 In late 2015, council executive Matt Devore unveiled Cascade Pacific Council's plans to lease 200 acres of the coastal property for 50 years to Mike Keizer, an internationally renowned golf course developer.The lease is due to a multimillion-dollar maintenance deferral for properties and operating costs of a council that has seen a drop of nearly 25,000 registered youth since 2004, when Camp Meriwether's current dining hall was built.The proposal was met with opposition from conservation groups like the Oregon Coast Alliance and the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition along with several in the scouting community.