Bingen NewsLocal news for Bingen, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Broughton speakers fill meeting- February 17, 2008 "We're not going on the weight of the testimony. It's what you have to say that's important." Hearing continued until March 11 By RODGER NICHOLS of The Dalles Chronicle After dozens of hours of testimony in meetings since April 2006, hundreds of pages of written comment and more than 1,000 e-mails on ... via The Dalles Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/bingen-wa/2008/02/broughton-speakers-fill-meeting?fromrss=1 Hearing on resort in gorge popular- February 15, 2008 "We can't have it both ways in the gorge" Before talking about the large-scale resort being proposed on federally protected land, Tom Wood spoke Tuesday about all the rules and restrictions that help keep the Columbia River Gorge beautiful. via Hotel Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/bingen-wa/2008/02/hearing-on-resort-in-gorge-popular?fromrss=1 More than three dozen speakers blast gorge resort plan- February 13, 2008 "If that place is developed, it'll be a better looking place. I'm for development." An attentive crowd of more than 120 packed a meeting room here today, and at least three dozen of them blasted a proposal to build a 250-unit destination resort in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. via The Columbianhttp://www.topix.net/city/bingen-wa/2008/02/more-than-three-dozen-speakers-blast-gorge-res... Boom With A View- February 6, 2008 "I don't like to predict, but it may well be that we'll end up in court." The Columbia River Gorge Commission is deliberating whether to let a lumber company build a 250-unit resort in violation of existing rules against a large-scale development. via Willamette Weekhttp://www.topix.net/city/bingen-wa/2008/02/boom-with-a-view?fromrss=1 |