Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Reardon vetoes end of FCCs

Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon vetoed the ordinance that would have eliminated fully-contained communities (FCC) from the county code Monday.
The Snohomish County Council passed the ordinance 3 to 2, with Councilmen John Koster and Dave Gossett dissenting. Four county council members would have to approve the ordinance to override the veto.
"Eliminating the FCC policies will not prevent population growth from occurring in Snohomish County," Reardon wrote in a Monday memo. "Instead, eliminating these policies will drive that population into traditional development where developers cannot legally be held to the same stringent standards for economic development, land set-asides and infrastructure that may be required in an FCC."

For the full story, pick up a copy of the Sept. 8 Stanwood/Camano NEWS, or visit www.scnews.com after noon on Sept. 8.

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