Thursday May 21,1981
Page 6— Vernonia Freedom
CZ supports log export bill
Crown Zellerbach representatives
told the House Agriculture and
Natural Resources Committee on
May 15 that passage of HB 2993,
which would prohibit log exporters
from bidding for or purchasing logs
from state forestlands, would result
in the loss of more than a thousand
jobs in either Columbia or Clatsop
county, the loss of more than a
million tax dollars to local
governments and disrupt thecomplex
raw material supply system which
has developed over many years to
meet the requirements of sawmills,
plywood plants and pulp and paper
mills in Oregon and the region.
Jack R. Brown, Crown Zellerbach
regional director for public affairs,
told the committee that if Crown
Zellerbach decided not to export logs
in order to keep buying state timber,
over 170p jobs would be lost in
Clatsop
County.
Consequently,^
unemployment there would rise from
9.4 percent to 21.2 percent, with a
subsequent loss of payroll and taxes
paid.
The other choice left for CZ, Brown,
said, would be to quit buying State of
Oregon timber and continue to
export, but that would result in a loss
of over 1000 jobs in Columbia
County, where CZ would have to shut
down a sawmill in Columbia City
which largely depends on state timber
sales for its log supply. The
unemployment rate there would rise
to 16.2 percent from 10 percent.
“In Oregon and the Pacific
Northwest, the forest products
marketplace is a complex flow of raw
materials and products which require
flexibility,” Brown said. “Virtually
all mills must buy and exchange logs
to obtain the particular species,
grades and sizes which they are
equipped to handle. Crown Zellerbach
is not exception. In many cases, mills
owned by Crown Zellerbach and other
log exporting firms are the facilities
that can most economically« utilize
public timber within a given market
area,”
he
emphasized.
“To
immediately block access to a long-
established raw material supply
network
means
community
disruption and displacement of people
employed.in facilities built, in part, to
utilize state timber. ”
47J school budget
contìnuedfrom page 1
The total budget expenditures
approved for the 1981-82 school year
by the budget < committee are
$2,213,211 which is only $22,352 over
the previous year. This however, will
result in an increase of nearly
$600,000 in local property taxes
levied almost totally due to the
decreases in state and federal support
of education. Of the total levy of
$1,633,827, $1,250,000 will be within
the tax base authorized the district
by the local voters last November. An
additional $456,195 above the tax
base will be submitted to the voters
for approval at a special election on
June 30,198LsThis amount is needed
to continue to operate the schools at a
minimum of the current level of
programs. Lack of approval by the
voters would leave the district
operating at about 3/4 of the present
Women's softball team warms up for new season
by Dolly Keenon
The Vernonia Mets women’s
slowpitch team, played a practice
game with Fryes of Forest Grove,
Thursday May 7 in Forest Grove. The
Mets will host another game witht
them at the Vernonia High School
field Sunday, May 31. The score on
that May 7 game was 14-5. Maybe the
Mets will play better with the home
field advantage. (We had a nice
workout and saw what our mistakes
were.)
Thursday May 21 there will be a
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the Forest Grove High School field at
7 pm. All interested observers and
fans are welcome to come cheer them
on.
Our uniforms are here and look very
sharp. Thanks again to our sponsors,
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who made it possible. We will be
taking team pictures soon, to present
to our sponsors. Last year's trophies
are on display in the front window of
Vernonia Auto Parts. A special
thanks to our coaches Pete Forgey
and Virgil Hiveley.
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Although increases in local
property taxes are expected, the
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Comparative position. The 1980-81
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