The Curry Board of Commissioners will be having a special workshop on this WEDNESDAY, April 17 at 2pm to discuss the proposed Floras Lake land swap with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It would be very helpful to have supporters there to remind them of the strong public support for the swap.
As you may recall, at the last public meeting in mid-March, the BOC put off making its decision on the land swap until June 5. Since them Commissioner Paasch asked some citizens –why not just put in a road and sell off the entire parcel? We sent a well-reasoned letter reply to him and the other commissioners. Here it is again: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BebwFgXjKL6UQAeneumGX8gyMuFIGYpn/view?usp=sharing
Since then OPRD has also sent a new letter to the BOC (in the meeting packet, Item 4c): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nirjAcI0pRoPWA2B7CND8j7auXqmG2Ij/view?usp=sharing
This deal is getting close to sinking or soaring, and so we’d like to help make it soar! If you can come, there will be an opportunity to make a brief statement of support at the outset (remember to fill out a speakers’ form when you arrive), but just having a supportive crew present, even if you don’t wish to speak, will be helpful. I hope that some of you can help with this last-minute item! (Please let me know if you can make it, if you want to carpool, or if you have any questions).
Hopefully, if different people can take turns and we can share the load with this issue, we can make it happen! I expect we’ll need a crew to show up again on June 5.
Other issues at this week’s workshop include considering the County Parks Department starting a County-run campground on Social Security Bar on the Chetco R. and taking over management of the Forest Service’s Elk River campgrounds. For the full workshop packet, go to https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_OVwEDdOINWqTS05H0s_LuqKnRJOFOO9
-Ann Vileisis, President