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Argument in Opposition
<br />THE ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD CALLS THE YES ON
<br />MEASURE 49 CAMPAIGN “A PILE OF BALONEY”
<br />The Albany Democrat-Herald said this about supporters of
<br />Measure 49: “The campaign for Measure 49 has begun, and if
<br />the start is any indication, you are in for a pile of baloney.”
<br />Albany Democrat-Herald,August 10th, 2007.
<br />Supporters of Measure 49 will say just about anything to scare
<br />you about Measure 37. Here are the facts about Measure 37:
<br />1. There have been approximately 7,562 claims filed
<br />under Measure 37. (Source: Portland State University
<br />Measure 37 Database Website,
<br />http://www.pdx.edu/ims/m37database.html, last visited
<br />August 30th, 2007).
<br />2. The amount of land that is subject to Measure 37 claims is
<br />approximately 1% of the land in Oregon. (Source: Portland
<br />State University Measure 37 Database Website,
<br />http://www.pdx.edu/ims/m37database.html, last visited
<br />August 30th, 2007). That means 99% of Oregon is
<br />unchanged by Measure 37.
<br />3. The average home site created by Measure 37 is 13 acres.
<br />Source: Portland State University website,
<br />http://www.pdx.edu/ims/m37.html, last visited
<br />August 30th, 2007). 13 acres is roughly the size of 13 city
<br />blocks. These are the “massive subdivisions” that
<br />opponents keep talking about. Look around, have you
<br />seen these massive subdivisions?
<br />4. Measure 37 doesn’t allow any use that will endanger the
<br />public’s health or safety. See ORS 197.352(3)(B). In order to
<br />make a Measure 37 claim, you must prove there is
<br />adequate water (you can’t dry up your neighbor’s wells),
<br />adequate sewer disposal (you can’t pollute), adequate
<br />roads, adequate fire/police protection etc. All health and
<br />safety regulations must be complied with.
<br />As the Democrat-Herald notes, “The idea now is to scare
<br />us about Measure 37’s effects.” Albany Democrat-Herald,
<br />August 10th, 2007. These are the tactics of Measure 49
<br />supporters. Now that you know the facts, you shouldn’t be
<br />scared.
<br />(This information furnished by Ross Day, Director of Legal Affairs,
<br />Oregonians In Action.)
<br />This space purchased for $500 in accordance with ORS 251.255.
<br />The printing of this argument does not constitute an endorsement by the
<br />State of Oregon, nor does the state warrant the accuracy or truth of any
<br />statement made in the argument.
<br />Argument in Opposition
<br />MEASURE 49 SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK!
<br />Don’t vote to penalize Oregonians who followed the law!
<br />Thousands of your fellow Oregonians have spent a lot of
<br />money – some people have invested their entire life savings –
<br />following the current law, trying to get their property rights
<br />back.
<br />These Oregonians have followed the rules, jumped through
<br />all the hoops the government put in their way, all just to get
<br />their rights back. Measure 49 threatens everything your fellow
<br />Oregonians have worked so hard for.
<br />Under Measure 49, property owners who have received
<br />waivers to use their property under current law will have to
<br />re-file their applications, satisfy a whole new set of criteria, and
<br />run the risk of the government denying any relief whatsoever.
<br />It’s the language of the Measure that counts:
<br />Supporters of Measure 49 claim that Measure 49 does not
<br />require any property owners to re-file anything. But a quick
<br />read of Measure 49 shows that Measure 49’s supporters simply
<br />are wrong:
<br />- Section 6(6)(d) requires claimants to re-file their claims
<br />using tougher new standards that weren’t required under
<br />Measure 37
<br />- Section 8(2)(b) requires the Department of Land
<br />Conservation and Development to identify the information
<br />that a property owner has to file under Measure 49
<br />- Section 8(3) explains that a property owner must file the
<br />form requirement by the Department of Land
<br />Conservation and Development, along with any
<br />information required by the form.
<br />By requiring new information, and new filings, Measure 49 puts
<br />at risk the investments of thousands of Oregonians who have
<br />done nothing more than follow the law and played by the rules.
<br />Despite what supporters of Measure 49 are claiming,
<br />the fact is that Oregonians are going to have to go
<br />through the application process yet again if Measure 49
<br />passes.This is simply not fair.
<br />When you read Measure 49, it is easy to see that Measure 49
<br />simply will not work.
<br />Please vote NO on Measure 49.
<br />(This information furnished by Frank L. Nims, President, Oregonians In
<br />Action.)
<br />This space purchased for $500 in accordance with ORS 251.255.
<br />The printing of this argument does not constitute an endorsement by the
<br />State of Oregon, nor does the state warrant the accuracy or truth of any
<br />statement made in the argument.
<br />Argument in Opposition
<br />Don’t Let Out-Of-State Corporations
<br />Take Your Property!
<br />Stop the Measure 49 Trojan horse!
<br />Measure 49 will allow government to take your private
<br />property, without compensation, to benefit a single
<br />corporation.
<br />They didn’t tell you that in the misleading ballot title did they?
<br />Here’s what happens if Measure 49 passes:
<br />Let’s say that some local politicians want to help a big
<br />corporation. The big corporation says that it wants your
<br />property as a “buffer,” the local politicians can pass a law or
<br />regulations that prohibits you from using your property –
<br />without one dime of compensation. You paid for the land with
<br />years of hard work, and the corporation gets all the benefits.
<br />The politicians pay you nothing for the use of your land…
<br />and you lose your life’s savings.
<br />That is why Measure 49 is so unfair.
<br />That is why so much money is pouring in from corporations
<br />and their front groups to pass an Oregon ballot measure, its
<br />why Measure 49 was so controversial that it only passed the
<br />Legislature by a single vote, that is why the Legislature refused
<br />to hold even one public hearing to expose the real intent.
<br />Measure 49 is a Trojan horse – it is what is hidden inside
<br />the measure that will steal the property and life work of
<br />thousands of real Oregonians.
<br />Don’t let them fool you with talk of farmland and groundwater –
<br />this Measure is about one thing, letting government take your
<br />property without compensation. The farmland talk is the
<br />“Trojan Horse” to get you to grant them the power to take your
<br />property!
<br />Measure 49 Arguments
<br />Official 2007 November Special Election Voters’ Pamphlet
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