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Vol. XXXI, No. 9 n A Free, Independent Newspaper n www.mountaintimesoregon.com
September 2023
n SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF MOUNT HOOD n
Welches, Brightwood, Wemme, Wildwood, Zigzag, Rhododendron, Government Camp, Sandy and Boring
Lightning Sparks Camp Creek Fire Near Bull Run Dam
STR Regulations Proposed at Public Hearing
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By Michele M. Winner For The Mountain Times
The August 10th Board of County Commissioners of Clackamas County’s Business Meeting Agenda included a public hearing on the “Ordinance Adopting Clackamas County Code Chapter 8.10, Short-Term Rentals” (STRS). The county does not have a regulation or registration program for STRs. Prior Boards adopted amendments to the county code, but implementation was delayed and later repealed. (Repeal of Ord. 09-2020 by adoption of Ord. 02-2022 on 9/9/22.) In March 2023, Commissioners Paul Savas and Mark Shull presented a ”Revised Proposal for Short-Term Rental Enforcement.” Access the current draft via a link on this page:
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The Camp Creek Fire in the Bull Run Watershed northeast of Sandy was sparked by lightning on Thursday, Aug. 24. As of Aug. 28, it had grown to more than 1,600 acres. Warm and dry weather conditions on Aug. 26 led to moderately active fire behavior, and the fire grew mainly to the southwest. Bull Run Watershed is a dense temperate rainforest with a lot of down and dead trees, and deep forest duff. This abundance of material provided plenty of tinder, dry and receptive fuel, causing the fire to create a large smoke column relative to its size. Warm and very
dry weather conditions are expected to continue into the near future, with continued active fire behavior, increasing impact of smoke and significant fire growth likely. The Great Basin Incident Management Team 1 took command of the fire on Aug. 27. Current resources assigned to the incident include: two helicopters, two scooper aircraft and 231 total personnel. Firefighters are focusing on full suppression of the fire, using water dropped from helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to limit its growth. Ground crews are utilizing existing barriers of Forest Roads 12 and 14 to increase the fuel break. Crews on the ground face numerous safety hazards, including threats posed by falling fire-weakened trees and travel on narrow, winding roads. As of Monday, Aug. 28, there are no fire-related closures or evacuations, but people in the area should be prepared for both. Clackamas County residents can sign up to receive critical emergency
messaging via e-mail, phone call and text: www.clackamas.us/dm/publicalerts An information phone line has been established and is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., which can be reached by calling 503-427-8324. You can also e-mail to request information at: 2023.campcreek@firenet.gov For up-to-date information on this breaking story, please visit the following websites for more information. Incident Information: inciweb.nwcg. gov/incident-information/ormhf-campcreek-fire Facebook page for Camp Creek Fire with fire updates and information: facebook.com/campcreekfire Air Quality Information: airnow. gov/?city=Sandy&state=OR&country=USA For more information regarding the fire’s effect on the Bull Run Watershed, go to: www.portland.gov/water/campcreek-fire There are TFR (temporary flight restrictions) over the fire area and drone use is illegal.
Remembering Mountain Legend Linda Rae Trickel
The Mountain Times would like to take this opportunity to commemorate the one year anniversary of Linda Trickel’s passing. The proposal contains a mandatory registration pilot program for STRs in unincorporated Clackamas County. Because most STRs in unincorporated Clackamas County are located from Mt. Hood to the Sandy city limits, there was a good turnout by the Mountain community. County Counsel Stephen Madkour began the hearing on the STR proposal with a first reading of the ordinance. The proposed regulations require all eligible STRs to apply for registration. It will also identify STRs who do not pay their required county Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) and state lodging taxes. The registration application will include see STR page 11
By Sherry Austin For The Mountain Times
Linda Rae Trickel (née Redfern) was born February 4, 1948 to Jack and Ellen Redfern in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Redfern family eventually moved to Arizona in the ‘60s, where Linda graduated Maryvale High School in 1966 and then attended college in Phoenix. She lived a very colorful life, including traveling with well-known artists such as Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond, to name just two! She loved fast cars and shopping, too. Linda was a hard worker and Linda Trickel
worked in the commercial real estate industry until she became a restaurateur. She owned and operated restaurants in Arizona and California, and a sub shop in Seaside, Oregon, until she eventually made her way to the Mt. Hood town of Welches, Oregon in the 1980s, the place she called home until her death in 2022. Linda owned and operated the Zig Zag Inn and The Barlow Trail for many, many years until she eventually retired in 2004. She loved her employees and her employees loved her! She was fair and honest but had a See MTN LEGEND Page 10