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Clatsop County debates 'shall' language for cable-landing, dredging policies in comprehensive-plan update
Summary
County planners proposed enforceable 'shall' policies for cable landings and dredge material disposal in comprehensive-plan goals 16–18 to preserve the county's ability to influence future federal projects; staff will meet with the Oregon Fishermen's Cable Committee and incorporate comments.
Senior planner David Cook presented draft policy language for the comprehensive-plan update covering goals 16, 17 and 18, and highlighted two topics staff marked for particular board attention: cable landings and dredging/dredge material disposal.
Cook told the board that cable-landing policies are not a state or federal mandate but recommended some policies use mandatory ‘shall’ language so the county would have enforceable policies to influence federal actions. “We need some policies with shall language in order to…
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