Signature drive starts on
initiative to repeal land code
April 13, 2001 - Clallam County, WA - A Sequim auto dealer
has launched an initiative drive to repeal the controversial
Clallam County Critical Areas Code.
Bob Forde, who works for Sequim Auto Sales and is chairman
of the Committee to Repeal the Critical Areas Code, said the
sweeping environmental legislation hurts property owners and
impedes use of their land.
The initiative, filed last week with the county auditor's
office, follows a personal appeal by Forde to county
commissioners on Feb. 7.
Mandated under the state's 1990 Growth Management Act, the
critical areas ordinance was crafted to counter urban sprawl
and its effects on endangered fish and animals.
Forde and his organization have 90 days to collect the
required 3,176 signatures from voters registered in the
county, Election Coordinator Patty Rosand said.
The number of signatures required is equal to 10 percent of
the votes cast in the county during the last gubernatorial
election. Forde says he hopes to get 10,000 signatures.
Rosand said if the required numbers of valid signatures are
obtained, the county commissioners could decide to repeal the
ordinance.
Otherwise, Rosand said, commissioners could schedule public
hearings and put a measure on the ballot, probably in
November.
Forde and his group will hold a public meeting on Tuesday,
April 24, at 7 p.m. in the Port Angeles City Council chambers
to discuss the initiative.
Forde can be reached at 360-691-6955 days, or 360-681-3023
eves.
from the Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA
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