News Release
| Release Number: | 00-060 |
| Dated: | 4/24/2000 |
| Contact: | Public Affairs Office, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating a permit application from Premier Home Builders, Inc., to construct a 100-lot subdivision adjacent to Baker Creek, in McMinnville, 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 would impact about one-third acre of a total of 2.5 acres of wetland at the 32-acre site. The Corps will consider whether the proposed project meets standards of the Clean Water, Coastal Management Zone and Endangered Species acts and will look at the overall impact of the project on the affected area. The project is not expected to affect endangered species or their critical habitat.
For a copy of the Corps’ Public Notice 2000-00150, 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/200000150.pdf. Photocopies of drawings supporting the proposed project are included in the public notice.
Written comments should reach the Corps by May 19, 2000, and should be mailed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CENWP-OP-GP (Chris Thoms), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946. Send e-mail comments to chris.r.thoms@usace.army.mil.
The Corps also is soliciting comments from federal, state and local agencies and officials, Native American tribes, and other interested parties.