2020 Noxious Weed Control Board Meeting Schedule
The Weed Board will conduct their monthly weed board meetings beginning at 4:00 in the Noxious Weed Office, 1234 S 2nd Ave, Suite B. The meetings will occur the 4th Wednesday of every month EXCEPT November and December which are typically rescheduled to avoid conflict with the holidays. Please contact the Weed Office to confirm dates for November and December dates.
• January 22, Public Hearing to adopt State Weed List and County Select species for required control. Regular meeting to follow
• February 26
• March 25
• April 22
• May 27
• June 24
• July 22
• August 26
• September 23
• October 28 Public Hearing regarding noxious weed assessment. Regular meeting to follow
• November 18
• December 16
Published in the Methow Valley News January 8, 15, 2020; Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune January 9, 16, 2020. OVG886045
PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT
OCC 2.88 PUBLIC RECORDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Okanogan County Prosecutor’s Office has proposed an ordinance that would amend Okanogan County Code OCC 2.88.070 Review of Denials of Public Records, to strike out the provision that requestors exhaust administrative remedies before seeking judicial review of a county decision regarding a records request and replacing it with language that does not first require administrative review of a public records request denial before a person can file a lawsuit to obtain a record. A copy of the proposed regulations will be mailed upon request.
The SEPA Responsible Official has determined this proposal is categorically exempt from environmental review in accordance with WAC 197-11-800 (19a).
A public hearing has been scheduled by the Okanogan County Board of County Commissioners. The public hearing will be conducted on January 21, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Auditorium in the Virginia Grainger Building in Okanogan, WA. Verbal testimony will be taken. Written comments may be submitted at the hearing or prior to the hearing and may be submitted to Laleña Johns, Clerk of the Board, at 123 5th Ave N Suite 150, Okanogan, WA 98840 or at ljohns@co.okanogan.wa.us.
Date of publishing is January 8 & 9, 2020.
Information regarding this proposal can be obtained from: Okanogan County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Dave Gecas, Chief Civil Deputy, dgecas@co.okanogan.wa.us or 509-422-7280.
Published in the Methow Valley News January 8, 2020; Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune January 9, 2020. OVG886096
Vaughn Jolley SP 2019-9
Notice of Application and SEPA Exemption
An application for a short subdivision has been submitted by Vaughn Jolley to divide 33.48 acres into 4 lots. Lots will be served by individual wells and on-site septic. The property is identified by parcel # 3322200076 located at 67 Alder Road, approximately 1/2 mile southwesterly of the Town of Twisp, WA.
The Okanogan County SEPA Responsible Official issued a final SEPA determination identifying this project is exempt from SEPA review in accordance with WAC 197-11.
The comment period for this project ends February 13, 2020 at 5pm. Comments must be submitted in writing. Direct questions and comments to: Charlene Schumacher, Senior Planner, Okanogan County Office of Planning & Development, 123 5th Ave. N, Suite 130, Okanogan, WA 98840, (509) 422-7113 or by e-mail at cschumacher@co.okanogan.wa.us.
Published in the Methow Valley News January 8, 2020; Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune January 9, 2020. OVG886555
Okanogan County
Notice of Final Decision
Project: Boundary Line Adjustment: (parcels 7540220000 & 3426252006)
Proponent: Timothy & Kecia Heyen and Lisa Corfield
Decision: Approved
The Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development approved the above-noted project. Within 20 days of decision, parties with standing may appeal this decision to the Okanogan County Hearing Examiner at 123 5th Ave. N. Suite 130, Okanogan, WA 98840, pursuant to OCC 2.67.010. An appeal must include the $300.00 appeal fee.
Published in the Methow Valley News January 8, 2020; Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune January 9, 2020. OVG886541
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
INTERIM OKANOGAN COUNTY CODE REVISIONS
OCC 17A.400.130 (2) and 17A.400.120(D) WATER AVAILABILITY STUDY AREA
WRIA 48
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Okanogan Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on January 27, 2020 to take public testimony regarding ordinance 2019-11 approved on December 18, 2019 that adopted interim code revisions to OCC 17A.400 Water Availability Study Areas. The public hearing is scheduled to meet the procedural requirements found in RCW 36.70.795. The interim code revisions amend OCC 17A.400.130(2) by amending subsection 2 which identifies WRIA 48 and subsection 2(a) which identifies the Restricted Areas surrounding the closed surface waters listed in WAC 173-548-050 in WRIA #48 as water availability study areas. Those areas that are within WRIA 48 and outside the Columbia River influence as well as outside the closed tributaries contained in WAC 173-548-050 are allowed an exception to create one additional lot containing a new legal water supply if the parent parcel currently contains a single family residence. The effect of this decision is to prohibit the application for land divisions other than the exceptions in 17A.400.120(D) during the time period of the study which is up to 2 years before further review.
The interim code revisions will undergo environmental review and be scheduled for additional public hearings before the Okanogan County Regional Planning Commission followed by the Okanogan Board of County Commissioners.
The public hearing will be conducted on January 27, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. at the Red Barn in Winthrop located at 51 North Highway 20, Winthrop, WA. Verbal testimony will be taken with a time limit of 3 minutes per speaker. Written comments may be submitted at the hearing. Written comments will be accepted prior to the hearing and may be submitted in writing or electronically to Laleña Johns, Clerk of the Board, at 123 5th Ave N Ste 150, Okanogan, WA 98840 or at ljohns@co.okanogan.wa.us.
Date of publishing is January 8th and 9th, 2020 and January 15th and 16th, 2020.
A copy of the interim code revisions may be viewed on the Okanogan County Planning Department website at www.okanogancounty.org/planning.
Information regarding this proposal can be obtained from: Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development, Angie Hubbard, Interim Director of Planning, 123 5th Avenue North, Suite 130 Okanogan, WA 98840 (509)422-7090 or ahubbard@co.okanogan.wa.us.
Published in the Methow Valley News January 8, 15, 2020; Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune January 9, 16, 2020. OVG886568
Okanogan County
Notice of Final Decision
Project: Exempt Segregation / Boundary Line Adjustment – Parcels 2923330017 & 2923334002
Proponent: Blue Fusion Investments, LLC
Decision: Approved
The Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development approved the above-noted project. Within 20 days of publication, parties with standing may appeal this decision to the Okanogan County Hearing Examiner at 123 5th Ave. N. Suite 130, Okanogan, WA 98840, pursuant to OCC 2.67.010. An appeal must include the $300.00 appeal fee.
Published in the Methow Valley News January 8, 2020; Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune January 9, 2020. OVG886551
NOTICE AND SUMMONS/ORDER
COURT NO.: 19-7-00178-24
Termination Hearing
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF OKANOGAN – JUVENILE
IN RE THE DEPENDENCY OF:
PATRICIA M WATERS
A Minor Child
DOB: 02/08/2017
STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: TOMMY TWOEAGLES WATERS, WHOM IT MAY CONCERN AND ANYONE CLAIMING PARENTAL INTEREST IN THE ABOVE NAMED CHILD.
1. NOTICE OF HEARING
1.1 You are notified that a petition was filed with this Court, seeking to terminate your parental rights.
1.2 A hearing will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., At Juvenile Court, Okanogan County Court House, Okanogan, Washington.
1.3 The purpose of the hearing is to hear and consider evidence on the petition.
1.4 If you do not appear, the court may enter an order in your absence permanently terminating your parental rights.
II. SUMMONS/ORDER
TO APPEAR
2.1 YOU ARE SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to appear at the hearing on the date, time and place indicated.
NOTICE
THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD ARE TERMINATED. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER AN ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE TERMINATING YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS.
Dated this 20 day of December, 2019.
By direction of the Honorable
CHRISTOPHER CULP
Judge of the Superior Court
Okanogan County, Washington
CHARLEEN GROOMES
Clerk of the Superior Court
Okanogan County, Washington
by RAMONA BROWNLEE
Deputy Clerk
Published in the Methow Valley News January 1, 8, 15, 2020; Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune January 2, 9, 16, 2020. OVG885695
