Don't Sell Away Priceless Heritage - Mary (and Sage) Wood, Eugene

Dear Senator Walker:
[Sent to all Senators]

I am writing to express my profound disappointment at your committee's action in amending SB 30 to allow the destination resorts to be sited in the Metolius Basin. My 9 year old son and I made the long trip from Eugene believing that the committee would listen to citizen testimony and stand firm to protect one of this state's greatest natural treasures. The room was packed with citizens who appealed to you and the other committee members to carry out your duty to save this natural heritage for future generations. We are sorely disappointed that you and the other Senators, apart from Senator Westlund, allowed this amended version of SB 30 to go forward. It offers only illusory procedural steps. We stand firm in our belief that a COMPLETE BAN on destination resorts in the Metolius Basin is the only way to protect this area. I request that you take all action possible to protect the Metolius. It would be a travesty to allow this kind of development to ruin a place that Oregonians across the entire state hold dear. Legislators who fail to protect the Metolius Basin will be long remembered as the public officers who sold away our state's priceless heritage.

Mary (and Sage) Fox
Eugene, OR