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Every area in District 55 faces
a deterioration of roads. "More
money placed into the Highway
Budget is not the answer," said Bill
Bellamy. Funds collected for road
repair and maintenance should be
used for just that, he said. Addi
tional funds should have strict
fiscal accountability so that the
public has a way to monitor monies
collected for road repair and main
tenance. Counties with sparse popula
tions, such as Morrow, Gilliam,
Sherman, Southern Wasco, and
parts of Jefferson have critical
medical needs, said Bill Bellamy.
Laws written for the urban areas
must take into consideration the
rural areas. Provisions must be
made to eliminate potential prob
lems. Regulations concerning
nurse practioners and additional
medical training must be defined
according to the needs of the rural
areas.
"All of the counties in District
55 are continually burdened with
rules and regulations which fit the
valley or metropolitan area. These
rules, however, do not fit the rural
areas," said Bill Bellamy. This is
especially true with land use plan
ning and county services. Areas in
Eastern Clackamas, Marion and
Linn counties are faced with these
problems.
District 55 needs a strong and
effective representative to make
sure that the needs of the rural
areas are heard and listened to,
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regardless of the population
centers. The rural areas should not
be listened to only when it comes
time to pay taxes.
Large utility plants and large
taxable natural resources such as
timber, are common in many parts
of District 55. Bill Bellamy, said,
"The tax monies generated from
these operations should stay in the
immediate areas and counties. The
local people should receive the
benefits from these economical
units. All efforts should be main
tained to not let the urban areas
siphon off the tax monies.
If elected, Bill Bellamy plans
to establish a list of over 200 people
who represent every life style in
District 55. He plans to correspond
every two weeks with them during
the legislative session.
Bill Bellamy is already making
plans for coffees and informal get
togethers in every part of the
district both during and after the
legislative session. This will give
the people of District 55 a chance to
meet their representative and
discuss issues.
Bill Bellamy plans to keep the
people informed about what is
going on in the legislature. He
believes that if the representative
has the backing of the people, then
he will be effective. By establish
ing a direct line of communication,
Bill Bellamy can find out what the
people's desires are. Therefore, he
will be effective in presenting
District 55's position.
TOP: Bill Bellamy listens to farmers' needs. He knows
how important agriculture is to District 55's economy.
ABOVE LEFT: "District 55's roads are in need of
immediate repair and improvement," said Bill Bellamy.
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Here he sees a road in need of improvement. ABOVE: Bill
Bellamy makes plans to contact 200 people to keep him
informed during legislative session,