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- January 22, 2016
From my discussions with experts in risk exposure and probability, it’s become clear to me that the channel feature proposed by the Skagit River System Cooperative is something that can lead to great harm in our community. We can imagine some of the things that could occur as a result of opening the Skagit with
We had the opportunity to meet with our state senator, Kirk Pearson, this evening in Marblemount to discuss the Barnaby Reach project. He listened well and asked that we follow promptly with a summary of our conversation so he could refer to it tomorrow in his meeting with the head of the Washington Department of
Anyone who takes the time to read what we’ve published on this website regarding the “Barnaby Reach Project” knows that we oppose this project because it creates a public safety threat to our Rockport area residential and farming community. The “Skagit River System Cooperative,” together with Seattle City Light, The Nature Conservancy and the Washington
By Dave Hallock Several days ago I had occasion to talk with a professional actuary regarding the Barnaby Project and, specifically, about the desire of project sponsors to divert a portion of the Skagit River into the Barnaby Slough by constructing a long, wide and deep channel. Actuaries are experts in assessing risk and the
By Elizabeth Scott, State Representative I have grown increasingly concerned about the assaults on property rights in our state. The people of East Skagit County were not consulted on their opinion about elk being transplanted there with tax dollars, causing hundreds of traffic accidents, thousands of dollars of crop damage on many farms, damage to
By Dave Hallock The Marblemount Community Center was crowded last night with concerned citizens who came to share their views on the Barnaby Reach project as well as other issues they wanted to discuss with our our State Representative Elizabeth Scott. Thank you, Representative Scott, for coming to meet with us and express your support! Thank
By Russ Dalton I am a resident of Rockport, living at the north end of Martin Road in the larger Barnaby Reach Project Area. The Skagit River System Cooperative has proposed to restore habitat conditions for fish and wildlife in the Barnaby Reach of the Skagit River. I have been intrigued by their proposal and
Here is an email letter I sent to Devin Smith of the Skagit River System Cooperative this morning (December 13, 2015), commenting on the public meeting last week and discussing certain issues. Christie Fairchild, Howard Stafford and Russ Dalton, our neighborhood stakeholder representatives, were copied on the letter. We encourage neighbors who attended the meeting to
Seattle King 5 News visited Rockport this morning and talked with Howard Stafford about our opposition to the Barnaby Reach project plan to divert significant Skagit River flow into the Barnaby Slough upriver from our residential community. The channel would let the river move diagonally across our valley. The design intention is that about thirty
By Dave Hallock Howard Stafford is a life-long resident of Rockport. He is intimately familiar with our valley and the life of the Skagit River here. Howard owns and operates H. O. Stafford Trucking and Excavation, and he’s served our community for over forty years as a member of the Rockport volunteer fire department. Howard