Clatsop County’s review of eight supplemental applications related to the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG project has been put on hold pending the outcome of challenges to the development.
On Friday, Land Use Hearings Officer Peter Livingston concluded an extended public hearing held regarding the eight applications, then announced that his review of and possible ruling on the applications will be continued to an unspecified future date to allow for possible appeals or other actions stemming from this week’s ruling from the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals on the Bradwood project.
In a decision issued April 12, LUBA directed Clatsop County to revisit two issues from the original project application ? the development’s size and measures for protecting salmon and fishing areas. LUBA’s ruling came as a result of an appeal filed by several project opponents against the conditional approval granted to the application by the county in March 2008.
In 2009 the project developer, Bradwood Landing LLC/NorthernStar Energy LLC, submitted supplemental applications for eight components required under the county’s March 2008 conditional approval of the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal and associated facilities at Bradwood Landing 25 miles east of Astoria. Those supplemental applications cover the Shoreline Monitoring Plan, Dredge Material Disposal Plan, Park-and-Ride Plan, Mitigation Plan, Clifton and Bradwood Road Improvements Conditional Use Permit, Decommissioning Plan, Riparian Vegetation Restoration Plan, and Erosion and Sediment Control Plan.
At Friday’s hearing Jeff Bennett, counsel to Clatsop County for the Bradwood application, told Livingston the county is concerned that the LUBA ruling could have an impact on its review of the eight supplemental applications, and asked that the proceedings be continued for at least 21 days. Bradwood/NorthernStar has 21 days to request an appeal of LUBA’s decision to the Oregon Court of Appeals. It also has the option of requesting a new public hearing on the remand issues.
Livingston took additional public testimony Friday, then announced that the review process for the supplemental applications will be put on hold indefinitely in order to allow the appeal or remand process to provide more clarity for the status of the eight applications. A seven-day comment period to receive additional written input after the close of the public hearing has also been suspended.
Notice will be given when the application review process is resumed.
More information on the Bradwood application can be found on the Clatsop County website.
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