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Do Not Divert a Wild River Near a Residential Community0
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- May 16, 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
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Letter to Senator Kirk Pearson0
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- 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
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Climate Change Report Negates Barnaby Reach Study0
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- April 28, 2016
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
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River Diversion Channel Increases Probability and Severity of Harm0
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- February 3, 2016
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
READ MOREArtie Olson Letter to the Concrete Herald0
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- 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
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Government’s Primary Task is to Protect Life, Liberty, and Property4
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- January 22, 2016
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
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Great Turnout in Marblemount Last Night!1
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- January 8, 2016
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
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Letter to Devin Smith, Project Manager0
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- 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
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Rising Temperatures Likely to Cause More Flooding0
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- November 19, 2015
Rising temperatures or 2.9 to 5.4 F. over the coming decades are forecast to cause more flooding in our region. So says a significant new report on climate change just published by the University of Washington. It is called, “State of Knowledge Report – Climage Change in Puget Sound.” You can access the report at this University
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Advisory Committee Minutes for September 28, 20150
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- November 13, 2015
By Beth Easterday Minutes of the Barnaby Project stakeholder advisory committee meeting of September 28, 2015, in Marblemount have been published by the Skagit River System Cooperative. The notes and the overview of the meeting are thorough and pretty accurate. Three residents of the Martin Road area of Rockport participate on this committee: Howard Stafford,
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New Website for Skagit Upriver Neighbors!
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- August 5, 2015
Well-Being of Private Citizens Must Come First
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- September 23, 2015
Well-Being of Private Citizens Must Come First
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- September 23, 2015
Time to Respect Mother Nature
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- November 11, 2016
New Website for Skagit Upriver Neighbors!
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Well-Being of Private Citizens Must Come First
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New Website for Skagit Upriver Neighbors!
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