Save the Date -- Feb 25
WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW !!!
Train Mountain has applied
to Klamath County to create a new Train Park Zone that
1)
allows TM to create about 50 lots of 2+ acres for a Train
Connected
Community
on the west side of Railroad Ridge, and
2)
allows TM to conduct the Train Park Support activities it needs as
permitted
land uses
as opposed to non-conforming or conditional land uses which have more limits.
“What can I do to help?” - -
- SEND EMAILS!
Please send an email
supporting the Train Mountain Application. The email
should go to Mark
Gallagher, Planning Director...
mgallagher@co.klamath.or.us
Sample Text:
Dear Mr. Gallagher,
I am writing to support
Train Mountain's application to allow a Train
Connected Residential
Community for volunteer workers and to allow
the activities necessary
to support the Train Park.
Sincerely,
John Q. TrainNut
If you have volunteered at
TM, talk about that. If you think about having a
place at TM and building a
life that includes working on TM, talk about that.
And talk about why Train
Mountain is important to you.
Oregon land use law allows
a County to approve residential development on
Resource Lands (TM is
Forestry) outside a designated Urban Growth Area
(like Chiloquin) to house
Workers for an established Economic Activity. Here
we are creating housing for
Volunteer Workers that will help Train Mountain.
“What else can I do?” - -
- ATTEND THE HEARING!
The proposal will be heard
by the Klamath County Planning Commission and
Klamath County
Commissioners on Tuesday Feb 25th at 6:00pm in the
Klamath County Government Center, 305 Main Street, Klamath
Falls, Oregon.
For those who wish to
help support the mission, Train Mountain is hosting a
FREE
OPEN
HOUSE MEET
Sat
Feb 22 to Tuesday Feb 25
Members and
non-members are invited to a Free Open House Meet. The Meet will end with the
planning commission hearing at 6:00pm on Tuesday Feb 25.
In the Hearing we are asking Klamath
County to:
1. Amend the Klamath County
Comprehensive Plan
2. Amend the Land Development Code by
adding a new Train Park Zone.
3. Allow Planned Unit Developments in
the Train Park Zone.
4. Allow a 129.14 acre Track connected
residential development.
5. Allow a 39.29 acre Train Park
Support Area.
This is a first step. It will be
followed by these steps:
1. Re-plat 2 deeded lots to create a
100.25 acre lot to be rezoned.
2. Rezone the 129.14 acres and 39.29
acres to the new Train Park Zone
3. Approve the Planned Unit
Development. As part of this, Train Mountain
will contract with Klamath County to
assure that 10 acres per approved
Dwelling Unit (with a minimum of 400
acres) will be protected forever from
development by a Conservation
Easement... for 50 lots, 500 acres....
enough to protect Steiger Butte which
is visible all over northern Klamath County.
The New Train
Mountain Community
Please visit the Train Mountain Website for details to
the planned community:
Train Mountain Thanks YOU!
