Whidbey News-Times, August 17, 2013

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 | Vol. 114, No. 66 | www.whidbeynewstimes.com | 75¢

County responds to Burnett suit with next steps By JANIS REID Staff reporter

Responding to a lawsuit by Oak Harbor resident Bill Burnett, the Island County Prosecutor’s Office provided steps he must take to go any further. Burnett, who is currently an Oak Harbor School Board candidate, filed his Burnett lawsuit last month in Island County Superior Court. Burnett is asking a judge to compel the Island County Board of Commissioners to reinstate Kelly Emerson as chairwoman. Emerson, of Camano Island, See lawsuit, A10

Photo by Celeste Erickson/Whidbey News-Times

The King rocks the fair

Singer Danny Vernon performs in his act, “Illusion of Elvis,” in front of a packed crowd Thursday night at the Whidbey Island Area Fair. The fair continues through this weekend at the fairgrounds in Langley. On Friday morning, Deano the Clown took the stage. Saxman Danny Ward is scheduled to perform 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday. At 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sunday, juggler Matt Hohr is slated to perform what he calls “Chicken Olympics.”

County must now respond to shoreline plan concerns By JANIS REID Staff reporter

Island County commissioners now have the community feedback on a proposed Shoreline Master Plan. The comments were gathered during a public hearing in May and presented to the commissioners this week by the state Department of Ecology. The commissioners must address any concerns and submit solutions to the state Department of Ecology by a deadline of Sept. 23.

Island County Planner Brad Johnson, who presented the documents to the commissioners this week, said the Department of Ecology gathered 339 comments from 79 individuals and 16 organizations. In keeping with previously reported feedback, Ecology officials said they received comments expressing concerns that primarily involved four issues: non-conforming structures, net-pen aquaculture, shellfish grower requirements and public access. While there was little discussion about the feedback during

See Shoreline plan, A10

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the commissioners’ work session, the Planning Department briefly addressed the non-conforming structure issue. The commissioners plan to review the comments and continue the discussion during their Wednesday, Aug. 21, work session. County staff are expected to make offer recommendations for responding to concerns. According to state Ecology’s feedback, Johnson said, there seems to be widespread concern that the new Shoreline

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