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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*
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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
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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. August 2nd Get your buns Involved1
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