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Bill Pope

County imposing stricter rules for nightly rentals

August 18, 2017 by Methow Valley News

People who want to rent their homes to tourists are facing stricter county regulations and, at the same time, more competition from a glut of rentals — both legal and illegal — through online sites websites like Airbnb.

Nightly rentals have always had to obtain water and safety permits…

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Bill Pope, Central Reservations, Methow Reservations, Housing, Huston, Mazama Country Inn, Okanogan County Planning, Okanogan County Public Health, zoning

New group launches affordable housing effort

March 24, 2017 by Methow Valley News

The creation of a new nonprofit housing trust brings the Methow Valley one step closer to solving a long-standing problem, where many people — even those working full time — cannot find affordable housing because housing is expensive and there is very little available.

The Methow Housing Trust was launched last week to work toward creating housing targeted at people earning between $20,000 and $40,000, said Bill Pope, president …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Bill Pope, Housing, Methow Housing Trust

Forest Service moves to protect upper valley from future mining

September 29, 2016 by Methow Valley News

The U.S. Forest Service plans to take immediate action to protect more than 340,000 acres of federal land at the upper end of the Methow Valley from future mining operations, a Forest Service official said last week in Washington, D.C.

Testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Leslie Weldon, deputy chief of the Forest Service, said “our goal is to begin …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Bill Pope, Blue River Resources, copper, Mazama Copper Project, Methow Headwaters campaign, Methow Valley Ranger District, Mining

USFS plans immediate action to protect Methow Headwaters

September 23, 2016 by Methow Valley News

The U.S. Forest Service plans to take immediate action to protect more than 340,000 acres of federal land at the upper end of the Methow Valley from future mining operations, a Forest Service official said Thursday (Sept. 22) in Washington, D.C.

Testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural …

Filed Under: LATEST NEWS, NEWS Tagged With: Bill Pope, Blue River Resources, copper, Mazama Copper Project, Methow Headwaters campaign, Methow Valley Ranger District, Mining

Coalition launches campaign to limit mining in the Methow

February 18, 2016 by Methow Valley News

To fight possible development of a copper mine in Mazama, the newly launched Methow Headwaters Campaign will push for withdrawal of 340,000 acres of national forest land from future mineral exploration and mining.

More than 250 Methow Valley residents attended a kick-off event for the anti-mining campaign at the …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Bill Pope, Blue River Resources, copper, Mazama Copper Project, Methow Headwaters campaign, Methow Valley Ranger District, Mining

Local coalition forms to oppose long-term industrial mining in the Methow Valley

February 4, 2016 by Methow Valley News

As the U.S. Forest Service nears a decision on permitting exploratory drilling for copper in Mazama, the possibility of “full-scale mining” has prompted local business owners to come together in a campaign opposing any future mining.

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Bill Pope, Blue River Resources, Conservation, copper, Flagg Mountain, Mazama Copper Project, Methow Headwaters campaign, Mining, U.S. Forest Service

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