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00tate'. Flood plan follows the law V: that has drawn fire from all of their concerns, with regard flooded hdog and the Skokomish to the update regulations, have area." He thinks the new rules :c Tribe. ., cials Washington L4ament of the of Ecology have re- d changes made by Ma- :rl0unty to its Flood Damage tion Ordinance and have those changes to be in "°Zth federal guidelines. The gton Legislature has giv- o Department of Ecology the freviewing flood ordinances .e one annroved for the val- 11 July 17by vote of the Ma- nty Commission. :ofthe department worked County officials for several to ensure the changes to e would be consistent with I and federal law. Among Jr. state officials working on lal] were Dan Sokol, coordi- of the flood insurance pro- , and Kevin Farrell, a flood- lanagement specialist. Section of the Washington strative Code gives their 1I.8 the responsibility for reg- Is in areas designated as al flood hazard areas" by .Pederal Emergency Manage- elency and charges them elping Mason County to the, "one hundred year . plain' of the Skokomish , IY and making sure devel- at confbrms with the rules National Flood Insurance lara. STATE CODE also that counties with flood- !.Shall prohibit construction 'alcreases the floor area at Id level and construction and above what is needed Sure safe living conditions" r costs an amount more than [lrcent of the market value Structure before it was dam- : or work on it began. rdon White, program man- of the state's Shorelands Environmental Assistance ram, wrote in a letter to Fink, a county planner Worked on changes to the nce, that Sokol and Far- ave looked at the new court- 00llege offers 00linary class January 4Ucators with the Culinary aad Hospitality Management .rtraent at Olympic College interviewing potential stu- for the winter quarter. idents in the department and create cuisine for res- PeCts, fine dining and interna- cuisine under the guidance teve Lammers and Christo- ! llemmons, who are nation- Certified chef instructors at .ain campus in Bremerton. q Program is accredited by the can Culinary Federation. 0tential students are urged to r an appointment to tour the lty and see the program in ac- lasses begin January 7, and urs are Monday through .Y from 7:30 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. rats gain practical experience L.tering and cooking for ban- 1' They prepare an interna- cuisine served in the newly libeled Fireside restaurant at 011ege. Students also cook for ants and The OlympiCafe. ing by faculty is ongoing, ancial aid is available to ed applicants. For more in- ation, send an e-mail to Lam- lat slammers@olympic.edu I him at 360-475-7571. Specializing in brakes, exhaust and custom work qE ESTIMATES ._FLUID CHECKS I uality and Trust "- "| I hat s Hometowne Service" ] i i I been adequately addressed by the county, and there is no basis for denial under our authority." The Skokomish Valley has been known to flood in heavy rain, and John DiehI of Advocates for Responsible Development is among those taking exception to the new rules. Three days af- ter the commissioners amended the ordinance, he filed a petition asking the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board to find that their action puts the county out of compliance with the state's 1990 Growth .Management Act. A hearing on the petition has been scheduled for December 15. Diehl asks whether the provi- sion allowing for reconstruction or replacement of homes in the floodplain flies in the face of state law and the "best available sci- ence" when it comes to flood man- agement. His petition maintains that changes to the ordinance relieve developers of "signficant NEW REGULATIONS for building on properties like this one are a subject of public debate. will be thrown out but warns of a "rush to the window of develop- ment" before the hearings board can act. Diehl questions whether rules tbr building new homes and im- proving old ones might "substan- tially interfere" with the goals of the Growth Management Act. He also takes issue with action end- ing the county's monitoring of a system of dikes built by farmers living along the Skokomish Riv- er. THE SKOKOMISH Indian Tribe entered the fray on August 20 with a petition asking that its voice also be heard when the hear- ings board addresses the ques- tions raised by Diehl. Tribal attor- ney Lori Nies has filed a motion making the point to the hearings board that the county's revisions "relieved developers of significant restrictions this board has previ- ously found necessary to protect (Please turn to page 20.) SU0. UAHI H eL EK OASIN0 KESORT SGS,OOOI 7pm every Thurs until Dec 27, one lucky winner will ! up o the drawing. Up to 7 days will be paid to each winner every week. Club members get a free entry every day - remember joining the club is fast & free. Is #/s' l st  , You are not llmited to just one wlnl lee r Omnmte for dee/b. OUR, NOV 8 HEAPINO CASH OIVEAWAY! Thursday, November 22, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13 00tate'. Flood plan follows the law V: that has drawn fire from all of their concerns, with regard flooded hdog and the Skokomish to the update regulations, have area." He thinks the new rules :c Tribe. ., cials Washington L4ament of the of Ecology have re- d changes made by Ma- :rl0unty to its Flood Damage tion Ordinance and have those changes to be in "°Zth federal guidelines. The gton Legislature has giv- o Department of Ecology the freviewing flood ordinances .e one annroved for the val- 11 July 17by vote of the Ma- nty Commission. :ofthe department worked County officials for several to ensure the changes to e would be consistent with I and federal law. Among Jr. state officials working on lal] were Dan Sokol, coordi- of the flood insurance pro- , and Kevin Farrell, a flood- lanagement specialist. Section of the Washington strative Code gives their 1I.8 the responsibility for reg- Is in areas designated as al flood hazard areas" by .Pederal Emergency Manage- elency and charges them elping Mason County to the, "one hundred year . plain' of the Skokomish , IY and making sure devel- at confbrms with the rules National Flood Insurance lara. STATE CODE also that counties with flood- !.Shall prohibit construction 'alcreases the floor area at Id level and construction and above what is needed Sure safe living conditions" r costs an amount more than [lrcent of the market value Structure before it was dam- : or work on it began. rdon White, program man- of the state's Shorelands Environmental Assistance ram, wrote in a letter to Fink, a county planner Worked on changes to the nce, that Sokol and Far- ave looked at the new court- 00llege offers 00linary class January 4Ucators with the Culinary aad Hospitality Management .rtraent at Olympic College interviewing potential stu- for the winter quarter. idents in the department and create cuisine for res- PeCts, fine dining and interna- cuisine under the guidance teve Lammers and Christo- ! llemmons, who are nation- Certified chef instructors at .ain campus in Bremerton. q Program is accredited by the can Culinary Federation. 0tential students are urged to r an appointment to tour the lty and see the program in ac- lasses begin January 7, and urs are Monday through .Y from 7:30 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. rats gain practical experience L.tering and cooking for ban- 1' They prepare an interna- cuisine served in the newly libeled Fireside restaurant at 011ege. Students also cook for ants and The OlympiCafe. ing by faculty is ongoing, ancial aid is available to ed applicants. For more in- ation, send an e-mail to Lam- lat slammers@olympic.edu I him at 360-475-7571. Specializing in brakes, exhaust and custom work qE ESTIMATES ._FLUID CHECKS I uality and Trust "- "| I hat s Hometowne Service" ] i i I been adequately addressed by the county, and there is no basis for denial under our authority." The Skokomish Valley has been known to flood in heavy rain, and John DiehI of Advocates for Responsible Development is among those taking exception to the new rules. Three days af- ter the commissioners amended the ordinance, he filed a petition asking the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board to find that their action puts the county out of compliance with the state's 1990 Growth .Management Act. A hearing on the petition has been scheduled for December 15. Diehl asks whether the provi- sion allowing for reconstruction or replacement of homes in the floodplain flies in the face of state law and the "best available sci- ence" when it comes to flood man- agement. His petition maintains that changes to the ordinance relieve developers of "signficant NEW REGULATIONS for building on properties like this one are a subject of public debate. will be thrown out but warns of a "rush to the window of develop- ment" before the hearings board can act. Diehl questions whether rules tbr building new homes and im- proving old ones might "substan- tially interfere" with the goals of the Growth Management Act. He also takes issue with action end- ing the county's monitoring of a system of dikes built by farmers living along the Skokomish Riv- er. THE SKOKOMISH Indian Tribe entered the fray on August 20 with a petition asking that its voice also be heard when the hear- ings board addresses the ques- tions raised by Diehl. Tribal attor- ney Lori Nies has filed a motion making the point to the hearings board that the county's revisions "relieved developers of significant restrictions this board has previ- ously found necessary to protect (Please turn to page 20.) SU0. UAHI H eL EK OASIN0 KESORT SGS,OOOI 7pm every Thurs until Dec 27, one lucky winner will ! up o the drawing. Up to 7 days will be paid to each winner every week. Club members get a free entry every day - remember joining the club is fast & free. Is #/s' l st  , You are not llmited to just one wlnl lee r Omnmte for dee/b. OUR, NOV 8 HEAPINO CASH OIVEAWAY! Thursday, November 22, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13