Town administrators determine 1986 contract rezone 'unenforceable'

The conditional use permit to build a three-story condominium at 306 Center Street filed by Kate and Brandon Atkinson early in 2022 has been approved by Town of La Conner Planning Director Michael Davolio, an administration determination made Sept. 20 in a four-page letter. The administration rejected the challenge brought by residents Linda Talman and Debbie Aldrich, and others, that conditions of a 1986 contract rezone agreement between the Town and then owners Donna and Gerald Blades govern the zoning.

The validity of the contract rezone has been the central issue since Talman’s public reco...