..A blog about trying to save our prime Willamette Valley farmland from being lost forever..We here on our 4000 acre Island in the Willamette River are fighting to stop a 3rd gravel company from operating a pit on 174 acres..There are families that have lived here and farmed this Island for generations..We are stewards of the land and are united and determined to save it..
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
....The Record Has Been Opened....
Yamhill County Commissioners have opened the Record and are now accepting letters and written comments concerning the Baker Rock Mining Permit. Baker Rock wants a zoning change to be allowed to open a third gravel pit on 174 acres on Grand Island. Let your voice be heard on this important issue..Please write to our commissioners.. Mary Stern..Leslie Lewis..Kathy George..Submit written testimony to the Yamhill County Planning Department (525 NE 4th St, McMinnville, OR 97128) — remember to reference the quarry application number: PAZ-01-10/WRG-01-10..We are also holding another Community Meeting on Wed. July 7th, 7PM at the Unionvale Countryside Church on Wallace Rd. 7 miles south of Dayton. Mary Starrett will be joining us for this meeting..
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