CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Dec. 2007 Ueland filed Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for proposed mineral extraction project
June 23, 2008 Kitsap Dept. of Community Development (DCD) held Scoping Meeting for Ueland Project
July 23, 2008 DCD issued Determination of Significance for Ueland Project
Feb. 27, 2009 DCD issued Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for proposed Ueland Project
Mar. 25, 2009 DCD held Public Meeting to discuss DEIS
Mar. 30, 2009 End of comment period for DEIS
Aug 25, 2009 DCD issued Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) approving proposed Ueland Project
Sept. 8, 2009 Concerned Citizens of Chico Creek Water Basin (CCCCWB) filed appeal of FEIS and CUP
Nov. 9-10, 2009 FEIS and CUP Appeal presented before Kitsap County Hearing Examiner
Dec 14, 2009 Continuation of FEIS and CUP Appeal before Hearing Examiner
Dec – 2009 Craig Ueland purchases adjoining 470 acre parcel of land from Port Blakely
March 15, 2010 Hearing Examiner denied FEIS Appeal and approved CUP
April 5, 2010 CCCCWB appealed Hearing Examiner decision to Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners (County Commissioners)
May 24, 2010 County Commissioners deny to hear appeal
June 11, 2010 CCCCWB filed suit in Kitsap County Superior Court (Superior Court) against Ueland and DCD
Aug. 10, 2010 CCCCWB filed FEIS Appeal in Superior Court
Sept. 17, 2010 CCCCWB filed CUP Appeal in Superior Court
Oct 13, 2010 Pursuant to a negotiated agreement, Superior Court dismissed CCCCWB’s petition challenging the FEIS adequacy
Feb 17, 2011 Kitsap Superior Court ruled that the Hearing Examiner’s findings were correct