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Members of the Deschutes Citizen Action Group (CAG) have gathered enough signatures to place on the spring ballot a referendum addressing "Local Rule". This ordinance was passed by the County without confirmation of a USGS model. The measure deals with nitrate pollution from conventional septic systems. This topic deals with many issues from Goal 11, expensive replacement systems, land use, and tenuous assumptions in the model.
This a rare occurence in Deschutes County and I believe the only contestation of an ordinance passed by the Commissioners in Deschutes County.

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Destination resorts have proliferated and have become a way to circumvent UGB in the state. Rural sprawl that gives Destination resorts more rights to develop sewers and gentrified Gated communities that are not tourist attractions but exclusive homesites in areas that would not be developed to the extent or place a huge demand on water resources that just normal development would not. Use of water determined on a resort by resort basis and not looking at a cumulative effect is a dangerous course. Contrary to a former Deschutes County Commissioners comments a golf course should not be looked at as just a another farm crop.

posted 4 years, 7 months ago
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