Washington State Court of Appeals Hearing March 30th!

by alexa Comment Closed
River People… If you care about keeping the White Salmon free and beautiful clean and cold, we  need you!!  The Washington State Court of Appeals has set the hearing date for the Husum/BZ comprehensive plan for: Monday, March 30, 2015, 10AM   (arrive by 9:30AM) HUDSON’S BAY HIGH SCHOOL, 1601 E McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, Wa For those not familiar with the issue, in a nutshell it is: Friends of the White Salmon River and the Friends of the Columbia Gorge challenged in court, Klickitat County’s proposed comprehensive plan for the Husum/BZ area.  The plan would allow rezone of over 1,000 acres of land in the White Salmon River Valley from forest and farm to residential zoning with 1 and 2 acre minimum lot sizes.  We contended the County violated state law in a variety of ways, and we won that argument in Superior Court.  The County then appealed, so now we are at the Court of Appeals. For a short history of the appeal and a map....
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Press Release: White Salmon – The Little River That Could

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White Salmon: The Little River That Could First a Dam Was Removed, and Now Residential Sprawl is Thwarted; Famous River Shows What’s Possible for Rivers Here, and Everywhere Washington Superior Court Rules That Klickitat County Violated Constitutional Law,  Property Rights Protections, and State Environmental Laws Husum and BZ Corner Washington, June 11, 2013 – First the Condit Dam on the famous White Salmon River was removed in 2012, and now, less than one year later, the river, citizens and fish scored another big victory: blocking unchecked sprawl and hundreds of river- and stream- side homes that could have imperiled returning salmon and their key habitat. By enforcing state constitutional laws and state environmental laws, citizens of the region are showing what’s possible for rivers here, and everywhere. Their work is ushering a new era of river restoration and protection– one where a comprehensive approach to watershed management is welcoming back native fish while also protecting local jobs for the long-term. Friends of the White Salmon River and Friends of the Columbia...
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Husum/BZ Public Meeting – Take Action

by bobrwv Comment Closed
Take Action - Husum/BZ Public Meeting Here is a rezone map. Download this letter and edit it as you like or download this pdf.  Written and verbal testimony will be accepted at the hearing on April 5th.  If you want your comment to be received by the Commission before the meeting, send it to the County by March 30.  Written testimony to the County can be mailed or faxed. Mail to:  Klickitat County Board of Commissioners c/o Klickitat County Planning Department 228 W. Main Street, MS-CH-17 Goldendale,  WA  98620 Fax to:  (509) 773-6206 [Your Name and Address]  [Date] Klickitat County Board of Commissioners c/o Klickitat County Planning Department 228 W. Main Street, MS-CH-17 Goldendale,  WA  98620   Re:      Written Comments on Proposed Husum/BZ Sub-Area Plan Dear Commissioners: For the reasons stated below, we ask that you do not approve the proposed Husum/BZ Sub-Area Plan. 1.         The proposed plan does not adequately protect the White Salmon River, its tributaries and both existing and new wells from nitrate pollution. 2.         Nothing in the plan ensures that existing wells will not...
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Mt Adams EA Comment Period Extended – April 16, 2012

by bobrwv Comment Closed
The EA comment period has been extended to April 16, 2012. The Mt Adams Ranger District  grazing allotment permit reissuance environmental assessment is available for review and comment (comments due April 1, 2012. The proposed action is to reauthorize the allotment permit and continue the current operation for the duration of the next 10-year permit, with the addition of a pipeline from Pine Tree Spring to the existing storage tank on the 8225-150 Road. The allotment is from the east bank of the White Salmon River on the west to the Forest boundary on the east and from the Mt. Adams Wilderness on the NW side to just north of Trout Lake, WA. Mt Adams Ranger District: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=30508 The Friends of Mount Adams (http://mtadamsfriends.org/) has an Action Alert: Protect Mt. Adams Meadows. Just click and learn about the issues....
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FWSR Files Appeal

by PLArnold Comment Closed
The FWSR Board has filed its first appeal of a land use action to Superior Court. All prior FWSR appeals have been administrative appeals through the Klickitat County Planning Department and County Commissioner process. For Immediate Release. January 13, 2011 Trout Lake, Washington - Friends of the White Salmon River (FWSR), a non-profit conservation group based in Klickitat County, has filed suit in Superior Court to challenge Klickitat County's approval of a subdivision on an 83.5 acre parcel in the White Salmon River watershed. The subdivision is occurring in an area zoned for resource land use and which has a threatened population of western gray squirrels. The suit alleges that the County failed to demonstrate that there was any "public need" for additional rural subdivisions that would justify development of high quality farm and forest land. It also claims that the County ignored cumulative impacts from the developers' plans...
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