A roundup of local water stories plus odds and ends
August 20th, 2008 by cdunaganIf you haven’t heard, our blog server crashed on Monday and was on and off all day Tuesday. Hopefully, it’s back to normal, but the situation has thrown me off my game.
I’m taking the next two days off, so I may not post much, if anything, more until Monday. But feel free to comment on any of the items below or any other postings. There shouldn’t be much, if any, delay for your comments to appear.
So let’s catch up on a few local water-related stories in the news:
Haven Lake weed treatment: Lake resident Monica
Harle turned up the heat on plans to treat the lake a second time
when her attorney sent letters to area property owners. She has
taken the legal position that the homeowners association, which
ordered the treatment, cannot speak for all the property owners. As
a result, killing the weeds could violate the property rights of
those who don’t want the treatment.
Read more in today’s story.
Seabeck Marina: Washington Department of Ecology has not squashed this project. In fact, agency officials seem to be saying that they’re looking for a way to approve it. Meanwhile, the Suquamish Tribe has indicated that it won’t stand in the way. Read Brynn Grimley’s story.
Shellfish settlement: Some commercial shellfish
growers are wondering if the tribes will reject their claims for an
exemption from 50-50 sharing. In comments on the story, some people
are reacting by attacking the tribes. Please don’t overlook the
most significant point: Attorneys for the growers helped negotiate
a $33 million deal with the tribes that required certain documents
as proof of commercial ownership. Since all the parties approved
the deal, the tribes cannot be blamed if these documents are
difficult to come by. It’s actually a pretty complicated issue, and
I’ve tried to explain
the basics in a story.
Chico Creek: The long-awaited Chico Creek restoration at Kitsap Golf and Country Club is under way, as I mentioned in a story Tuesday. It is unfortunate that the project had to be broken into two parts — three if you count the culvert replacement — but this should be a great improvement for salmon migration. By the way, planners are trying to decide where to install a salmon-viewing platform that I’m sure would get a lot of use.
Tags: Chico Creek, Haven Lake, Kitsap Golf and Country Club, restoration, Salmon, Seabeck marina, shellfish settlement
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August 21st, 2008 at 9:33 am
“…legal position that the homeowners association, which ordered the treatment, cannot speak for all the property owners….”
On matters of poisoning the lake waters or vegetation around the homes… Monica Harle has to be right…but, usually, a homeowner association does manage the overall complex of homes within the association. Management is what the homeowner pays for yearly….but unless each homeowner agreed to the poisoning, the association shouldn’t be allowed to do it….so it seems to me.
Thanks for the update, Chris…have a wonderful time off!
Sharon O’Hara