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 Roarke Ball  All of the properties controlled by Forest Stroud that have in-stream water rights from the Upper Phillips ditch have not received any water for a minimum of 18 years because the ditch is in total disrepair just prior to reaching his property. It's my understanding that he's trying to transfer his rights to the Lower Phillips ditch which has never serviced these properties. In all the years he's lived there, he has never been involved in maintaining either of the ditches or attempted to gain water to his property. To grant him rights to the lower Phillips ditch, which is already at capacity with landowners who have maintained and used the water rights legally, would be unjust. Since he has been in control of these properties, he has been watering his marijuana operation from wells. Only the well on the property he resides on (4001 Ltl. Applegate) has agricultural status. The other 4 contiguous properties only have surface water rights from the Upper Phillips ditch, which again, has not flowed in 18 years. Since he's been producing marijuana, he's had total disregard for the neighbors along with 2 separate violent acts, in our neighborhood, by his "employees". Police reports were filed on both. As a community, our concern is these incidences will increase. If he wants to produce marijuana on an industrial level, he should find a piece of property with the info-structure to support it. In closing, I feel that the Lower Phillips ditch does not have the capacity to add his industrial marijuana operation.
 Little neighborhoodfarmers and ranchers unitepage 4 of 4 this man is not representing himself as truth. This property has not received water in the last 5 years. Please do not grant water lease rights to a man who is dishonest .............. go up to his property and see how much he cares about being a good steward. he will take our water and we will suffer
 larry belau if this is for illegal use I think it should not be given.
  Little Applegate EquestrianStroud has done nothing but break all of the rules and regulations, thumbed his nose at all of his neighbors and and so far, has gotten away with it. He has a huge marijuana grow with no recreational license and it appears to me that the county, OLCC, etc. all agencies are bending over backwards to accommodate him with all of his illegal activity. I do not understand why he has been allowed to continue putting up more and more greenhouses with the county knowing what he 's doing and they continue to allow him to do it. He is destroying the peace of the neighborhood with his loud generators, lights left on all night in the greenhouses, constant traffic in and out all day and all night long with large commercial trucks, u-hauls, cars, etc. I urge you not to give him back water permits he did not use and if he said he has, he's not being honest. This will encourage him to continue to get bigger and bring more noise, more traffic, and possibly more crime with his cartel connections.
  Pacific Studios DesignMr. Stroud has a very poor track record with respect to compliance with extisting laws governing his use of well water to irrigate crops (7 yrs). He also demonstrates a complete disregard for observing green house lighting restrictions between the hours of 7PM and 7AM (ongoing since last yr). These issues are mentioned because past behavior is a good indication of future behavior. I suspect it's extremely likely that at such time as his water may be shut down in a low water year, due to to the junior nature of his lease rights, he would simply ignore the shut down order just as he has ignored other regulations governing his growsites. Mr. Stroud does not deserve the right to exploit water rights to the detriment of other properties downstream. I ask the water resources department to deny Mr. Stroud's request.
 anonymous person Though these parcels have a water right, this right has not been exercised for over a decade; water has not flowed to any of these properties in that long.
 Warren Merz Addendum: On Part 4 of 4, page 5, of Stroud's application: On the validity of the right(s) to be leased, he checked the box saying "The water right(s) to be leased have been used under the terms and conditions of the right(s) during the last five years or have been leased insteam;" That does not appear to be correct, because neighbors including Linda and Dennis Gates, who previously lived nearby, say the ditch (water right) had not been used in 15 years
 Dennis & Linda Gates We purchased our property at 4007 Little Applegate Road Jacksonville, Or in 1993 and sold it in 2011 . Marvin and Lilli Ann Rosenberg were our next door neighbors at 4001 Little Applegate Road Jacksonville, Or. During this time 1993 to 2010 (until Rosenberg's property was sold) I do not believe they ever used there irrigation rights in upper ditch . There is also a lower ditch which stopped on our property and did not cross over to there's.
 Warren Merz 1. This water right has not been used in 15 years and is therefore null and void. 2. My property at 4020 Little Applegate Road was purchased in 1998 and is my retirement paradise at a substantial investment. I do not want to see greenhouses containing industrial marijuana with the lights on all night. My understanding is that Mr. Stroud has been conducting an illegal marijuana grow for several years now and he should not be rewarded with water rights.to continue his mammoth illegal growing. Where has he acquired the water for his crop thus far? The bottom line is I do not want to live near a marijuana grow and my lawyers have advised me that the value of my property could be negatively affected by the close proximity of marijuana cultivation and naturally I would seek redress both from the grower for creating the problem and from the county for not protecting my rights, public safety and investments.
 Sandy Park From my property it appears that this is an illegal grow site and it has been brought to my attention that he does not have the required paperwork or neither is he registered as a grow site with OLCC. I am also very opposed to the obtaining of vital water from our precious streams and rivers.
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