Dear Club Members,
The Board of Directors writes to alert you to the recent sale of approximately 180 acres of timberland east of, and adjacent to, highway 101 between Neahkahnie Meadow and Nehalem Road.
There is discussion not only of logging but also development of home sites that would rely on septic fields. The potential impact of this development on our watershed and the livability of our area is obvious.
We know you may have received this information elsewhere, notably from fellow Neahkahnie residents Kathie Hightower and Mark Roberts who are leading efforts to disseminate information in hopes the Water District’s part-time staff is not overwhelmed. (Updates will also be included with water bills.)
The perils of the situation are too serious not to spread the best information we are privy to through multiple channels. We are including here Kathie’s message along with Mark’s reporting from the 14 and 22 February Water District Board meetings… just click on the blue link below Kathie’s message. (Above you see the very preliminary plotting of the home sites with their septic fields.)
Your Neah-kah-nie Club Board of Directors
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From Kathie Hightower:
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:42:59 AM
Subject: Important info about a new development and our water safety in Neahkahnie
This is important information about a new development above 101 that might impact our water safety in Neahkahnie, and could have impact on the whole Manzanita community. We want to do what we can as a Water District and Board, and community, to make sure the development only moves forward if water safety and other concerns are addressed.
There have been two meetings with the Neahkahnie Water District and board, and flurries of emails of concerned citizens trying to make sure of the best way to move forward and to get information out. We’ve consolidated info from the two meetings, had a number of eyes on this to make sure we aren’t spreading rumors/incorrect info. This is a lot of reading, but important, and hoped to answer the questions you might have.
If any of you have additional specific questions, please send them to me (kathiejhightower@gmail.com) rather than calling or emailing the Water District. Mark Roberts and I are trying to be the conduit to the Water District and Board so they can focus their time on forward movement and not on fielding a lot of the same questions from many people. Thank you. Kathie Hightower