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01/28/2005: "-new Nag and a Petersen and Evans Column posted"

---By Gordy Petersen
At a Forum focusing on "Alternative Strategies" to control growth the new Commissioners examined schemes that have been unsuccessful in Aspen and Nantucket. These ideas include caps on building permits, point systems and lottery for issuing permits, impact fees, and limiting use of vehicles on island roads.
--click on the Gordy Petersen link at the right to read the full column

---By John Evans
San Juan County citizens, working to pass legislation that would allow med flight subscription "insurance" to be re-established in San Juan County, testified before the Senate Financial Institutions, Housing and Consumer Protection Committee in Olympia on Tuesday, February 15th.
--click on the John Evans link at the right to read the full column