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Snoqualmie, North Bend, Duvall, Carnation and Covington Warned By State to Slow Growth
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Snoqualmie Ridge, perched idyllically above Snoqualmie Valley below. Several small cities like Snoqualmie in King County have seen their 20-year growth plans be rejected by regional leaders because they want to grow too much. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times)
By Lynn Thompson Seattle Times staff reporter
Leaders of the small cities — Duvall, Carnation, North Bend, Snoqualmie and Covington — say they, not a central planning agency, should determine how they expand within their own borders. And they say that without growth they can’t keep the lights on and the roads paved.
“We have a right to grow, a right to revenue to support our city,” said Snoqualmie Community Development Director Mark Hofman.
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