Hi all, I am forwarding the email below to inform you about the upcoming public hearings to gather public input on the legislative budget. Please make plans to attend a hearing near you and use this opportunity to urge lawmakers to continue funding for :
Oregon State Police Wildlife Enforcement Activities
ODFW Youth Program Enhancements
ODFW's science based wildlife management strategies including predator control.
Representative Buckley is a puppet for the extremist animal rights organization Humane Society United States, and you can bet that many HSUS supporters will be attending to try to shut down hunting in any way possible and in particular, the Oregon Cougar Management Plan. Hunters MUST take the time to participate in this process or risk losing funding for wildlife management activities.
Rick
Senator Margaret Carter and Representative Peter Buckley, co-chairs of the Legislatures Joint Ways and Means Committee, announced they will hold eight public budget hearings around the state during the last two weeks of April. The hearings will begin in Lincoln City and will include stops in Pendleton, Ontario, Portland, Bend, Eugene and Ashland, as well as a hearing at the State Capitol.
Members of the committee will also stop in Klamath Falls during their drive from the Bend to Jackson County. While in Klamath Falls, the committee members intend to meet with local citizens individually throughout the city as they go about their day.
At each of the public hearings, attendees will receive a survey allowing them to provide input regarding proposed service cuts, potential revenue increases, and other critical budget issues.
Monday, April 20
Lincoln City Cultural Center
540 NE Hwy 101
Lincoln City
5:30 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21
Portland Community College -Cascade Campus
Auditorium, Moriority Building
705 N. Killingsworth Street
6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 23
Oregon State Capitol
Hearing Room F (Including Hood River via video link)
900 Court Street NE, Salem
5:30 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 25
Pendleton Oregon National Guard Armory
2100 N.W. 56th Drive
10 a.m. to noon
Saturday, April 25
Ontario Treasure Valley Community College
650 College Boulevard
3 to 5 p.m. (Mountain Savings Time)
Wednesday, April 29
Central Oregon Community College, Bend
Cascades Hall Room 117
5:30 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, April 30
Southern Oregon University, Ashland
Rogue River Room
Stevenson Union
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 1
University of Oregon, Eugene
Prince Lucien Campbell Hall (PLC 180)
1415 Kincaid Street
1 to 4 p.m.