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Get Involved in Kitsap’s Comp Plan Update
on April 5, 2024Kitsap County is updating its Comprehensive Plan—a blueprint for local policies, planning and capital facility investment with long-term implications for Kitsap residents’ quality…
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Ten Principles for the Preferred Land Use Decision
on April 4, 2024Ten Principles for the Preferred Land Use Decision On March 26, the Kitsap County Planning Commission released its recommendation for the preferred land use alternative for the County’s…
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Planning Commission Hearing 3.5 – Voice Your Comments
on March 1, 2024Don’t miss this important opportunity to make your public comment about the Comprehensive Plan. The County Planning Commission is holding a public hearing…
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Comment to Planners: Better Transportation Planning
on February 27, 2024Kitsap County has proposed Alternative 2, which defines and maintains Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) and rural areas. It’s imperative that rural areas are protected and Alternative 2 becomes the…
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Comment to Planners: Tree Retention & Farm Support
on February 27, 2024I have lived in Kitsap County for almost 30 years. I am in support of Comp Plan Alternative 2 with focused growth in Urban Growth Areas. Plus I would…
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Comment to Planners: Raydient Rezone
on February 27, 2024I have lived here since 1986. Over the almost 40 years of living in Kitsap, I’ve seen the damaging result of poorly planned growth and suburban sprawl; it has…
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Comment to Planners: Riparian Management Zones
on February 27, 2024Kitsap County hired a group of experts to report back to them on best available science to then shape their update to the Critical Areas Ordinances to be done…
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Comment to Planners: Regulatory Capture
on February 27, 2024I have lived here since 2013. In those ten years, I have seen acres of forest, and the wildlife they support, disappear. I am afraid overdevelopment is eradicating the…
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Comment to Planners: Retaining Mature Trees
on February 27, 2024Under Alt 2, there is a proposal to Replant Trees rather than Retain Trees in the UGAs. While the intent is to provide more buildable space, the fact that…
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Comment to Planners: Kitsap’s Rural Lands
on February 27, 2024I believe it is the rural lands that provide the beauty, nature, and quality of life that draw people to this area. Growing up here, I have watched growth and…
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