Molalla tables regional letter pressing BLM on river log jam after additional study requested
After staff described an April 6 meeting with the Bureau of Land Management and a hydrologist’s assessment that the log jam is not imminently catastrophic, Mayor Keiser and councilors agreed to table a regional letter of support/pressure while Congresswoman Bynum’s office pursues follow-up research.
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Assistant City Manager Matt Cortell briefed the council on an April 6 meeting and field visit with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) staff, including their state director and a hydrologist, and on conversations with Congresswoman Bynum’s office. Cortell said the BLM hydrologist “did not believe that there is any risk of that log jam letting go in a catastrophic way” and that BLM plans to monitor the site and deploy 24/7 video if necessary.
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