02/28/2006: "Deer Harbor Plan Ready For Input"

A public workshop will be held on Thursday March 2, 2006 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Deer Harbor Community Center, 4319 Deer Harbor Road, Orcas Island (Old Deer Harbor Schoolhouse) to take input on the proposed Deer Harbor Hamlet Plan. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the San Juan County Planning Commission.

Comments that build toward a useful final draft will be sought. There will be brief presentations at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. about the background of the February 2006 discussion draft, which is a compilation of community, county and committee work. Talking points within the draft will be identified. Comments that build toward a useful final draft will be sought in a workshop format.

Additional public workshops will be scheduled on Orcas Island to finalize the Hamlet Plan. The next scheduled workshop will be held on March 27, 2006. " Background Stories "

Copies of the Preliminary Draft of a Deer Harbor Hamlet Plan are available at San Juan County Community Development and Planning Department and at Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Libraries. The draft plan and maps will also be posted on the County website at http://www.co.san-juan.wa.us/cdp/default.asp.

For more information contact Elizabeth Anderson, Senior Planner, at 360.370-7573.