The following notice about the WA Supreme Court decision that overturned a King Co. ordinance allowing commercial development within non-city, rural zoned areas was aided in part with SCAR’s involvement trying to keep rural areas rural. https://futurewise.org/victory-at-wa-state-supreme-court/ … [Read more...]

King Co. is going to change the rules governing OSS (Onsite Septic Systems) regulations.  These will impact all of us not on sewers. Public Health – Seattle & King County is gearing up for some exciting changes to our On-site Sewage/Septic Systems (OSS) codes. As a partner in the OSS management system, we would love for you to be part of this journey! We believe in creating a … [Read more...]

If you live in the Soos Creek watershed (basin) area, you should be interested in the future plans affecting your neighborhoods. See https://publicinput.com/greatermaplevalley to learn more about the Greater Maple Valley/Cedar River Subarea Plan. … [Read more...]

King Co. policies that will impact the future growth of cities and unincorporated areas. The following letter was sent to the KC Growth Management Planning Council that is in charge of updating county-wide growth plans.  SCAR has been involved with Joint Rural Area Team with review and comments to the proposed plan.  SCAR feels this information gives significantly greater detail into … [Read more...]