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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017
Land Board votes to stop
sale of Elliott State Forest
Forest will stay
in public hands
By CLAIRE
WITHYCOMBE
Capital Bureau
SALEM — The sale of an
expanse of state forest near the
s outhern Oregon C oast was
halted unanimously Tuesday
by the State Land Board.
T he governor, secretary of
state and treasurer, who make
up the Land Board, rejected a
planned partnership between
a Native American tribe and a
Roseburg timber company to
purchase the Elliott State For-
est in Coos and Douglas coun-
ties for $220.8 million.
The proposal had elicited
signifi cant opposition from
environmental groups, and in
the process raised questions
about the state’s stewardship
of public lands.
The offer from Lone Rock
Resources and the Cow Creek
Band of Umpqua Tribe of
Indians was rejected Tuesday
in favor of continued public
ownership, though the details
of how that will work have yet
to be determined.
The Land B oard initially
considered selling the 82,500-
acre swath of coastal forest in
2015 because timber harvests
that provided money for educa-
tion were declining after envi-
ronmental lawsuits challenged .
The Elliott State Forest is
a state trust land and consti-
tutionally required to provide
revenues for the Common
School Fund, which helps pay
for public education.
Secretary of State Den-
nis Richardson and Treasurer
Tobias Read, each of whom
took offi ce this year, initially
supported moving forward
with the sale at their fi rst L and
B oard meeting in February.
That changed Tuesday when
they both opposed it.
Gov. Kate Brown has pro-
posed using $100 million in
bonds to buy a portion of the
most ecologically sensitive
areas of the forest — some esti-
mates say that amount could
be used to pay for about half of
the total acreage — and nego-
tiating what’s called a habitat
conservation plan with federal
land management agencies for
the remainder.
Read last week announced
a proposal that would build
on the governor’s planned use
of bond funds and have Ore-
gon State University pay the
remaining $120.8 million of
the forest’s assessed value to
turn the land into a research
forest.
The idea is that foresters
at Oregon State would study
the relationship between
active forest management
and conserving endangered
species.
‘Bullying’ stirs up rec district race
Candidate
steps aside
after opponent
harassed
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — A candidate
for the Sunset Empire Park
and Recreation District has
stepped aside from the May
special district election after
her opponent was subjected
to harassing messages.
Kindwyn Hoge, a disabled
stay-at-home mother, is ask-
ing voters to choose Veron-
ica Russell, a development
specialist and special events
coordinator, for the recreation
district’s board, since the
deadline to offi cially with-
draw from the ballot was in
March. Hoge said she would
step down from the position if
she were to win Tuesday.
Russell said in an email
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College hires new VP, dean in-house
Frimoth, Toyas
named to posts
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
Clatsop Community Col-
lege has chosen Margaret
Frimoth, director of the Lives
in Transition program, as the
new vice president of aca-
demic affairs.
Frimoth and physical edu-
cation instructor Teena Toyas
had been splitting the duties
of vice president since Donna
Larson, who joined the col-
lege in 2012, left for a posi-
tion at Clackamas Commu-
nity College in July. Toyas
has been named dean of trans-
fer education. The two start
their new positions over the
summer.
Submitted Photo
Clatsop Community Col-
lege has named physical
instructor Teena Toyas, left,
the dean of transfer edu-
cation and chosen Lives in
Transition Director Margaret
Frimoth, right, as vice presi-
dent of academic affairs.
The college performed
two unsuccessful national
searches for a vice president.
In the interim, Frimoth and
Toyas had managed curricu-
lum, class scheduling, faculty
assistance and evaluations.
“We did not fi nd a candi-
date that was the right fi t for
CCC during our searches,”
college President Christopher
Breitmeyer said in a release.
“During that time, Marga-
ret and Teena served in the
interim role, and I have seen
only positive results from
this duo. It was clear they are
more than capable and there is
no need to extend our search
any longer.”
Frimoth will oversee aca-
demic standards and prepare
for the college’s accreditation
review in two years. Frimoth
will step down from Lives in
Transition, but will still be
involved in the program as
the college identifi es the new
leadership .
Toyas will focus on sched-
uling, curriculum and instruc-
tion, while teaching part time.
that she had “received a piece “To me it’s not that import-
of hateful/bullying mail at ant to be on any board —
my home (referencing my what they did to her, they did
to me. I feel like they
running for a posi-
violated me as well.”
tion on this board),
Russell said she
and a couple of sub-
chose to look at the
sequent hateful mes-
incident as a teach-
sages from a sup-
able moment.
porter of hers that
“It is this kind of
were not endorsed by
behavior that I am
Kindwyn.
working to protect
“I prefer not to
Veronica
kids from through
comment further on
Russell
my ‘bully-free zone’
the content, how-
work with Seaside
ever I did receive a
Rotary’s Peace Build-
very nice voicemail
ers committee,” Rus-
from Kindwyn let-
sell said. “In diffus-
ting me know that
ing bullying, I have
she was not respon-
learned it’s best to
sible for the mail I
give it no unneces-
received and that
sary attention, and
she is upset that
Kindwyn
instead focus on more
someone who sup-
Hoge
positive and produc-
ports her could do
tive things.”
something like that.”
The Position 1 race
Hoge, who describes her-
self as legally blind, said her between Russell and Hoge
campaign should have been is the recreation district’s
only contested campaign.
“something special.”
“You want to make a pos- Other candidates are running
itive contribution,” she said. unopposed.
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