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j----- -------- _-- ----- '_ tV • Page 12 . J. . < >• ..¿ .* 4. / ' 4 The INDEPENDENT, August 21,1996 More Letters VERNONIA FIRE DISTRICT REPORT FOR JULY, 1996 EMS COMPANY City 9-1-1 Calls Rural 9-1-1 Calls title d “ C lo s e d g o v e rn m e n t equals [open] distrust’, states th e D e p a rtm e n t of F o restry "... effectively lied to citizens of Fishhaw k Lake by saying th a t th e y ha d no p la n s to clear-cut the area (see article on page 1) even though they w e re s e e k in g a p p ro v a l fo r som eone else to clear-cut the sam e property.” That alleg a tion is patently false. 15 10 25 TOTAL 9-1-1 CALLS Patients Transported ALS Patients Transported BLS 9 2 TOTAL TRANSPORTS 11 Volunteer Hours Vol. Training Hours Other Volunteer Hours 126.0 32.0 16.0 TOTAL VOLUNTEER HRS. 174.0 I s h a re y o u r p a s s io n fo r tru th and o p e n n e ss in c o n ducting business; especially governm ent business. E rro neous sta te m e n ts fro m any source, including the media, contribute to the distrust that you have noted. Therefore, I want to make it clear that this exchange proposal does not “seek approval fo r som eone e ls e to c le a r-c u t th e s a m e p r o p e r ty ” . E x c h a n g e s a re proposed in order to increase the efficiency and e ffe c tiv e ness of fo re st m anagem ent through “blocking in” ow ner ships. Scattered parcels and fra g m e n te d b o u n d a rie s are sim ply less efficient to m an age than consolidated blocks of land. Once an exchange is Fishhawk Lake representa tives have, on several occa s io n s , m is re p re s e n te d th e content of a reply I made ear ly this year regarding their de sire to preserve the forested background around the lake, w h ic h in c lu d e s m uch m ore than the 34 acres of this par cel tha t are visib le from the lake. In that reply, I did not address the exchange specif ically, as I knew tha t re p re sentatives of Fishhawk Lake w ere a lre ad y fu lly aw are of th e o n g o in g n e g o tia tio n s . Representatives of Fishhawk Lake have known of the con tin u in g effort to d e v e lo p an OTHER Life Flight Patients Treated Non-Transports Walk-ins Stand-by Recalls Mutual Aid Multiple Patient Calls exchange proposal betw een the State and Longview Fibre s in c e J a n u a ry 1994. S in c e then, there have been discus s io n s and c o rre s p o n d e n c e betw een Fishhaw k Lake Es ta te s r e p re s e n ta tiv e s a n d representatives from Forestry and Longview Fibre confirm ing the intention to proceed with the exchange. From page 3 0 23 12 2 1 1 0 1 ARE YOU BORED? Become a vol unteer. There are unlimited oppor tunities with your public schools, se nior citizen centers, community or ganizations, fire departments, li braries, city and county govern ments. Be a volunteer - and help yourself while you help others! a p p ro v e d a n d title s a re recorded, all rights of ow ner s h ip , in c lu d in g th e rig h t to harvest, are transferred. S e v e ra l m o n th s a g o , Longview Fibre Company in dicated the intention to ha r vest this parcel upon com ple tio n o f th e e x c h a n g e , a n d stated to the Fishhaw k Lake residents, both p u b lic ly and privately, that it will work with them to address scenic and s a fe ty c o n c e rn s th a t h a v e be en e x p re s s e d . L o n g v ie w F ib re h a s e v e n o ffe re d to co n s id e r the option of Fish h a w k L a k e r e s id e n ts p u r c h a s in g p o rtio n s o f th e 34 acre parcel. This is no differ ent than the options the State o f O re g o n has a v a ila b le to address the concerns of Fish hawk Lake residents, except th e S ta te is re q u ire d to d e clare property “surplus to its needs” and allow other gover- ment entities to acquire it be fo re a p u b lic s a le w ould be perm itted. U nder S tate ow n ership, it is very doubtful that the sale option would be con side red b e cause in te n sive ly m a nag ed fo re s t lan d is not s u rp lu s to th e ne e d s o f th e State. Contrary to what you have evidently been led to believe, th e p ro c e s s fo r c o n d u c tin g this exchange has been very open and honest on the part of government. Open govern ment is absolutely necessary in m ain tain in g tru s t w ith the citizens — and so are factual reporting and citize n p a rtic i pation th a t do not m isre p re sent the facts through om m is- sion of essential information. Sincerely, J. Michael Beyerle Deputy State Forester Ed. note: Though Mr. Beyer le understandably objects to the “Opinion" statement that the Dep't. of Forestry "... ef fectively lied to citizens", The INDEPENDENT didn’t previ ously m ention that he was even m ild ly re b u k e d by a member of the state Board of F orestry fo r his le ss-th an - Please see page 1 3 4 ECON-O-FAB Johnny B ’s E nterprises Pole Buildings fl/e x a n d e rc MODERN INTERIORS SPECIALIZING IN SHEETROCK TAPING MACHINE & HAND BROCADE CEILINGS WALL TEXTURE & PAINTING Carpet • Linoleum • Form ica Ceram ic Tile Ask about Our Contractor’s Prices Licensed & Bonded CCB No. 535680 429-8030 CCB #51042 P.O. 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