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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2018
Intitiative to ban aerial spray denied by courts
On March 7, Judge Karsten
Rasmussen of the Lane
County Circuit Court upheld a
determination of Lane County
Clerk Cheryl Betschart that
the Freedom from Aerial
Spraying of Herbicides Bill of
Rights Charter Amendment
does not comply with a statu-
tory separate-vote rule.
As a result, the initiative is
being kept off of the May
2018 ballot in Lane County.
The Freedom from Aerial
Spraying of Herbicides Bill of
Rights would ban aerial
spraying of herbicides in Lane
County. Proponents of the ini-
titative introduced the amend-
ment as a protecting for clean
air and water, and public
health. A similar measure ban-
ning aerial spraying was
adopted by voters in Lincoln
County in last May.
The issue of a separate-vote
requirement for charter
amendment initiatives was
brought forward by Stan
Long, a timber industry sup-
porter who sued Lane County
in September 2016, contend-
ing that a review standard for
charter amendment petitions
must apply to the aerial spray
ban initiative.
This came after the county
had already approved the peti-
tion for circulation. Nearly
15,000 signatures were gath-
ered to place the aerial spray
ban question on the ballot.
“Lane County voters, and
all Oregon voters, should be
disheartened by this ruling,”
said Katja Kohler Gause,
Chief Petitioner, who added
that “...The courts have
defended the timber indus-
try’s government-protected
practice of aerial spraying
poisons on the people, soil,
air.”
Gause accused the courts of
trampling Oregon voters’
right to introduce and initia-
tive to vote on it and pass laws
“...when those in office fail to
protect us.”
Chief petitioners of the pro-
posed charter amendment
argued that the applicable
state statute — enacted in
1983 — could not be inter-
preted to require a proposed
charter amendment to comply
with the separate-vote rule
under a 1998 interpretation of
the rule.
Rather, they claimed that,
consistent with legal rules of
statutory interpretation, a
county clerk must apply the
separate-vote rule under the
applicable law of 1983, which
reflects the will of the legisla-
ture at the time of the statute’s
enactment.
Notably, the Lane County
Clerk had previously deter-
mined that the proposed char-
ter amendment at issue
addressed a single subject.
“It is highly doubtful that
the separate vote test should
be applied at all,” said Ann
Kneeland, attorney for the ini-
tiative’s Chief Petitioners,
who plan to appeal the deci-
sion.
Along with Community
Rights Lane County and ini-
tiative proponents, the Chief
Petitioners will turn their
efforts to asking the Lane
County
Board
of
Commissioners to refer the
Freedom
from
Aerial
Spraying Bill of Rights
Ordinance
and
the
Community Self-Government
Ordinance to the November
2018 Lane County ballot.
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Residents of Greentrees Village have recently
reported increased numbers of sighting of larger
animals, including bears and cougars, to repre-
sentatives of the Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildife (ODFW).
David Lane, ODFW Acting Deputy
Administrator for Information and Education,
said that recently reported skirmishes between
the two species of predators were unsubstantiat-
ed and unconfirmed.
“There was no fight between a cougar and a
bear that we know of, and we have not had to
remove or euthanize any animals in response to
these reports,” Lane said.
This is in response to rumors circulated
briefly this week about an interaction between
the two species within Greentrees Village.
“There have been sightings of both animals at
Greentrees and they appear to have lost wariness
of humans,” Lane said. “Due to human safety
concerns, we are asking folks to be cautious and
to keep pets inside when possible. People should
also be securing any food that might attract ani-
mals to their property. They should also exercise
caution when walking outdoors.”
Lane said ODFW will be attempting to
remove the predatory animals living in
Greentrees, using non-lethal traps after deter-
mining the locations most likely to attract them.
It is ODFW policy to euthanize animals that
have been habituated to human contact.
D R AY M A N — G e o r g e
“Doug” Douglas Drayman,
72,
of
Florence,
p a s s e d
away sur-
rounded by
his loving
family on
S a t u r d a y,
March 11,
2017,
in
George
Florence.
Drayman
He was
born in San
Diego, Calif., in 1944.
Doug was a long-time
employee, retiring from
GTE/Verizon,
in
San
Fernando, Calif. Additionally,
he served in the United States
Air Force, he worked for
Riverside Police Department,
and for the Manatee County
Sheriff’s Department.
He also loved to volunteer
for Peace Harbor, Peace
Harbor Hospice, the Florence
Senior Center and the
Florence Auxiliary Police
Department.
He was an active member
of the Florence Elks Lodge
1858.
A special thank you to the
Bernice at Hubbard’s Retreat
for their loving care and sup-
port.
He is preceded in death by
his parents, Albert and Ruby
Drayman; his sister, Sandra
Mason; daughter Cynthia
Trezza; his fiancé, Frances
“Frankie” Mitchell; and his
beloved dog, Agatha.
He is survived by this two
daughters: Daphne (Donald)
Moss and Carrie (Dave)
Kimel; his seven grandchil-
dren: Lindsey, Lauren, Joe,
Kegan, David, Zane and
Zackary; his great-grandchil-
dren: Sarah and Aubrey; and
his beloved, dog Beau.
He will always be remem-
bered as a gentle loving
father, friend and grandfather.
A private celebration of life
will be held at a later date.
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Reports of cougar, bear confrontation at
Greentrees unsubstantiated by ODFW
B Y M ARK B RENNAN
OBITUARY
In the editorial opinion
piece
“Decreasing
Gun
Violence Requires Increasing
Evidence-Based Debate” by
Ned Hickson on A4 in the
Wednesday, March 7, edition
of Siuslaw News, a reference
to the passage of legislation
raising the minimum age of
gun purchasers to age 21 was
incorrect; the term “passage”
should have been “initiative.”
Siuslaw News regrets the
error and any confusion that
may have resulted. We strive
for accuracy and appreciate
those who took the time to
alerted us to the misstatement.
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POLICE LOG
Florence Police
Feb. 28
Theft was reported in the
100 block of Evergreen
Terrace.
Accident, without injury,
was reported at Munsel Lake
Road and Highway 101.
Driving while suspended
was reported at 18th Street and
Highway 101.
DUII was reported at Spruce
Street and Highway 126.
Mar. 1
Fire was reported in the
1000 block of Highway 101.
Mar. 2
Arrest was reported in the
1600 block of 12th Street.
Mar. 3
Dispute was reported in the
87000 block of Highway 101.
Mar. 4
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported in the 700 block of
Highway 101.
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported in the 900 block of
Highway 101.
Mar. 5
Driving while suspended
was reported at Kingwood and
Hill Streets.
Dispute was reported in the
1500 block of Highway 101.
Fire was reported in the
91000 block of Highway 101.
Mar. 6
Theft was reported in the
5000 block of Highway 101.
Menacing was reported in
the 2000 block of Oak Street.
Driving while suspended
was reporteed in the 2400
block of Highway 101.
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported at Tamarack and 10th
Street.
Dispute was reported in the
800 block of Highway 101.
DUII was reported at Heceta
and Rhododendron Drives.
Theft was reported in the
900 block of Highway 101.
Mar. 7
Hit-and-run accident was
reported at 12th and Spruce
Streets.
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported at Ninth and
Kingwood Streets.
Burglary was reported in the
1300 block of Mulberry Street.
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