Very disappointing indeed.
Apparently all they care about is extra property tax revenue for
Skamania county.
Who's going to pay several hundred thousand $$$ for a vacation home
that you can only use for 45 days during peak season? How could this
possibly be enforced?
It's way beyond dumb ....
bobg

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> > The Gorge Commission decided who they would rather kiss up to, and
> > who they would rather be sued by. Those of us who attended the
> > meetings knew this weeks ago, yet, my heart sank when I heard the
> > news today. Our public testimony is not in vain. Every bit of it,
> > and the fact of the sheer volume of same, is a matter of public
> > record and fully admissible in Court. Thanks to all, stay tuned
> > and....... support Friends of the Gorge
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5111/t/1543/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=88
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> >
> > With the revisions, an unspecified number of housing units --
> > averaging 1,300 square feet -- can be built. Original plans by the
> > developer called for up to 250 units.
> >
> > Restrictions have been put in place to limit how long someone can
> > stay on the property. Deemed "short-term occupancy" by the
> > commission, eventual unit owners could spend up to 45 days out of 90
> > living at the property, to be called Broughton Landing.
> >
> > There are no requirements that the units be rented out when not
> > occupied by the owner. Some commissioners complained that a family
> > could live at the development for half the year.
> >
> > "If it's a second home, I believe that's residential" and not
> > commercial recreation, said Commissioner Honna Sheffield, who
voted against the plan amendment with Commissioner Jim Middaugh.
> >