[Sent to those Senators supporting SB 30:]
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your vote to pass Senate Bill 30! Thank you for listening to the citizens of Oregon, for doing your homework and educating yourselves on the issue, and for recognizing that "development" is not always "progress" or "quality" to Oregonians. Thank you for having the wisdom and forethought to vote to save one of our greatest national treasures. You proved that you do care. You have showed the citizens of Oregon that you have the courage and conviction to protect and preserve the quality of life Oregonians want and deserve. A life that does include growth and success for the state, but not at the expense of our unique and pristine natural resources which can never be replaced. You make me proud to be an Oregonian!!
Sincerely,
Pat Krause
Portland, Oregon
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Letter In Support of SB30 - Al Krause, Portland
[Sent To Sen. Rick Metsger, Sen. Ben Westlund, Rep. John Dallum, Sen. Vicki Walker, Sen. Frank Morse, Sen. Jeff Kruse, Rep. Jackie Dingfelder, Sen. Jason Atkinson, Sen. Brad Avakian, Sen. Alan Bates, Sen. Kate Brown, Sen. Ginny Burdick, Sen. Margaret Carter, Sen. Peter Courtney, Sen. Ryan Deckert, Sen. Richard Devlin, Sen. Ted Ferrioli, Sen. Gary George, Sen. Larry George, Sen. Avel Gordly, Sen. Jackie Winters, Sen. Joanne Everger, Sen. Bruce Starr, Sen. Kurt Schrader, Sen. Floyd Prozanski, Sen. David Nelson, Sen. Rod Monroe, Sen. Bill Morrissette, among others:]
I write this letter in support of SB30 and the efforts to help protect the fragile Metolius Basin from close proximity "destination resort" development that is now potentially possible with Jefferson County's recent zoning changes. The Metolius basin is unique, and not replaceable and should be protected for all just as was done years ago in the Columbia Gorge. The latter required Federal government involvement because it overlapped two states. The State of Oregon must take responsibility to protect it's own natural treasures and that is what the Metolius River is. I appreciate the complexity that measure 37 creates for legislative action, but I think the Metolius basin is as valuable to the state of Oregon as our beaches and our State with leadership many years ago found a way to protect them. I commend Ben Westlund and others that have joined him to try and accomplish the task of protecting the Metolius basin with SB30.
Albert H. Krause, MD
Portland, OR
I write this letter in support of SB30 and the efforts to help protect the fragile Metolius Basin from close proximity "destination resort" development that is now potentially possible with Jefferson County's recent zoning changes. The Metolius basin is unique, and not replaceable and should be protected for all just as was done years ago in the Columbia Gorge. The latter required Federal government involvement because it overlapped two states. The State of Oregon must take responsibility to protect it's own natural treasures and that is what the Metolius River is. I appreciate the complexity that measure 37 creates for legislative action, but I think the Metolius basin is as valuable to the state of Oregon as our beaches and our State with leadership many years ago found a way to protect them. I commend Ben Westlund and others that have joined him to try and accomplish the task of protecting the Metolius basin with SB30.
Albert H. Krause, MD
Portland, OR
