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jackmenendez
Oct 5, 2002, 2:04 AM
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I want to thank all of you who signed the Stop Cogentrix petition to save Smith Rock. It appears that victory is ours. The project that would have built the largest power plant in the Northwest next to Smith Rock appears to be dead. I am not quite ready to take down the sign in the front yard. The official news is as follows: Last week Cogentrix asked the State of Oregon to place their power plant project on hold. Today the state refused effectively killing the project.
The power plant site remains a magnet to other companies that might try to develope it but they would have to start over and we will be there if they do. For now poor market conditions are protecting us. We can only hope that the rest of the Merchant Power Industry will go the way of Enron. It looks like that may happen.
Thanks again to all of you who supported our efforts.
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jackmenendez
Oct 5, 2002, 2:28 AM
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More information: Jeff Freeman, the spokesman for Cogentrix, said that the opponents of the plant managed to delay it. Cogentrix ran out of time and money. The state energy siting council wanted Cogentrix to do a special visual impact study on Smith Rock. Those of you who signed our petition and wrote the politicians raised the state's awareness of Smith Rock and that is why the Energy Council imposed special requirements on Cogentrix. The stop Cogentrix coalition managed to delay the water permit as well.
Truthfully, the plant is dead because of current economic conditions. We delayed it and perhaps, with the changing politics in Central Oregon, we can get some permanent protection for the area. We will have to wait and see what happens in the coming Oregon elections.
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nikegirl
Oct 6, 2002, 2:06 AM
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WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Determination!! Jack.! You rock!!
congratulations.
T
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jetace
Oct 6, 2002, 3:31 AM
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Sweeeeeeeeet That is awesome about Cogentrix. Do you know what all the noise is from lately, all the banging around and building that is going on right next to the bivy site???
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jackmenendez
Oct 6, 2002, 6:43 AM
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Thanks for the heads up. I will check into the banging around and building. We are hearing it too.
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jackmenendez
Oct 6, 2002, 6:47 AM
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According to the founder of Stop Cogentrix, Mary Zemke, Cogentrix's Grizzly Power plant near Smith Rock is DEAD! Time to party.
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krustyklimber
Oct 7, 2002, 3:17 AM
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Unless of course you neded a job...
Jeff
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roughster
Oct 7, 2002, 9:57 AM
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This really is more of an access concern. Moved to there (Access) , but good news!
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porcelainsunset
Oct 19, 2005, 5:47 PM
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To everybody who signed that petition, to Jack for posting this thread, and to anybody else who opposed this, Thank You. A very sincere Thank You to all of you. This rocks. Good Work everybody.
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billcoe_
Oct 19, 2005, 6:20 PM
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In reply to: To everybody who signed that petition, to Jack for posting this thread, and to anybody else who opposed this, Thank You. A very sincere Thank You to all of you. This rocks. Good Work everybody.
Well it took 3 years for you to send the thanks........you must have been sleeping Rip van winkel style?
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