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Neighbor complains county let excavator work critical-area parcel before permits; planning director says permits now in process
Summary
A Kelso resident told the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners that heavy equipment began work on parcel WJ0214001 in May without completed permits, damaging wetlands and a salmon-bearing stream; county Building and Planning said the property owner has since applied for required permits and stopped work in creeks while staff completes reviews.
At a Tuesday meeting of the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners, Neil Crawford of Kelso said excavation and grading began in May on parcel WJ0214001 off Spirit Lake Highway without completed permits and that adjoining property owner Megan Hubbard and others have reported damage to wetlands, trees and a salmon-bearing stream. Crawford asked why work continued after residents raised concerns and why a stop-work order had not been issued earlier. Tracy Jackson, director of Cowlitz County Building and Planning, said staff visited the site after neighbors reported work, that the property owner (identified in the meeting as Mr. Roseland) “is working with our department and obtaining the correct permits,” and that crews have stopped working in the creeks while…
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