October 17 - Hearing of an appeal of an environmental decision on a geoduck operation proposed by Taylor Shellfish

Update 10/14: Comments on the SEPA approval should be emailed to protectzanglecove@gmail.com for submission at Monday's hearing. Get involved.

Thurston County: Zangle Cove

October 17 a hearing on an appeal of an environmental decision approving a geoduck operation in Puget Sound's environmentally sensitive Zangle Cove will be held. The hearing begins at 10AM with legal presentations taking place between 10 and 2, and public comments scheduled for 3 [Note: Meetings sometimes run longer, sometimes shorter.] The examiner will hear from attorneys representing those who feel the decision did not fully consider all of the environmental impacts this operation will have and attorneys who feel there is no problem with the continued expansion of PVC tubes in Puget Sound.

Location: Heritage Hall, Expo Center - 3054 Carpenter Rd SE, Lacey

(Agenda and map of hearing's location may be found here: 

http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/hearing/2014108800/10.17.16.Hex.agenda.pdf)

Full information on the permit and documents submitted may be found here:

http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/hearing/2014108800/townsend-jensen-appeal.html

Comments may be mailed to: peterscs@co.thurston.wa.us 

or to Thurston County Commissioners: http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/bocc/

For additional information and how you can help, see:

https://www.facebook.com/protectzanglecove/

or
http://protectzanglecove.org/