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Date Posted: 13:20:05 09/24/09 Thu
Author: Patrick McGee
Author Host/IP: 70-59-153-131.ptld.qwest.net / 70.59.153.131
Subject: What's It all About? Really?

Maybe the below information may jog a few memories, even of 4 members of the current sitting Clatsop County Board of Commissioners and how any one of them can say they are just following simple "Quasi Judicial" procedure beats the hell out of me.

Maybe us lowly citizens out here, who these people serve, are not on the same intellectual plane as these four who seem to have short as hell memories of what they do.

This information taken directly from:FINDINGS OF APPROVAL OF
CORE ELEMENTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION
FROM BRADWOOD LANDING, LLC,
FOR PERMITS AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS TO DEVELOP AN
LNG MARINE TERMINAL, PIPELINE, AND RELATED FACILITIES AT
BRADWOOD, CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON
ADOPTED BY
CLATSOP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
March 2008

24. Pipeline Segment in OPR Zone
24.1 Proposed Development
At pipeline mile 5.3, near River Ranch, the pipeline is proposed to pass through about 0.7
of a mile of land zoned Open Space, Parks and Recreation.174 The Comprehensive Plan
designates this land “Conservation Other Resources.”
24.2 Action Requested and Criteria for Approval
The requirements of the OPR Zone are set forth in L3.580. The zone contains no
provisions for a natural gas pipeline. The applicant therefore proposes an amendment that would
add such a provision to the zone. The amendment would add the following words to the list of
uses permitted outright in Section 3.584: “15. cable, sewer line, water line or other pipeline.”
With that amendment, the applicant then asks that the County allow this segment of the
pipeline outright, as provided by the amended text.

So, now are you 4 Commissioners sure and let's just pretend we are using "Common Sense" here, that this current decision has nothing whatsoever to do with this same piece of property you just approved again for rezoning favorable to LNG related Pipelines again 4 to 1?

One other question I have, since Commissioner Hazen was hot to try to bring up the issue of "Ex-Parte Contact" regarding Commissioner Rohne's conversations on this issue with his District 4 constituents, should there be some concerns about Bradwood Landing property owner and key player in that proposed project, Ken Leahy's contributions to two sitting Commissioners PACs?

Is that legal?

A Conflict of Interest?

A Prejudicial position that may require recusal from further input?

The Public Record Shows:
596645 - 08/22/2009 - Original - Friends of Ann(10227) - Ken Leahy - Cash
Contribution - $220.00

442190 - 10/10/2008 - Original - Committee to Elect Patricia Roberts (12810) - Ken Leahy
Cash Contribution - $1,000.00

Considering Wetlands Mitigation on OPR zoned property is allowable, trying to use the term "Quasi Judicial" in justifying, once again, what amounts to, in my view, irresponsible and careless manipulation of our zoning and Comprehensive Plan in the ultimate interest of an ulterior agenda just doesn't sit well, I'm sure, with many and really, don't we all know where this is going?

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