Resident Since '50s, Vacationer Since '20s - Katherine Livingston, Camp Sherman

Dear Senator Morse,

As a resident of Camp Sherman since the fifties, and a vacationer since the twenties, I am naturally very concerned about the future of the Metolius River Basin.

I am sure you have heard from many of us who hope you will support SB 30 which will prohibit destination resorts in the basin. The area already has several modest and appropriate vacationer accommodations which are in keeping with the fragile Metolius environment. I don't believe there is any way that it can adjust to the enormous development currently being proposed for Green Ridge, nor even the smaller one proposed by Shane Lundgren.

The real problem appears to be the need for taxes for Jefferson County. None of us who live in Jeffeerson county denies those needs, but we do believe a far more constructive tax base than destination resorts in the Metolius Basin can be found

Would it not make sense to have a special tax or lottery, statewide, to protect all of the incredible places of beauty in Oregon. We are blessed with a unique state, and why try to make it anything less than that?

Thank you for considering voting in favor of SB 30.

Katherine S. Livingston
(Camp Sherman, OR)