GNA Issues "Peninsula People Business Directory" as Part of New Resident
"Welcome Basket"
GNA Board member and longtime local resident Velma Rogers has
completed the Peninsula People Business Directory. The Directory is
part of the GNA’s new “Welcome
Basket,” now available to residents new to the area. The Directory
includes contact information for businesses on or around the Steamboat
Island Peninsula.
Click here to download your copy of the Peninsula People Business Directory.
GNA BOARD VOTES TO FIGHT CONFERENCE CENTER IN PUBLIC HEARING
On February 20, 2007, the County Commissioners announced a split
decision, 2-to-1, against an appeal by the GNA to lapse the application to
build a conference center on Steamboat Island Road. Following that
announcement,
the GNA Board chose not to fight that decision in court. Instead, the GNA
focus its energies on the public hearings on the application and the Special
Use Permit the developer needs to build. Once the developer completes his
application, those hearings will be scheduled.
The Griffin Neighborhood Association (GNA) needs
additional money to continue our opposition to this project. We do not
believe that developers should be able to build large commercial projects like this on
residential property. We have hired a
local land use attorney to assist in opposing this project. Please send your
contributions, payable to "GNA" to: Griffin Neighborhood Association, 4931
Oyster Bay Road, NW, Olympia, WA, 98502. Use the memo field, on your check,
to note the contribution is for the "GNA Legal Fund." Contributions may also
be made online at the GNA’s website.
Click here to make a contribution, over a secure internet connection, using
your credit card.
GNA CALL FOR MEMBERS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING
The GNA is interested in hosting Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Training in this area. To do so, we need at least 15 people to indicate
their interest in attending the program.
CERT is a training program that prepares you to help
yourself, family, neighbors, and co-workers in the event of a disaster.
During a disaster, emergency service personnel may not be able to reach
everyone right away. CERT training will provide you with the necessary
skills to help you save lives and protect property.
Victims or bystanders provide the initial aid in 95% of
all emergencies. Would you know what to do?
CERT is a free, 20-hour training course.
Who should take CERT Training?
People interested in taking an active role in neighborhood
preparedness, Neighborhood Watch groups, Community leaders, Parents,
Communities of faith, Youth organizations, Students, teachers and
administrators, Members of clubs and organizations.
Hearings Board finds that much of the County's land-use plan don't comply
with the state's Growth Management Act (GMA) and must be overhauled.
Click here to read the Olympian's
article.
Read how the County plans to come into
compliance with the GMA,
click here to read the County's web pages on their GMA compliance
efforts, including rezoning of rural lands and opportunities for public
involvement.
New Applications
of Note: Click to go to
►Modify existing Special Use Permit to add to the Sunrise Beach School
(3548 Steamboat Island Rd. NW). Click to go to
►Approval request to build a 49-foot long by 12-foot high shoreline
retaining wall at 3430 Gravelly Beach Loop NW. Click to go to
►Subdivide 14.4 acres into smaller lots at 4735 Gravelly Beach Loop NW. Click to go to
► Subdivide 15.5 acres into 3 lots at 4807 Oyster Bay Road
NW. Parcels include a wetland crossing, Class II Wetland and Type V Stream. Click to go to
►A Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance was issued to construct a
21-foot high stairway, from the beach over a bluff at 3744 Gravelly Beach
Rd. NW.
Click to go to
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All the applications for which we have documents.
The Griffin Neighborhood Association (GNA) is a registered, nonprofit, nonpartisan
group of neighbors living within the boundaries of the Griffin School District,
Thurston County, Washington.
Any person owning property, a business, or residing in the Griffin area is
eligible to become a member and to participate fully in the Association.
Membership is also open to community groups and students of the Griffin School
District.
Originally organized as the Oyster Bay Neighborhood Association in 1990, we
were registered as the nonprofit Griffin Neighborhood Association in December,
1995.
To help build a community consensus to address major issues confronting our
area, including growth, land issues, habitat, water quality, transportation and
school planning.
The Griffin Neighborhood Association will typically take these steps to reach
community consensus and issue resolution:
Research an emerging issue as honest brokers of information.
Raise awareness within the community of a particular issue using a variety
of communication methods.
Determine the community's opinions and, if necessary, provide a forum for
debate.
Take issues on which there is consensus to the appropriate decision
makers.
Our Board and Officers
Our
Board is comprised of current members of the Association,
elected annually by members of the Association present at our Annual
Meeting. Officers are elected from the Board membership by members of
the Board.
