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Commentary and case summaries on Washington state policy for building livable communities, preserving working farms and forests, and protecting critical habitat.

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

View: Shelton shellfish farm deserves protection, respect, The Columbian, Jan. 20
Taylor must pay $630000 back rent, The Olympian, Jan. 13
Tacoma Power, Skokomish Tribe reach Cushman Dam settlement, Tacoma Daily News, Jan. 12

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Labels: County: Mason, News, Region: Western Washington

Mason County News, December 2008

Monday, December 1, 2008

State to lease tidelands to geoduck harvester, The News Tribune, Dec. 23
Neighbors take shots at proposed gun club range, Kitsap Sun, Dec. 5

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Labels: County: Mason, News, Region: Western Washington

Mason County News, November 2008

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Geoduck ruling set for February, The News Tribune, Nov. 20

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Advocates for Responsible Development v. Mason County, WWGMHB Case No. 07-2-0010, Order Finding Compliance (Oct. 20, 2008)

Monday, October 20, 2008

Go to Order Finding Compliance

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Labels: Cases, County: Mason, Region: Western Washington

Mason County News, October 2008

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Shelton clam grower used state tideland, Longview Daily News, Oct. 31
Shellfish grower may face fines, The Olympian, Oct. 30
State could fine Taylor Shellfish $1.3 million, The Olympian, Oct. 29

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Labels: County: Mason, News, Region: Western Washington

Mason County News, September 2008

Monday, September 1, 2008

State plan would send millions to Thurston, Mason for parks, conservation projects, The Olympian, Sept. 25

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Labels: County: Mason, News, Region: Western Washington

Mason County News, June 2008

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Ecology to test Oakland Bay water, The Olympian, June 10

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Mason County News, April 2008

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Rules Would Curb Septic Use in Belfair Core, Kitsap Sun, April 5

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Labels: County: Mason, News, Region: Western Washington

Diehl v. W. Wash. Growth Mgmt. Bd., 159 Wn. 2d. 165, Supreme Ct. Case No. 74768-7 (Dec. 16, 2004)

Thursday, December 16, 2004

Go to decision

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Washington GMA & Land Use Laws

RCW 36.70A: Growth Management Act
RCW 90.58: Shoreline Management Act
RCW 36.70C: Land Use Petition Act
RCW 36.70B: Local Project Review
RCW 36.70: Planning Enabling Act
WAC: Environmental & Growth Mgt Review Fund
WAC: Resource Land Guidelines
WAC: GMA Procedures
WAC: Growth Boards

Other Wash. Environmental Laws

Administrative Procedure Act : RCW 34.05
Forestry Practices : RCW 76.09
Salmon Recovery Act : RCW 77.85
Salmon Restoration Program : RCW 77.95
Shoreline Management Act : RCW 90.58
State Environmental Policy Act : RCW : 43.21C
Watershed Planning Act : RCW 90.82

Wash. GMA & Land Use Resources

Futurewise's Practice Handbook
GMHBs' Practice Handbook
Washington Research Council Studies
Municipal Research & Services Ctr. of Wash.
GMA Oral History Project (page n/a)
Washington Center for Real Estate Research
Theo Eicher Land Use Studies

Other Smart Growth Resources

American Planning Association
Brookings Institute Metropolitan Policy Program
Congress for the New Urbanism
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Northeast-Midwest Institute
Resources for the Future
Sierra Club: Stopping Sprawl
Smart Growth America
Smart Growth Network
Urban Land Institute
Urban Institute
Prof. Boudreax: Land Use Blog
Prof. Mandelker: Land Use Law
Prof. Salkin: Law of the Land Blog

Washington State Government

Growth Management Hearings Boards
CTED Growth Management Services
OFM Population Projections
WDFW Habitat Program
Dep't of Ecology's Climate Change Mitigation
State Courts
Environmental Hearings Office
Dep't of Natural Resources
Office of Farmland Preservation
Dep't of Archeology & Historic Preservation

Pro-GMA Groups

Futurewise
People for Puget Sound
Puget Soundkeepers Alliance
Washington Environmental Council

Anti-GMA Groups

Building Industry Association of Washington
Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights
Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners
Master Builders Ass'n of King & Sno. Counties
Pacific Legal Foundation
Washington State Farm Bureau

Smart Growth Groups in Other States

1000 Friends of Connecticut
1000 Friends of Florida
Hawaii's Thousand Friends
Idaho Smart Growth
1000 Friends of Iowa
Grow Smart Maine
1000 Friends of Maryland
Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance
Michigan Land Use Institute
1000 Friends of Minnesota
Montana Smart Growth Coalition
1000 Friends of New Mexico
1000 Friends of Oregon
Smart Growth Vermont
1000 Friends of Wisconsin
Smart Growth BC

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Advocates for Responsible Development v. Mason County, WWGMHB Case No. 07-2-0010, Order Finding Compliance (Oct. 20, 2008)

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Diehl v. W. Wash. Growth Mgmt. Bd., 159 Wn. 2d. 165, Supreme Ct. Case No. 74768-7 (Dec. 16, 2004)

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