Camas County Public Hearings - Zoning

[George Martin]

Camas County’s New Comprehensive Plan & Zoning Map
Get Involved or other’s will make decisions for you!

The future of Camas County is about to be decided thru a series of “Public Hearings” which will determine the outcome of a “New Comprehensive Plan, New Zoning Map Including 10 New Zoning Districts, Plus New Zoning Ordinances” which will be applied throughout Camas County.

The future growth, expansion patterns, infrastructure, open spaces and many other impacts will be determined by the input of the local Camas County Residences that attend the public meetings this next month. A zoning moratorium is currently in place, but will expire in the very near future which will allow developers to apply for rezones under the old guidelines should the new Comprehensive Plan not be adopted in time.

Under the proposed plan and zoning maps, 1,000’s of acres will be immediately rezoned without any need for the rezone process as required in the past. This will change the landscape of our county and it is imperative that the residences of Camas County let their questions, desires and concerns be heard at these meetings, or the future of the county will be decided by the few who attend.

Camas County has less than 1 person per square mile and currently has the smallest population of any county in the State of Idaho so your participation will make a difference. With land prices in Blaine County going thru the roof, additional pressure could stress our county’s resources to the max in the very near future.

Additionally, with the recent announcement by Mary Ann Mix regarding the expansion of Bruce Willis’s Soldier Mountain Ski Resort, the population and growth status could change dramatically in the coming years.

Information regarding the proposed changes can be reviewed on the Internet at www.CamasCountyIdaho.com <http://www.CamasCountyIdaho.com >

The first “Public Hearing” is scheduled on April 4, 2006 at 7:00pm in the Senior Center in downtown Fairfield. Other meetings are April 11 & 17 - both at 7:00 pm

Additional information can be obtained at the Camas County Court House Annexation Building in Fairfield regarding any and all proposed changes.

I invite all those that live or own property in Camas County to attend this meeting as the landscape as we currently know it, is about to change.

Respectfully,

George Martin

Fulltime Camas County resident

[John]

What is your stake in this Mr. Martin. I hear you are wanting to put in a very large subdivision and it was denied....is that true? Your actions are stopping citizens such as myself from building our home. Our building permit was yanked thanks to your selfishness. Now myself, my wife and my two boys are without a home that we should have already been living in, if it wasn't for your actions. I will attend the meeting and I hope to influence my fellow citizens in camas county to vote against and fight your subdivision, just so you can see what it is like when someone thinks only of themselves and doesn't consider the impact it might have on others. Have a great Camas County Day!