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About The upper left edge. (Cannon Beach, Or.) 1992-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1994)
F: la x * Tillam ook Head <¿ain« <«round Maureen Murray Sahhalie Update Wetland» Protfrr«» While Cavenham Forest Industries is slated to begin clear cutting hills to the east of Lannon Beach, the news from the north is e lot brighter 1 he vision of Mane Louise Feldenheimer, a Portland sculptor and sister of tim er Feldenheimer. is finally coming to fruition Her persistence and generosity have led Io the acquisition of an additional 761 acre parceled Almost a year has passed since the Seaside Planning Commission approved a proposal to build 70 conform mum units on the Necanicum estuary near Gaarhart Over 700 tides have flowed in and around the timbered land to be managed for old growth forest on Tillamook Head The purchase which encompasses spruce trees, this year more than in recent memory During the time the voices and support of many, such as you, have called for careful consideration before the entire Canyon Creek Watershed, w ill increase the existing tim er Feldenheimer Forest Preserve two fold to the applaudable sum of 1 ,4 76 ar res Wrangling land from private industry has been neither quick nor easy for Ms Feldenheimer In 1 9 7 7 , at the age of eighty three Marie Louise began a sixteen «year crusade to acquire enouqh land on Tillamook Head suitable as a memorial to her “outdoorsman" brother, tim er The newest parcel of land was purchased from Cavenham through the Mature Conservancy, and upon her death last October at the age of ninety- nine, was sold to the Oregon State Parks arid Recreation Department for the sarr* amount as purchased The preserve w ill be co managed by both the Mature Conservancy and the OSPRD The goals of the plan include old growth restoration, guidelines for research and public education To me this represents the true meaning of land stewardship I congratulate Cavenham for expressing a desire at the July 2nd Homeowners Association meeting to open communication with the community of Cannon Beach However, when the variety of land values are addressed. I hope these go beyond |us» monetar y ar«j aesthetic values ( l e we w ill try not to clear cut too much land visible from the City) and include ecological values as well Some of my main concer ns are the effects of erosion on Ecola Creek and the use of herbicide campaigns If our neighbors to the east are in need of inspiration I recommend they the lend and marsh slated for the Sahhalie project since that time Herons continue to nest, successfully hatch and raise their young Bald Eagles roost in the devoting this rich, biological resource to housing and recreation Thank you In late May Oregon natural Resources Council had a motion for Stay upheld by the Oregon Land Lkse Board of Appeals This ruling w ill prevent the developers from performing bridge construction until legal issues are argued and resolved at L LI 8 A This has taken a great deal of time to instrument and has created further demands for funds that must be met to Ovar the past year, due to rising public concerns, the Cannon Beach Planning Comm,ston, with the help of a wetlands 5ub-comm,ttee and other expert resources, ties been preparing the Cannon Eteach Wetland Study The study w ill be brought before the City Council Tuesdey, August 2nd as recommended by the Planning Commission The study is an inventory of the city s wetlands and a wetlands protection plan for the etty and its urban growth boundary The study is available at the Cannon Beach City Hall for those who are interested It is divided into four sections P a r t i Local Wetlands Inventory, Part 2 Conflicting Uses, Part 5 Economic. Social, Environmental, and Energy ( ESEE) Analysis, and Pert 4 Standards, Overlay Zone, and Related Amendments The sections follow the procedures for the Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 5 Goal 5 is io effectively ta r r y on To the c resist of the Gearhart City Council, $ 5 ,0 0 0 r n n iM ue open .p u r * u r v i p v o te rt iwxtuxcd orwl e rw U r was provided to finance He Lord necessary for the Wetlands were determined to be either significant or insignificant based on ten wetland functions Those that Stay This is unprecedented Peggy Hennessy, attorney representing the 0 N R L tn this m atter, is equally impressive The developers have done their level besl to stop this Stay as well as other objections Oral arguments are anticipated to be heard at L U B A in mid-August barring unfor seen delays The appropriate Native American tribes w ill be represented as well during this session Many coastal cities in Oregon w ill be watching the outcome Development pressures and land use are creating factions looking for insights We are hoping to raise $ 5 ,0 0 0 to carry this process to L U B A The arguments against the Sahhalie development are substantial The erroneous zonlng of this area is a key issue as well as the recommendations of the Government W ildlife Services Please help support the upcoming appeal There Is more at stake than Just birds and fish look to the north Shelley Maiors Thank you Mail to Oregon Natural Resources Council 5 2 2 SW 5th Suite 1050 Portland,OR 9 7 2 0 4 Attn Coastal Threats “Coastal Landscape Specialist* 8 6 1 -1 4 6 8 > m .. »mj ■ were determined significant were further rated as be,ng of high medium, or low value The Planning Comm,ss,on's proposed Wetlands Overlay Zone w ill lim it the uses and activities in an identified wetland area It is part of the implementing procedure for the Wetlands Study The Planning Commission Is recommending to the City Council that ell identified wetland areas be subject to the provisions of the Wetlands Overlay Zone It ,s also recommending that the city adopt stream corridor standards lim iting development within 10 feet of either side of a stream (the distance for Logan Creek is 15 feet) The Planning Commission held two public hearings on the proposed Wetlands Overlay Zone and stream corridor protection standards Many property owners raised concerns about the proposal because it lim its construction within an identified wetland area to a maximum of one pill ng supported single-fam ily dwelling per property owner One proposal to solve pert of this problem was to negate the low value wetlands from the Overlay Zone This idea raised a mixture of support and concern Out of 5 2 wetland sites inventoried this would eliminate 26 of them In the end it was decided that the low value wetlands were significant, s till, and that they should be included in Serving All Of Clatsop County Since 1976 ¡ON rwMMitrM. of which wetlands are included • D osign • C onstruction • Irrigation • H ockonos • Sod & Seed Law ns • R etaining W alls • W ater Features • Native and O rnam ental Planting • Tractor Services the proposal Hail io the Planning Commission and their support for our natural areas If we re to protect our wetlands let's fo it right The push is not over Show your support for Cannon Beach's wetlands at the City Council meeting. 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