ZIMMERLY v. COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COM'N

No. 56417-3-II.

527 P.3d 84 (2023)

Judith ZIMMERLY, Jerry Nutter, and Nutter Corporation, Petitioners, v. COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION, Respondent, and Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Jody Akers, Paul Akers, Danny Gaudren, Kathee Gaudren, Rachel Grice, Zachary Grice, Greg Misarti, Edmond Murrell, Kimberly Murrell, Richard J. Ross, Karen Streeter, Sean Streeter, and Eleanor Warren, Clark County, Interested Parties.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

Filed April 4, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Denver Howsley , David H Bowser , Jordan Ramis, PC, 1220 Main St., Ste. 400, Vancouver, WA, 98660-2963, Stephen W. Horenstein , Maren Calvert , Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, 700 Washington St., Ste. 701, Vancouver, WA, 98660-3338, for Appellant.

Jeffrey Bruce Litwak , Columbia River Gorge Commission, 57 Ne Wauna Ave., P.O. Box 730, White Salmon, WA, 98672-1850, Nathan J. Baker , Friends of the Columbia Gorge, 123 Ne 3rd Ave., Ste. 108, Portland, OR, 97232-2975, Jeffrey Scott Myers , Law Lyman Daniel Kamerrer et al., P.O. Box 11880, 2674 R W Johnson Blvd. Sw, Olympia, WA, 98508-1880, for Respondent.

Curtis M. Burns , Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver, WA, 98660-2865, for Other Parties.


PUBLISHED OPINION

¶1 Judith Zimmerly's family started operating a surface mine in the Columbia River Gorge in 1972, then halted operations in the 1980s. In 1986, the area became part of the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area, and federal guidelines required the Columbia River Gorge Commission to revisit all mining authorizations...

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