MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Skagit County has appealed a recently-approved state timber harvest plan that’s expected to result in less revenue for local taxing districts.
The Skagit Valley Herald reports the county filed suit in Skagit County Superior Court Monday, asking the court to invalidate the state’s sustainable harvest plan, citing serious concerns about the state’s management of community trust lands.
The lawsuit also asks that local trust lands be removed from state control. .
In Skagit County, Natural Resources manages over 84,000 acres of forest lands that generate timber harvest revenue for local school districts, hospitals, libraries and other county services.
Skagit County receives about $7 million a year from state timber sales.