Land Use
This action forever changes a pristine oceanfront lot into an industrial, commercial enterprise.
Environment
Tierra Del Mar is a unique place in Oregon with very special environmental issues that are threatened by this proposal.
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Safety
Horizontal Drilling uses the same techniques as Fracking and threatens nearby homes and the safety of the community.
Environment. .
Tierra Del Mar is home to nesting bald eagles, deer, elk, mountain lions, migrating whales, marbled murrelet and snowy plover just to name a few. Industrial operations will have a negative, permanent effect on the land and it's inhabitants.
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Land Use.
Tierra Del Mar is zoned for residential use. There isn't a post office or stoplight and the few lots zoned for business are 'rural commercial'. Residents can't even own a chicken without re-zoning their property, yet Facebook is planning to turn a solely residential property into an industrial drilling operation and a permanent home for undersea cable operations.
![proposed fracking rig](images/drillingrig1.png)
Safety.
Fracking-style drilling is well known to be dangerous. The most common 'frac-out' accident is detailed in the application. Not discussed in the proposal are the immediate effects to neighboring homes (foundation, septic, natural gas tanks). The area is also designated a Tsunami Zone with precise evacuation routes that will be greatly affected.
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![Oregon Tsunami Zone warning sign](images/Tsunami-Hazard-Zone.jpg)