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Local Support & Public Participation For Wild Sky Wilderness |
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The Wild Sky Wilderness has garnered substantial support from the elected officials, businesses and local opion leaders throughout the Skykomish River Valley and Snohomish County.
Local Elected Official Support: 77 current and former locally elected officials representing Snohomish County have endorsed the Wild Sky Wilderness proposal (see below). (*) indicates no longer in office
State Senator Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)
State Senator Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
State Senator Paull Shin (D-21)
State Senator Darlene Fairley (D-32)
State Senator Jean Berkey (D-38)
State Senator Dave Schmidt (R-44)*
State Representative Al O’Brien (D-1)
State Representative Mark Ericks (D-1)
State Representative Mary Helen Roberts (D-21)
State Representative Brian Sullivan (D-21)
State Representative Mike Cooper (D-21)*
State Representative Maralyn Chase (D-32)
State Representative Ruth Kagi (D-32)
State Representative John McCoy (D-38)
State Representative Mike Sells (D-38)
State Representative David Simpson (D-38)*
State Representative Hans Dunshee (D-44)
State Representative John Lovick (D-44)
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon (D)
Snohomish County Executive Bob Drewel (D)*
Snohomish County Council Member Dave Gossett (D)
Snohomish County Council Member Kirke Sievers (D)
Snohomish County Council Member Bruce Agnew (R)*
Snohomish County Council Member Dave Somers (D)
Arlington Mayor Margaret Larson
Edmonds Mayor Gary Haakenson
Edmonds City Council Member Deanna Dawson
Edmonds City Council Member Mauri Moore
Edmonds City Council Member Michael Plunkett
Edmonds City Council Member Peggy Pritchard Olson
Edmonds City Council Member Ron Wambolt
Edmonds City Council Member Deanna Dawson
Edmonds City Council Member Richard L. Marin
Edmonds City Council Member Dave Orvis
Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson
Everett City Council Member Bob Overstreet
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Everett City Council Member Brenda Stonecipher
Everett City Council Member Marian Krell*
Everett City Council Member Drew Nielson
Everett City Council Member Mark Olson
Everett City Council Member Arlan Hatloe
Everett City Council Member Paul Roberts
Gold Bar Mayor Colleen Hawkins*
Gold Bar City Council Member Steve Higgins*
Index Mayor Kem Hunter*
Index City Council Member Patrick Woods
Index City Council Member Sean Horst
Index City Council Member Dean Johnson
Index City Council Member Bob Hubbard
Lake Stevens Mayor Lynn E. Walty
Lynnwood Mayor Mike McKinnon*
Lynwood City Council Member Mark Smith
Marysville Mayor Dennis Kendall
Mill Creek Mayor Donna Michelson
Mill Creek City Council Member Terry Ryan
Mill Creek City Council Member Rosemary Bennetts
Monroe Mayor Donnetta Walser
Monroe City Council Member Tony Balk
Monroe City Council Member Jeff Frye
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Monroe City Council Member Ken Berger
Monroe City Council Member Geoffrey Thomas
Monroe City Council Member Mark Mechling*
Monroe City Council Member Bruce Hansen*
Monroe City Council Member Penny Sopris Kegerries*
Monroe City Council Member Jim Hunnicutt*
Mountlake Terrace Mayor Jerry Smith
Snohomish Mayor Liz Loomis*
Snohomish Mayor Cameron Bailey*
Snohomish City Council Member Chris Lundvall*
Snohomish City Council Member Lya Badgley
Snohomish City Council Member Melody Clemans
Snohomish City Council Member Rebecca Loveless*
Snohomish City Council Member Steven Jenkins*
Snohomish City Council Member Shawn Osborne*
Snohomish City Council Member Susan Palmer*
Stanwood Mayor Herb Kuhnly
Woodway Mayor Carol A. Nichols
Business Support: More than 100 local businesses, located closest to the proposal in the Skykomish River Valley (from Monroe east to Skykomish) have endorsed the Wild Sky Wilderness proposal because of its importance to the local economy and their unique quality of life (see list below).
Other regional and national businesses that operate in western Washington have also shown their support, such as REI, Patagonia, Orvis Company, Montrail, Cascade Designs, Canoe and Kayak Magazine, Marmot Mountain Works, Feathered Friends, Nikwax, The Avid Angler, Zumiez, Inc., K2 Snowboarding and Outdoor Research.
A Cabin on the Sky (Index)
A River Runs Through It (Baring)
A Stone’s Throw B&B (Index)
Ahrens Valley Eyeworks (Monroe)
All About The Fly (Monroe)
Alpen (Village)
Drive In (Startup)
Alpine Adventures, Inc. (Gold Bar)
Antique Cottage (Sultan)
Bear Acres Chainsaw Sculpture (Gold Bar)
Beige Universe Computers (Monroe)
Bolles Organic Farm (Monroe)
Booby Trap Bar & Grill (Startup)
Cascade Cottage (Baring)
Cascadia Inn & Café (Skykomish)
Chinook Expeditions (Index)
Chopping Block Tavern (Monroe)
Clayton Secretarial Plus (Monroe)
Cottage Book Exchange (Monroe)
The Country Clipper (Monroe)
The Country Cupboard (Monroe)
Countryside Sewing & Vacuum (Monroe)
Deborah Larsen C.P.A (Monroe)
Della Street Transcription (Sultan)
Der Baring Store (Baring)
Doc Reverb’s AV Park (Index)
Don’s Barber Shop (Monroe)
Doug’s RV, Inc. (Startup)
Downstream River Runners (Monroe)
Eden Organic Salon (Monroe)
Emerald City Liquidation (Sultan)
Fairground Inn (Monroe)
Fiddlers Bluff Coffee Co. (Monroe)
Frontier Services (Gold Bar)
Gold Bar Market/ Exxon (Gold Bar)
Good Life Health Food (Monroe)
Grey Fox vacation rental (Index)
Haystack Company Garden Art (Startup)
Highway Auto Supply (Monroe)
Hillbillies (Gold Bar)
Hitching Post Café (Monroe)
Homestead Vintage Stove Co (Skykomish)
Ixtapa Family Mexican Rest. (Monroe)
Jeno’s Restaurant (Monroe)
Just For You Thrift Boutique (Monroe)
Kindness Animal Clinic (Monroe)
Kurt’s Produce (Monroe)
La Michoacana. Inc. (Monroe)
Lavro Riverboats (Monroe)
Let’s Go Espresso (Gold Bar)
Love Music, Inc. (Monroe)
M & M Antiques (Monroe)
Monroe Digital Copy Center (Monroe)
Monroe Floral (Monroe)
Monroe Jewelers (Monroe)
Mountain Deli Mart (Gold Bar)
Mountain View Diner (Gold Bar)
Mysty Mountain Cabin (Skykomish)
Naturally Wood & Garden Arts (Sultan)
North Cascades Nursery (Gold Bar)
Odds & Ends (Monroe)
Parallax Gallery (Startup)
Park Place Grocery & Gas (Monroe)
Paul Sayers Landscaping (Monroe)
PC Select Computers, LLC (Monroe)
Pine Creek Nursery (Monroe)
Primeval Ink Tattoo (Monroe)
Quality Boots & Repair (Monroe)
R-Meyer Construction Supply (Monroe)
Rambling Rose Nursery (Monroe)
Rose Hill at Mt. Index (Index)
Sailfish Grill (Monroe)
Salon 212 (Gold Bar)
Sam’s Cats & Dogs, Naturally (Monroe)
Skykomish Deli (Skykomish)
Sky River Bakery (Monroe)
Sky River Inn (Skykomish)
Sky Valley Sports (Monroe)
Skyland Ranch (Gold Bar)
Snohomes Realty, Inc (Gold Bar)
Startup Gardens (Startup)
Startup Market (Startup)
Steel Magnolias (Monroe)
Stitch & Sweep (Monroe)
Stoney Creek Outfitters (Monroe)
Sultan Computers (Sultan)
Sultan Pharmacy & Natural Care (Sultan)
Sultan Trackside Pizza & Subs (Sultan)
Sunny Acres Berry Farm (Monroe)
Sunset Falls Cabin (Index)
T&S Consignment & Liquidation (Sultan)
Taco Del Mar (Monroe)
Teriyaki Now (Sultan)
Twin Rivers Brewery (Monroe)
Valley Growers (Monroe)
Washington Serpentarium (Monroe)
Washington Tile (Monroe)
Wave Trek, Inc. (Index)
Werner Paddles (Sultan)
Whispering Waters Cabin (Baring)
White Knight Plumbers (Monroe)
Wicked Baking Company (Monroe)
Wild Birds Unlimited (Monroe)
Wild Lily Cabins B&B (Index)
Willie Greens Organic Farm (Monroe)
Public Support: More than 10,000 Washington citizens including thousands from the Sky Valley towns of Monroe, Gold Bar, Sultan, Startup, Index, Baring and Skykomish have signed a petition supporting designating the Wild Sky as Wilderness. On June 28, 2003 nearly 400 Wilderness enthusiasts attended the Wild Sky Wilderness festival in Index, WA. Senator Murray and Representative Larsen have received thousands of letters and e-mails on Wild Sky Wilderness over the last five years. In 2001, roughly 100 individuals participated in two public meetings focused on the Wild Sky proposal.
Editorial Support & Education Through Media Outlets:
There has been extensive press coverage in local and regional media outlets informing the Snohomish County public about the Wild Sky Wilderness proposal. The Everett Herald, Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer have all editorialized on a number of occasions in support of the legislation. There have been more than 200 newspaper articles, editorials, OpEds or letters to the editor on the Wild Sky Wilderness issue over the last three years.
Public Meetings and Congressional Hearings: Public meetings have been held in local areas to allow opinion leaders and the general public to learn more about Wild Sky and comment on the proposal. Of particular note was the town hall meeting held in Index, WA, which is just outside the proposed wilderness area and large meeting held in the City of Monroe, the largest city in the Skykomish Valley. Congressional hearings have been held on the legislation in both the 107th and 108th Congress.
- Index Town Hall Meeting on Wild Sky Wilderness
(7/16/01)
- Public Meeting on Wild Sky organized by Larsen and Murray in Monroe (9/6/01)
- Public Meeting on Wild Sky organized by Larsen and Murray in Seattle (9/10/01)
- U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Wild Sky Wilderness bill, S. 2565
(7/30/02)
- U.S House Resources Committee Mark-up on Wild Sky Wilderness bill, H.R. 4844
(9/12/02)
- U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Mark-up on Wild Sky Wilderness bill, S. 2565 (10/8/02)
- Monroe City Council Public Meeting on Wild Sky resulting in passage of supportive resolution (3/5/03)
- U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Wild Sky Wilderness bill, S. 391 (6/4/03)
- U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Mark-up on Wild Sky Wilderness bill, S. 391 (7/23/03)
- Snohomish City Council Public Meeting on Wild Sky resulting in passage of supportive resolution (9/2/03)
- U.S. House Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Wild Sky Wilderness bill, H.R. 811 (7/22/04)
- U.S House Resources Committee Mark-up on Wild Sky Wilderness bills withdrawn by unanimous
agreement (9/22/04)
- U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Mark-up on Wild Sky Wilderness Act, S. 152 (2/16/05)
- U.S House Natural Resources Committee Mark-up on Wild Sky Wilderness Act, HR 886 (3/7/07)
Congressional Outreach: A variety of efforts have been made by Senator Murray’s and Representative Larsen’s offices to reach out and meet with local stakeholders on the Wild Sky proposal. Both have been praised for their remarkable and tireless efforts to make the Wild Sky Wilderness proposal an inclusive one. Their staffs have had stakeholder meetings with the Washington State Snowmobile Association, Seaplane Pilots Association, Longview Fiber, Backcountry Horsemen Association of Washington, Snohomish County Farm Bureau, Snohomish County Emergency Radio and Snohomish County Public Works.
- Senator Murray and Representative Larsen set up a tour of the proposed Wild Sky Wilderness to show local
officials various aspects of the proposal. They were joined by Snohomish Council Member Dave Somers, mayors of the towns of Index and Skykomish and members of the Index City Council.
(7/2/01)
- Senator Murray’s and Representative Larsen’s offices held a series of one-hour meetings in Everett with all
constituents/interest groups and local stakeholders that had contacted Murray and Larsen’s office. Stakeholders were identified by the Forest Service or contacted Congressional offices directly. (12/5/01)
- Both offices briefed Snohomish County Executive Bob Drewel and the Tulalip Tribes on proposal. (5/21/02)
- Congressman Larsen’s office was scheduled to brief the Snohomish Country Council on the Wild Sky Wilderness bill. The County Council canceled the meeting that morning and has yet to reschedule.
(10/22/02)
- Both legislators’ offices conducted a 1 ½ hour meeting on the Wild Sky Wilderness proposal with
Snohomish County Farm Bureau. (2/25/03)
- Congressman Larsen’s office met with the WA State Farm Bureau and Snohomish County Farm Bureau.
(5/27/03)
- Representative Larsen provides House Resources Chairman Richard Pombo with a comprehensive response to his request for information on wilderness legislation
Repeated Meetings w/ WA State Snowmobile Association, Seaplane Pilots Association, Longview Fiber, Cascade Chapter of the Backcountry Horsemen, Snohomish County Emergency Radio and Public Works.
Ongoing Meetings and communication with constituents.
(5/7/04)
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