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The INDEPENDENT, July 3, 2003
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the Board of Commissioners.
Higgins presented the final text
amendments to the original Co
lumbia County Periodic Review
Work Program Task IV, Goal 5
Sensitive Lands, which could
be viewed on the C ounty’s
website, <http://www.co.colum-
bia.or.us/LandUse/Planning/in-
dex.asp>.
Mr. Higgins recommended
the Board divide their recom
mendations, with Wildlife, Cul
tural, Historical being separat
ed from the remainder. His rea
soning was that each section
would have to be appealed to
different governmental authori
ties, if such appeals were made.
Much of the meeting ranged
over a vast loose-leaf docu
ment, primarily concerning ver
biage and definitions. The only
real discussion occurred when
Chairman VanNatta wanted to
append documentation by gov
ernment sources and agencies,
recommendations, references,
and agency correspondence
with his father’s business, plus
documentation regarding the
importation of Roosevelt Elk to
the area, and Columbia County
cemetery plot locations for his
torical and cultural records. He
wanted some relief for land-
owners with a definition of true
migratory birds vs. non-migra-
tory birds that previously mi
grated, but due to manmade
environmental change, no
longer do. He referenced Ca
nada Geese in the Columbia
River Basin. Board members
Nelson and Pierce vigorously
opposed addition of the data,
believing it incorrect. VanNatta
stated, “ ...be as it may, the his
torical references are there,
free and available from govern
ment sources.” He went on to
say that he wanted the papers
appended as a reference to the
report so individuals can see
historical truths. He added, "Al
low people to enjoy their liber
ties and be governed by truth!"
Regarding the cemetery lots,
Chairman VanNatta referenced
the Cultural section of the rec
ommendations, referred to a
list of "lost" cemeteries in Co
lumbia County, and provided a
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table of contents edited by Judy
Whipple and Betty Mayfield.
Board member Marvin Mac
Donald noted that in his own
family’s history, people were
starving because of the un
availability of game to hunt due
to the old growth timber. Board
member Dennis Nelson noted
the Indians of the Nehalem Val
ley burning sections of the for
est in order to increase game
populations while reading his
own inclusion into the record.
When discussion concluded,
Higgins suggested that two rec
ommendations be presented to
the Columbia County Board of
Commissioners, the second
section regarding approval of
the cultural, historical, and big
game recommendations.
The commission concurred.
I left the meeting feeling that
Planning Commission mem
bers listened to Columbia
County property owners during
the June 18 meeting at Saint
Helens High School. Property
owners’ views and observa
tions were conclusive in their
wish for no new regulations,
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and got their desired response.
Now, it goes to the Columbia
County Board of Commission
ers. They
will
meet at
Clatskanie Middle School July
16 at 6:00 p.m., in Vernonia
City Hall on July 22 at 6 p.m.,
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and in St. Helens July 23 at 6
p.m. Please attend those meet
ings to see how your Commis
sioners feel about property
owner rights.
Roger Grimsrud
Vernonia
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