A quasi-judicial board earlier this month firmly restated its demand for an Island County status report by Dec. 18 on some contentious environmental-protection issues. In the most recent salvo in the long-running case, the county’s prosecutor on Nov. 9 wrote that the filing substituted for a required Dec. 18 status report.

But the Growth Management Hearings Board on Nov. 19 said it “will expect” the county to file a more specific, detailed status report on or before Dec. 18, “as required by the schedule set forth” in a June 24, 2015 order. The board also said it “will not look favorably” on any request to delay compliance with its order beyond June 25, 2016. Prosecutor Greg Banks did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Among the case’s issues are fish-and-wildlife habitat matters involving the definition of “reasonable use,” the county’s approach to beaver dams, natural-area preserve buffers, rare plants and plant habitat, the Western toad and protection exemptions dealing with agriculture.