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Comment to Planners: Tree Retention & Farm Support
Posted on February 27, 2024I support Comp Plan Alternative 2 with focused growth in Urban Growth Areas. Plus, I encourage the adoption of tree retention. We need to build the health of rural and open spaces in Kitsap through the adoption of Net Ecological Gain and support our local farms, especially our small farmers who are struggling.
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Comment to Planners: Raydient Rezone
Posted on February 27, 2024Over the almost 40 years of living in Kitsap, I’ve seen the damaging result of poorly planned growth and suburban sprawl; it has been sad, frustrating, and disappointing. I want to call your attention to a specific rezone request in the Comprehensive Plan – the 400 acres requested by Jon Rose for Raydient Corporation.
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Comment to Planners: Riparian Management Zones
Posted on February 27, 2024In contrast to current stream buffers in the prior CAO, Best Available Science calls for a broader perspective on what riparian management zones can do to protect streams, the salmon that rely upon them, and other wildlife that use these corridors. Site Potential Tree Height protects the natural environment we rely upon.
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Comment to Planners: Regulatory Capture
Posted on February 27, 2024In the last ten years, I have seen acres of forest and their wildlife disappear. Overdevelopment is eradicating the natural beauty that brought me to Kitsap. Is this because the regulatory bodies supposed to control growth and protect the environment instead act on the premise that any development, anywhere, should happen, if at all possible?
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Comment to Planners: Retaining Mature Trees
Posted on February 27, 2024The proposal to Replant Trees rather than Retain Trees in the UGAs needs to be revised. While intended to provide more buildable space, Alt 2 already provides excess buildable land. Preserving mature trees saves the 25+ years required for newly replanted trees to provide equivalent environmental value; this is critical time lost in the climate change crisis.