** CFF Activities
    -- CFF Receives Threat from Developer
    -- CFF Presents "Vision" to Florence City Club
** Florence Area
    -- New 40-acre Siltcoos Campground ORV Park
    -- IP Giving Siltcoos Lake Water Rights to Florence?
** Oregon Ballot News
    -- Endorsements from 1000 Friends
    -- YES on 26-29, NO on 26-11 Launches Web Site
    -- Lawyers Fighting Ethics Measure
** Other Info
    -- Environmentalists and Loggers Join to Fight
Sprawl
    -- Coastal Sprawl Report
    -- New OEC report - Goodbye Gridlock
** Upcoming Events

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** CFF ACTIVITIES **

-- CFF RECEIVES DEMAND FROM DEVELOPER'S ATTORNEY - A local developer has taken exception to CFF reproducing his letters and development plans on the CFF web page.  Although much of the information was widely distributed to other local organizations and individuals, the developer's attorney has claimed that CFF actions have "constituted infringement of his copyright".  The developer's attorney has also requested the name of the person who took the photographs of the property "in order to investigate whether action is warranted."  In an abundance of caution, CFF has removed one of the developer's letters from the web page, but CFF's comments and photographs of the property to be developed remain. CFF web page:
http://www.citizensforflorence.com/News/n-cff02-32acre.html
Photographs of property:
http://www.citizensforflorence.com/News/n-cff02-32acrephoto.html

-- CFF PRESENTS "VISION" TO FLORENCE CITY CLUB --  CFF Presented "CFF's Vision for Florence"- Florence City Club, Ocean Dunes Golf Clubhouse, Florence.  CFF was joined by City of Florence Planning Director Sandi Young in answering questions about the future of Florence.  About 60 people attended, a record for the
City Club. CFF Vision:
http://www.citizensforflorence.com/CFF/cffcvr-vision.html

** FLORENCE AREA **

-- NEW 40-ACRE SILTCOOS CAMPGROUND ORV PARK NEAR DUNES CITY TO BE STUDIED.  Lane County has applied for a grant to conduct a feasibility study on creating a 40-acre off-road vehicle park just south of Dunes City, near the Dunes NRA.  The grant, from Oregon State Parks, will require matching funds of $5,250
from Lane County.  The State Parks Commission will be finalizing the funding in June.  The park, to be called Siltcoos Campground, "will be mainly used for ATV recreation". The application indicates that Lane County plans to "place a caretaker on site to manage and protect the area.  In addition we would hire seasonal workers to help with site maintenance."  For more info, contact Lane County, toll free, 1-800-826-8978, ask to be transferred to either Commissioner Morrison who represents West Lane County, or the County Parks Department.

-- IP CONSIDERING GIVING SILTCOOS WATER RIGHTS TO CITY OF FLORENCE?  CFF has obtained correspondence from a State Agency which indicate that International Paper may be considering giving their water rights (on Siltcoos Lake south of Florence) to the City of Florence.  According to the State Water Resources
Department, IP's water right certificate will become final about May 12 (90 days after certificate issued). For more information, contact Oregon Water Resources Department, 503-378-8455.

** OREGON BALLOT NEWS **

-- ENDORSEMENTS FROM 1000 FRIENDS -
    - Vote NO on Metro-area Measure 26-11: Measure 26-11 would harm Oregon’s farmland and threaten neighborhoods
    + Vote YES on Metro-area Measure 26-29: Measure 26-29 which would protect neighborhoods and Oregon’s farmland
     + Vote YES on Portland Measure 26-28: Measure 26-28 would help Portland’s parks and our quality of life
     +Vote YES on Salem Measure 24-78: Measure 24-78 is an effort to ensure our land use decisionmakers are
making decisions free of possible conflicts of interest
1000 Friends is not allowed to endorse candidates.
More about the measures: http://www.friends.org

-- YES on 26-29, NO on 26-11 LAUNCHES WEB SITE The campaign to defeat OIA’s sprawl-onto-farmland
Measure 26-11 and pass the an alternative, Measure 26-29, now has a web site: http://www.checkitforyourself.com

-- LAWYERS FIGHTING SALEM ETHICS MEASURE 24-78 - A Salem Political Action Committee, “Lawyers for Ethical Government” has formed to oppose a May ballot measure that would increase the ethical requirements
for land use officials.   1000 Friends supports the measure.

** OTHER INFO **

-- ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND LOGGERS JOIN TO FIGHT SPRAWL - The Evergreen Forest Trust, an environmental group who is eager to slow urban sprawl, has agreed to buy an area of timberland nearly twice the size of nearby Seattle for $185 million -- and they'll pay for it by letting logging continue. The unusual deal is one of
many creative financial arrangements conservation groups across the nation are using to acquire open space, much of it large tracts owned by timber companies.  Bonds will be sold to buy the land, and timber revenue will pay them off.
http://www.evergreenforesttrust.org/news.htm

-- COASTAL SPRAWL REPORT - The Pew Oceans Commission's new release "Coastal Sprawl: The Effects of Urban Design on Aquatic Ecosystems in the United States," links sprawl to declining coastal health. In his report for the independent Pew Oceans Commission, Dana Beach of the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League details the effects of urban design and land-use practices on aquatic ecosystems in the US. Beach presents new strategies and tools that communities may use to preserve the same ecosystems that attract residents, tourists, and businesses to the coasts. http://www.pewoceans.org/

-- NEW OEC REPORT - GOODBYE GRIDLOCK -- Improving the Way Oregon Funds Transportation - proposes phasing out the gas tax and replacing it with mileage and pollution-based charges to create new incentives to
reduce environmental impacts. http://www.orcouncil.org/Publications.htm#globalwarmingandtransportation

** UPCOMING EVENTS **

-- CFF's UPDATE Calendar

** CFF Activities
-- CFF to Appear on Local Radio Forum
-- DLCD Rules on Part of Florence Comp Plan
** Florence Area
-- Florence SDC Resolution
** Other Info
--Governor Candidates Speak on Transportation
--Safe Routes to School Programs
--Environmental Help on the Web
** Upcoming Events
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** CFF ACTIVITIES **

-- CFF TO APPEAR ON LOCAL RADIO FORUM -- On Thursday, May 23, 2002, CFF directors Kathleen Sullivan and Jan Cole will be appearing on the local Community Forum on KCST Radio (106.9 FM),   Their topic will be CFF's  "Vision for Florence". http://www.citizensforflorence.com/CFF/cffcvr-vision.html

-- DLCD RULES ON PART OF FLORENCE COMP PLAN -- On May 2, Oregon Dept.  of Land Conservation and Development issued its Order approving a portion (public faciliites planning) of the City of Florence comprehensive plan periodic review.  CFF and Florentine Homeowners Association had filed objections, but DLCD staff determined that the City had complied with legal requirements.  DLCD Order: http://www.citizensforflorence.com/Issues/comp-dlcd.html
CFF Objections: http://www.citizensforflorence.com/Issues/comp-cff-2002-spec-11.html

** FLORENCE AREA **

 -- FLORENCE SDC RESOLUTION -- On May 6, the Florence City Council adopted a resolution calling for amendment to the state statute (ORS 223.229(1) that puts limits on the type of municipal facilities for cities can charge systems development charges (SDC). One of the elements of the resolution states, "inequity can occur when broad-based taxes paid by all residents of a community are used to fund facilities that primarily benefit new development ..." City of Florence Resolution: http://www.citizensforflorence.com/City/city-com-council1.html

 ** OTHER INFO **

--GOVERNOR CANDIDATES SPEAK ON  TRANSPORTATION-- The Portland City Club's 2002 Gubernatorial Forum, took place earlier this week, and focused on  transportation investments. Full text of the transportation scenario and digital audio of each candidate's response. http://www.pdxcityclub.org/gov.html

--SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS ACROSS U.S. -- Many communities have realized that the lack of safe routes for children to walk or bike to school has to  increased physical inactivity, contributing to obesity and diabetes, and also forced parents to become chauffeurs. In response, many places are working to make the trip to school safe for children.  A new report, "The 2002 Summary of Safe Routes to School Programs in the United States" includes an inventory of safe routes to schools programs currently underway around the country, including the Oregon effort led by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. http://www.transact.org/Reports/sr2002/default.htm

-- ENVIRONMENTAL HELP ON THE WEB -- Earth 911.org receives information on environmental issues from 10,000 areas across the United States.  You can check on a variety of items at this site -- from how to dispose of outdated computers to where to find your local vehicle charging station for electric cars. http://www.earth911.org
http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2002/0429/web-earth-04-29-02.asp

** UPCOMING EVENTS **

-- CFF's UPDATE Calendar