The association has a membership of 3,500 companies that provide 600,000 jobs across the state. Its members range from the Boeing Co. to companies with fewer than 100 employees, the latter group making up 80 percent of the AWB membership. Those are areas where many members have seen their property rights taken unfairly by government. The AWB's government affairs council and its 26-member executive committee recommend support of Referendum 48, though the association is awaiting the outcome of a mail poll of members before announcing a formal position. The member survey was not expected to be tallied until late September, after press time.
Some folks see some flaws in it.
Realtors, builders strongly supportive Not surprisingly, the Washington Association of Realtors, comprising 30 statewide associations, continues to be a strong supporter of private property rights, says president John Robinett. The group has studied the issue at three state assemblies. Issues of wetlands, fish and wildlife habitat, and land set aside for public benefits are at the core of most of the disputes, Robinett notes. I think there is a serious, serious problem in this state with various government entities and bureaucrats who impose things like 150-foot stream buffers with no scientific basis for their decision. The distance changes from one jurisdiction to another.