Notice of Public Hearing
LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT #1 BALLOT PROPOSAL
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Okanogan Board
of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on December 18,
2017 to take public testimony regarding
a revised resolution stating the intent to form a Lake Management
District on Lake Osoyoos in accordance with RCW 36.61. If the Board
decides to move ahead with the formation of the district a mailed ballot
will be issued for the property owners within the proposed district
boundaries to determine if the district should be formed.
The public hearing will review the boundaries of the proposed
district as revised and the assessments to be collected on an annual
basis. The proposed district boundary includes property adjacent to Lake
Osoyoos. There are 324 parcels owned by 251 owners within the boundaries
of the proposed district. 15
agricultural lots without residential structures and the common lot
owned by the Veranda Beach Homeowners Association are proposed for
exclusion. Other parcels may
be excluded from the district by the Board of County Commissioners if
the parcels are found to not benefit from inclusion in the district.
If approved by a
simple majority of the property owners the district will conduct control
measures for milfoil and other invasive species for 5 years at which
time the district will dissolve. An
annual assessment of 150.00 dollars per parcel on all properties
included in the district will be collected every year for 5 years. Total
collections in 5 years will be approximately $230,000.00.
The
SEPA Responsible Official has determined this proposal is categorically
exempt from environmental review in accordance with WAC 197-11-800 (16).
The public hearing
will be conducted on December 18, 2017 at 6:00
in the Oroville City Hall in Oroville, WA.
Verbal
testimony will be taken with a time limit of 5 minutes per speaker.
Written comments may be submitted at the hearing.
Written comments will be accepted prior to
the hearing and may be submitted in writing or electronically to Lalena
Johns, Clerk of the Board, at 123 5th Ave N Ste 150,
Okanogan, WA 98840 or at
ljohns@co.okanogan.wa.us.
Date
of publishing is November 29, 2017 and December 6, 2017.
Maps of the
proposed district boundary may be viewed on the Okanogan County Planning
Department website at
www.okanogancounty.org/planning.
Information
regarding this proposal can be obtained from: Okanogan County Office of
Planning and Development, Perry Huston, Director of Planning, 123 5th
Avenue North, Suite 130 Okanogan, WA 98840 (509)422-7218 or
phuston@co.okanogan.wa.us
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