SGA comments to Planning Commission 8/8/2026 re: Climate Change, Ecological Resilience, and Implementation Gaps in the Updated Gap Analysis and Consistency Review

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To: Anacortes Planning Department and Planning Commission From: Smart Growth Anacortes (SGA) Subject: Climate Change, Ecological Resilience, and Implementation Gaps in the Updated Gap Analysis and Consistency Review Planning Commission Members and Planning Staff: Smart Growth Anacortes believes, with excellent and independent factual cause, that the Updated Gap Analysis and Consistency Review provides a useful…

Strengthening the SMP: A Call for a Complete Climate and Science-Based Update

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Smart Growth Anacortes supports the City’s Updated Gap Analysis as a useful starting point for the Shoreline Master Program update, but we believe it falls short of fully addressing the environmental realities Anacortes faces. Climate change, extreme weather, sea level rise, and shifting ecological conditions must be analyzed as interconnected risks—not simply listed as future…