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RESOLUTION No. 47 6 5 A resolution in support of the appointment of former State Sen. Jeannette Wood to an open position on the Central Puget Sound Growth Hearings Board. WHEREAS, through the departure of a sitting member of the Central Puget Sound Growth Hearings Board, there is now an opening on this 3-member Board which hears challenges to local comprehensive plan and development regulation issues; and WHEREAS, whomever is appointed to this position on the Central Puget Sound Board must, according to state law and current makeup of the Board, be someone who previously has served as a local elected official; and WHEREAS, with one registered Democrat and one registered independent on the Board, and with statutory language directing that the Board be politically balanced, it is likely that the Governor will appoint a registered Republican to the open seat on the Board; and WHEREAS, in the 7 years this Board has been in existence, it never has included a member from Snohomish County; and WHEREAS, there are very strong signals that Governor Locke, who will make this appointment to the Central Puget Sound Board, is interested in appointing a woman to replace the woman member who is departing; and WHEREAS, it will also be important that the Governor appoint someone who has experience in, and a good understanding of, local land-use issues; and WHEREAS, local governments have an interest in seeing an appointee with a good understanding of and knowledge of local government issues; and WHEREAS, for cities such as Everett, which are expected to absorb significant growth and density under the Growth Management Act (GMA), it would be particularly helpful to have a new Growth Hearings Board member who has served as a city elected official; and WHEREAS, former State Senator Jeannette Wood has an active interest in the opening on the Central Puget Sound Growth Hearings Board; and WHEREAS, Jeannette Wood meets and exceeds most of the criteria noted above; and