Appeal of RPC Vote Decision Findings.pdf - Humboldt County

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STATEMENT OF FACTS
1) Jungo Land & Investments, Inc. ("Jungo") requested a five (5) year extension of the
Conditional Use Permit (CUP), # UH-07-05, which was issued to Jungo Land & Investments,
Inc. ("Jungo") by the Regional Planning Commission (RPC) on or about April 12, 2007. On
February 11, 2010 the RPC granted Jungo a five (5) year extension of the CUP.
2) Jungo argued that good cause exists for granting the extension due in substantial part
because of citizen opposition to the landfill, lawsuits, political pressure from elected officials,
and a slow regulatory permitting process. Jungo argued (unfortunately successfully) that it has
been "prevented from timely obtaining the permits it needs to satisfu the condition of the CUP
and to commence operation of the Jungo Landfill." Prevented! (Page 4 of January 19th, 2010
letter of Frankovich, attached hereto and marked "Exhibit A").
3) Appellants and other citizens requested that the RPC either deny the request of
Jungo, or grant the extension on condition that Jungo perform an environmental report or
"environmental impact statement" or the like. The RPC granted the extension without any
conditions. The RPC also granted the extension as Jungo stonewalled inquiry by a member of
the RPC about the water rights to be acquired by Jungo for the project.
4) Among other open and unanswered questions by the RPC, Jim French, a former
employee with the State of Nevada, reminded the RPC that no agency of State or local
govemment has yet to analyze the impact the landfrll would have on wildlife in the area of the
landfill.
5) Ron Johnny, a member of the Summit Lake Paiute Indian Tribe, who is the Director
of the Environmental Protection Department of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, argued that the
landfrll would prevent and/or substantially interfere with Northern Paiute's ability to use the