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Forest Homes Approved Despite Flooding Concerns | Seattle News
Thurston County commissioners have greenlit a controversial plan for 105 new homes on forested land, rejecting neighbors’ appeal over groundwater flooding concerns. The key dispute centered on when a required groundwater impact analysis should be completed—neighbors insisted it be done before preliminary approval, citing law and local code. Commissioners countered that the analysis only applies at final plat approval, calling opponents’ legal arguments “artificial intelligence hallucinations.” One commissioner recused herself due to outside communications, while others confirmed no such…
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