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more than 251 new subdivisions. Once we lose this farmland,
<br />we never get it back.
<br />Here are just a few of the 2,259 Measure 37 claims filed
<br />across the entire Willamette Valley:
<br />Location: Groundwater limited area, Liberty Road South, Salem
<br /># of acres: 215
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use
<br />Intent: Subdivision into 80 lots, each with individual
<br />groundwater well
<br />Location: Quinaby Road NE, Salem
<br /># of acres: 156
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use
<br />Intent: Residential subdivision and commercial uses
<br />Location: 3500 Buena Vista Rd S, Salem
<br /># of acres: 136
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use
<br />Intent: subdivide into 1 acre to 5 acre lots
<br />Claimant: Ankeny Gun Club
<br />Location: Cadle Road, Rickreall
<br /># of acres: 462
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use
<br />Intent: Commercial retail use – shopping mall
<br />Location: Highway 22, Yamhill County
<br /># of acres: 7,647
<br />Intent: Subdivisions
<br />Location: Highway 99W, Newberg
<br /># of acres: 69
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use
<br />Intent: Subdivision into one-acre or smaller lots for residential
<br />and commercial lots
<br />Location: Niederberger Road, Dundee
<br /># of acres: 15
<br />Current zoning: rural-residential
<br />Intent: 5-acre retail shopping center, residential subdivision
<br />Location: Salmon River Highway, Polk County
<br /># of acres: 219
<br />Current zoning: farm-forest mixed use
<br />Intent: Highway-oriented commercial, light-industrial, and
<br />residential subdivisions
<br />Location: Dallas, Polk County
<br /># of acres: 82
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use
<br />Intent: gas station, grocery, 1-acre residential dwellings,
<br />church, retirement home
<br />(Information provided according to most recent data available
<br />as of Aug 20, 2007.)
<br />(This information furnished by Jamie Hogue, Yes on 49.)
<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 Favor
<br />ANOTHER FAMILY FARMER URGES YOU TO
<br />VOTE YES ON 49
<br />Our family lives near Dayton on a family farm established in
<br />1923. Our family…my husband and I, our two children, and my
<br />husband’s parents farms over 1,000 acres. We grow
<br />Marionberries, filberts, table beets, grass seed, and radish
<br />seed.
<br />We had friends and even family who voted for Measure 37
<br />having been mislead into believing that it simply would
<br />allow elderly landowners to add a home or two to their land.
<br />What they found is that Measure 37 really benefited real estate
<br />developers, not small property owners.
<br />We worry about the loss of valuable farmland if
<br />Measure 37 isn’t fixed. If farmers have to compete with
<br />developers, farmers will lose.
<br />There are Measure 37 claims for 25 new housing subdivisions
<br />within seven miles of our farm. All those new houses are a
<br />threat to our ability to farm.
<br />We’ve got a few neighbors now and have to be very cautious.
<br />We try to be quiet and when we’re out early or late, we try to
<br />stay away from their houses. But it’s just not practical to farm
<br />next to housing subdivisions. Farming is noisy, dirty and
<br />sometimes smells. We get used to it as farmers, but others find
<br />it offensive. If enough people move out to farmland and object,
<br />our right to farm laws will disappear.
<br />Development like this hurts all of us: we’re already too
<br />dependent on imported oil. Are we also going to have to
<br />depend on imported food because we run out of farmland?
<br />It just doesn’t make sense.
<br />Measure 49 is a reasonable compromise that will protect
<br />farmland. We won’t have to worry about massive development
<br />putting farmers out of business.
<br />Measure 49 will preserve our future and provide an opportunity
<br />for our kids to continue on the family farm.
<br />PLEASE JOIN US IN VOTING YES ON MEASURE 49
<br />Pieper & Tom Sweeney
<br />Nancy & Sam Sweeney
<br />Dayton, Oregon
<br />(This information furnished by Pieper Sweeney.)
<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 Favor
<br />The family farmers and ranchers of Oregon Farm Bureau
<br />ask you to vote yes on Measure 49
<br />Oregon’s family farm organization is Farm Bureau
<br />Anyone can use the phrase “family farm.” Many do because it
<br />evokes good feelings, as it should. Oregon’s heritage and future
<br />are both inextricably linked with family agriculture. From
<br />serving as a pillar of the state’s economy, to providing one of
<br />the most diverse varieties of fruits and vegetables and grains
<br />and livestock in the world, to providing beauty and wildlife
<br />habitat and countless environmental benefits, Oregon family
<br />farmers and ranchers remain a vital thread in the fabric of
<br />Oregon.. With membership that includes over 8,000 farm and
<br />ranch families across all 36 Oregon counties and with roots
<br />dating to 1919, Oregon Farm Bureau represents farm families
<br />in Oregon like no other organization does or could.
<br />When Oregon Farm Bureau arrives at a policy position, such
<br />as our strong support for Measure 49, it is because family
<br />farmers and ranchers across the state have come together and
<br />discussed the issue in an open and democratic process and
<br />decided this is what is needed for the overall well-being of
<br />family agriculture.
<br />It is not a coin flip, or a couple people sitting in a room, or
<br />knee-jerk ideological reaction. Oregon Farm Bureau is known
<br />for its open and deliberative decision-making process, and
<br />that’s what gives our lawmakers and you the voter confidence
<br />that when you see our name it means something. It means
<br />farmers from all 36 counties have had input into the resulting
<br />stance.
<br />Family agriculture’s survival rests on a foundation made up of
<br />land, water, and labor available for agriculture and a regulatory
<br />Measure 49 Arguments
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