Island County, the Town of Coupeville, and Ebey's Reserve, with support of the Board of Island County Commissioners and the Coupeville Town Council, have drafted proposed new design standards, code changes, and guidelines. All are now available on the Island County website: http://www.islandcounty.net/planning/2009Docket.htm as well as the Town's website.

Everyone is encouraged to take a look at these materials, and to provide substantive input at the upcoming series of public hearings -- the first of which is scheduled for next Tuesday, July 28th at 1pm.  

These are draft documents -- and need your input and the input of others to be as effective as possible in protecting the Reserve's rural heritage, while making sense.  Staff of the two jurisdictions and Reserve has worked to develop what they feel is a structure that is practical, streamlined, and more stringent where appropriate. 

All of the materials are now on the web: http://www.islandcounty.net/planning/2009Docket.htm

For more information, contact Karen Hossfeld or Mark Preiss Reserve Manager of Ebey's Landing, P.O. Box 774 / 162 Cemetery Road Coupeville, WA 98239, (360) 678-6084: Email: mark_preiss@partner.nps.gov