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The January meeting of the Beavercreek CPO was held on Wednesday, January 23, 2002, at the Beavercreek Grange on Kamrath Rd., at 7:00 p.m. with 11 members and guests attending.
It was unfortunate that there were not more members in attendance as the guest speakers were Malu Wilkenson and Carol Krigger from Metro. Malu and Carol explained the State's Goal 5 land use program. Goal 5 addresses stream and water quality as well as fish and wildlife protection. The presentation before the CPO membership was to explain how Goal 5 could impact the Beaverceek area.
Maps were presented of the Tri-County area that showed the streams inside the Urban Growth Boundary that have been inventoried. The women then explained that an analysis had been done to determine which streams were significant and worth protecting.
The next step is to weigh the consequences of allowing or not allowing development along these streams.
After that is done Metro will develop its plan which will address which streams will be protected, how much they will be protected and how to accomplish these goals.
Right now Metro is in the analysis stage. Metro hopes to have this stage done by the end of summer.
How does this impact the Beavercreek area? The areas known as Areas 25 and 26, Urban Reserve Areas, have been included on this map as alternative analysis areas. Areas 25 and 26 are included because they are made up of exception land, not farmland, contiguous to the Urban Growth Boundary. This means that if Metro runs out of land inside the Urban Growth Boundary, because of Goal 5, Metro will have to look at expanding the Urban Growth Boundary to get the acreage it will need to meet the 20 year growth plan.
This means, that again, Areas 25 and 26, the Beavercreek area, could be vulnerable! If you have comments or need more information, call Lydia Mel, the Alternative Analysis Manager at 503-797-1830.
It was also learned that the proposed cell tower, which was requested to be placed 900 ft NW of the intersection of Upper Highland, Scheubel and Beavercreek Roads was denied in part due to the information supplied by the CPO to the County. This just goes to show that people can make a difference when they get informed and involved!
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