Thank You Senators - Pat Krause, Portland

[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

Visiting For 35 Years - John Kennedy, Portland

Dear Senator Dekert [And copied to the Senate Committee and Education and General Government:]

My family has been going up to the Metolius Basin for the past thirty five years. Since my retirement fifteen years ago, my wife, children, and now grandchildren have spent most of their summer there. My Portland based children and grandchildren make many skiing trips to the area. Needless to say we have seen many changes to the area. The traffic on Route 20-22 has increased to the point that you may wait 5-10 minutes to get on the road and even longer on the weekends. We have seen some of the springs at the head waters of the Metolius dry up. The flow of the Metolius River, above Lake Creek, has drop some summers so that the cabins (with water rights) have trouble getting water out of the river. It is still one of the most beautiful and peaceful area in Oregon. It is public land that is open to all that come to visit. A comprehensive plan for the area was drawn up by a very diverse group (US Forests Service, cabin owners, environmentalists, Warm Spring Indian representatives, and many more) who all agreed on the plan for the preservation on the then designated scenic water way, the Metolius River. For the benefit of a few developers, who will be long gone after their projects are completed, it would be tragic to destroy this beautiful gift given to us by nature.
Sincerely,

J. Halisey Kennedy MD
Portland, OR

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