Supporters and opponents of the controversial proposal are preparing for a major campaign in the fall.
Though were still being verified at the time of publication, a property-rights measure modeled on a law in neighboring Oregon looks set to appear before voters in Washington State this November.
"The initiative would require state and local governments either to compensate property owners when regulations lower property values or to waive those rules."
Dean Boyer, a spokesman for the Washington Farm Bureau, a major supporter of the measure, said "Government land-use regulations have increased exponentially in the past 10 years", and I-933 is needed to protect property owners from increasingly intrusive rules that reduce property values.
Opponents said I-933 is a "developer's initiative" that would gut zoning and other regulations that protect communities and the environment, imposing new bureaucratic burdens on local governments and fiscal burdens on taxpayers."
FULL STORY: Expect to see I-933 on November ballot
The state-sanctioned urbicide of Austin
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US to reduce Colorado River water deliveries to Mexico
A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
New Jersey’s second-largest city bans standalone data centers
Jersey City will continue to allow co-location facilities, such as those meant for research institutions that store their own data.
Amtrak not solely to blame for New Jersey commuter rail's unreliability, report finds
A new study from the Garden State Initiative found that NJ Transit’s budget grew 20% across a 4 year period, but reliability declined significantly over the same period.
EPA erases limits on planet-warming pollution from power plants
Under Monday’s plan, power plants would still have some limits on how much mercury, arsenic and other contaminants they can emit.
Phoenix announces new on-demand transit service, more frequent RAPID buses
Both new services will launch in October, and are part of Phoenix's Project Effective Access Solutions for Easing Congestion.
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Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
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