the
38 Growth Management Act: density, land use zoning, and minimizing environmental
39 impact. Mr. Davidson brought -maps for everyone to see. He also answered questions
40 from the Council members. Starkenburg requested a written report from each of the
41 small cities regarding the GMA and the small cities be sent to the Council.
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Sumas: David Davidson, consultant planner for Sumas, stated that no one has
opposed the Sumas growth area. He also spoke to the flood plain and the fact the City
is feeling uncomfortable with the monopoly of three owners own the majority of the
urban growth area. He then answered questions from the Council members.
Those speaking at the public testimony portion included:
Jake Bovenkamp, Lynden
Lesa Starkenburg, 115 Front Street, Lynden (submitted letter
from Boundary Aggregate Association)
Ruth Davis, Everson
Barbara Benkes, Mead Avenue, Everson
Fenton Wilkinson, 7101 Goodwin Road, Everson
Chuck Leach, 2353 East Pole Road, Everson
Pierson Dykstra, 3604 Flannagan, Sumas
Jim Gilbertson, Windermere Real Estate
Lawrence Minor (sp ?), Breckenridge Road, Everson
Walter Meester, 8710 Double Ditch Road, Lynden
Jay Taber, Bellingham
The meeting was adjourned around 8:15 p.m.
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Ramona Reeves, Recording Secretary
These minutes were approved by the Council on -March Mara► 7 , , 1995.
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