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What happens when poor strategic/GMA planning affects financial bottom line....
ANOTHER possible ELF (eco-terrorist) action: Another torching of a construction project. Up to a $10,000 reward is offered for info leading to the capture and conviction of guilty parties. (This group should think about changing their name from ELF to ORC: Organization of Revolution & Chaos
Monroe man (with possible ELF links) charged in eco-terrorism plot
In Sultan, it's News at 5 (or whenever); local resident broadcasts news, other "stuff"
OTHER "STUFF"
DISCUSSION, OPINION & MESSAGE FORUM
G.R.I.T.'s
2002 RECORDING WARS
(When the City tried to stop G.R.I.T. from recording
public meetings, with the help of the Boucher Clan, then-Mayor C. H. Rowe,
and others..)
FOOD BANK:
Put a pre-addressed food bank envelope in your "bills to pay" folder and
send a check monthly: $5, $10, whatever you can spare!
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NEW & IMPORTANT: Any citizen(s) interested in Sultan's long-term strategic planning, its future quality of life and future tax increases should attend this Wednesday's (1/25) council meeting. Here's the agenda packet (in Word, pdf). And here are some associated Acrobat/pdf files on CAO (Critical Areas Ordinance) and BAS (Best Available Science) concerning that ordinance, but are not included on this week's agenda: CAO draft regs, B&H memo re BAS, Memo on CAO draft ordinance and Information related to Comm. Transit's/WSDOT recommendations to relocate dangerous bus stop.
Related Story: Despite the major and long-term impact of reorganization and "taxing" issues being addressed at this week's council meeting, the City has not posted the agenda, the agenda packet, or copies of these proposed ordinances on their website. Nor have they posted them on their new listserv. (I'm assuming the city did widely distribute this agenda packet on Friday afternoon to everyone except me, per a voice message on my answering service left by City Clerk Laura Koenig that my email service rejected her 2:53 PM transmission. My thanks to Donna Murphy, who re-transmitted to me this packet and associated CAO pdf documents -- perhaps at Laura's request -- at 4:02 PM Friday.)
MAJOR PROPOSED CHANGES AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING:
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All personnel reorganizations as recommended by the Prothman Report;
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An ordinance (in Word) that the Sultan Planning Commission be abolished.Instead, a new "Citizens Growth Management Advisory Board" will be created, the decisions of which will not be appealable, which will be part of Sultan's planning functions, a newly-formed "Department of Economic Development."