The Thurston County commissioners, via the Planning Department, practice these actions through coercion with threats of civil infractions or other legal actions. This process is “color of law” civil rights violations and is a crime. This action also subjects the county to financial liability for its actions.
My property referred to as the Deschutes River Ranch is privately owned. For generations the property has been used as recreational property including access to the Deschutes River, fishing, camping, floating the river and picnicking among other things.
The planners state requirements to use the property, then state: “As an alternative, you could choose to limit access to the campground to friends and family and have it available for use no more than four times per year.”
They would allow me to have eight to 10 days per year to let friends or family use the property. The other 355 days the county claims a right to decide who can be on the property.
It is time to let the county commissioners know they are our employees, not elected dictators without limitations or a constitution to abide by.
They are subject to the law just like the rest of us.
