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Nine Million More Acres of Farmland in Washington Eligible for Protection
Great news: the Washington Department of Commerce this month adopted new rules determining that farmland of statewide importance soils are now considered to have long-term commercial significance for the designation of agricultural land of long-term commercial significance. This literally increases … Continue reading
April 12, 2023
Week of April 9 Legislative Update
Wow, a lot has happened! HB1181, our climate planning in the GMA bill, passed the Senate floor last Friday! A huge thank you to everyone who has taken action, as well as Senator Lovelett and Representative Duerr for their leadership. Next … Continue reading
April 10, 2023
Futurewise Statement on Inclusionary Zoning
Aparment Building Construction. Photo by Doug Trumm, The Urbanist Futurewise supports inclusionary zoning. We’ve heard some confusion about this recently and wanted to take the opportunity to clarify our position. Futurewise has been advocating for inclusionary zoning for many years. … Continue reading
April 7, 2023
Week of April 2 Legislative Update
We had a busy week and it’s getting busier! This Tuesday, April 4th, is the Fiscal cutoff! We need our bills to make it through, which is where you come in. Once our bills make it through, we enter the final … Continue reading
April 3, 2023
Futurewise Appeals Grays Harbor Shoreline Master Program to State Supreme Court
In 2020, Futurewise and our local partner, Friends of Grays Harbor, filed an appeal to the Shoreline Hearings Board of the Grays Harbor County Shoreline Master Program. Now three years and many hearings later, we’re taking that case all the … Continue reading
March 29, 2023
Week of March 26 Legislative Update
Well, another round of cutoffs is here and we need you to take action. This week, our bills need to be voted out of their respective Policy Committees by this Wednesday, March 29th. Specifically, we need HB 1181 and SB … Continue reading
March 27, 2023
Week of March 19 Legislative Update
Wow, what a busy week! We had hearings on all of our bills, TWO more scheduled for vote in committees, and daylight savings started. Things are moving much quicker now that we are only a week and a half away … Continue reading
March 20, 2023
Protecting King County Farms
Since 2019, Futurewise has been working with our local partners, Friends of Sammamish Valley on the King County Wineries, Breweries and Distilleries Ordinance. Originally adopted by the King County Council in January 2020, the ordinance was appealed by Futurewise and … Continue reading
March 20, 2023
2023 Spring Celebration
Join Futurewise for our 2023 Livable Communities Spring Celebration! Join us for an evening on the farm to celebrate our collective work to protect Washington’s farms, forests and wildlife habitat from sprawl and to advance equitable, just and climate resilient … Continue reading
March 17, 2023
Week of March 12 Legislative Update
I want to start off by saying thank you. Because of your continual action, all our bills are alive and passed the March 8th cutoff! This is a monumental victory! We can dive in more later. As has been the … Continue reading
March 13, 2023
The Fight For Our Future Continues
We are now in the second half of the 2023 legislative session! Last Wednesday, March 8th, was the last day for bills to get a floor vote in their respective chamber and to be voted out. It is a critical … Continue reading
March 9, 2023
Week of March 5 Legislative Update
We are truly in the Floor Vote Frenzy. Things are happening fast! Votes can happen at any minute, lasting for hours, and as of writing this, we are still pushing to get our bills past the March 8th cut off. … Continue reading
March 6, 2023