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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   HAVE YOUR SAY Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 250 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it. If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Fax: 425-339-3458 Have a question about letters? Contact Carol MacPherson (cmacpherson@heraldnet.com or 425-339-3472).   Published: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 DEVELOPMENT Council correct to curb more growth This letter is a big thank you to our County Council for its recent vote on Docket XIII, the annual amendment process to the county's comprehensive plan's land use and zoning and policies. (Tuesday article, "County says no to rural development"). I applaud the council, under the leadership of Chairman Dave Somers, who through their votes showed the citizens of this county that they do listen to concerns regarding how growth has negatively impacted our communities and our rural and resource lands. Despite heavy pressure from developers to expand urban growth boundaries, the council held the line on unnecessary urban sprawl development that pollutes our water, costs taxpayers more in roads and sewer, and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. While we all know that land use decisions are never forever set in stone, the council apparently gets it that they need to be judicious with our tax dollars by doing more comprehensive planning and sub-area planning during our 10-year updates, and not continually entertaining huge revisions to our land use every year. Thank you again, Chair Somers and the County Council, for working for the public good. Kristin Kelly Snohomish County/Skagit County Program Director Smart Growth Direct, Pilchuck Audubon Society Snohomish

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