GP: Now you are talking about something I know a bit about. I was on the citizens growth committee that "approved" the huge Quadrant developments on Novelty Hill. A group of 20 residential property owners worked long and hard to develop a plan that was fair and balanced. After many months of work we came up with five possible growth scenarios. To our surprise a sixth proposal popped up at the last moment. That was the Quadrant proposal. Our group voted 19 to 1 against the Quadrant proposal. We then had a citizen’s vote on which plan the people liked best. The Quadrant proposal came in dead last. Guess what happened. The county council completely disregarded our plan ands went with Quadrant. Did someone get paid? You be the judge. All I know is that was my last day on the committee. And we all lost. There was no BALANCE then.

Where I live in rural king County many of my neighbors move in and begin clearing land for their *&*&*^%%^ horses. The "Horse Acre" lots are NOT big enough for a horses, so the land turns to mud which then flows into our nearby creek. Is the CAO the best we could do? I doubt it. Do we need something? Damn right!