News Release
| Release Number: | 00-183 |
| Dated: | 10/11/2000 |
| Contact: | Public Affairs Office, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating a permit application from Bi-Mart Corporation to fill about 2 acres of wetland for a residential and commercial development in Gearhart, Ore. As part of its permit evaluation process, the Corps is requesting public comment on the proposed project prior to making its determination on whether to issue or deny a permit for the work.
The work also would include relocating 700 feet of drainage on the site, which was once a drive-in theater at Fifth Street and Highway 101. The residential area would occupy the western half of the property. The commercial development would occupy the eastern half of the development. The sections would be separated by a 50-foot-wide, vegetated drainage corridor.
The Corps will consider whether the proposed project meets standards of the Clean Water, Coastal Zone Management and Endangered Species acts and will look at the overall impact of the project on the affected area. A permit will not be issued until consultations required under the Endangered Species Act have been completed.
For a copy of the Corps’ Public Notice 2000-00637, which describes the proposed project in detail, please write to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENWP-OP-GP, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946. A copy of the public notice is posted on the Corps’ Internet site at https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/g/notices/200000637.pdf. Photocopies of drawings supporting the proposed project are included in the public notice.
Written comments must reach the Corps by Nov. 1, 2000, and should be mailed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CENWP-OP-GP (Teena Monical), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946. Send e-mail comments to teena.g.monical@usace.army.mil.
The Corps also is soliciting comments from federal, state and local agencies and officials, Native American tribes, and other interested parties.