There are several improvements and additions I would like to incorporate to my property; however, permits to do so are either impossible to obtain, or so complicated and/or expensive that it renders improving my property impractical.
If Thurston County is truly interested in looking for additional and creative sources of revenue, perhaps they should understand that the ground on which they choose to make their environmental stand (pocket gopher, wetland buffers, etc.) is preventing the county from receiving millions of dollars of development fees, as well as rendering hundreds of privately owned acres useless.
We as a county and a society will place our citizens at greater risk by increasing the availability of pot and alcohol in the name of generating tax revenue, but refuse to allow land owners do as they see fit with their property.
Stop cutting municipalities, education, and special services and just let folks have their land back while making a buck at the same time.
