THIS SITE IS FOR SALE - DETAILS
JZ Knight, owning property just over a mile from the location of the new wells outlined in the City of Yelm’s Water Plan, launched an aggressive media campaign to get information out to the residents of Yelm and the surrounding areas concerning the City’s practices regarding the Water Plan.
The post on her website states:
The City of Yelm is trying to substitute a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) for an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) regarding their proposed five-fold increase in water withdrawal quantities. By doing this, City officials are sidestepping their obligation to get the opinions of the public and independent professionals about the environmental impacts of such an action.
Your well water level could drop 23 feet and leave you dry
When this happens, when you least expect it, who’s going to pay you the $15,000 it takes to drill you a new well and replace your pumping equipment? Are you going to enjoy the surprise of having no water?
You have until this Friday, May 22nd to send your comments into officials for an appeal.
It also includes a downloadable PDF and contact info for sending in comments.
The PDF is much like the full color print ad in the Olympian today (in the A section).
The deadline for public appeal is Friday May 22nd.
Below is the map from www.jzknight.com, showing the area affected by the proposed drawdown.
JZ Knight, President of JZK, Inc. Official Statement in response to the Nisqually Valley News request for a comment to Yelm’s Mayor Ron Harding telling them SB5867 may have been influenced by JZ Knight has been posted on www.jzknight.com.
The statement calls out Yelm Mayor Ron Harding and stops short of calling him a liar regarding his statements to the Senate Environment, Water and Energy Committee
in the SB5867 hearing, where he implied that JZ Knight was behind the creation of SB5867 and that the Final Judgment on the November 8, 2008 Court Case regarding water use was vague, even though it was very clear the city had lost.
It is hard to believe the Mayor honestly thinks either of these things are true, when their is no direct connection between Knight and SB5867 (Besides it being inspired by the November court case. Maybe call bill sponsor Senator Fraser and ask) and it was very clear the city lost the court case (why else appeal if you didn’t lose?)
Ron Harding, the current Mayor of Yelm, struck back at his critics, singling out JZ Knight, with a letter to the Nisqually Valley News. The Mayor’s letter was printed in the paper, but not featured online.
Harding called a full page paid ad placed in last weeks paper as “standard propaganda” and claims “There’s a lot of misinformation out there” but not giving any specifics or additional information. There is no reference to the article in the Olympian last week which seemed to cover alot of the points from JZ Knight’s press release and ad.
Mayor calls Knight ad misleading
Yelm officials this week called a full-page ad placed in the Nisqually Valley News by channeler JZ Knight “standard propaganda.”
Posted Nov 28, 2008
By Megan Hansen
Nisqually Valley News
Yelm officials this week called a full-page ad placed in the Nisqually Valley News by channeler JZ Knight “standard propaganda.”
The paid advertisement, which appeared in last week’s newspaper as well as the Nisqually Valley Shopper, responds to a decision made in Thurston County Superior Court regarding Knight’s appeal of five Yelm subdivisions.
Mayor Ron Harding denounced the ad in a letter to the editor published in this week’s edition.
“Normally I don’t engage in the back and forth,” Harding said. “There’s a lot of misinformation out there.”
“I wanted the community to know that their elected officials are doing what’s right.”
The court’s decision requires the city to prove potable water at final plat approval and give Knight special notice when water is issued in those developments.
“Knight and her handlers have employed many tactics to impact the progress of our city,” Harding said in his letter. “The latest strategy is to challenge the city on water issues. Knight’s money and influence have been used in attempts to manipulate public policy.”
Former mayoral candidate Steve Klein, a spokesman for Knight, declined to comment Tuesday.
Though told what the letter says, Klein said he could not comment without reading the letter itself.
“The matter is far from resolved, despite what Knight’s ad may say,” Harding said in his letter. “Our democratic process is still at work.”
“The most recent court ruling is just another step in the progression to resolution and the basic issue of water rights is still in question.”
Harding said he doesn’t want to get into a big public debate over the water issue and Knight’s court case, but claimed there was too much information in the ad that he believes is misleading and false.
“She (Knight) effectively wants the city to reserve water for her use sometime in the future,” Harding said in his letter.
“The latest court decision has elevated Knight above the rest of our citizens by requiring special notification on projects just for her benefit.”
JZ Knight responds to developer claims that RSE sewer is overtapped
November 14, 2008
Yelm, WA. – JZ Knight, renowned channel and founder of Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment (RSE) (www.ramtha.com), The Original School of Consciousness and Energy, based in Yelm, Washington, responded to allegations made by local land developers Doug Bloom and Steve Chamberlain in the November 7 edition of the Nisqually Valley News claiming that JZ Knight “doesn’t have the sewage capacity to accommodate the thousands of people who attend events at her Ramtha School of Enlightenment.”
Knight responded that Bloom’s and Chamberlain’s allegations are their attempts to retaliate in response to Knight’s lawsuit successfully challenging five residential subdivisions, including a 198-lot subdivision proposed by Bloom and Chamberlain. A Thurston County judge issued a final judgment last week, reversing the City of Yelm’s approval of the Bloom/Chamberlain subdivision and four other subdivisions based on the City’s erroneous interpretation of state law requiring proof of an adequate water supply at the time of final subdivision approval.
A spokesperson for Knight stated that “RSE’s septic system and special use permit are up-to-date and in full compliance with permitting conditions as public records indicate. For Bloom and Chamberlain to assert otherwise, is a damaging statement that is not based on any fact. RSE’s system has been designed and operated based on professional engineering standards and permitting conditions and poses no threat to the public or the environment.”
The spokesperson added, “RSE has never exceeded the licensed capacity of its special use permit and has never even come close to it. In fact, only rarely would 1,000 attendees be on site for any event. Normal event attendance is commonly somewhere between 200-600 people.”
The spokesperson continued, “Government inspectors visit the RSE site regularly and vouch for all systems installed on the premises that are for serving members of the public attending RSE events. This has been the case for nearly 20 years.”
In response to Bloom and Chamberlain’s claims that “a Large On-Site Sewage System (LOSS) on the property of JZ Knight is a non-conforming system operating well outside the original design parameters,” Knight’s spokesperson stated that “RSE’s septic system is operating well within its design parameters, is under constant supervision and monitoring, functions as designed, is pumped at regular intervals, and is inspected and reported on regularly.”
Knight, one of the greatest minds of the 21st Century and recently featured on CNN’s Larry King Live, concludes that the reporting of unsubstantiated claims and hearsay without a thorough and accurate investigation of the facts is a severe disservice to readers of the Nisqually Valley News and the general public.
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About JZ Knight
JZ Knight was born in Roswell, New Mexico, in March of 1946. She is the author of the bestselling autobiography, A State of Mind: My Story, the unique channel of Ramtha the Enlightened One, and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Schools of Ancient Wisdom and the Great Work in the world today. JZ Knight is also the founder of Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment (RSE), The Original School of Consciousness and Energy, based in Yelm, Washington. For additional information on JZ Knight and/or Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment, please visit www.ramtha.com.
Press Contacts for JZ Knight:
Liam Collopy
Vice President
LCO – Levine Communications Office
1180 S. Beverly Dr. Third Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90035
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T: 310.300.0950 x 232
F: 310.300.0951
www.LCOonline.com
City of Yelm
Press Release
105 Yelm Avenue West
360.458.8405
Yelm, WA 98597 360.458.3188 FAX
www.ci.yelm.wa.us
For Immediate Release
October 10, 2008
For further information contact:
Ron Harding, Mayor
(360) 458-8401
mayor@ci.yelm.wa.us
The City of Yelm is pleased with Thurston County Superior Court Judge Chris Wickham’s
decision to deny JZ Knight’s request to overturn preliminary land use approvals for five
separate subdivisions in the City.
Yelm’s permitting process is consistent with that of jurisdictions throughout the state of
Washington.
Richard Settle, representing the City of Yelm in this case, is pleased and not surprised by
Judge Wickham’s favorable decision.
“The decision essentially upholds the City’s approvals of the preliminary subdivisions. The only
required change was a minor clarification,” Settle said. “The City has long agreed that this
clarification is appropriate. The record before the Court was created when JZ Knight was
making a far different argument, that proof of sufficient water rights to serve eventual
development is required before preliminary subdivision approval. The Court noted in its opinion
that Knight changed this argument during the proceedings.”
Settle noted that the City is doing a fine job in its water system management and expressed
confidence that Yelm’s land use permitting process will be upheld if Knight continues her
appeals.
“To set aside water rights at a time other than building permit does not make sense. In
essence, the City would have to set aside water for lots that might not ever be developed,” said
Yelm Mayor Ron Harding, who is happy with the decision.
“If the judge had agreed with Knight,” Harding explained, “all growth in Yelm, including the
construction of new homes and businesses would stop.”
“With the economic challenges we are facing, both nationally and locally, continued
development is essential to maintain a healthy community,” Harding concluded.
“In light of the vast time and money dedicated to this case,” said City Administrator Shelly
Badger, “it is ironic that the decision equates to Yelm doing business as usual. The permitting
process isn’t changed.”
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