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Tourism is big here in the gorge, timber dollars are going away. I live here in the gorge and do not care to drive to Stevenson or Hood River to work, I want to work closer to where I live (Mill A).... the development at the Hatchery (Broughton) would allow that to happen. Is it a perfect fit? Maybe, maybe not.... Will there be a resort in Carson, in Home Valley, in Moser because one is allowed at Broughton.... most likely not.
Portlanders like to have their Gorge the way it was when they last visited... they don't care if the people that choose to live among Mother Nature instead of visit it can't make it and eventually sell out and move... we here in East Skamania County that aren't college graduates and need to work want this development for jobs, for our children's jobs - minimum wage jobs trumps minimum wage jobs where you have to drive further, pay bridge toll, even possibly pay income tax in a state where you work but don't reside...
Don't get me wrong - I absolutely love the wildlife and lack of congestion and people in general that living in the Gorge affords, but putting food on the table (for customers at the Broughton Resort) in order to bring food home on the table for your family seems like a tradeoff I can live with.

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