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Legislature looking to address Birnbaum issues

February 20, 2013 | By BRIAN HODGES

For about a year, I have been writing about Wendy Birnbaum, the property owner who got stuck in a permitting battle with Pierce County when she tried to open a campground in the foothills of Mt. Rainier.  Ms. Birnbaum sued the county to recover damages she suffered when the county delayed processing her permit application for five years (by law, it ...