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Spiiygy Tymoo, Wgrru Springs, Oregon
Pdge 7
April 12, 2007
S-T explains the tribal position on
destination resorts in the Metolius Basin
B y Jo d y C alica
Tribal Secretary-Treasurer
Senate Bill 30 has been in
troduced in the Oregon Legisla
ture for the purpose of restrict
ing the development of destina
tion resorts in the Metolius
River Basin.
The Tribe has been incor
rectly portrayed as seeking in
troduction of the bill. Only the
Tribal Council can represent the
position of the Tribe on pend
ing legislation. Until March 27,
the Tribal Council had not even
met to discuss whether or not
the Tribe would support the bill.
The Metolius Basin, off the
reservation, is part of the area
ceded by the Tribe in 1855 to
the United States.
In the Treaty of June 25,
1855, the Tribe retained impor
tant legal rights in these lands,
including the right to hunt, fish,
gather roots and berries and
pasture livestock. In addition,
the Tribe has important cultural
and religious interests in the area.
The Tribe also understands and
sympathizes with the desire of
Jefferson County to increase its
tax base and economic develop
ment through the establishment
of destination resorts. Those
revenues would help fund the
schools that our children attend.
The Tribe has communicated
to the Jefferson County Com
mission in the past that it is not
opposed to all resort develop
ment in the County, particularly
resort development that does not
directly impact tribal interests.
In particular, the Tribe has
communicated to the county
and others over the last several
years that it does not oppose the
Colson development. The
Colson family has worked with
the Tribe for several years to
address tribal concerns with any
development that they pursue
and we have no reason to be
lieve that that cooperation will
not continue.
Development in the Metolius
Basin is a separate issue. His
torically, the Tribe has opposed
development by the Forest Ser
vice and others in the Metolius
Basin in an attempt to retain the
unique character of the basin.
The Tribe indicated its oppo
sition to the siting of destina
tion resorts in the Basin permit-
. ted by its plan and ordinance
amendments and has appealed
those amendments through the
existing state land use system. It
is unfortunate that it was neces
sary to appeal both the Metolius
Basin and Colson developments
because of the way the county
adopted the plan and ordinance
amendments.
We have verbally indicated
that our appeal is only directed
at the Metolius Basin resorts
that are permitted.
The Tribal Council has now
considered the matter^ The
Council recognizes the impor
tance of this issue to all involved
and in the near future will tour
the affected areas and discuss
the proposals with the interested
parties.
At the conclusion of this pro
cess the Tribe will take a for
mal position on the legislation.
Wolfe serves as page at state Capitol
Clarissa Wolfe recently
served as an Honorary Page for
the 74th Oregon Legislative As
sembly.
Wolfe spent the day of
March 21 at the Capitol in Sa
lem, seeing first-hand the op
eration of the Oregon Legis
lature.
She served as page for Rep.
John Dullan of the Oregon
House of Representatives.
Wolfe, whose grandparents
are Raymond and Beulah
Tsumpti, participates in the Or
egon Youth Challenge Program
in Bend, a program of the Or
egon National Guard.
She was from among about
100 young people to serve as
an honorary page.
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