tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post7613133713097555470..comments2023-11-22T22:04:17.326-08:00Comments on Get Whatcom Planning: New Roads for Whatcom County: Gateway Pacific Bulldozes AheadJean Melioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15759730663769578269noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-7339028487804638012011-08-03T23:31:04.140-07:002011-08-03T23:31:04.140-07:001st Anon here: wasn't an acronym that got me, ...1st Anon here: wasn't an acronym that got me, it was "Natural Resources," which I mistook for DNR, and then misspoke. Apologies to all. Now I know there is a Natural Resources div. of WC Planning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-39904813923142385742011-08-03T09:42:27.119-07:002011-08-03T09:42:27.119-07:00Good questions about state agencies and what role ...Good questions about state agencies and what role they'll play. I hope that we'll hear something soon from the state Department of Ecology and Department of Natural Resources (which has authority over forest practices), as well as the federal Army Corps of Engineers, which is charged with making sure that wetlands under its jurisdiction aren't harmed without a permit.<br /><br />The first "Anonymous" comment is referring to an e-mail from Whatcom County Planning and Development Services (not state DNR -- those pesky acronyms!). <br /><br />Speaking of Whatcom County, the County Code provides for a six-year moratorium when some forest practices requirements have been violated -- see Whatcom County Code section 20.80.738. I don't know enough about the site to know whether the moratorium provision would apply, but presumably somebody is figuring that out.Jean Melioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759730663769578269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-2325739069521683652011-08-02T12:57:39.424-07:002011-08-02T12:57:39.424-07:00A penalty moratorium will depend on the volume of ...A penalty moratorium will depend on the volume of timber removed and the size of the area cleared.Bob_Aegerterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281914076649773604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-22250947149470249552011-08-02T12:45:41.739-07:002011-08-02T12:45:41.739-07:00If they removed merchantable timber from forested ...If they removed merchantable timber from forested land for a conversion project commenced without a forest practice permit, might they be vulnerable to a five year penalty moratorium on conversion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-50193338791541882792011-08-02T08:09:34.560-07:002011-08-02T08:09:34.560-07:00Gateway Pacific's Information document states ...Gateway Pacific's Information document states that they will be seeking a lease from the Washington Department of Natural Resources for state-owned tidelands and will also petition Whatcom County for vacation of specific County owned rights-fo-way within the project area. Have these things been done already? If not, if we stop the lease, would it be an effective way of stoping this project?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257022282747854387.post-60139355019743762682011-08-01T23:02:00.659-07:002011-08-01T23:02:00.659-07:00Not to mention 7/22 communication from DNR to SSA&...Not to mention 7/22 communication from DNR to SSA's engineers, a full 8 days before Watters' e-mail. See http://www.whatcomcounty.us/pds/plan/current/gpt-ssa/pdf/20110722-fitch-to-strong-email.pdf: "The boring and access plan (dated March 2011) that you attached does not<br />match the plan approved in 2008 and shows many more boring's in areas that were not approved. I have also attached photos of<br />areas that have exposed soils, trees and roots that have been pulled. The 2008 plan authorized states that clearing efforts will be<br />limited to removal of above ground stems and/or branches and that cut vegetation will be crushed in place to create a soil<br />protection layer. For all wetland areas, soil disturbance will be limited to shallow surface disturbance due to tracking. No grading or<br />excavation will be performed."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com