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Longtime Elk Run resident alleges speeding, threats by logging trucks and seeks county help
Summary
A resident of the Elk Run/Mount St. Helens Retreat area told the Cowlitz County commissioners he has been threatened by a logging truck driver, that logging operations have caused dust and dangerous driving on a private easement, and that he feels bullied by Weyerhaeuser and local law enforcement response.
During public comment at the Cowlitz County Board of County Commissioners meeting, resident Kerry Hargan described repeated unsafe driving and harassment by log-truck drivers on a private, residential easement known locally as the Elk Run/Mount St. Helens Retreat access. Hargan said he was nearly struck on his own property by a log truck and reported subsequent threats over CB radio from a truck operator. He asked the county to investigate alleged harassment by drivers and what he described as inadequate response from a…
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