Save Floras Lake - Stop The Golf Course

Save Floras Lake - Stop The Golf Course

This site is a collection of resources that you can use to oppose the Curry County Commissioners' ill-conceived idea to destroy the southern part of Floras Lake (near Langlois, OR) by building a golf course. The wooded area at the south end of the lake in the picture above would be replaced by a golf course. The pygmy forest that would be destroyed is a rare and irreplaceable ecosystem. For the county to accomplish this plan, they would have to first gain control of the Cape Blanco airport from the State of Oregon, and also do a land swap with the State to get the land south of Floras lake.

16 illegal test holes were dug along 8 1/2 miles of trails at Floras Lake State Park this spring. The Oregon State Police are investigating. If you have *any* information about these illegal test holes, please contact the Oregon State Police (Sgt. Scott Punch at 541-247-6641 ext. 222, cell 541-531-5910). Finding and prosecuting the responsible parties would most likely halt the County Commissioners' plan. See this article in the Bandon Western World for more information.

Calendar

  • November 16th, 2011: Oregon Parks and Recreation meeting in Hood River. Please attend if you can to further show opposition to the Commissioners' horrible plan to destroy Blacklock Point and Floras Lake.

    Information about the Curry County Commissioners' plan to build a golf course in Floras Lake State Park:

  • You can view the page that Oregon State Parks has created here. There is a huge file of public comments at that site. Very informative. There is also an interesting audio file of the Oregon State Parks meeting in Bandon.

  • Here is a great article from the Curry Coastal Pilot. The article is titled "No hope now for Rhodes proposal".

  • The Oregon Coast Alliance has a page in opposition to the plan. We recommend joining the OCA.

  • The Kalmiopsis Audubon society has a great web page about the horrible golf course plan.

  • The Oregonian newspaper published an article about the Curry County Golf Course plan. Please post your comments on their site!

  • Curry County Reporter Letter: Golf course development will make gorse worse.

  • The "Port Orford Today" newspaper has carried serveral articles about the Floras Lake plan. See their archives here.

  • Dirty Curry another opposition web site.

    Ways to oppose the Curry County Commissioners:

  • Write an email of opposition to the Oregon State Parks Department. Please send an email to: chris.havel@state.or.us. Or, if you prefer, you can mail you comments to:

    OPRD
    ATTN: Chris Havel
    725 Summer St NE
    Salem OR 97301

  • Join the Floras Lake facebook page to stay up-to-date.

  • Or, join our email list.

  • Write your letters and/or email in opposition of Curry County taking over the Cape Blanco (5S6) airport. Getting the airport is a crucial piece of County's plan. Click here for a list of Oregon Aviation board members.

    Oregon Department of Aviation
    Mitch Swecker, Director
    Mitch.T.Swecker@state.or.us
    3040 25th St. SE Salem, OR
    97302-1125
    Tel: (503) 378-2340

    Email: aviation.mail@state.or.us
    Phone: 503-378-4880
    Fax: 503-373-1688

  • Write and/or call Governor John Kitzhaber. The commissioners already wrote a letter to him.

    Governor Kitzhaber
    160 State Capitol
    900 Court Street
    Salem, Oregon 97301-4047
    Tel: 503-378-4582

  • Write letters to the editors of the regional newspapers:

    Port Orford Today: Evan Kramer
    Port Orford News: 519 W. 10th Street P.O. Box 5, Port Orford, OR, 97465
    Curry Country Reporter (Gold Beach): Reporters/Editors
    Curry Coastal Pilot (Brookings): Coastal Pilot

  • Add your signature to the Curry County Commissioners recall petition. (More information coming soon)

  • Email the Curry County commissioners (We've sent several emails and did not receive a reply. Good luck):

    George Rhodes (Chair)
    David Itzen (Vice Chair)
    Bill Waddle (Commissioner)

  • Call or write Representative Wayne Krieger.

    Telephone: 541.247.7990
    Email: rep.waynekrieger@state.or.us

  • Contact the Oregon Department of Justice to request further investigation of the illegal digging at Floras Lake State Park and other possible criminal activities realted to this matter:

    Oregon Department of Justice
    1162 Court Street NE
    Salem, OR 97301-4096
    General phone number: (503) 378-4400

    Contact us: floras@savefloraslake.org