Watch v. Skagit County

¶1 Fairhurst, J.

In 1993, Skagit County granted a special use permit, valid for two years, for the construction of a golf course. The project languished in the hands of its first two owners, and by the time the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe bought the project and finally began construction in 2002, the special use permit had been extended three times.

¶2 Habitat Watch, a citizens group comprised of property owners neighboring the proposed golf course site, opposed the project. Habitat Watch was a party in public hearings that were held prior to the issuance of the initial permit and prior to the…