Measure 37 is dead. DRIP.
August 10th, 2007
One of the main benefactors says so:
Plum Creek Timber Co., which drew howls of protest over its Measure 37 claims to develop 32,000 acres of forest in Lincoln and Coos counties, said Wednesday that it will withdraw the claims and leave the land in timber.
The Seattle-based company “recognized Measure 37 went too far” and that Oregonians were concerned about large-scale claims filed by corporations, spokeswoman Kathy Budinik said. “It probably was intended for the smaller claims, and we were supportive of a compromise of some form.”
Will they support Measure 49??? (They will take “no position” says the rest of the article… that’s a HUGE encouraging sign actually! Plum Creek Timber is the “Darth Vadar” of the timber industry (so said a former GOP congressman), and for them to react so benignly shows that Measure 37 is well and truly dead. They can read the tea leaves.)
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3 Comments Add your own
1. Will Sampson | August 12th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
Peter: You exposed this early this year. The Governor and the legislature negotiated with corporate agriculutre and timber during the write-up on Measure 49. They gave away every protection the public has against big timber and ag.
Had you not made you posts early this year, Plum Creek would have made this announcement during the time the legislautre was in Salem. They would have proved you right at the time. The move this week is the completion of their side of the deal after they think you have been sold on M49.
OIA has done nothing because their friends got what they wanted…think about it.
I predict OIA will run a campaign starting soon, but it will be an effort to cover up the joy that their big ag and timber firends got everything they wanted. Makes me sick.
Plum Creek makes ten’s of millions in claims on 30,000+ acres, and then won’t fork over a couple million to distroy M49…come on, you can’t believe that. This is the completion of the deal, and the environment got screwed, plain and simple.
2. Peter Bray | August 13th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Good points…
BUT if Plum Creek really wanted M49 to pass, you might expect them to keep their M37 claims until at least after the election. After all, the rally cry that springs from Plum Creek’s massive claims is potent stuff for pro-49ers. For them to withdraw their claims now eliminates that message, or at least significantly weakens it. Then again, Plum Creek DID say that M37 went too far…
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