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  • Barnaby Reach Project Update Letter

    Barnaby Reach Project Update Letter0

    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters, News Items
    • July 3, 2017

    Here is a project update letter from Cynthia Carstad, Consultant to the Skagit River System Cooperative for its Barnaby Reach Habitat Project. “Greetings! This message is being sent to individuals who have requested to receive updates on the Barnaby Reach Habitat Project. On May 13, more than 26 community members and other stakeholders attended the

    By Dave Hallock
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  • Update on Barnaby Reach Study

    Update on Barnaby Reach Study0

    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters
    • October 28, 2016

    Here is an email letter from Cynthia Carlstad, consultant to the steering committee for the Barnaby Reach project, received October 28, 2016: “Greetings Barnaby Reach Project Stakeholder Advisory Committee and Interested Parties: This email provides updates on project activities since my last message in late August. As I described then, the project Steering Committee (Skagit

    By Dave Hallock
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  • Barnaby Reach Project Consultant Update

    Barnaby Reach Project Consultant Update0

    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters
    • September 8, 2016

    Cynthia Carlstad, consultant to the Skagit River System Cooperative for its Barnaby Reach project called me in response to a letter I wrote to the SRSC leadership. She confirmed that the project proponents and their sponsors are very aware of our steadfast opposition to the channel feature in the current project design. No alternative approach

    By Dave Hallock
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  • Letter to Skagit River System Cooperative Barnaby Project Leaders

    Letter to Skagit River System Cooperative Barnaby Project Leaders0

    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters, Pinned
    • August 18, 2016

    Following receipt of a letter indicating that there will be no meeting of the “Barnaby Project” “Stakeholder Advisory Committee” in the near future, I drafted the following letter to the key leaders of the Skagit River System Cooperative, Steve Hinton and Devin Smith, and their project consultant, Cynthia Carlstad. We’ve repeatedly expressed complete opposition to

    By Dave Hallock
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  • Letter From Alex Wright Re Barnaby Project

    Letter From Alex Wright Re Barnaby Project0

    • Barnaby Project, Letters
    • May 30, 2016

    To Skagit Upriver Neighbors: At the recent meeting in Concrete one questioner was concerned about what could happen if the river flooded. Their query, could the river change course? This could be avoided if flood gates were installed at the entrance of the proposed canal. If the project must be built, remove all the current

    By Dave Hallock
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  • Letter to Senator Kirk Pearson

    Letter to Senator Kirk Pearson0

    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, Letters, Pinned
    • May 15, 2016

    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

    By Dave Hallock
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  • Artie Olson Letter to the Concrete Herald

    Artie Olson Letter to the Concrete Herald0

    • Barnaby Project, Letters, News Items, Pinned
    • February 3, 2016

    Letter to the Editor Concrete Herald By Artie Olson January 2016 After attending the December 10th Skagit River Systems Cooperative (SRSC) meeting on the Barnaby Reach “construction” project (NOT “restoration” project, as they insist on calling it), I noticed a number of changes from their last meeting, many months before. Most noticeably changed were their

    By Dave Hallock
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  • Correspondence With Devin Smith

    Correspondence With Devin Smith0

    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters
    • December 14, 2015

    Here is Devin Smith’s response to my email letter of December 13, 2013, which you can read here: Letter to Devin Smith First, here is my brief response, followed by Mr. Smith’s letter. Dear Devin Smith, Thank you for your response to my letter of yesterday. I see where your analysis equates a modeled historical condition

    By Dave Hallock
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  • Letter to Devin Smith, Project Manager

    Letter to Devin Smith, Project Manager0

    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, Letters, Pinned
    • December 13, 2015

    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

    By Dave Hallock
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  • Spread the Word and Stop this Project

    Spread the Word and Stop this Project0

    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters
    • December 3, 2015

    By Beth Easterday Here is the flyer that is regarding the meeting at Howard Miller Park; post these wherever you think folks with an interest in diverting the Skagit River may gather. I personally am not interested in seeing what will happen when the river flows downhill into Martin Road and straight towards the Sauk.

    By Dave Hallock
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  • Forget About Channeling the Skagit into the Barnaby Slough
    Forget About Channeling the Skagit into the Barnaby Slough
    • Barnaby Project, Featured, Letters
    • February 24, 2015
  • Letter From Upriver Neighbors Demanding Extra-Conservative Flood Hazard Evaluation of Barnaby Reach Project
    • Articles, Featured, Letters, Pinned
    • September 28, 2015
  • Letter to FEMA Region X
    • Barnaby Project, Letters
    • October 5, 2015
  • Letter to Skagit River System Cooperative Barnaby Project Leaders
    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters, Pinned
    • August 18, 2016
  • Letter to Senator Kirk Pearson
    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, Letters, Pinned
    • May 15, 2016
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  • Forget About Channeling the Skagit into the Barnaby Slough
    Letter to FEMA Region X
    • Barnaby Project, Letters
    • October 5, 2015
  • Letter From Upriver Neighbors Demanding Extra-Conservative Flood Hazard Evaluation of Barnaby Reach Project
    • Articles, Featured, Letters, Pinned
    • September 28, 2015
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  • Letter to FEMA Region X
    Letter to FEMA Region X
    • Barnaby Project, Letters
    • October 5, 2015
  • Letter From Upriver Neighbors Demanding Extra-Conservative Flood Hazard Evaluation of Barnaby Reach Project
    Letter From Upriver Neighbors Demanding Extra-Conservative Flood Hazard Evaluation of Barnaby Reach Project
    • Articles, Featured, Letters, Pinned
    • September 28, 2015
  • Informational Letter from Marc Duboiski, Grants Manager
    Informational Letter from Marc Duboiski, Grants Manager
    • Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters
    • March 23, 2015
  • Website Notification Emails
    Website Notification Emails
    • Barnaby Project, Letters, News Items
    • August 12, 2015
  • SRSC: Listen to Our Neighbors!
    SRSC: Listen to Our Neighbors!
    • Articles, Barnaby Project, Letters
    • February 12, 2015
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