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Dear Neighbors,
At the October 20th community meeting, an extensive discussion took place
regarding the community's stand on negotiating or mitigating their concerns
with the applicant and his representatives. (This topic of discussion was
a result of Mr. Blessing , the applicants Agent, making reference at the
traffic scoping meeting that he would like to meet with the community to
discuss ways to address our concerns.) There were many great
suggestions made, all of which have been incorporated in the notes.
Through the conversation of the community on the 20th, two things were
determined.
The first was that the community did not feel their concerns (water, wildlife,
traffic, etc) could be negotiated because they all stemmed back to the zone
change to Mining. The operations allowable within a
Mining Zone are felt to still result in the same categorized concerns (water,
wildlife, etc).
The second was that meeting as a large group with the applicants
representatives to discuss the concerns would not be productive. Mr.
Rajewski would need to attend the meeting, and a small group representing the
community would be best. No decisions would be made at the meeting.
All information would be presented to the community at the upcoming meetings.
A motion was made and passed by the attendees of the meeting for the
Steering Committee to determine whether or how to meet with Mr. Blessing and
Mr. Rajewski, if invited, subject to the advice from our legal
counsel and communication experts.
Joe and I met with our experts and legal counsel to discuss this situation.
They recommended that since the concern was ultimately represented by the zone
change, we take a proactive approach and initiate an invitation to meet with
Mr. Blessing, Mr. Rajewski and the co-applicant, Mr. Copenhaver to discuss
other non-mining uses for the property. The meeting would be very
focused on the single topic to eliminate misleading our
intent. A letter was drafted with input from our counsel and experts, and
approved by the Steering Committee.
A copy of this letter is below. We have received
notification of the letter from Mr. Blessing and they do not wish to meet with
us under these terms.
We are continuing to work through the process with our legal counsel and
experts to prepare for the hearing. We look to all of you for your input
and support throughout this process as we all work together to stop the zone
change. Joe and I encourage you to take a moment and visit the
web-site to view the letter. We have worked with the Steering Committee
and counsel to ensure the input from the community has been represented
in the letter.
Thank you,
Helen Blyton & Joe Jovanovich
Greg
Blessing November
19, 2004 Mr.
Blessing, During the
traffic scoping meeting held on October 20th, you said that you would
like to meet with the community to discuss our concerns.
This matter was
taken seriously by the community and was discussed during our November 4th
community meeting. It was agreed
that it would be beneficial for a small group to meet with you and both
applicants, Mr. Rajewski and Mr. Copenhaver.
The
community believes their concerns can be summarized within the confines of
“all uses within a mining zone”. The
hundreds of letters in the county file will explicitly detail the community’s
concerns regarding water, traffic, wildlife, wetlands, noise, air pollutants,
and light, all as a result of a mining operation. The community has agreed that
none of these concerns can be negotiated or mitigated.
The community, however, is willing to discuss other non-mining uses for
the property. We would like to extend an
invitation for a meeting with you, Mr. Rajewski, Mr. Copenhaver and our small
group of 6 people to discuss the legal options for other non-mining land use
development for this property. Based
upon the anticipated topics of discussion, we believe a meeting will not be
productive unless Mr. Rajewski is in attendance. If you and
the other partners in the application would like to meet with us to discuss
other development options for the property, please contact us so we can arrange
a mutually convenient time and location for the meeting.
Sincerely, Paradise
Alliance Cc:
Spokane County Planning Department - Bill Moser (file) |
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