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Argument in Favor
<br />Clackamas County:
<br />The most number of Measure 37 claims.
<br />And the most claims that don’t even tell us what kind of
<br />development we would be getting.
<br />Clackamas County has the highest total number of Measure 37
<br />claims for development filed – about 1,052 total on about
<br />37,000 acres
<br />According to Clackamas County, if fully developed and
<br />incorporated:
<br />•This land area is equivalent to the size of the second
<br />largest city in the metro region.
<br />•Assuming just one household per acre, Clackamas County
<br />would grow by more than 25%.
<br />•This would add almost 400,000 vehicle trips per day.
<br />55% of the claims are on Exclusive Farm Use land, which would
<br />eliminate 20,000 acres from agriculture production.
<br />Clackamas County has the highest number of claims with
<br />‘unspecified’ development intent. These seek to waive all or
<br />many zoning and environmental restrictions, allowing the
<br />property to be used for any industrial or commercial purpose,
<br />even mines, landfills, or retail stores, if held long enough by the
<br />current property owner.
<br />Examples of claims for development requested in Clackamas
<br />County include:
<br />Location: South Herman Road, Molalla
<br />187 acres
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use
<br />Intent: Strip mine.
<br />Location: South Steiner Road/Beaver Creek, Clackamas County
<br />281 acres
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use
<br />Intent: Subdivision
<br />Location: South Elisha Road, Canby
<br />286 acres
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use
<br />Intent: Subdivision into approximately one-acre lots
<br />Location: Colton, Clackamas County
<br />20 acres
<br />Current zoning: forest use
<br />Intent: Residential subdivision, RV park, rock quarry, logging
<br />Location: Northeast of Molalla, Clackamas County
<br />931 acres
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use, forest use, farm-forest use
<br />Intent: 305-lot subdivision
<br />Location: South Springwater Road, Oregon City
<br />146 acres
<br />Current zoning: exclusive farm use
<br />Intent: 185+ lot (or maximum density) subdivision
<br />Claimant: Emmert
<br />Information provided according to most recent data available
<br />from public agencies.
<br />We can still limit large development –
<br />protect farmland, forests and water.
<br />Vote yes on 49. Before it’s too late.
<br />(This information furnished by Elizabeth Kaufman.)
<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 />A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM
<br />CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER
<br />CONGRESSMAN PETER A. DEFAZIO
<br />CONGRESSWOMAN DARLENE HOOLEY
<br />CONGRESSMAN DAVID WU
<br />Dear Fellow Oregonian,
<br />We are asking you to join us in voting YES on Measure 49.
<br />Serving in the United States Congress offers an interesting
<br />perspective on our home, Oregon. We get to see our state both
<br />through our eyes as proud Oregonians, and through the eyes
<br />of our colleagues from other parts of the country. Through both
<br />sets of eyes, we treasure enormously what makes Oregon
<br />unique.
<br />It is all too easy to take our special quality of life for granted.
<br />But we are constantly reminded of it as people from other
<br />states look at our farms, our forests and our clean water and
<br />see what they have lost. In Oregon, we have protected our
<br />natural heritage, and can hope to pass it on to our children and
<br />grandchildren.
<br />Measure 49 is essential to protecting that legacy – and
<br />we must act now.It will prevent the rampant development
<br />that has been unleashed by Measure 37, which threatens the
<br />things that make Oregon the place we treasure – and which
<br />goes forward if we don’t stop it this November.
<br />But it is important to note that while Measure 49 fixes the flaws
<br />of Measure 37, it does not repeal it. As elected officials, we also
<br />work hard to hear the voices of our fellow citizens. Voters said
<br />quite clearly that they wanted to help the individual property
<br />owners that the original Measure 37 campaign talked about –
<br />folks who wanted to build a few houses on their land if the law
<br />would have permitted it when they bought it.
<br />Measure 49 not only protects property owners’ rights
<br />to do that, it strengthens them at the same time that it
<br />protects our farmland, forests and water. It brings
<br />balance back to the system, and does the right thing for
<br />Oregon’s future.
<br />Please join us in voting YES on Measure 49.
<br />(This information furnished by Earl Blumenauer, Member of Congress.)
<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 />Marion County Farm Bureau urges you to vote YES on
<br />Measure 49. Marion County Farm Bureau is dedicated to
<br />promoting and protecting our diverse agricultural interests in
<br />our county and state.
<br />At $585,255,000 Marion County has the highest annual
<br />agricultural commodity sales of any county in Oregon.
<br />Under Measure 37 much of Oregon’s prime farmland is
<br />threatened with over development. Measure 49 will allow us
<br />to protect prime farmland from sprawl development that
<br />threatens our state’s quality of life.
<br />Moreover, Measure 49 balances the needs of families who wish
<br />to build a reasonable number of homes in a way that minimizes
<br />conflicts. Measure 49 focuses on the needs of Oregon families
<br />while protecting our best farmland.
<br />Measure 49 helps sustain our best farmland, which is necessary
<br />to provide safe, fresh and local food for today and the future.
<br />Measure 49 Arguments
<br />Official 2007 November Special Election Voters’ Pamphlet
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