Our monthly meeting will be held at the Deception Pass State Park Headquarters Building, 41020 State Route 20, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.
Directions: follow Highway 20 across Deception Pass Bridge traveling toward Oak Harbor. Take the first left turn into the Park Headquarters
Agenda items:
Ellen Bynum, Director - ex officio of Friends of Skagit County will be our guest speaker. Friends of Skagit County (FOSC) is a local non-profit organization working for the benefit of the Skagit community to manage growth and stop sprawl. Through grassroots organizing and advocacy they work to protect our open spaces, farms, forests, and natural heritage, and to support compact, "walkable" neighborhoods in our towns.
Reports:
- Plan of Work
- Fundraising
- Elements of SubArea Plan
South Fidalgo Community Council
May 13, 2009
Ellen Bynum, Friends of Skagit Co., rescheduled to July 8, 2009 meeting due to illness.
Al Jeff spoke with Maggie Sullivan of the Alger Council and reported that Maggie is willing to come and speak at any time (re: Citizen Advisory Committee).
How many sub-area plans? - Guemes, Alger, South Fidalgo, Bay View
Financial: $423.99 in the bank, $10.00 fee paid for State Report
Reports: Dewey Beach Potluck, WSDOT Todd Harrison reported that the roundabout has been delayed until 2019.
1. SFCC is scheduled to give presentation at the next Dewey Beach Potluck
2. Next Meeting: Open Space, Urban Growth area
3. Dikes are not public areas.
4. Wetland mitigation meeting 19th of May
5. Recycle centers can be anywhere
Goal: Get County Commissioners to meet with us
Jan: Re: Fundraiser meeting at 13841 Eagle Crest Ln., Anacortes, WA
Jan made bookmarks to give away to the public at the Farmer's Market. We will have an information table, donation jar, receipt book for tax deduction to donors, and a sign up sheet for our mailing list.
Sub Area Plan: (Dave/Harold/Tom) Ron Wesen Skagit County Commissioner will attend our July meeting.
Proposal: go to County Commissioners with request to take action on specific items, ie: Moratorium on CaRDs (Conservation and Reserve Developments)
Dave - opinion- 2003 involved from beginning - island rezone was rejected. We are a residential island, keep it that way.
1. uses of land 2. CaRDs 3. bike paths - besides roads
SFCC: need to follow commissioners
Talking points for info table at market: aquifer, subarea plan, Sharpes Corner, CaRDs, drainage, land use, open space
Motion: passed
Bring proposal to the public then to the commissioners
SFCC begins with a table for information at the farmer's market
Jan: contact person for market set-up
Meetings:
Special June Meeting - 6/3/09
Regular Meeting - 6/10/09
Dinner Meeting - 6/18/09
Check on Fire Hall availability
Promote the dinner meeting to the public
Each member invite 20 neighbors
Sign at Lake Erie and Harold's Market
Ad in the Clamdigger and Anacortes American
Jan: website, call Ryan Lessons for website we are not waiting for Ryan Jim Thompson video classes
Community Service Project or Senior Project
submitted by Robert Atterberry