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She said the National Marine Fisheries Service is currently updating its analysis of the dock’s impact on fish. That analysis is expected to conclude in early October, said Hammerstad, before the dock’s installation was to take place.
But federal officials must first decide that work on the dock should proceed.
Once the analysis concludes, the Army Corp of Engineers could halt the dock project permanently. It could also reinstate the permit or modify criteria for the dock.
Critics of the project want the dock stopped.
They say the dock could shelter predators of endangered fish and that increased boat activity and a lack of sewage facilities would add harmful pollution to an area critical to the recovery of endangered fish.
Tom Buchele, an attorney with the plaintiffs’ law firm, said the Northwest Environmental Defense Center planned an injunction to stop construction on the dock if work went ahead without more analysis of fish impacts.
The idea prompted talks with the Department of Justice, which led to the decision to suspend the dock’s permit.
Buchele said the environmental group ultimately wants the dock project canceled but was unsure what outcome more study might bring.
“Clearly there’s some additional analysis that has to be done here and I think it’s difficult to speculate what the outcome of that analysis would be,” he said. “Legally, could they fix this somehow? Maybe ... Ideally we would like to see the dock not happen.”
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What a waste of taxpayers dollars. If this were really about impacts to fish, then there should be lawsuits brought against condos, outfalls, dredges, dams, carwashing, farmers, fishermen, sunbathers, people building there McMansions waaaay to close to the river, etc. Why is this Public dock getting so much attention? Selfish Rich NIMBY's! Not in MY back yard!
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Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 11:29 AM
This is just another legacy building project initiated by the current mayor and of no real use to Lake Oswegans. Not until Foothills is developed is such a project warranted if at all. The up coming elections for city council and mayor sounds like it is going to be a referendum of the current mayor's agenda.
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Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 07:37 PM
Another ego-asset of Judie's goes belly up. And our apologies to neighboring Milwaukie for the hassle. She'll be gone soon.
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Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 08:49 AM
Why don't the Eco-Zealots just come out and say it: all humans but those that worship at the alter of the All Mighty Environment should be terminated.
It's becoming increasingly clear that we are slowly being bred to believe we humans ARE the enviromental problem. The only solution to this ever downward spiral of logic is to remove humans from the Earth so it may flourish once again.
One way or another, this is what's happening...
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Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 09:22 AM
Judy…shame, shame, shame. You’re letting things slip through the cracks. You are failing miserably in your last term! You have a few months left to rectify your most recent disastrous decisions. Let me help you with them:
Safeco – sell it
Sewer Interceptor – fire the city engineer and run the sewer down the streets
Boat Dock – let it sink…who ever wanted it? No community feedback to support this decision.
US Bank (park) – you really think they are going to name that over paid park in your name? You selfish egotistical political failure!
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Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 08:26 PM
This is a technicality really - but an important one. The fish impact study which was to be submitted as part of the dock permit application should have included some specied which it did not. The permit should never have been issued without the additional information related to impact upon these species.
Buchele just caught them taking a shortcut to placating placate political persons. Ooops. To error is human, to blame it on others is politics.
The fact is that the dock design does not need to be adapted, only the mitigation/impact information be reworked to include the additional species.
It looks like the dock will proceed - we move on. It is a little late for judgement on having it. I was at council when they voted on the funding for this project and there were only 4 people in attendance and no public comments. We have more comments to this story than we had participants at the council vote - sad.
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Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 11:22 AM
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Re: Lake Oswego river dock caught in enironmental squeeze
ahhhhhhhhh thats too bad the californicators in lake o will have to use the PUBLIC boat docks. what a shame!!! go back to california and leave us the hell alone!!
"kill em all and let god sort em out"
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Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 08:26 AM