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Our region’s valuable timber
revenues worth ighting for
H
ere’s my best effort to explain a
complex set of circumstances to
better inform public opinion and
discussion.
Things got more complicated in
March when the Linn County Board
of Commissioners iled a class action
breach of contract lawsuit against the
state of Oregon and the state Forestry
Department. Why does this matter? Be-
cause it’s about money. A lot of money,
and it’s money that pays for our public
services.
Timber revenue from forest trust
lands counties, including the “big
gorilla” of Clatsop County, is what
provides timber revenue to the counties
and speciic taxing districts within these
counties.
Why does this matter to you? Be-
cause all these governmental entities
need adequate and stable income to
provide public services like ire protec-
tion, public health, county roads, public
education, health district services, law
enforcement, recreation, and others.
I want to linger a bit in the legal
weeds, because you’ll be seeing even
more letters to the editors of local news-
papers as time goes on. You’ve already
heard the phrase, “Cut more trees, cut
more trees, cut more trees!” repeated as
a mantra in the 2014 county commis-
sioner election in Clatsop County.
Is cutting more trees the answer to
our need for adequate and reliable reve-
nue for our public agencies? Let’s talk.
GUEST COLUMN
LIANNE THOMPSON
The trust agreement between the 15
Forest Trust Land counties and the state of
Oregon has been found twice before by the
courts to be a contractual agreement.
The gist of the current lawsuit is that the
deinition of “greatest permanent value”
has been changed unilaterally by the State
as it has drawn up its administrative rules
to govern forest practices.
“Greatest permanent value” used to
mean mainly that the maximum timber
revenue should be realized from timber
sales on the trust land forests. Recreation
and watershed protection have always
been a part of the “greatest permanent
value” consideration, but their role was
secondary.
The next legal issue is whether or not
the 15 Forest Trust Land counties and those
relevant taxing districts constitute members
of a class for a class-action lawsuit.
Why should you even want to bother
understanding all this? Because we’re in
the midst of a community conversation
that will determine our economic, ecolog-
ical, and cultural landscape. Elected and
appointed policy makers do the best we
can in this democratic republic to make
and implement good public policy. We
can’t do it alone.
Members of the broader community
help us determine what that is. Of course
the courts play a role. But lawsuits are
blunt instruments of public policy. A better
way is to have profound and signiicant
public policy discussions about these issues
so that we form ourselves into a connected,
inclusive, and thoughtful community.
We need an economy that supports
public services and provides good jobs.
We need a beautiful world with air we can
breathe, water we can drink, and healthy
means of producing food, goods, and
services. The answer for how we do that
requires all of us thinking, speaking, and
acting together.
Lianne Thompson is Clatsop County
Commissioner, District 5.
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P. Patricia Kinsey was
born Feb. 13, 1924, in Bois-
sevain, Manitoba, Canada, to
John Henry Wilson Kinsey
and Alice Florence Jacobs
Kinsey. She was the youngest
of nine children (Gwendolyn,
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bert, Gerald and Patricia).
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Nursing was her love and gift.
Her duty to patients was dis-
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Patricia Underhill
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ing Chicago, St. Paul, Seattle
and Portland. She retired from
Providence Medical Center
(Portland) in 1989.
In 1952, she met Alfred
P. Noield in Trail, B.C., and
they were married on Aug. 11,
1953 in Penticton, B.C. They
raised a family of six children:
Michelle Baker (Fraser), Mi-
chael, Paul (Suzie), Stephan,
Patrick (Lisa) and Richard.
For 10 years in the 1970s
they owned and operated Al-
ie’s Steakhouse in Portland.
Alie passed away Feb. 5, 1984.
Haystack Rock program seeks volunteers
Cannon Beach is seeking
qualiied applicants for rocky
shore interpreters and lead
rocky shore interpreters for
the Haystack Rock Awareness
Program. These seasonal part-
time positions run February
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To apply, send a complet-
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and at least three references to
Melissa Keyser, HRAP Coor-
dinator, City of Cannon Beach,
PO Box 368, Cannon Beach,
OR 97110.
In 1992 she met David Un-
derhill, a retired AT&T man-
ager. They were married in
February 1993 and spent 14
years together goling, travel-
ing and attending University
of Portland sporting events.
David passed Feb. 28, 2007.
Grandmommy, as she was
affectionately known to her
grandchildren, was known
for her quick wit, warmth,
compassion and sincerity.
She enjoyed reading, playing
bridge and golf and traveling.
She thoroughly enjoyed the
company of her dear friends,
family and sharing a good
laugh.
In addition to her children,
she is survived by nine grand-
children and 10 great-grand-
children.
A service will be held
Thursday, May 26, 2016, at
Russellville Park, 23 S.E.
103rd Ave., Portland, OR
97216 at 2 p.m.
Memorial gifts may be
made to Providence Hospice,
6410 N.E. Halsey St., No. 300,
Portland, OR 97213-9904.
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