Be alert: No FCCs in county

Thank you Ken Stern for alerting us to the possibility of Fully Contained Communities popping up in this beautiful agriculture valley. The county commissioners “docketed” a change to the County’s comprehensive plan in May, which if enacted could change the farming/fishing culture forever. If developers are given the green light to construct these FCCs they would suck services and infrastructure like fire, schools, water and sewers from towns and cities that we taxpayers have already paid for and continue to maintain.

They could line the freeway from county line to county line. They would be their own isolated housing enclaves paving over rich Skagit River delta soil that is a bread basket for much of our region.

New populations coming to the valley need to be incorporated into the existing towns and cities to maintain our community and culture.

Joan Cross