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Public comment raises concerns about clearcutting at Olalla Creek headwaters and questions Juno project closure
Summary
A member of the public during May 7 public comment alleged clearcutting at the Olalla Creek headwaters, raised concerns about water protection and asked about closure of the Juno project; the speaker urged scrutiny of land transactions and local approvals.
During public comment at the May 7 meeting, Cynthia George spoke to the board about environmental and land‑use concerns, alleging a clearcut at the headwaters of Olalla Creek — a salmon habitat project area she had worked on — and asking whether county departments were enforcing forest‑practice and water‑protection rules.
George also said she had been told the Juno project is closing and asked where economic development incentives and tax exemptions connected to that project had gone. She raised broader concerns about LLCs buying local properties, rapid valuation increases and post‑purchase dissolution of LLCs. George urged the board and county staff to investigate and act.
Chair Claire Hall closed public comment after the single speaker; commissioners did not take immediate action on the allegations and no staff response or investigation was announced at the meeting.
