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Comment on Taylor Bridge Fire – Current Interactive Update – Cle Elum by Rosemary Putnam

Rosemary Putnam — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:09:23 +0000

Thanks, Art, for keeping us informed!

Comment on Events by Ron Siegel

Ron Siegel — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:38:18 +0000

Blue Cafe’ Jazz Quartet will be performing this coming Sunday July 8th. At the Roslyn Sunday Market from 10:00AM to 2:00PM.

Comment on Retired Lab Chimps Finally Experience Life Outdoors in Cle Elum (Video) by Jodi Polak

Jodi Polak — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:43:17 +0000

Very Cool!

Comment on Kittitas County investigating DOE by Jessie Clark

Jessie Clark — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:10:25 +0000

Ok, I’m confused. What impact will this have on me, Alex Kohl (see comments) and others in being able to dig a well on property we own???

Comment on Kittitas County investigating DOE by Jerry Martens

Jerry Martens — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:32:32 +0000

It will be interesting to see what the end game is for the Prosecutors office with this. It appears that this is for actions prior to July of 2009. Why now and to what end?

As far as legal actions and exempt domestic usage, in most cases exempt users have not faired well with court decisions.

Comment on Central Washington Home Builders Association to host director of Central Region Department of Ecology by Alex Kohl

Alex Kohl — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:21:27 +0000

It seems apparent that the DOE does not understand or possibly doesn’t care about the financial impact the Upper Kittitas Water Moratorium has placed on the people, businesses and communities in Upper County. How short sighted and insensitive the governmental agency must be or more to the point, uncaring of the negative impacts the moratorium has brought to so many people and at such a great loss and expense. Of course if their own Ox hasn’t been gored why would they know or even care. Why can’t they understand that property without water is just dirt and because of no water, once valuable property with water sources becomes nothing but a parking lot? Numerous individuals, builders, investors, realtors, private owners have lost millions of dollars in land values because of no right to drill for water, no right to use available productive current wells to share water or not being in the proper “zone” to buy a water right to drill a well. The DOE has spent over 2 year’s dilly dallying around with no positive answer or seemingly no direction that could provide answers to these problems. To those of us not in the proper “zone” to buy water rights or to use existing well water we have, have lost potentially our financial future. Who in their right mind would purchase any property without the knowledge water would be available from some source or type of arrangement. How stupid to think that private landowners, land developers, private individuals who want a property will now buy or now own land without water. The Upper County property taxes have dropped – the tax revenues therefore are less so the county is impacted financially downward by substantial amounts and the tax revenue will have to continually be reduced if water rights are not restored. Tax revenue on dry land will ultimately be very little if the assessments are fairly adjusted downward on lands without water availability. We all then suffer further as the County can’t provide as many services for lack of the tax revenue on higher valued land. Real estate agents can’t sell waterless land –Their businesses have suffered with lost commissions, developers have lost money because they can’t build on land without water they bought before the moratorium. Municipalities have lost much in tax revenues and on and on. How numb and dumb are the individuals who run the DOE – they sit on their hands while the entire Upper County waits and waits for answers. This of course is another governmental finger in the eye of the citizens who elected them to serve the people not destroy them. For the DOE or anyone to say there isn’t enough water in Upper Kittitas for everyone’s needs is insanity. To say there isn’t enough water for future generations to live in Upper Kittitas is absurd. Considering the Upper County land mass and geographical location and acres per person and the huge amount of water from all sources; snow melt, rain, rivers, ground aquifers is to say ”until we, the government, control your rights as citizens because we can” we will stop you from any future development or profit from your land. The entire DOE and government is out of line and should be replaced with individuals who understand and care for the people and their rights and who will move to a rapid and fair solution to this untenable situation.

Alex Kohl
Cle Elum, Wa

Comment on Outdoor Recreation Opportunities In Cle Elum Area for Summer Fun by Yo Hubby

Yo Hubby — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:49:27 +0000

Thank you Susan for your bird watching info.
Clint

Comment on LIVE Poets Society: Poetry Inspired by Real Life: “No One Needs To Know” by Caoimhe Dunn by Sarah Judt

Sarah Judt — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:23:45 +0000

This poem is beautiful and aptly captures the journey of true healing. “Managing” hurts is one thing, but it’s so powerful when the Lord sets you free. Free from the hurt itself, free from shame, free to be the one who He created you to be. I am still amazed how God redeems everything stolen by the enemy–and your relationship with your hubby is further proof.

Comment on LIVE Poets Society: Poetry Inspired by Real Life: “No One Needs To Know” by Caoimhe Dunn by Caoimhe

Caoimhe — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:05:03 +0000

Tonya,
Thanks so much for your comment! Not that I would ever want to make you cry, but moving you to tears I think is a good thing from time to time!! Take care!
Blessings
Caoimhe

Comment on LIVE Poets Society: Poetry Inspired by Real Life: “No One Needs To Know” by Caoimhe Dunn by Caoimhe

Caoimhe — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:03:09 +0000

Without you this would not have been possible!! I love you too, more than you know! Your Wife