Blogs about: Shoreline Master Program Updates
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SMP update to be pushed back at least a year.
During this week’s Land Use Committee meeting, we learned that Kitsap County has signed an agreement with the Department of Ecology (DOE) to postpone its Shoreline Master Program (SMP) update fo… more →
Bainbridge Shoreline Homeowners
SMP update to be pushed back at least a year.
bshadmin wrote 3 weeks ago: During this week’s Land Use Committee meeting, we learned that Kitsap County has signed an agr … more →
Bainbridge gets $200K to help fund SMP update.
bshadmin wrote 1 month ago: On October 13th, the Department of Ecology (DOE) announced the recipients of $6.3 million in legisla … more →
Kitsap lawmaker says Ecology overstepping its authority.
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bshadmin wrote 1 month ago: Rep. Jan Angel has sent letters this week to the state departments of Ecology and Commerce asking it … more →
Bainbridge to make environmental committee permanent.
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bshadmin wrote 1 month ago: Testimony by Ken Sethney on behalf of Bainbridge Shoreline Homeowners at the COBI City Council Land … more →
Rumor control: Do planners want your home to fall into Puget Sound?
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bshadmin wrote 2 months ago: by Ken Sethney, Chair, Bainbridge Shoreline Homeowners It is often said that COBI Planners — o … more →
The SMA is about balance.
bshadmin wrote 1 year ago: It seems that the Shoreline Management Act (SMA) was written to protect homeowners and the environme … more →
Let's get proactive.
bshadmin wrote 1 year ago: Our city attorney has advised the Land Use Committee to “stand pat” on the marine critic … more →
Why we must get involved.
bshadmin wrote 1 year ago: After posting articles on the Whatcom County Shoreline Master Program, and the Shoreline Master Prog … more →
Shoreline Master Program Guidelines
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bshadmin wrote 1 year ago: State Shoreline Master Program (SMP) Guidelines are standards which local government must follow in … more →
Whatcom County shoreline rules hailed as model for state.
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bshadmin wrote 1 year ago: The Washington Department of Ecology has approved Whatcom County’s new Shoreline Master Progra … more →
And the City says...
bshadmin wrote 1 year ago: BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, July 31, 2008 – Today the Washington Supreme Court ruled in a split 5-4 dec … more →
What a difference a day makes.
bshadmin wrote 1 year ago: Bainbridge Shoreline Homeowners steering committee member Stacey Black just forwarded the following … more →
Bainbridge SMP Update report.
bshadmin wrote 3 months ago: Alice Tawresey, former Winslow mayor and Bainbridge Shoreline Homeowners treasurer, submitted the fo … more →
Legal response to Jefferson County's draft SMP.
bshadmin wrote 3 months ago: by Dennis D. Reynolds, Land Use Attorney, Bainbridge Island I represent The Olympic Stewardship Foun … more →
Report on SMP update process in Jefferson County.
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bshadmin wrote 3 months ago: by Michael Gustavson, Director, Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners; Member, Kitsap County Planning C … more →
The SMA governs the shorelines.
bshadmin wrote 4 months ago: In 2003, the Washington State Legislature unanimously passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1933. I … more →
Shoreline Master Program (SMP) update timeline.
bshadmin wrote 6 months ago: When Alice Tawresey (Bainbridge Shoreline Homeowners treasurer) met with Kathy Cook (planning direct … more →
Shoreline Homeowners meets with city planners.
bshadmin wrote 6 months ago: Alice Tawresey, former Winslow mayor and Bainbridge Shoreline Homeowners treasurer, submitted the fo … more →
What happens if your home is declared nonconforming?
bshadmin wrote 7 months ago: Last summer, a proposed Critical Areas Ordinance would have declared almost every shoreline home on … more →
