I Record-Courier 2 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12,2015 HARVEY “I have to pay close attention to this because we have an ordinance in Baker County from 2001 that says we will coordinate. I don’t have an option, as the chief officer of Baker County, my directive is we will coordinate,” Harvey stated. Harvey went on to talk about de­ veloping a new natural resource plan by utilizing the framework of the County’s old plan and integrat­ ing into it the updated expert infor­ mation, consumer information and data for the best economic growth. DOI & KOSIE BOUTIQUE ON MAIN Love yourself Treat yourself. Clothes. Jewelry. Handbags. You desert i* r Like ue on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Mew stock every week! I 1830 Main Street, Baker City ■ 541-728-3547 OPEN Ill/ERI 114 SAT 1W Continued from page 1 This new plan would then be fo­ cused on what is best for Baker County and the other government agencies can come look at the plan and make a decision whether or not they wish to coordinate with thè county as a cooperative member. “It’s a process that will take some time, several meetings and lots of patience,” Harvey said of the time frame for creating the new plan and coordinating with other agencies. Art Sappington of the Eastern Oregon Mining Association also re­ minded Harvey of the money sav­ ings that occurs when an entity is coordinating and not cooperating. The cooperating agency must foot its own bill for research, data collec­ tion, legal fees, etc. This difference would explain why the county, as a cooperative entity, had expended so much money while assisting in the Blue Mountain Forest Plan revision over the past 14 years according to Sappington. Other topics brought up were a brief explanation of the Watershed Council, a mention of the new East­ ern Oregon Jobs Council and a we­ binar with Oregon State Legislators Cliff Bentz and Ted Ferrioli. The webinar is a monthly event, occurring on the first Wednesday of each month. It is held at the Baker County Event Center at 7 a.m. It is Make Your Reservation open to the public and anyone with questions or comments for the leg­ islators is welcome to participate. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Debi Bainter offered some good advice given to her by Senator Ferrioli for making a difference in how legislation is written and voted on. She quoted the Senator, “If we want to see something change there had to be more than nine people in my legislative hotline meeting at 7 a.m. in the morning on Wednes­ day.” Extensive amounts of com­ munity involvement is the most notable way to get the attention of lawmakers. Harvey wrapped up the meeting stating, “There’s no separation any­ more. My job is to bring Baker back together again. We have got to show that we are together and go against what’s attacking us.” Harvey suggested that residents show up to meetings, write letters to the editors of newspapers, give our legislators a ‘report card’ and make phone calls to get the processes of rebuilding our econ­ omy started. IBEX Continued from page 1 Commissioners Vote to Coordinate By Emily Braswell Limit Offer Take Out Delivery Family Friendly Friday Buffet Family & Birthday Restaurant: 541-523-4222 • Lounge: 541-523-6899 2425 Oak St (corner of Campbell & Oak) Baker City, Oregon Banquets Rising Sun Palace & Sunset Lounge Order Your Valentine's Chocolate Peterson's Gallery & S ä A. Chocolatier 541-523-1022 1925 Ml It has been 14 years since the Blue Mountain Forest Plan (BMFP) revision process began. The fact that many citizens are extremely dissatisfied motivated Baker County’s Commissioners to change course. 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