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Governor Inslee please veto HB1923 and say no to developer special interests. The bill weakens SEPA and takes away the public's right to comment.

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Governor Inslee please veto HB1923 and say no to developer special interests. The bill weakens SEPA and takes away the public's right to comment.

As the Seattle Times says in a well-written editorial,  "It would be especially disappointing to see the most pro-environment presidential candidate sign a bill prioritizing special interests over the public’s ability to seek redress under his state’s signature environmental policy."

[https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/veto-hb-1923-compromise-that-favors-developers/]

This bill is a typical “end run” by the local developer community when it’s not getting its way.  For us downtown residents, the "deal breaker" is that it would allow cities to write blanket growth policies preventing residents from appealing individual projects that might have significant transportation impacts. This would be blatantly wrong, unfair, not environmentally sound, and nothing but a windfall for developer interests.


CALL GOVERNOR INSLEE TODAY AT (360) 902-4111 AND ASK HIM TO VETO HB 1923.

Please veto HB1923 and say no to developer special interests. The bill weakens SEPA and takes away the public's right to comment.

To e-contact Gov Inslee directly: https://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/contact/send-gov-inslee-e-message

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CB119600 Needs Some Significant Revisions

Below is a letter to City Council Members calling out the “Monkey Business” in this bill that would further tilt the playing field in favor of developer interests and against legitimate taxpaying residents’ concerns.

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CB119600 Needs Some Significant Revisions
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MOB’s Gone Mad?

Council Member Mike O’Brien [MOB] seems to have “gone mad” in the last few months, ever since it became obvious that he had no chance for Reelection to his District 6 Council seat. This week, however, his outrageous claims sank to a new low.

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MOB’s Gone Mad?
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Seattle is fighting its residents and ignoring a surging global trend

We heard last week from downtown residents battling Seattle’s LID assessment. This week we have an update on a neighbor’s legal fight to preserve the safe and functional use of its alley.

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Seattle is fighting its residents and ignoring a surging global trend