RESOLUTION
REQUESTING ILLAHEE COMMUNITY PLAN
Whereas the Illahee Community was founded
over 90 years ago and has maintained its community status and identity, and
Whereas the citizens of the community have
been active and involved in the governance of its affairs, and
Whereas the Illahee Community is endowed
with extraordinary natural resources and amenities, which include:
Approximately
3 miles of pristine waterfront,
The
Port of Illahee community dock,
The
75 acre Illahee State Park,
The
833 acre Illahee Creek Watershed, primarily in its natural pristine state,
The
salmon bearing stream, Illahee Creek, with its associated wetlands,
The
400 plus acre Illahee Preserve, complete with trails, future active use area,
old growth
forest, and plans for an educational
salmon hatchery,
The
110 acre Rolling Hills Golf Course, and
Whereas these natural resources and
amenities deserve to be maintained, preserved, and protected for present and
future generations, and
Whereas the citizens of the community, both
long term and new residents, want to maintain our traditions and way of life,
and
Whereas the Illahee Community is
strategically located between the Silverdale Sub-Area and the city of
Bremerton, and
Whereas the future and fate of the Illahee
Community is uncertain and being contemplated by others outside of our local
community, and
Whereas the Growth Management Act (GMA)
permits counties to recognize and define areas and communities with unique
characteristics and qualities, commonly referred to as sub-areas or
communities, and
Whereas Kitsap County officials requested
we adopt the term ÒcommunityÓ rather than Òsub-areaÓ in order to be considered
as part of the 2006 county comprehensive planning process, and
Whereas the citizens of the Illahee
Community desire to be actively and materially involved in the present and
future plans for our area,
We
therefore are
chartering the Illahee Community Citizens Advisory Group (CAG) to establish an
Illahee Community Plan which will entail, at the minimum, the geographical
boundaries currently established for the Port of Illahee, and shall complete
said plan by summer 2006.
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