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Shoreline and wetland regulations are a concern to property owners throughout the U.S. In the Puget Sound region, several groups have been formed to study the issues, inform neighbors and participate in the process. Here are links to some of them.

KAPO… the Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners

    The erosion of property rights in the last 15 years has been alarming. Judges, lawmakers and regulators have gravely diminished the “bundle of rights” guaranteed to land owners in this great Country. The need to protect those rights has intensified as we watch the very lawmakers we elect to represent us and protect our rights lead the charge in the destruction of the right to own and use real property. (continued)

Olympic Stewardship Foundation

    We believe that property owners have a Constitutionally protected right to use and enjoy their property in a responsible way. That includes the right to a reasonable amount of water for homes and food production. We will not quietly tolerate any taking of those rights in the absence of an empirical showing of significant harm, and we will aggressively pursue regaining those rights that have been abridged.

Common Sense Alliance… San Juan County

    Mission: To motivate San Juan County landowners to inform themselves and and the public overall about how the proposed CAO (critical areas ordinance) will effect land use, and values,the social and economic needs of San Juan County communities. Through informed land owners we intend to provide effective testimony in public meetings and hearings, letters to the editor and other public venues that will shape the creation of a Critical Areas Ordinance that balances land owner’s CONSTITUTIONAL rights with protection of critical areas AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.” (continued)

Pacific Legal Foundation — PLF Northwest Center

    The Northwest Center, established in 1992, was the first of PLF’s regional litigation centers and litigates cases emanating from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho. Contributions received from residents of the region are directed toward the budget of the Northwest Center.

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