Skagit County Commissioners unanimously voted to deny a permit for Lake Erie Pit LLC on February 22, 2025. Jan Heald Robinson, former Evergreen Islands Board Member and South Fidalgo resident sums up this case study on the power of community engagement in her excellent Skagit Scoop Blog “How We Stopped a Gravel Pit”. “We stopped …
Evergreen Islands appealed the recently adopted Skagit County Comprehensive Plan for 2025-2045 because it fails to prevent urban sprawl as required in the Growth Management Act. The Updated Comprehensive Plan allows for accessory dwelling units or “ADUs” outside urban areas. Evergreen Islands maintains that allowing ADUs in rural residential zones fails to prevent urban sprawl …
Washington State Department of Ecology in partnership with local governments is working on updating the rules for implementing the Shoreline Management Act to include sea level rise. Evergreen Islands is participating with other conservation groups in the process. The rulemaking is a 4 year process, with this first year devoted to public input and a …