....Bravo To The Yamhill County Planning Board....

..The Planning Board of Yamhill County voted 5-2 this evening to deny Baker Rock's app to mine gravel on Grand Island..They sited various reasons for going against the advice of the planning staff which was to approve the permit.. They showed great courage and wisdom in taking all the evidence into consideration before casting their votes..We here on Grand Island and the surrounding community wish to thank them for their fairness and attention to this very important matter..This however is just the first step in the process, we still have to go before the commissioners and plead our case..We are prepared to fight this to the end, doing whatever is necessary to stop this continued destruction of our Willamette Valley farmland....