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Stakeholders
react to Siskiyou decision
The
impacts of Tuesday’s decision by
The
supervisors also passed a resolution opposing removal of four
hydroelectric dams on the
“I’m
disappointed. It’s difficult because more is better,” said Greg
Addington, the Klamath Water Users Association’s executive director,
referring to efforts to gain widespread support. “When you talk about
a county government, that’s significant. I do hope there’s a chance
some of their issues can be addressed.
“ I do think we’ve worked too hard and way too
long to give up on the process.”
Pacific Power spokesma n Toby Freema n said the vote
helped the power company determine what its customers in that area
think.
“… I think it’s significant that the community
where most of the hydropower is generated doesn’t want to see that
project go away.”
During a February question-answer session about the
settlement, Sue Knapp, a member of the natural resources office for
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, indicated the broader the support for the
agreement the better the chances for state and federally financed
programs.
The proposed agreement was released in January after
26 stakeholder groups, including
Implementation of the recommendations is expected to
cost nearly $1 billion over a 10-year period, with most of the funding
proposed to come from federal and state governmental agencies.
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