HomeMy WebLinkAboutG-560 Bolland 11-20-2023 Current Planning Public Comments and Testimony
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LU 23-0002/AP 23-04:A request for an RP District(wetland)Unavoidable Crossing
to Install a Sewer Line and Serial Lot Line Adjustments.
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Case Number- LU 23-0002/AP 23-04:A request for an RP District(wetland) Unavoidable Crossing
Verification* to Install a Sewer Line and Serial Lot Line Adjustments.
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First Name* Jim
Last Name* Bolland
Address Street Address
804 Fifth Street
Address Line 2
City State/Province/Region
Lake Oswego Oregon
Postal/Zip Code
97034
Email* jbollandnw@gmail.com
Stance:* r Support
C•' Opposition
r Neither for nor against
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Comments Mayor Buck and City Council Members,
I am contacting you directly to share my concerns about issues related to next
Mondays DRC hearing on LU 23-0002.The city is requiring the applicant to
construct a sewer line all the way through the West Waluga Park wetland in
apparent violation of the City Charters Chapter X protection.The city attorney has
opined that the City Charter is not applicable to the city's requirement.
Furthermore,the city scheduled the DRC appeal hearing during the Thanksgiving
holiday week before the appeal was even filed.This has the obvious appearance
of attempting to limit public participation.
I know that some of you were not happy with the passage of Ballot Measure 3-568.
Nonetheless it was supported by 62%of the electorate.The city's position on LU
23-0002 seems like an attempt to undermine the clear intent of Lake Oswego
voters in the November 2021 election. I believe that city staffs attempt to ignore
Chapter Xs intent or legally parse it's language will only lead to serious conflict in
the community. Our voters who supported the Chapter X environmental protections
simply will not accept that those protections allow a sewer to be trenched through
West Waluga Park.
My request to you is to cancel or postpone Mondays DRC hearing and avoid the
immediate looming controversy that I feel will result.Take the time to look at
alternatives to the proposed route through West Waluga. LU 23-0002 will be a
precedent setting decision that could expose many other protected natural areas
to this kind of environmental destruction. I strongly believe that Lake Oswego
residents deserve to have a voice and a discussion with the city before such a
decision is made.
Thank you for considering my request. In these times it seems like we can always
find legal interpretations to justify our actions. Sometimes leaders have to decide
to just do the right thing.This truly feels like one of those moments.
Jim Bolland
804 Fifth Street
Lake Oswego OR 97034
(503)-314-9844
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