26 Feb 2014

REAGAN WEEKEND EVENTS MARCH 7,8TH-COME JOIN US

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REAGAN WEEKEND EVENTS MARCH 7,8

Speaker Bill Bryant, Seattle Port Commissioner
“What American Liberty Really Means” 

Friday March 7th, 5:00 PM
Dinner, Speaker, Silent Auction, Dessert Auction, History Trivia
Blue Water Grill, Friday Harbor
$50 ticket/RSVP 378-4738


Saturday March 8th, Noon
Lunch and Speaker
Lopez Community Church, 91 Lopez Road
$20 ticket/RSVP 468-2043


Saturday March 7th, 4:00 PM
Coffee and Speaker
Mamie’s Boardwalk Café, Orcas Island Ferry Landing
Donation Appreciated/RSVP 376-2971

 Please RSVP to join our Reagan Day Weekend Events and support our local party work. We will introduce you to our speaker Bill Bryant, Seattle Port Commissioner. See our website for his bio. He is considering the Washington Governor’s race for 2016. We will also have in attendance our WSRP Vice Chair Luanne VanWerven, National Committee Woman Fredi Simpson and National Committee Man Jeff Kent. Also attending will be Jim Donner, State Committee Man from Snohomish County. I am honored these leaders are coming to see our beautiful county where republican values are surging upward.

Please let me know if you can supply a dessert for the SJI Dessert Auction.

Sincerely,
Michelle Loftus, SJCRP Chair
360-378-4738

22 Feb 2014

Council Passes CAO Changes Without Using Most Recent DOE Science

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Dear CSA Friends and Neighbors,

On February 11, while Councilman Jarman was in the hospital, Councilmen Hughes and Stephens passed amendments to the Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) that increase critical area review areas for development near wetlands from 205 to 300 feet, and from the fish and wildlife habitat critical area (FWHCA)—the shoreline—from 110 to 200 feet.
At the same Council meeting, the Council learned that in October of last year, DOE’s head wetland specialist Tom Hruby, published an “Update on Wetland Buffers: The State of the Science, Final Report.” That report recommends a site-specific approach to buffers.
All along, CSA has been fighting for site-specific buffers.  However, in reviewing the CAO to meet the Growth Board’s requirements to be in compliance with the GMA, the current County Council voted to change from a site-specific buffer system to the DOE Wetland rating system—“a one-size fits-all” fixed buffer width approach.  This approach goes far beyond what the Growth Board was requiring and is not in agreement with the most recent DOE best available science.
Why, we ask, was the Council not made aware of this new report before they began deliberating on compliance issues? Continued
21 Feb 2014

New Song, Composer fired

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Tennessee middle school assistant football coach, age 26, fired for a song he wrote and played!This could be the next number one hit country song. It’s the best effort yet at encapsulating the outrage at the oversteps of this government in an entertaining song.Apparently, the guy was fired over the song because some parents complained. If you like it, help it go “viral” by passing it along to everyone you know.

Click for a Great Song

Thank you Scott W. for submitting this

21 Feb 2014

Olympia Update

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Dead & alive bills  Last updated: Feb. 20, 2014

*Caveat: Some bills labeled as “dead” may be deemed “necessary to implement the budget” and be passed up until the last day of session (March 13).*

Categorized by committee:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Appropriations
Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology
Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
Capital Budget
Early Learning & Human Services
Education
Environment
Finance
Government Accountability & Oversight
Government Operations & Elections
Health Care & Wellness
Higher Education
Judiciary
Labor & Workforce Development
Local Government
Public Safety
Technology & Economic Development
Transportation

AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES

GOOD:Identifying the science behind environmental policy. House Bill 2261 would require the Department of Fish and Wildlife to identify and categorize each source of information that it relies on in the course of preparing to take significant agency action. Passed House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee; passed House 98-0; in Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks  – ALIVE

Derelict and abandoned vessels. House Bill 2457 would aim to speed up the removal of derelict vessels, increase accountability for owners of high-risk boats and encourage boat owners to dispose of vessels safely. Passed House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee; passed House Appropriations Committee; passed House 88-9; in Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Parks – ALIVE Continued