Update on our commercial rezone fight—WE WON!!!!!

It is the dawn of a new day in the Skykomish Valley

Sunrise–September 17, 2014

As the result of our appeal, on August 26 the Growth Management Hearings Board invalidated the rezone based on the inadequacy of the Environmental Impact Study. Although we won on the EIS issue, we could not convince the Board to overrule the City on the location issue. This left the City with three options: (a) Challenge the Board’s decision in Superior Court; (b) Try to fix the EIS to the Board’s satisfaction; (c) Forget about it. Fortunately, at this last Tuesday night’s Council meeting, a Councilman who would have voted for option B was absent, and the other votes were split 3 for and 3 against. This allowed the new mayor  to cast the deciding vote–option C was approved! It took four years and a new mayor, but common sense has triumphed over cronyism.