For now, a government agency has ordered a halt to a planned clear-cut on 42 acres of private property in Tigard, Oregon.
TIGARD -- A regional water authority has halted -- for now -- the planned removal of more than 2,300 trees on a single private property in Tigard.
On Sept. 17, Hillsboro-based Clean Water Services issued an order to stop the operation. The regional water utility said Fields needed to submit a more complete inventory of wetlands and other water resources on the property.
Right. It's all about the wetlands. That's just code for "We're going to harass you and try to grind you down because the neighbors like the trees on your land."
"It's like a micro-ecosystem," Stewart said of the land that abuts his property. "The greatest value that property has is what it is already."
Absolutely! Never mind that if the trees come down and his neighbor's property is sold for development, Stewart's views go away. It's lovely to sit on the back deck and look out across the forest that sits on somebody else's land. Maybe Stewart should buy some of that land, so that he can protect it.
Too much trouble; too expensive. Wouldn't be prudent. Better to whine sufficiently to get government agencies involved.
