Maupin Residents and Deschutes River Users: DID YOU KNOW…
01
The IRC RV Park development was fast-tracked while the Developer sat on the City Council?
02
The public first became aware of the RV Park project in January 2024, long after initial planning stages?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Agenda-PC-01.09.24-2.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Minutes-PC-03.08.22-2.pdf
03
The City Planner and Developer knowingly misled the Planning Commission in 2022, stating that a floodplain development permit was not needed, contrary to Maupin Municipal Code?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Agenda-PC-03.08.22-1.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Minutes-PC-03.08.22-1.pdf
04
Construction of the RV Park began without a federal/state/city required floodplain permit in deliberate disregard for the law?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Minutes-PC-03.08.22-1.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Agenda-PC-03.08.22-1.pdf
05
The City, months after acknowledging the floodplain permit requirement, issued an “after-the-fact” permit, without proper review?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Draft-minutes-PC-2024.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Agenda-PC-10.08.24.pdf
06
Numerous agencies – including the DEQ, DLCD, DSL and USACE – were not notified, as required, about this development in an environmentally sensitive, FEMA-designated floodplain?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Wright-DLCD-2024.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sewer-Fact-Sheet-DEQ-.pdf
07
The Developer changed the RV Park plans after approval, expanding the footprint to include additional property that he did not own, without notifying the Planning Commission and obtaining approval.
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Agenda-PC-03.08.22-1.pdf
08
The Developer certified on multiple city/county/state permit applications that he was the sole property owner for the development and misidentified the properties on plans submitted?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tax-Lots-WC-11.01.24-.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/PLUMBING-PERMIT-WC-05.16.24.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Electrical-Permit-WC-06.26.24.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Vaughn-Amended-ODOT-04.29.24.pdf
09
The Planning Commission approved preliminary and final plans for the McLucas Upriver Estates subdivision based on faulty engineering reports and inaccurate drawings?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Agenda-PC-01.09.24.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Finding-of-Fact-PC-03.08.22.pdf
10
The City wrongfully denied the public’s right to appeal the preliminary McLucas Upriver Estates subdivision plat approved by the Planning Commission in January?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Draft-minutes-PC-2024.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Minutes-PC-03.08.22-1.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Transcript-CC-09.19.24.pdf
11
A planned land swap, which included the RV Park, was not disclosed as part of the McLucas Upriver Estates subdivision proposal submitted to the City by the Developer, hiding critical information from the City and public review process?
12
The Developer provided misleading information to state agencies regarding the nature and scope of construction?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Miles-Permit-ODOT-06.01.24.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Installed-Water-ODOT-05.28.24.pdf
13
The construction of a seawall and addition of fill for the RV Park permanently alters normal high water flow, potentially creating excessive flooding on upstream properties and a possible ecological disaster during large flood events?
14
The City should have collected over $250,000 in System Development Charges (used to fund infrastructure improvements to sewer and water systems) but the Developer was charged only $32,000?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Agenda-CC-09.19.24.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SDC-PRR-COM-07.31.24.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SDC-Methodology-COM-08.26.09.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SDC-Resolution-COM-03.24.10.pdf
15
Locals will bear the permanent costs of maintaining and upgrading an already overburdened sewer and water system, further strained by the 33 site RV Park and 8 additional residential lots?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Estimated-SDC-MFD-08.28.24.pdf
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Agenda-CC-09.19.24-1.pdf
16
The City has not billed the Developer for any water or sewer usage since development began, even as residents continue to pay each month, regardless of their usage?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Agenda-CC-09.19.24-1.pdf
17
The Developer installed an 8” water line, in speculation for an unapproved subdivision, where a 2” line was approved for the RV Park, and has paid nothing for its extensive usage since installed in March?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Miles-Permit-ODOT-06.01.24.pdf
18
The RV Park lacks critical access infrastructure in the event of a wildfire or flood, posing a serious safety risk with 33 RVs potentially trying to exit while emergency vehicles try to enter?
19
The emergency evacuation plan for the RV Park, required by the City, has not been provided or published, yet the RV Park is open for business?
https://maupinfriendsofthedeschutes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Advertisement-IRC-10.13.24.pdf
20
The City denied the prior owners of the IRC property a permit to build a 10 space RV Park, yet the current owner/City Council member was permitted to develop an 8 lot subdivision and a 33 space RV Park?
21
The City’s failure to enforce its own codes will increase our utility liability and reduce our property values?
And then, there was the issue of tearing down an occupied osprey nest…