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ISLAND COUNTY v. STATE

No. 64947-2.

955 P.2d 377 (1998)

135 Wash.2d 141

ISLAND COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Washington, Respondent, v. STATE of Washington and the Community Council of Camano Island, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 14, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, William Collins, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, Michael Majors, Deputy Attorney General, Everett, for Appellants.

William H. Hawkins, Island County Prosecutor, David L. Jamieson, Jr., Deputy County Prosecutor, Coupeville, for Respondent.

GUY, Justice.

This case involves a challenge to the constitutionality of RCW 36.105, the community council act, which allows the creation of "community councils" in counties made up entirely of islands with an unincorporated population of over 30,000 people. The superior court declared the statute to be unconstitutional. We affirm.

FACTS

The parties entered the following agreed facts but did not stipulate to the relevancy of those facts. In the 1991...

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