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The Confederated Tribes

of the Colville Reservation

Planning Department

Pete Palmer, Land Use/Shoreline Administrator

P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, 509-634-2570

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Colville Tribes Land Use Review Board will be holding a public hearing to make a ruling on the following land use and development permits:

The Colville Tribes Conservation District has applied for a land-use conditional-use permit to develop a research hemp field in the Swawilla Basin area on Tribal Tract 101-T5591 within Township 28 North, Range 32 East, Section 36. The field is an existing agriculture field (hay) that has been idle for six years. The site is commonly known as 485 Swawilla Basin Road and is within the boundaries of the Colville Indian Reservation and Ferry County.

A public hearing for the above-mentioned land use and development Permit Applications will be conducted on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the Lucy Covington Government Facility (Colville Indian Agency) starting at 9:30 a.m. Written comments will be accepted until Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at 4 p.m. or comments can be made verbally at the public hearing. All comments may be sent to Pete Palmer, Land Use/Shoreline Administrator, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA, 99155, or they can be faxed to her attention at 509-634-2581. You can also contact the Tribal Planning Department at the aforementioned address or phone number to request a copy of the permit documents.

(Publish May 17 and 24, 2017)