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1990-01380-Minutes for Meeting August 07,1989 Recorded 1/11/1990L ()0 90-01360 DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SURFACE MINING HEARING G u August 7, 1989 - 6:30 PM Deschutes County Administration Building Bend, Oregon Call to Order 1100 Chair Prante called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM. Commissioners in attendance were Tom Throop, Dick Maudlin, and Lois Bristow Prante. Staff members present were Karen Green, Community Development Director; George Read, Interim Planning Director; and Sue Stoneman, recorder. There were about 50 members of the public present in the audience. Public Hearing on Proposed Surface Mining Sites Chair Prante read aloud the purposd and procedures of the hearing. They polled the audience to count those present to testify on each site and then established the order of the hearings on each site. Chair Prante called for declarations of conflicts or challenges. There were none. Site 493 George Read gave the staff report. This is a state storage and stockpile site off of Highway 20 East. This site has no conflicting Goal 5 resources, but there are other conflicting uses. The site is currently zoned MUA-10. The site has been used as a stockpile site in the past. Staff recommended that the site be designated as a "3.C" site (allow both mining activity and the conflicting uses) and that processing be allowed on the site. Chair Prante called for neutral advisory testimony. There was none. She then called for comments in favor. Roland Van Cleave, geologist for the State Highway Division, Bend, came forward. He explained that this site is located at the junction of the Powell Butte Highway and Highway 20E. Processing would be limited to the state's own equipment and consist of the operation of a cold pug mill, not a hot mix plant. This is a vital site for the Highway Department. They have used it for cold mix in the past. They intend to use the site for recycling asphault. He expects they would occupy the site an average of two weeks per year for processing. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 1 ~,k r. I " - 1 101 Commissioner Throop noted that this site had been scheduled for this Thursday, so he noted they would hold the hearing open on this site until then. There was some discussion about this site's status as a pre- existing site. It appeared that this site may have some exemptions for stockpiling, storage, and cold mix under the grandfather clause of the ordinance. Hearing no further testimony in favor, Chair Prante called for comments in opposition. Pete Hargiss, 62235 Powell Butte Road, Bend, came forward. He asked about the grandfather clause and if this site was definitely going to be zoned SM. Karen Green explained that the Board can either zone this for surface mining which means it can continue and expand or they can choose not to zone it for surface mining, which means historic levels of use would be allowed to continue. Any uses taking place prior to 1979 are grandfathered. Mr. Hargiss stated that he had only seen a machine on the site once, and that was last week. He stated that noise has not been a problem. Commissioner Maudlin asked if there has ever been a crusher on the site. Mr. Van Cleave stated that there never has been one on that site to his knowledge. Mr. Van Cleave stated they would be satisified to operate that site at historic levels with no expansion. Dave Summer, 22035 Highway 20E, came forward. He lives across from the site. He noted the dust problems created by Bend Aggregate along Highway 20W and did not want to see the same problems created at this site. He noted hazards from dust and truck traffic. He was concnered about the possibility of this being opened up for rock mining and the noise of a crusher. Since he hasn't been there while they have been working, he was unable to comment on current impacts. He's owned his property since March. He is not concerned about stockpiling on the site. He asked that the levels of activity to be allowed under the grandfather clause be strictly defined and limited. Delores Morris, 62270 Powell Butte Road, Bend, came forward. They have lived there for three years and in that time has seen traffic greatly increase, especially log truck traffic. She felt that access needed to be improved. Ken Spence, 22195 Bear Creek Road, expressed concern about the increased truck traffic down Bear Creek Road. He did not know whether that was a result of this use. He noted a safety hazard with school bus stops on the road. Roland Van Cleave noted that this is a very infrequent use. Some years there is no activity at BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 2 1.00 - 1102 the site at all, and in others there is only about two weeks of activity each year. Arnold Cole came forward. He owns 40 acres east of the site and has lived there since 1960. He stated that the site used to be owned by Central Oregon Irrigation District who donated it to the state. His main concern was the rock crushing because they have a full view of the site from their home. There was no further testimony on this site. Site 361 George Read gave the staff report. The site is located just off of Kiowa Road on the south flanks of Long Butte. The site contains an estimated 700,000 cubic yards of cinders. It is presently zoned SM and is 41.4 acres in size. A Goal 5 coflict is with open space lands. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the staff recommendation which was to designate this a 3.C. site. There is also conflict with rural residential uses in the area. This site is presently being mined. Staff had recommended SM zoning. Roland Van Cleave, Highway Division, came forward. He first came to the department in 1970, and the site has been active during that time at least, he did not know what year it began. They take about 10,000 cubic yards of cinders from that site each year. Since 1970, they have only had one outside contractor use the site to crush oversize material. This is an important source for road sanding in the winter. They also do screening and crushing on the site. This site is surrounded by three different sites. They do not anticipate expanding the use of this site. It was noted that this site would likely be allowed to continue under the grandfather clause. Mr. Van Cleave explained that this site is situated on a cinder cone with a lava plug in it. At some point in the future it may become necessary to remove lava rock to get to the cinders underneath. He expects they will have a contract again at some time in the future to break up the boulders. Dan Griggs, 65333 Kiowa Drive, Bend, came forward. He lives west of the pit. He stated that the site draws motorcyclists, target shooters, and parties. He requested that the site be fenced. He noted that Kiowa Drive is maintained at private expense. Dorothy Shugart, 85th and Nichols Market Road, came forward. She asked how this site will affect them and requested that the road be paved to cut down on the dust, noise and dirt. She noted there is heavy truck traffic in there when they are working out of that pit. She stated that the road is very torn up by this use. Steve Stewart, 20965 Limestone Ave., came forward. He travels right next to the cinder pit and is concerned about the dust and BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 3 1.00 - 1103 truck traffic and the children walking on the road. They do try to control the dust with water, but that dries up and become ineffective. They do replace the roadbed with cinders but they break down. He suggested that they use gravel instead of cinders. Commissioner Throop asked Mr. Van Cleave if the Highway Division ever fences sites. Mr. Van Cleave stated they do consider it sometimes but it is a cost issue. If they fence it they have a problem with maintaining the fence. When asked if they would consider paving the road, he stated that for 10,000 cubic yards each year they probably would not. There could be trucks every 15 to 20 minutes when they are hauling out of that site. Site 278 George Read gave the staff report. This is a gravel site near Cline Falls containing approximately 18,000 cubic yards of aggregate. It is presently zoned SM. Goal 5 conflicts are open space, (there is a state park in the vicinity); fish and wildlife habitats (the area has some use by golden eagles); scenic views; and wetlands. The site is located within the state scenic waterway. The size of the site is a little over 12 acres. The site has been there for over 20 years, although it has not been used much in recent years. There is no processor there and the site will be exhausted after one more entry. The Planning Commission had made a condition that the site be reclaimed after being mined. This was a 3.C. site with conditions of approval. Roland Van Cleave showed the location of the site, which is near the bridge over the Deschutes on Highway 126. He indicated that it has not been used since he came to the division in 1970. There is another private site to the north. There is adequate material for one more 10,000 to 12,000 cubic yard project. After mining, they will grade and seed the site, and it may be turned over to the Parks Division afterward. At the maximum, this would be two years of use. Rick Bailey, 102 Holmes, P.O. Box 605, Joseph, Oregon, came forward. He stated this was probably in conflict with the state Scenic Waterway Act since it is in the recreation corridor of the river. He noted that this was within the Highway 126 viewshed and is located in a seasonal recreation area. He noted that dust could be a problem to the neighbors living up on the bluffs and might have a depreciating affect on houses and property. He stated that the site is now naturally rehabilitated. He noted that the dust could also be a problem to traffic on the highway. Any excavation could directly affect fish habitat and the riparian area. This could cause serious sedimentation. He stated that he is an Oregon Natural Resources Council board member, and they are concerned with any activity taking place on the Deschutes River. He asked if they BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 4 t:) 1 10 4 really need this one last entry, noting that it is rehabilitated now and should be left alone. He handed out some pictures of the site. Eric Pederson, 249 SW 67th, came forward. He stated that the site is just starting to look alright again. He felt that mining would hurt property values. He cannot see the site from his house. There was some discussion about this site's status as a grandfathered site. Phyllis Effenbach, 7040 Highway 126W, came forward. Her house overlooks the bluff. She has lived there 25 years and has seen no activity in that period of time. She stated that this also takes in "the bird man's" property. She noted that access for the site would be from NW 71st Street, which has a lot of potholes that need to be fixed. She submitted a photograph to the record. Dan Fuller, 231 NW Riverfront, came forward. He owns property in the area which he plans to build on. He stated that there are blue heron, fish, otter, red-tailed hawks, turkey vultures and other wildlife in the area. He agreed to bring in some photographs he had taken of wildlife in the area. If they disturb the site in any way the turkey vultures will evacuate their nests in the area. He requested that they rezone this site. He noted that this would have a detrimental effect on the water quality, especially due to the runoff from the mine. Pearl Miller, SW 67th, came forward. She expressed concern for A. B. Johnson, the "bird man", who lives in the area who is afraid he will lose the birds. She expressed concern for the river as well. At this time the meeting recessed from 8:25 until 8:40 PM. Site 489 George Read gave the staff report. This is a three-acre State Highway Division site with some aggregate that has been used as a storage site. Goal 5 conflicts include fish and wildlife areas and habitats; the site is within the flood plain of the Deschutes River so there is a water resources conflict; and other conflicting uses include residential uses in the area. The Planning Commission's recommendation was to continue the site's SM zoning for stockpiling purposes and limited removal. There is a small unidentified amount of gravel on the site. There is a 100 foot setback from the river for all mining. There is no indication that there has ever been processing on this site in the past. The site is located near the Bend Aggregate site in Tumalo. It is on the northwest side of the river. Contiguous to the north is the Curl operation. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 5 1AU - 1.105 Roland Van Cleave came forward. He stated that they use this site strictly as a storage site. They don't plan to do any mining there. He stated there is some gravel there, but questioned whether it was enough for any contracts. Dick Roberts, 64500 Riverview Ave., came foward. He showed the location of his home on the site map. It was noted that there was an error on the site map and the actual site does not take in the area Mr. Roberts had understood would be affected. Mr. Roberts had no further testimony. Site 359 George Read gave the staff report. The site is an existing ten acre stockpile storage site on the east side of Cline Falls Road, north of White Rock Loop. There is no resource on the property. Goal 5 conflicts include fish and wildlife areas and habitats, the site has deer and upland game bird use. Staff recommended SM zoning and the Planning Commission approved that recommendation with conditions. Chair Prante called for comments in favor. Al Driver, Deschutes County Public Works Department, stated that this site was given to the county and the county deeded the site to the state in 1946 with the condition that the county can get material for road building projects. They are not mining the site, and the state does not wish to keep the site, however, the county has no storage site in the area and would like to be able to use the site for storage. They will keep up to two pieces of equipment on the site. They will use the site three to four weeks per year, and not use the site at all some years. The county would like to get the parcel back from the state. Mr. Van Cleave said that the site has never been used since he's been here, but there are two pits on it. Mary Pat Meekins, 66450 Cline Falls Road, stated they live on a nearby 80 acre parcel. They have a good view of the mountains that they don't want to have impaired by dust. The site is located on a series of curves from White Rock Loop to Newcomb Road that have had fatal accidents. They have lived there for four years, and are seeing much more traffic now than ever before as well as more kids and animals in the area. She noted that fully loaded gravel trucks have difficulty stopping and that poses a safety hazard. She has not seen any stockpiling take place on the site in four years. There was no further testimony on this site. Site 530 George Read gave the staff report. This is the LaPine maintenance station owned by the Highway Division. The Planning Commission had BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 6 1 00 - 1106 recommended SM zoning with conditions and to allow processing on site. This has been an active site for many years. Roland Van Cleave stated that this is a ten acre site with sand sheds. They are now hauling some cinders in from Finley Butte to be used to sand Highway 97. Processing will be limited to the small yardages of crushed rock. They do not anticipate any expansion of this use. There was no opposing testimony. Site 366 George Read gave the staff report. This site is on Cline Falls Road north of the Tumalo area. It is presently zoned SM and is owned by the State of Oregon and CLR, Inc. There is about 400,000 cubic yards of aggregate which meets ODOT specs. This is known as the Highland site. Staff and Planning Commission had recommended that this be a 3.C. site. Roland Van Cleave stated that this is near the COI pit and contains pea gravels suitable for borrow and sand treated base. They want to use this site for mining, storage, and processing for a crusher. They need this to haul gravels for the climbing lane project on Highway 20. Crushing will be needed for this one time event. He did not think that rock had ever been crushed on that site in the past. It was noted that they will keep this hearing open due to questions on notification. Staff will check on the notification. At one time this site was identified by two different numbers-- 366 and 488. After looking at the map, staff indicated that it appeared the Highland site is a different site, so they will keep the record open and check into this further. Robert Fish, 19850 Second Street, stated that his house is about 200 feet from the edge of the pit. He's lived there since 1970 intermittently. The pit was open at that time and has quadrupled in size during the last eight years. The main problem it presents is dust. He suggested allowing only seasonal use, during spring. He also noted that birds nesting are disturbed by this activity. Site 253 - 268 George Read gave the staff report. These sites are owned by Sharon Gambrell and contain quarry rock with patent mining claims on BLM land. The site contains an estimated 7,000,000 to 10,000,000 cubic yards of resource. Staff recommended SM zoning with the standard conditions and to allow processing on site. Staff noted that the area indicated on the notification map was much larger than the BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 7 100 1 1107 actual site. He showed the correct location of the boundaries on the wall map. Contiguous lots are owned primarily by BLM. Chair Prante called for comments in favor. Sharon Gambrell, 22961 Vintage Way, came forward. She stated that the location shown was two sections off, that the site is 120 acres in size. She noted that the site was correctly shown in the file and on the wall map. She stated that the site is being mined five days a week and has been mined since 1963. The deposits are in slabs and the material is used for buildings and fireplaces and walkways. Each site has a different color and texture of rock. They had a small crusher located at the site in the 1960's. Chair Prante called for comments in opposition. Eva Thornburg, Box 333, Terrebonne, came forward. She objected to changing this from agricultural zoning to strip mining because they have a range permit on the BLM land there. She stated her opposition to any change in the land use. She did not object to zoning the property that the Gambrells had a patent on, but did not want the remainder of the taxlot to be zoned since she had a grazing permit on it. She was also concerned that the taxes she paid on the land would be raised if it were zoned for mining. There was some general discussion in which Ms. Gambrell stated she did not care how it was zoned as long as she were allowed to continue the mining operations. There was some further discussion about the status of the use as a pre-existing non-conforming use within the zone. Site 252 George Read gave the staff report. The site is located on the northwest flank of Cline Butte. The site is presently zoned SM and is adjacent to SMR zoning. The site is owned by Everett and Eva Thornburg and is 160 acres in size. Staff recommended that the use be permitted with the standard conditions and with processing allowed on the site. The Planning Commission had also recommended SM zoning and that the site be placed on the inventory. Chair Prante called for comments in favor. Eva Thornburgh came forward. She stated the site had been mined since 1952. Before that, Bill Durfee took decorative rock from the site. She stated that different gravel companies have been in and out of the site. In March of this year, they extracted 25,000 cubic yards from the site. They will be back on the 15th of August to crush an additional 25,000 cubic yards. At one time, this site had been a cinnabar mine. Chair Prante called for comments in opposition. Bob Blair came forward. He did not state his address, but he did note that he owns property near the site. He stated concern for negative BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 8 lO0 - 1108 impacts on the area as a result of mining, noting that it would drive down property values and may damage their water system as a result of blasting. He felt this use would have an adverse impact on the tourism industry as well. He stated that a spring in the area had been dried up due to the blasting. He stated that he owns 480 acres. He was not aware that the site had been previously mined and was unaware of activity at the site from 1962 through 1989. Eva Thornburgh responded that the first mining claim ever filed on that property was in 1914 in Crook County for the cinnabar. Almost every year since 1952 they have been mining the site. Site 296 George Read gave the staff report. This is 25 acres owned by Crown Pacific now zoned SM. Staff had recommended SM zoning with the standard conditions. The Planning Commission had recommended approval of the staff's recommendation. Chair Prante called for comments in favor. Ted Young noted that there was a correction necessary on the map. Chair Prante called for comments in opposition. Bill Robbins, 63120 Johnson Road, came forward. He stated that the staff report contained an error as to the site location. He stated that he is not necessarily in opposition, but would like to find out the correct location of the site. Staff correctly identified the site location on the wall map. Norm Behrens, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bend, came forward. He requested that the site be limited to seasonal operation since it is within the winter deer range. They would like to have the site closed from December 1st through April 30th each year. Ted Young, Crown Pacific representative, stated that they would be willing to comply with that request. Site 427 George Read gave the staff report. The site is owned by William Bagley and is located 1.5 miles southeast of Highway 97, 12 miles south of Sunriver. This is an aggregate site containing an estimated 20,000 cubic yards of good quality gravels. Staff recommended SM zoning with the standard conditions. Chair Prante called for comments in favor. Lynn Bettleyuen, 53880 East Lake Road, LaPine, came forward. He stated there has been activity at this site since 1982 that he knows of, he doesn't know the history of the site prior to that time. He stated that he's BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 9 100 1 109 had a problem with people complaining about dust from the site. He noted that he will have to reclaim the property which should solve that problem. There is a screening plant in use right now at the site. There is an estimated 1.25 million cubic yards of material at the site. There is processing occuring at the site presently. Chair Prante called for comments in opposition. There were none. Site 503 George Read gave the staff report. The site is located north of Highway 20E, 4.5 miles east of Millican. It is presently zoned EFU 320 and is 27.5 acres in size. The site is owned by the State Highway Division. The Planning Commission had recommended that this site be allowed with the usual conditions. Chair Prante called for comments in favor. Roland Van Cleave, State Highway Division, came forward. The site contains sands and gravels used for borrow material. There are some small existing pits on the site. The site has not been used in the past few years. Chair Prante called for comments in opposition. There were none. Site 403 George Read gave the staff report. This is pumice site owned by Central Oregon Pumice Company. The site contains an estimated 300,000 cubic yards of good quality pumice. The site is located west of Dillon Falls. There were no special recommendations on this site, staff had recommended SM zoning with the standard conditions. Chair Prante called for comments in favor. William Miller, owner of Central Oregon Pumice, NW Greenwood, Bend, came forward. He stated that some of the staff report was incorrect. He noted he had corrected it before. Those clarifications had been reflected in the minutes. He stated that his was the oldest mining company in the county under the same ownership. He stated that this is a very sensitive area and they do not want to destroy it. This is a reserve deposit. The site is a BLM mining claim but they do not intend to patent any of it, they only want the mineral, not the land. He stated they would work with ODF&W and had made some concessions at the Planning Commission meeting accordingly. They are requesting a change from SMR to SM zoning on this site. They have never mined at the site, but the claim was filed in the 1950'x. Norm Behrens, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bend, came forward. He noted that the staff recommendation for this site does not BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 10 1 00 - 1110 contain any conditions relating to winter deer range restrictions and requested that those be added. He noted they had discussed this in the Planning Commission hearing due to the elk herd in the area. The area is also within the Tumalo Winter Deer Range. Mr. Read noted that the Planning Commission's final recommendation did not include mention of this. Mr. Behren's stated they would request that the winter deer range restrictions be included which would reduce or eliminate mining activity during the periods of heavy activity. William Miller stated that he did agree at the Planning Commission hearing that they would restrict any mining activity within view of the river. They also agreed to abide by the winter deer range closures on this site. Mr. Behrens stated that it would be best if there were no winter mining activities at all on this site. He noted that the site is in the Ryan Ranch area. There is a herd of about 60 elk in the area. Site 433 George Read gave the staff report. The site is 200 acres owned by LaPine Pumice. It is about 10,000,000 cubic yards of lump pumice located in Newberry Crater. The present zoning is Open Space and Conservation zone. Staff recommended that this site not be placed on the inventory because of the significant conflicting Goal 5 resources in the crater area. Identified conflicting resources are open space, scenic values, the site is within a landscape management corridor, and there are outstanding scenic sites and views. There are also fish and wildlife habitats and cultural significance due to the potential designation of the site as a national monument. The Planning Commission had recommended the staff recommendation. Chair Prante called for testimony in favor. James Miller, LaPine Pumice, came forward. He stated that in the past they operate only a few months in the summer. The ground is wet so they don't have a dust problem. They sort the material and then truck it to another location. They will only use a front end dozer at the site for mining. A small plateau will be left after mining. He stated that this was a very valuable and rare resource, with only two lump pumice sites in the nation. The other location is at Medicine Lake, California. Their market is in the east, so they ship it by rail. He gave a brief history of the ownership of the site, stating that it had been staked back in the 1930's by Mr. Williamson. Mrs. Williamson filed for a patent on the land in 1959. He gave some background on the use of the site. They were offered Claim #1 for the other, at the time they didn't know about the geothermal drilling that was occurring in the area. He felt that it should have been zoned SMR before. In most markets they BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 11 too -111. have fluctuating markets, but this would be a steady market. They use the material for stonewashed jeans and barbeque grill rocks and other uses. He stated that mining would generate no noise, dust, or water effects. He felt there would be minimal deer and wildlife impacts. He felt that the economic impacts should be considered against the wildlife impacts. He explained that activity would occur within the cone and all past and current excavations have taken place at the toe of the cone. They have to expand and go into the hillside. He noted where the pine trees are growing, and stated that new growth would occur in the mined out areas. He noted that after mining a nice flat area would be left where the hillside was, which would be suitable for buildings, possibly for a resort. Because of this, the project is a multiple use concept. The cone would be left intact, but it would no longer be a sloping hillside to the rim, but a straight cliff. He noted that they had never had any conflicts. Only small samples each year have been extracted from the site. They have been troubled by rumors in the industry that this site would never be permitted to operate. They currently have no permit to mine because they have not been taking out enough material. He concluded by asking the county to buy their business out if they don't want it mined. Chair Prante then called for opposing testimony. There was none. Site 508 George Read gave the staff report. He showed the map of the site on the overhead. It is 10 acres owned by the State Highway Division located north and west of Hwy. 20E near Brothers. It is an aggregate site with an estimated 100,000 cubic yards of material which meets ODOT specs. The Planning Commission recommended the staff recommendation, which was to zone the site SM. Chair Prante called for comments in favor. Roland Van Cleave, State Highway Division, stated that this site has not been used since he joined the department in 1970. They would like to maintain the site as a reserve for future use. Duke Warner, P.O. Box 7413, Bend, came foward. He stated that he owns some land that borders the site on the north and west and he has no objections. Site 277 George Read gave the staff report. He noted that there are two letters on file objecting to this site. Staff had recommended approval of SM zoning. The site is a state site presently zoned SM. Staff had not recommended and special conditions of approval for this site. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 12 100 - 1112 Roland Van Cleave, State Highway Division, explained where the site was located, approximately three miles east of Sisters on Highway 126. This is a gravel source that has been used in the past. It has been leased to a private operator. They would like to retain the ability to process on the site. They are storing equipment on the site, not doing any mining. He did not know whether the lease was still in effect on the property. Site 379 George Read gave the staff report. The site is on Century Drive just past the Inn of the Seventh Mountain. It is an aggregate site owned by the State. Roland Van Cleave stated that this is a 80-acre site and has some rock that could be crushed. There is an adjacent 30-acre Forest Service pit. This is one of the only sites available for use on Century Drive. Site 405 George Read gave the staff report. It was noted that there was a letter of support for this site in the file. There was no testimony presented on this site. Site 465 George Read gave the staff report. Roland Van Cleave indicated that this was a five-acre state site just above the bluff and is an existing cinder site. Site 472 George Read gave the staff report. There is a letter of opposition to this site in the file. Roland Van Cleave stated that this is a site adjacent to Highway 20 between Bend and Cloverdale. They are interested in this site for right-of-way purposes. The County uses the site for stockpiling purposes presently. This is a storage site located in front of the Cloverdale fire station. Site 498 George Read gave the site location. Site 500 the staff report. Roland Van Cleave described George Read gave the staff report. Mr. Van Cleave stated that the site is located east of Millican and is an existing site last used BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 13 ~T 100 - 1113 in 1972. The site has some potential for future use and the Forest Service would like to use it. Site 505 George Read gave the staff report. Mr. Van Cleave stated that this site is being kept as surface mining reserve for Central Oregon highways. Site 506 George Read gave the staff report. This is an existing site near Horse Ridge. There was no public testimony offered on this site. Site 515 George Read gave the staff report. This is a site northeast of Brothers. Mr. Van Cleave stated that this was a borrow site and does have existing quarry material. No public testimony was offered on this site. Site 516 George Read gave the staff report. This is the Brothers Maintenance Station and is a stockpile site. No public testimony was offered on this site. Site 522 George Read gave the staff report. Mr. Van Cleave stated that this is an existing borrow site 40 acres in size. Part of the existing pit site is being used as a disposal area for Hampton and Brothers. Site 523 George Read gave the staff report. Mr. Van Cleave stated that this was a 1.5 acre storage site. Site 525 George Read gave the staff report. Mr. Van Cleave stated that this was the Hampton stockpile site. Site 528 George Read gave the staff report. This site is east of Hampton. Mr. Van Cleave stated that this was a 5.5 acre borrow site for cement treated base. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 14 10ri b 1114 Site 529 George Read gave the staff report. The site is located in the national forest east of LaPine. Mr. Van Cleave showed the location of the site on the map. Site 533 George Read gave the staff report. This site is east of Hampton. Mr. Van Cleave stated that this site is more valuable than the five acre site nearby because of the existing pit. It will be used for borrow, cement treated base, and pea gravels. Site 282 George Read gave the staff report. This a Crown Pacific Site near Skyliner Road. There was no public testimony offered on this site. Site 283 George Read gave the staff report and showed the site's location on a map. This a Crown Pacific Site near Skyliner Road. There was no public testimony provided on this site. Site 342 George Read gave the staff report and showed the site's location on a map. This a Crown Pacific Site east of Wickiup Reservoir. There was no public testimony offered on this site. Site 346 George Read gave the staff report. This is a Crown Pacific site at Bull Flats west of Tumalo. Mr. Read showed the site's location on a map. There was no public testimony offered on this site. Site 404 George Read gave the staff report. This is the Moon site near Horse Ridge. He noted there were no letters of opposition to this site in the current file, but there may have been in the prior file. Site 426 George Read gave the staff report. The site is north of the Paulina Lake Junction Road. Lynn Bettleyuen, LaPine, stated that the sites are not right next to each other and described the adjacent zoning. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 15 !oo - 1:115 Site 441 George Read gave the staff report. This is a Willamette Industries site west of Sisters. There was no public testimony offered on this site. Site 442 and 443 George Read gave the staff report. These also are Wimmamette Industries sites west of Sisters. The reports were the same as site 441. There was no public testimony offered on this site. Site 496 George Read gave the staff report. This site is near Horse Butte. There was a letter on file in support of zoning the site SM. There was a unknown quantity and quality of resource on this site. Staff recommended SM zoning and they will check on the quantity and quality later. Site 345 George Read gave the staff report. This is a 40-acre Crown Pacific site south of Snow Creek estimated to contain 50,000 cubic yards of cinders. There was no public testimony offered on this site. Adjourn Chair Prante announced that they would hold the hearing open for written testimony until 5:00 PM the following Monday. They will announce their decision September 6th at 10:00 AM. Chair Prante outlined this process in response to an inquiry from a member of the public in attendance. Another person in the audience asked about the schedule for announcing decisions. Interested parties were asked to contact the Board's secretary for further details of the schedule. Being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:40 PM. DESCHUTES Ls /ss COUNTY-BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ~~S Prante, Chair g , ommission r n, Commissioner BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/ AUGUST 7, 1989: Page 16: