SIGN THE PETITION TO GET WILSONVILLE SUBARU TO “SHARE THE LOVE” AND STOP TRYING TO END RUN STATE LAND USE LAWS!
Bob Lanphere and Dave Jachter, the owners of Wilsonville Subaru, not only built the new Subaru dealership in Wilsonville, they also bought an 18.5 acre piece of Exclusive Farm Use ag land on the southwest corner of the Charbonneau Exit, south of the Willamette River.
First they tried to get Clackamas County to approve their application to re-zone to Rural Industrial so they could store and prep new cars there. The County denied the application in the face of opposition from Department of Land Conservation & Development, Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Transportation, 1000 Friends of Oregon, City of Wilsonville, Charbonneau and Friends of French Prairie.
Now they have enlisted Sen. Betsy Johnson to include the property in Senate Bill 186 which would essentially “super site” the property as Rural Industrial while the rest of the Clackamas County Rural Reserves are approved. In July 2016 Clackamas County tabulated responses by attendees at the Wilsonville Open House on Rural Reserves, and 92% disagreed or strongly disagreed with developing ag land south of the Willamette River.
It’s time to “stop the bull” and also stop the speculative land development behavior and accept that they bought ag land that should remain as ag land. Apparently the ownership of the property has recently changed so that Bob Lanphere is the sole owner, but he is also part owner of Wilsonville Subaru. So, the connection between this piece of ag land, the attempt to re-zone it through a legislative fix and Wilsonville Subaru still exists.
TELL THE OWNERS OF WILSONVILLE SUBARU TO “SHOW THE LOVE” AND CEASE & DESIST IN THEIR SPECULATIVE LAND USE EFFORTS, HONOR THE LAND USE LAWS AND ACCEPT THE CURRENT ZOING AS EXCLUSIVE FARM USE!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 30, 2017
January 27, 2017
The silence from the dealership has been loud. Behind the scenes we are preparing to take these signatures directly to the state legislators involved.
Reached 100 supporters
January 26, 2017
173 Comments
Given the environmental and societal relevance Subaru advertises themselves as having, which dealerships share in, isn't it time for the owners of Wilsonville Subaru to stop playing the game so land speculation?
The land in question is already being used for their automotive business. I have witnessed an auto parts van and the courtesy cars of Wilsonville Subaru coming and going at the property next to the Charbonneau exit on I-5.
I have a Subaru Forrester purchased in Oregon City. I had thought about having Wilsonville Subaru service my car in the future. But I will continue to take my car to the Oregon City dealership
This is a wholly inappropriate use of this prime agricultural land and a dangerous step towards the "ravenous rampage of suburbia in the Willamette Valley" that Governor Tom McCall warned about.
You act in bad faith when you buy land that is zoned one way (Ag) then seek to have it re-zoned for a different use. Please respect others who also bought property knowing what the zoning was and are living peaceably with that zoning choice.
Oregon and Oregonians have worked diligently over the years on land use issues to avert sprawl. The "Red Barn" request is nothing more than a request for spot zoning. Spot zoning flies in the face of land use planning. It is illegal and immoral. No development south of the river. None. The property's zoning and use allowances were known when it was purchased by the Subaru interests. They were aware of the facts. If not, they did not perform due diligence. I suspect that they knew and feel that they can pay or muscle their wishes through the regulatory channels or by such means as Sen. Johnson's special "carve out".
Individuals with lots of money seem good at hiring attorneys and paying off politicians which often gets them their way.
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SIGN THE PETITION TO GET WILSONVILLE SUBARU TO “SHARE THE LOVE” AND STOP TRYING TO END RUN STATE LAND USE LAWS!
Bob Lanphere and Dave Jachter, the owners of Wilsonville Subaru, not only built the new Subaru dealership in Wilsonville, they also bought an 18.5 acre piece of Exclusive Farm Use ag land on the southwest corner of the Charbonneau Exit, south of the Willamette River.
First they tried to get Clackamas County to approve their application to re-zone to Rural Industrial so they could store and prep new cars there. The County denied the application in the face of opposition from Department of Land Conservation & Development, Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Transportation, 1000 Friends of Oregon, City of Wilsonville, Charbonneau and Friends of French Prairie.
Now they have enlisted Sen. Betsy Johnson to include the property in Senate Bill 186 which would essentially “super site” the property as Rural Industrial while the rest of the Clackamas County Rural Reserves are approved. In July 2016 Clackamas County tabulated responses by attendees at the Wilsonville Open House on Rural Reserves, and 92% disagreed or strongly disagreed with developing ag land south of the Willamette River.
It’s time to “stop the bull” and also stop the speculative land development behavior and accept that they bought ag land that should remain as ag land. Apparently the ownership of the property has recently changed so that Bob Lanphere is the sole owner, but he is also part owner of Wilsonville Subaru. So, the connection between this piece of ag land, the attempt to re-zone it through a legislative fix and Wilsonville Subaru still exists.
TELL THE OWNERS OF WILSONVILLE SUBARU TO “SHOW THE LOVE” AND CEASE & DESIST IN THEIR SPECULATIVE LAND USE EFFORTS, HONOR THE LAND USE LAWS AND ACCEPT THE CURRENT ZOING AS EXCLUSIVE FARM USE!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 30, 2017
January 27, 2017
The silence from the dealership has been loud. Behind the scenes we are preparing to take these signatures directly to the state legislators involved.
Reached 100 supporters
January 26, 2017
173 Comments
I testified at the hearing in Clackamas County before the Red Barn was approved years ago to no avail. I am a retired farmer who farmed within one mile of the site and am opposed now as I was in 2004.
Given the environmental and societal relevance Subaru advertises themselves as having, which dealerships share in, isn't it time for the owners of Wilsonville Subaru to stop playing the game so land speculation?
The land in question is already being used for their automotive business. I have witnessed an auto parts van and the courtesy cars of Wilsonville Subaru coming and going at the property next to the Charbonneau exit on I-5.
I have a Subaru Forrester purchased in Oregon City. I had thought about having Wilsonville Subaru service my car in the future. But I will continue to take my car to the Oregon City dealership
This is a wholly inappropriate use of this prime agricultural land and a dangerous step towards the "ravenous rampage of suburbia in the Willamette Valley" that Governor Tom McCall warned about.
You act in bad faith when you buy land that is zoned one way (Ag) then seek to have it re-zoned for a different use. Please respect others who also bought property knowing what the zoning was and are living peaceably with that zoning choice.
Oregon and Oregonians have worked diligently over the years on land use issues to avert sprawl. The "Red Barn" request is nothing more than a request for spot zoning. Spot zoning flies in the face of land use planning. It is illegal and immoral. No development south of the river. None. The property's zoning and use allowances were known when it was purchased by the Subaru interests. They were aware of the facts. If not, they did not perform due diligence. I suspect that they knew and feel that they can pay or muscle their wishes through the regulatory channels or by such means as Sen. Johnson's special "carve out".
Individuals with lots of money seem good at hiring attorneys and paying off politicians which often gets them their way.
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I testified at the hearing in Clackamas County before the Red Barn was approved years ago to no avail. I am a retired farmer who farmed within one mile of the site and am opposed now as I was in 2004.