September 18, 1998

NOTICE TO PRESS

TO: WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES

STANWOOD-CAMANO NEWS

COUPEVILLE EXAMINER

SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD

FROM: signed by: Tom Shaughnessy, Member

Mike Shelton, Member

RE: Notice of Additional GMA Comp Plan and Development Regulations Workshops and Potential Hearing Continuation

Special Sessions are being added during the week of September 21^st to allow four additional GMA work sessions with staff as follows:

September 22, 23, 24 Noon – 1:00 p.m. Board workshop with staff

No public comments – work session only

September 25 @ 4:00 p.m. Board workshop with staff. No public

comments – work session only

Further, in preparation for the September 28, 1998 final adoption GMA Hearing

a special session is being scheduled, if needed, as follows:

September 29 @ 9:30 a.m. Special Session for purposes of public hearing

continuation from September 28, if needed [if all GMA items are not

completed on September 28^th by around 10:00 p.m.]

Location of Workshops and Hearing: Hearing Room, Island County Courthouse Annex, Coupeville

TS:MS:em

cc: Wm. L. McDowell, Chair, Board of Commissioners

Margaret Rosenkranz, Clerk of the Board

Keith Dearborn, GMA Legal Consultant

Vince Moore, Planning Director