Gate Prompts Discussion

Hiker of the Woods · Mar 19, 2010

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[FONT=&quot]Here is some of information that was in the Albany Democrat Herald newspaper on the issue.<o

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[FONT=&quot]“In the 1950’s, the county granted and easement to the U.S. Forest Service, Champion and Weyerhaeuser. In 2007, the Forest Service informed the county it no longer wanted to maintain the road. Since then, road ownership has been transferred to Weyerhaeuser, although Linn County commissioners have argued that it should have been returned to the county.<o

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[FONT=&quot] The State Police and Linn County Sheriff’s Office have been spending a lot of time up there because of garbage dumping, unmanned fires, gold miners with dredging equipment and interactions with member of the public carrying firearms have increased significantly. The gate addressed a lot of these issues.”<o

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[FONT=&quot]Weyerhaeuser has placed the gate in place for safety to public vehicles encountering logging trucks on narrow roads and their responsibility for environmental damage in the area, even if it is caused by the public illegally dredging in the Calapooia River, or motorcyclists and ATV’s tearing up stream embankments. <o

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[FONT=&quot]Public has still had access by walking or mountain biking with signs warning about what is allowed in the area and possibilities of being cited for trespassing. <o

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[FONT=&quot]There will be another meeting in a month about possible access by permits, seasons of the year open for public, times of the week open to the public, and access to specific locations. I have not heard a set date, time, or location for the meeting. I also don’t know much about this area but would assume there are areas to hunt and fish. This might be a good meeting for all sportsmen and women to show up to. Please post anymore information that may come up on this issue. <o

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Gate Prompts Discussion

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