Not surprisingly, Coos County Commissioners voted unanimously (Bob Main held his nose) to accept the findings of hearings officer Andrew Stamp with a few minor amendments. For those who had read both Stamp’s findings and the comments submitted, it was obvious neither the commissioners, the planning department or Stamp had actually read all the comments and evidence submitted. The commissioners seemed more focused upon grammatical and spelling errors in Stamp’s findings than matters raised during the comment period.
Main, reminded the audience of the wonderful but empty promises of the 12″ pipeline and those of Methane Energy. Main noted that if the BOC were empowered by the legislature he would have asked to impose potential penalties of $1,000 per day for the first week of any violations, $5,000 per day for the second week not corrected and $10,000 per day every day thereafter.
Ultimately, today’s acceptance by the BOC of the unaddressed evidence will benefit the argument with the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA).
