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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LETTERS
Continued from page 2
I encourage the City to send a letter to all arbor-
ists and independent tree cutters reminding them
of the City ordinances and the fines that will be
incurred if they do not seek permits prior to com-
mencing on a major tree-cutting project within the
city limits. If this is not done, and enforced when
violated, then we will continue see the unnecessary
destruction of healthy trees in our community.
Enough is enough.
Kay Payne
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To the Editor:
In your editorial last week, you called the
Attorney General’s enforcement of current federal
law an “overreach.” While his personal views on
marijuana use are misguided, enforcing current fed-
eral law is his job. Asking him to do what the Obama
administration often did, and selectively choose
which laws to enforce is dangerous. Do we really
want our Executive branch to decide which laws
to enforce and which ones to ignore? I could name
some countries that allow that, but none of us would
want to live there. The proper course of action here
is for Congress to do their job and change federal
law to allow the states to decide how they want to
treat marijuana. Failure on the part of Congress to
act whether it is marijuana, DACA, TPS or anything
else is not grounds for the Executive Branch to
decide. It is grounds for us to demand term limits...
but that is another subject.
Carey Tosello
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To the Editor:
Regarding marijuana production: The money
spent to help pass the bill came primarily from
out of state and dwarfed the local money spent in
opposition.
The bill was passed by urban communities. It
was overwhelmingly rejected by rural communities.
Even with the rejection by the rural communities,
these are the areas tasked with the production of
marijuana. The question remains if the urban areas
passed the bill, why shouldn’t they house the pro-
duction in commercial facilities like they are doing
in Colorado?
With regard to the taxation of the producers, the
fact is it is difficult to monitor the incomes in a cash
business. I have a friend here that did a lot of con-
struction work on a pot production operation near
Pilot Butte. His fee was over $500,000 and he was
paid in cash. Cash businesses tend to attract unde-
sirable elements.
With no limit on the number of marijuana pro-
duction facilities it stands to reason there will be
much more product produced than demanded by
the retail outlets in Oregon. Where will the excess
product end up. IN THE BLACK MARKET. Better
price, no taxes.
One last big question: how are the state and the
counties going to monitor the adherence to produc-
tion regulation, the quantity of production, and the
tax implications?
It is possible counties like Deschutes will end up
as major producers of pot for Oregon and the black
market. I, for one, fear this will happen and in the
process destroy our incredible life style — one of
the major reasons we are the envy of the rest the
country.
I make no comment regarding the health issue as
there is much to be discovered.
But two of the largest health costs in the US are
attributable to alcohol and tobacco.
It’s all about money!
Mike and Sue Kline
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To the Editor:
I’d like to start by thanking those of you who
shared your appreciation of last month’s letter. I am
happy to share another letter following our School
Board meeting on January 10.
Here are just a few of the topics that were
discussed:
Enrollment grew by 18 students over the past
month, putting us ahead of where we finished the
prior school year! I credit this to the fact that we
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their specific academic goals. Some families may
still choose to pursue other options, but we’re work-
ing hard to give them what they need right here in
the Sisters’ school system.
Rameen Vahdat, a Sisters fourth-grader, cel-
ebrated his Inventi-prize award and shared his
presentation of a life-saving suit for Antarctica
exploration. He will be attending a celebration with
future scientists from around the state at the Bend
Research Center next month. Congratulations to
Rameen.
Kellen Werts and Jaxon Wetherell shared
their work in Suzy Werts’ class on bats. We were
informed that bats play a critical pollination role
and are critical to many crops we enjoy. With the
help of Steve Madsen, they have built nine differ-
ent bat houses that will provide shelter for 1,000s
of endangered bats along local waterways. This is
a great example of an experiential learning oppor-
tunity that has sparked the interest of our students.
John Pierson, Incident Commander of Incident
Management Team 2, had previously presented
Sisters School District with a certificate of recogni-
tion expressing their gratitude and appreciation to
Sisters High School and the District for their support
and assistance during the Milli fire this past sum-
mer. The certificate of appreciation was acknowl-
edged and will be presented to SHS Principal Joe
Hosang.
Please note the next board meeting is February
7 at 5 p.m. in the District office. These are public
meetings and offer a great way to see how our stu-
dents, staff, administrators, volunteers and commu-
nity members all come together to make our District
one of the best in Oregon!
Also, since January is School Board Appreciation
Month, I’d like to add a special “thank-you” to our
five volunteer board members who dedicate a great
deal of time and energy to our district. If you see
any of our board members out and about, please
thank them for their services to our schools.
Curt Scholl
SSD Superintendent
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