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1 BEFORE THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARINGS BOARD <br /> 2 EASTERN WASHINGTON REGION <br /> 3 STATE OF WASHINGTON <br /> 4 <br /> 5 BUCHANAN FARMS AND RANDY <br /> CASE No. 18-1-0001 <br /> 6 BUCHANAN, <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Petitioners, FINAL DECISION AND ORDER <br /> 9 V. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 WALLA WALLA COUNTY, <br /> 12 Respondent, <br /> 13 <br /> 14 and <br /> 15 J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY, <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Intervenor. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 <br /> 20 SYNOPSIS <br /> 21 Buchanan Farms and Randy Buchanan (collectively Petitioners) challenged Walla <br /> 22 Walla County Ordinance No. 468, dated December 26, 2017, which exchanged two parcels <br /> 23 of equal size between the Attalia UGA Industrial area and the adjacent Agricultural Lands of <br /> 24 Long Term Commercial Significance (ALLTCS), asserting this action violated the Growth <br /> 25 Management Act (GMA). Petitioners failed to meet their burden of proof that the County's <br /> 26 <br /> action in Ordinance No. 468 violated any requirement of the GMA. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE <br /> 29 <br /> 30 The facts in this case are somewhat unique, but vital to the Board's evaluation of the <br /> 31 actions taken by Walla Walla County (County) and the analysis of the statutes and cases <br /> 32 brought in argument. The facts are taken from the record and are not in dispute. <br /> FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Growth Management Hearings Board <br /> Case No. 18-1-0001 1111 Israel Road SW,Suite 301 <br /> July 2,2018 P.O. Box 40953 <br /> Page 1 of 17 Olympia,WA 98504-0953 <br /> Phone:360-664-9170 <br /> Fax: 360-586-2253 <br />