This Topic: Link to Incorporation Working Group

[Michael Dolan]

The Incorporation working group will be setting up several sub committees to look at specific areas of incorporation. One will be a sub committee to work on identifying boundaries for the potential city of Freeland and also its Urban Growth Boundary. I strongly recommend that the volunteers who signed up to look at Critical Areas and those who signed up for Land Use connect with the Boundary Sub committee to work together on these issues.

On reviewing the "Designating Urban Growth Areas document Part I & Part II" (available from www.vision2025committee.com , Library of Documents under Incorporation or the MRSC web site), I found that boundary setting is very closely tied to identifying Land Use designations and Critical Areas. The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Chapter 36.70A http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=36.70A&full=true , our states Growth Management Act and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 365-190 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=365-190&full=true , Classification of Lands in Support of Growth Management provide the legal basis for these activities.

The principal guiding document for setting boundaries for Freeland will be the "Designating Urban Growth Areas document Part I & Part II". Also, it will be important to work with the Planning & Community Development staff for maps and GIS data overlays during the boundary setting activities.

If you signed up for either Critical Areas or Land Use, please plan to attend the next Incorporation meeting, this Tuesday, February 28th, 7:00PM at the Freeland Library.

Mike Dolan