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Great News for folks who like to cut their own firewood! The Mt. Hood National Forest has just released this info. Don't forget to get your permit. You can cut up to six cords of wood annually!
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Mt. Hood vacation rentals are some of the most popular types of properties that buyers look for in our area. If you are thinking about purchasing a Mt. Hood vacation rental and want to do some research you might want to check out some helpful websites that will help you gather information. With over 800 vacation rentals in the Mt. Hood area including Government Camp, Rhododendron, Welches and Brightwood, you know we are a mecca for vacation rentals.
All of these websites offer information on short term rental markets, occupancy rates, average nightly rates, and revenue projections.
Here's a great video of the history of the 1950's Ski Way bus which ran from Government Camp to Timberline Lodge. The original starting point is the current Thunderhead Lodge. Over three miles of cables took tourists and skiers on a bus up to the lodge. The video was made by Peter Dibble.
From our good friends in the Mt. Hood National Forest
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Direct From NOAA, Batten down the hatches and get the raincoat ready for Friday and Saturday!
Less than two months after the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission adopted the well-intentioned but ill-advised “Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities” rules that will increase the costs and complications of developing housing in Oregon, DLCD is at it again.
This time, in the name of “Wildfire Adapted Communities” DLCD is again proposing regulations that would dampen Oregon’s housing supply and choice at a time when we face the worst housing crisis in our state’s history, and in the nation.
The draft recommendations include items such as limiting where housing and commercial development can be located, requiring fire breaks in addition to the defensible space requirements for individual lots, and limiting where critical facilities such as schools, hospitals, and community lifelines can be sited.
The Legislature directed DLCD to report back by October 1, 2022 regarding “updates to the statewide land use planning program and local comprehensive plans and zoning codes that are needed in order to incorporate wildfire risk maps and minimize wildfire risk.”
The problem is, there are no maps. The Wildfire Risk Maps were pulled last month after major errors were identified and after strong public and community backlash.
Yet despite the fact that we don’t know where the regulations will apply, DLCD is charging ahead with them. That’s nonsensical. And now DLCD is using undefined terms like "areas of greatest wildfire risk” that, if interpreted broadly, could affect vast portions of the state.
To make matters worse, DLCD’s proposed requirements would apply above and beyond the new defensible space and home hardening regulations that are already being developed by other state agencies.
It’s important to protect our communities from wildfire risks. But we can’t develop regulations when we don’t know where they will apply. And any new regulations must not exacerbate Oregon’s housing crisis.
This is unjustifiable, and we must act now to stop it. Please email LCDC through the link below by Friday night and tell them not to advance their recommendation on new development considerations.
Written public comments delivered to the Commission Assistant at least 10 days prior to the meeting can be copied and distributed to the commission.
To submit comments electronically, please email the Commission Assistant at: est[email protected]
To mail in comments, please use this address:
Land Conservation and Development Commission
Attn: Esther Johnson, Commission Assistant
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
635 Capitol Street NE, Ste. 150
Salem, OR 97301
Here is the latest from PGE:
Dangerous conditions, extreme fire danger expected to prolong outage
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 9, 2022 — As of 1 p.m. today, PGE turned off power to approximately 30,000 customer homes and businesses located in 10 designated PSPS areas and two additional areas with high fire risk as a safety measure to help protect people, property and the environment.
The 10 designated PSPS areas are as follows: Mt. Hood Corridor and Foothills (Area 1); Columbia River Gorge (Area 2); Oregon City (Area 3); Estacada (Area 4); Scotts Mills (Area 5); Portland West Hills (Area 6); Tualatin Mountains (Area 7); Northwest Hills (Area 8); Central West Hills (Area 9); and Southern West Hills (Area 10).
In partnership with local officials, PGE also implemented preventive outages in two additional areas: Silverdale/Corbett and Silver Falls. PGE turned off power in these limited areas with higher risk of fire in response to unique and extreme weather conditions. If there is need identified by PGE and emergency responders to proactively shut off power in other areas to protect people and property, we will do so.
If the event duration is as anticipated and assuming there is no damage to our system, power restoration could begin as early as Saturday evening. Damage to our equipment and/or system could create delays in restoration timing. To help reduce the impact on affected customers and communities, PGE will provide updates at least every 24 hours until power is fully restored.
PGE Community Resource Centers are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. every day, until power is fully restored to the areas. Information, bottled water, ice, access to charging for personal devices and Wi-Fi will be available. More information can be found on portlandgeneral.com/psps; locations include:
The State of Oregon and several counties are also providing resources. Call 2-1-1 or 1-866-698-6155 for a complete list of resources in your area.
PGE will monitor conditions and as soon as weather conditions return to normal, will begin inspecting all power lines and equipment to make necessary repairs so lines and equipment can be safely re-energized. PGE, contract and mutual assistance crews are preparing the system for restoration and responding to unplanned outages caused by high gusty winds, and when weather normalizes, will work as quickly as safety allows to restore power.
PGE will continue communicating directly with customers in the impacted areas and will share information with news media, social media and other channels. Customers can find the latest information on portlandgeneral.com/psps, by following PGE on social media -- @PortlandGeneral on Twitter and @PortlandGeneralElectric on Facebook or by calling customer service at 503-228-6322. Our advisors can provide assistance in more than 200 languages.
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About Portland General Electric Company: Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) is a fully integrated energy company based in Portland, Oregon. The company serves approximately 900,000 customers with a service area population of 2 million Oregonians in 51 cities. PGE owns 16 generation plants across Oregon and other Northwestern states and maintains and operates 14 public parks and recreation areas. For more than 130 years, PGE has powered the advancement of society, delivering safe, affordable, and reliable energy to Oregonians. PGE and its approximately 3,000 employees are working with customers to build a clean energy future. Together with its customers, PGE has the No. 1 voluntary renewable energy program in the U.S. PGE is committed to achieving at least an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from power served to customers by 2030 and 100% reduction by 2040. In 2021, PGE became the first U.S. utility to join The Climate Pledge. For the eighth year in a row PGE achieved a perfect score on the 2021 Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. In 2021, PGE, employees, retirees, and the PGE Foundation donated $4.8 million and volunteered 15,760 hours with more than 300 nonprofits across Oregon. For more information visit www.PortlandGeneral.com/news.
Contact Info:
PGE Communications, [email protected]; 503-464-2067
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