Taylor Mussel Farm Hearing Carried over to Friday

The hearing for the 58 raft mussel farm proposed by Taylor Shellfish in Totten Inlet has been carried over to Friday, February 17.  It will reconvene at 9AM in the Thurston County Courthouse, 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia, Building One, Room 152. Comments may still be submitted to Cami Peterson at:  peterscs@co.thurston.wa.us
NOTE:  They must be in by Thursday afternoon at 4PM or hand delivered.

Citizens are overwhelmingly opposed to this project.
http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/devactivity/totten/totten-hearing.html (Exhibit 15, 3 separate files).

If submitting comments they should address whether the project fits within the Shoreline Management Act which states:
The legislature declares that the interest of all of the people shall be paramount in the management of shorelines of statewide significance. The department, in adopting guidelines for shorelines of statewide significance, and local government [Thurston County], in developing master programs for shorelines of statewide significance, shall give preference to uses in the following order of preference which:
(1) Recognize and protect the statewide interest over local interest;
(2) Preserve the natural character of the shoreline;
(3) Result in long term over short term benefit;
(4) Protect the resources and ecology of the shoreline;
(5) Increase public access to publicly owned areas of the shorelines;
(6) Increase recreational opportunities for the public in the shoreline;
(7) Provide for any other element as defined in RCW 90.58.100 deemed appropriate or necessary.