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THE DAILY ASTORIAN FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016
Linn County moves forward
with new forest trust lawsuit
Clatsop County
is among the
counties covered
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
The Linn County Board
of Commissioners announced
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class-action suit seeking more
than $1.4 billion in damages
from the state for breach of
contract in management of
forestland in 15 counties.
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state in January of its intent
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those in Clatsop County, that
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gon Forest Trust Lands. So
far, the county has received
no proposal from the state to
address its claims, according
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The districts include
schools, public safety, librar-
ies and other services in Ben-
ton, Clackamas, Clatsop,
Columbia, Coos, Douglas,
Josephine, Klamath, Lane,
Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk,
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counties.
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Nyquist, chairman of the
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missioners, said in a state-
ment. “They’re not doing
that, and rural communities
are paying the price. I believe
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status.
Kristen Grainger, Gov.
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said she is not authorized
to comment on pending
litigation.
Tom Imeson, the state
Board of Forestry chair-
man, and Doug Decker, the
state forester, had previously
sent an open letter to county
governments urging them to
‘The state’s
contractual
obligation is
to manage
our forests
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both rural
counties
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environment’
Roger Nyquis
chairman of the Linn County
Board of Commissioners
“keep lines of communica-
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The county claims the
state has habitually violated
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Land counties since 1998
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plan. That plan has short-
changed the counties of $35
million in revenue annually
since 2001, Nyquist said.
The unrealized revenue
has contributed to higher
poverty rates and stunted
employment opportunities in
timber counties, according to
the county’s claim.
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John DiLorenzo, Linn Coun-
ty’s attorney. “The state’s breach
has strained county budgets and
impacted public safety, educa-
tion and other basic services
local citizens need. They’re not
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The county claims that the
breach of contract began in
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sized revenue generation for
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resulted in less revenue for
Forest Land Trust counties
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generated on other forestland
under “best forest manage-
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claims.
The Capital Bureau is a
collaboration between EO
Media Group and Pamplin
Media Group.
Elderly woman injured after
being run over by husband
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An elderly Long Beach,
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seriously injured Thursday
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backing up in order to make it
easier for her to get in on the
passenger side.
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transported to Columbia
Memorial Hospital initially,
then transferred to a Portland
area hospital for serious inju-
ries to both of her legs.
The incident occurred at
about 3:04 p.m. in the under-
ground parking garage at the
Park Medical Building in
Astoria.
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ria Police Deputy Chief Eric
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By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
Even if he doesn’t get the
job, Christopher Breitmeyer
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Breitmeyer, one of four can-
didates for Clatsop Community
College’s presidency, traveled
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by Greg Hamann, president of
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the region.
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the vice president for academic
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of St. Louis since 2012, and the
college’s dean of math, science
and health since 2008. He said
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ident by 50.
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attended community college,
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bachelor’s in biology
efforts to take more
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he said is convinced
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minimize the losses.
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county district and help get stu- campus president at Cuyahoga
dents ready to attend college.
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