Protect Pend Oreille is a coalition of like-minded citizens of Pend Oreille County who are committed to protecting our communities, ecology, and economy by ensuring the integrity of the process and responsibly managing risk.
Our goals are:
1) Persuading the Hearing Examiner to delay approval of the Conditional Use Permit 2021-012 submitted by Ponderay Real Estate LLC for operations of Merkle Standard LLC and other corporations until:
2) Getting a county noise ordinance passed with the following characteristics:
Our goals are:
1) Persuading the Hearing Examiner to delay approval of the Conditional Use Permit 2021-012 submitted by Ponderay Real Estate LLC for operations of Merkle Standard LLC and other corporations until:
- There has been a credible determination of fact on the impacts on our community under all operating conditions.
- These impacts have been studied and quantified by responsible agencies.
- Enforceable protective regulations that will protect the quality of life of surrounding communities and the ecology of the Pend Oreille River are in place.
2) Getting a county noise ordinance passed with the following characteristics:
- Is no less strict than WAC 173-60
- Has a robust and easy enforcement mechanism
- Provides a credible deterrent to repeated violations