Residents criticize approval of Center Street condos

Town officials have cited public engagement as a top priority going forward.

Attendees at the Feb. 22 La Conner Planning Commission hybrid meeting at Maple Hall took them at their word.

Much of the 45-minute session was devoted to public comments, with residents voicing concerns with Hearing Examiner David Lowell’s Feb. 8 decision to deny the appeal of a conditional use permit granted for a condominium complex at 306 Center Street behind The Slider Café.

Georgia Johnson, a Center Street property owner, joined others in raising environmental issues with a building site that was the back half of...