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Article: Mount Hood resort plan faces stiff opposition
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 8, 2003
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Mount Hood resort plan faces stiff opposition
Residents fear area would lose natural appeal
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press
Sunday, June 8, 2003
Hood River, Ore. -- When county officials held meetings here about
expanding a ski resort on the north slope of Mount Hood, people
raised such a ruckus they were ordered to wiggle their fingers
instead of clapping or shouting.
More than 1,000 people descended on Hood River from around the
state to oppose a plan that would turn a tiny, 75-year-old ski area
into a year-round attraction. At stake is one of the last wild areas
of Mount Hood, an icon of the Pacific Northwest.
Proponents of the $120 million resort say it would bring millions
of ...