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		<title>Should unlicensed DOE staffers call themselves geologists?</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/should-unlicensed-staffers-call-themselves-geologists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consulting reports from licensed professionals are utilized and relied upon in public and the private sector for the purpose of making land use decisions. In some instances, unlicensed Department of Ecology staff members are participating in the very important decision making process. Please consider signing the petition that is attached via the link below. This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4336687&amp;post=9626&amp;subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s make a new park at 305 and Winslow Way.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/lets-make-a-new-park-at-305-and-winslow-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Citizens Park Task Force is an informal group of community volunteers who have come together for a single purpose &#8212; to convert the ugly vacant lot on the corner of Highway 305 and Winslow Way into an attractive and welcoming gateway to Bainbridge Island.  Our vision is to make this former Unocal gas station [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4336687&amp;post=9622&amp;subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Comments on buffer guidance in Ecology&#8217;s SMP handbook.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/comments-on-buffer-guidance-in-ecologys-smp-handbook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comes now buffer guidance intended to “&#8230;assist local government planners&#8230;” in meeting requirements of the Shoreline Management Act and the Department’s SMP Guidelines, drawing on “a vast body of scientific knowledge”. Having spent several years reviewing some 4,000 references on buffering and related subjects, and several decades in the company of buffer research, I would [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4336687&amp;post=9619&amp;subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The high price of poor management decisions.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Arbitrator Michael Cavanaugh ruled that the City, under the direction of Brenda Bauer, violated the rights of four city employees when they were terminated in the fall of 2010. These four employees must now be rehired, or given the option of rehire, along with over a year of back wages and benefits. This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4336687&amp;post=9601&amp;subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kitsap Alliance challenges county-wide planning policies.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To Mayors, Matthes, Erickson, Lester and Lent, Each of the Cities with membership in the KRCC are required to ratify the Ordinance (attached) passed by Kitsap County on November 14, 2011 adopting the Amendments to the County-wide Planning Policies. As I understand the rules the Cities have 90 days in which to take that action. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4336687&amp;post=9598&amp;subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Questions about new shoreline buffer regulations.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bainbridge SMP Update]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[General recommendations for buffer width. Small-lot residential development in highly developed areas provides some ecological functions. Buffers or setbacks with vegetation conservation requirements of roughly 30 to 60 feet may be appropriate. If these areas include critical areas, larger buffers likely will be needed. Department of Ecology, Shoreline Master Program Handbook Chapter 11 – page [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4336687&amp;post=9554&amp;subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Legislature up to?</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/what-is-the-legislature-up-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;re baaaaaaaaaack. In addition to major budget issues, our elected representatives are considering the following bills which should be of interest to landowners and water users in Washington: House Bill 2162: Addressing appeal and permit procedures under the shoreline management act Introduced by Rep. Dean Takko, (D-Longview) (D) on December 9, 2011, authorizes development activity outside [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4336687&amp;post=9539&amp;subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who are we as a community?</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/who-are-we-as-a-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who are we as a community? The answer to this question affects not only our image of ourselves but the priorities we set for public services and how we connect the community to itself. Recently I had cause to look at the U.S. Census statistics for the island and the numbers are interesting. They show [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4336687&amp;post=9515&amp;subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two questions to ask about proposed regulations.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/two-questions-to-ask-about-proposed-regulations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teresa Osinski is the executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Kitsap County. She suggests that all citizens interested in good government encourage their elected representatives to ask two questions as a filter for any and all proposed regulations: How does this proposal improve the health, safety and welfare of the public? How [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4336687&amp;post=9507&amp;subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call for citizen participation.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/call-for-citizen-participation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city of Bainbridge Island is currently seeking volunteers for the Planning Commission and the Utility Advisory Committee. If interested, please complete the application and return it to the city no later than January 11, 2012. Contact the Executive department with any questions (842-2545).<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4336687&amp;post=9505&amp;subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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