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Hey Folks, 

In the General Election of 2012, the citizens of Coos County passed a resolution opposing the planned 5,000-acre Bandon Marsh expansion by the USFWS.  Many of us contended that The Service was going to use federal, state, and nongovernmental agencies, to do a 17,000-acre expansion. 

 We were wrong.  The expansion is even larger. 
Here is a link to an interactive map of areas set for wetland restoration:
http://arcg.is/1OTTqTY

 The following is the announcement from Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife concerning possible Conservation Opportunity Areas in the state with maps showing the federal government’s progressive land grab in the Coquille Valley and beyond.  It will eventually affect every person living in Coos County…..Rob T.  

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This Land is... the Government's
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Common Sense for Oregon

Picture this scenario: the year is 2017. Oregon’s economy has rebounded nicely from the Great Recession. More people are moving into the state, and more people – including business owners, farmers and families – are staying in the state. The unemployment rate is the lowest since the Great Depression. More money is entering the state’s coffers than ever before, as the new residents increase the money the state receives from income and property taxes.

This scenario would have been real today had the estate tax been abolished in Oregon in 2012 (the first time we approached the state with the idea). But this 2017 scenario is still a dream. Now the year is 2015, and there is good news: we still have time to move Oregon’s economy in a positive direction to make the 2017 dream become reality.

Oregon needs to start rewarding its residents – the ranchers, the farmers, the small business owners, the families – who already contribute money to the state in property and income taxes, among many other taxes, by stopping the double and triple taxation of the Oregon estate tax. We need to make sure no tax is imposed on any gift of property within a family.

It is generally agreed upon that Oregon’s economy was struck with a death blow by the Great Recession. And while the economy has been improving – ever so slightly – it is still not cured by the Great Recession. We believe the state continues to add another “death” blow to the Oregon economy by continuing the estate tax, also referred to as the “death” tax.

The estate tax is a tax imposed on your estate when you die. An estate includes cash, stocks, property, jewelry, etc. This is what is passed on to your spouse and family members. It is based on the value of the estate. You can think of it as a type of property tax that is imposed on your property when you die. Usually, there is a deduction level and the government imposes a tax on the value above the deduction. In Oregon, if all the property you leave at death $1 million or less your family does not have to pay a tax. But if the value of your estate is over $1 million your estate is going to have to pay a tax ranging from 10% to 16%.

Oregon’s total estate tax revenue in 2012 was $101.8 million which represented just 1.2% of the total state tax revenue. Economists projected that increased income taxes from new jobs created by eliminating the estate tax would offset the loss of estate taxes within five years. If the estate tax was eliminated in 2013, “44,500 new jobs would have been created. The personal income of state residents would be $2.4 billion higher.  The state income tax collection would exceed the average death taxes revenues.” (Fruits, Eric & Pozdena, Randall. Oregon’s Death Tax: An Impediment to Economic Growth, In-Migration, and Public Revenue). Today, the numbers remain relatively the same.

When new entrepreneurs see a tax-friendly state, they will be more willing to come to Oregon and create jobs. And economists still project that taxes imposed from the new jobs will more than make up the tax.

Many ranchers, farmers and family business owners find the value of their land, buildings, equipment and their own homes substantially exceed $1 million. So while the ranchers and farmers may be land rich, they are cash poor. These families are confronted to pay an Oregon estate tax every time a generation passes away.

We want to help all Oregonians – husbands, wives, domestic partners, great grandparents, grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great uncles, great aunts, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, great nephews, great nieces, siblings, and cousins – to stay in our state. Each member of a family is important to our state and the health of our economy.  So if you are a family member, your support for our efforts is essential. We first need your signature to get our initiative on the ballot.

To sign our petition electronically please visit www.protectfamilygiving.org.

To help collect more signatures than your own, you can contact us by email at info@commonsensefororegon.org or by phone at 503-480-0523.

You can also help fund our tax reform efforts.

To donate online, visit www.commonsensefororegon.org/give.

To donate by check, make checks payable to:

Common Sense for Oregon, Inc.
2007 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97301

All contributions are confidential and can be made personally or by businesses without limit.

Oregon does not need any more businesses closing up shop, jobs lost, or families hurting. Our state has suffered financially for far too long. Many states are finding new ways to keep businesses from leaving, including 35 states who have eliminated the estate tax. It’s time to make the scenario pictured above a reality here in Oregon.

From Kelly Miles:
We have been hearing from a lot of landowners recently on the Army Corps permitting process, mostly about the complexities and intricacies, and we are, ourselves, deep into the process - so I wanted to remind everyone about the public meeting to discuss the process this Wednesday (Aug 19) from 1-4pm, in Coquille, where you will have the chance to discuss your potential projects and get feedback from the Army Corps and other agencies and perhaps get some answers and/or direction. There will also be a public meeting on November 18 (same time & place) in case you can’t make it to Wednesday’s forum. The CWA is looking forward to working with affected landowners on the Lower Coquille in the coming months, and if you have questions/comments we would love to hear them. Program Manager, Dawn Weekly, will be there for the CWA.

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I attended the Wednesday evening (8/19/2015) Mosquito Vector Control meeting.  Just as I thought, the USFWS is treating private property land for the AD mosquito.  See enclosed handout. Zone 1 is the marsh. Zone 2 is private property.  Now keep in mind that the land listed in the Zone 2 report is not all of the land being treated.  VDCI is investigating other land that is not listed. Oh and by the way, USFWS is not going to fund the mosquito treatment for the year 2016. I thought you would enjoy this. Wayne Miller

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Subject CEP


A Community Enhancement Plan (CEP), a concept and a document that covers Jordan Cove Energy fees in lieu of taxes, and more, that is proposed by the private company SCCF, will soon be before the Coos Bay city council for approval.

 

This is the same government body that apparently bought the Egyptian Theatre for about $400,000 and sold it for a dollar; that practically gave away the Hollering Place to a sovereign nation tribe and then apparently agreed to spend more than a $100,000 of the people’s money for improvements to the tribe property; that built a Hollering Place viewing area that nobody visits and now are building a nearby sidewalk to nowhere; that apparently paid almost $500,000 for a part of the Central Dock that has not returned anything on investment; who will soon seek a higher gasoline tax.  Now, they appear eager to accept an incomplete, not negotiated with or accepted by JCEP, CEP document that is intended to be legally binding on the parties for the next 20 years.

 The proposed CEP appears to be great for Canadian Veresen / JCEP, a company that will be making billions and who would not find a welcome mat elsewhere along the North America west coast; not so great for us citizen taxpayers.  Please read the CEP document at the Port web site.  I have six pages of comments and concerns; you may have more.     

Where are the CEP safeguards for the people?  Who will guarantee JCEP promises?  Why are we giving JCEP tens of millions of our tax dollars annually if they honor their contractual obligations and pay fees on time?  Why does the agreement say we are paying JCEP because they moved here?  Why are we giving an extra 15 years tax relief to JCEP?  Why should we agree to lose control of our government and our tax dollars?  Why are we permitting private companies SCCF and CCD Business Development Corp. to have control of tens, maybe hundreds, of millions of taxpayer’s money?  Shouldn’t a JCEP negotiated and agreed upon document be approved or rejected by the people?  Why does the document say JCEP will hire 50 and there is no obligation to hire “local” people?  And, much more.   

Were those suggesting a money laundering scheme correct?  Please tell your employee Coos Bay, North Bend, and county politicians to run fast and far from this CEP concept.  

Fred Kirby
Coos Bay

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Hello Council & Friends, 
Hope you are enjoying the dog days of summer!  Many thanks to all those brave folks fighting fires on the front lines - stay safe!

We have a very timely and  interesting presentation for our upcoming Council meeting, Monday August 24th in The Owen Building, Coquille OR - speakers Dr. Jimmy Taylor and Vanessa Petro from Oregon State University will present: “Understanding Beaver in the Beaver State”.


We are excited to have these fine folks from Corvallis come down and talk to us about beavers - a species we all know and love - and their presentation will discuss how American beaver are often called ecosystem engineers and keystone species due to the positive effects their dams have on surrounding communities, but they are also are called nuisance species when their dam-building causes conflict with humans.   

The meeting starts at 7pm in Coquille, and the public is encouraged to attend! Bring friends and family, we’ll have snacks and let’s have a nice crowd for Jimmy & Vanessa to show them we appreciate their travel to our humble little burg. 

The Coquille Watershed Association is the subject of a wonderful article in tomorrow’s Coquille Valley Courant about our work over the last 20 years. Intrepid journalist Shelby Case spent time with us, learning about our efforts to improve fish habitat and working landscapes, and allowing us to ‘toot our own horn” about all that we (and you!) have done for the watershed over the past two decades. Pick up a copy of the Courant at the McKay’s in Coquille and Myrtle Point, or at Frazier’s in Coquille. If you can’t find a Courant nearby (request your local store carry it!),
here is a link: http://theworldlink.com/coquillevalley/news/watershed-association-brings-together-diverse-partners/article_93300df8-c96b-5754-9fa1-8959a740fe85.html

Thank you Shelby!

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Basically a group of four people made all the major decisions

by Sen. Jeff Kruse (R-Roseburg)

It is helpful to let a bit of time pass before taking a look at what was and wasn’t accomplished during a Legislative Session.

While the majority party “talked” about jobs and the economy, it became quite clear the first priority was political payback. There were bills that gave clear wins to trial lawyers, public sector unions, anti-gun groups and environmental organizations. All one needs to do is take a look at campaign contributions to understand why these passed.

It was also interesting that the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce had a list of bills they supported and a list they opposed. None of the bills they supported passed and all but one of the bills they opposed did pass. So much for “jobs and the economy.”

However, there were some areas where I think we did some very good work. One was in the area of sexual violence and sexual predators. We put into place safe haven arrangements so that women who have been assaulted have a safe and confidential place to go if they feel they have been a victim. We also dealt with some internet issues that I had previously been unaware of and I found to be very disturbing. On the other side of the issue we put in place a pathway for young people to earn their way off of the sex offender registry. We did this with the understanding that occasionally young people do dumb things and maybe they shouldn’t be labeled for life for one mistake.

We also took the first step in unwinding the empire former Governor Kitzhaber was trying to create, and we accomplished this by eliminating the Oregon Education Investment Board. Kitzhaber’s long-range plan was to have education, health care and social services all in one place controlled by him. Hopefully we can now head in a different direction. We have a workgroup in place with the plan to bring forward a better administrative structure during the 2016 Legislative Session. It should also be noted we are on a pathway to get rid of Common Core Standards and the Smarter Balance Assessments. Our schools worked better when there was local control and it is time we moved back to that model.

My one personal disappointment is the mascot issue. During the 2014 Session legislation was passed creating a workgroup to come up with a solution (which we did), and instructing the State Board of Education to adopt the rule. The Board chose to ignore the law and not adopt the rule. We had legislation ready to go to reverse their decision, and even had the support of Governor Brown. Then the confederate flag issue came up and the Governor backed down. She told me she would find a way for the Board to do the right thing, but it hasn’t happened yet, so clearly that particular story is not done yet.

While each Legislature develops its own personality, this one was unique for a couple of reasons. First, the Democrats had a super majority in the Senate and were one vote short of a super majority in the House. Also we did have a change of Governor mid-stream, which further complicated things. What we found was basically a group of four people making all of the major decisions.

Hopefully we will do better next time around.

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Hey Patriots,

All the work paid off, the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance initiative has a ballot number, Measure #6-151, for the November election.  It is affirmed, the petition was verified by the County Clerk.  VOTE YES! to measure 6-151 for your right to Bear Arms.....Rob T. 

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Letter to Editor:

On August 4th, 2015 Rob Taylor and Tom McKirgan submitted petitions to the Coos County Elections office. With the help from  supporters, the committee gathered more signatures than were required in order to place the full Willowa County version of the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance on the November 2015 Coos County ballot. We feel very confident that it will pass, becoming unlawful for any person or corporation to infringe on the Second Amendment resulting in fines of $2,000 per person and $4,000 per corporation for each violation.

The ordinance does not allow Coos County to allocate funds or resources toward the enforcement of SB941. You can view the ordinance here: http://www.cooscountywatchdog.com/second-amendment-preservation-ordinance.html

Additionally, we've began recall efforts against Coos County Commissioner John Sweet as a direct result of his adamant  refusal to support the U.S. Second Amendment by twice voting against a proposed single page resolution against the despotic SB941, despite public outrage, stating; "I don't feel comfortable voting other peoples consciences on this matter."

The Committee to Preserve the Second Amendment warned the commission that if they refused to honor their sworn oaths to the U.S. and Oregon Constitutions by not passing the single page resolution, that We The People would do it ourselves. Thankfully, ​the ordinance has the full support of Coos County Sheriff Craig Zanni.

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In conclusion, this study at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge provides insight into how riparian systems
in sagebrush/bunchgrass ecosystems of the Great Basin can respond to the cessation of livestock grazing. Fourfold increases in willow and rushes, with bare soil decreasing to a tenth of what it was during the period of
cattle grazing, show just how much a system can change within only two decades of cattle removal. Hart Mountain presents a unique opportunity to assess passive restoration as a means to rehabilitate a landscape after decades of cattle grazing. The results are promising, and similar on sites with passive versus active restoration treatments such as burning or planting. Simply removing cattle from areas may be all that is required to restore many degraded riparian areas in the American West.

Editor, please print this in the next edition of your newspaper.  Thank you kindly.​

  To the good people of Coos County,

  ​The Committee to Preserve the Second Amendment has​an obligation to make it known that on February 17, 2015; Commissioner Bob Main proposed a resolution that would prevent county funds and resources to be used in enforcing the tyrannical and unconstitutional SB 941.

​(Visit Oregon Firearms Federation webpage for details)  It is the same so-called law that our honorable Sheriff Zanni will not enforce. ​
 
"All laws which are repugnant to the Constitution are null and void." - Marbury v Madison 1803.  See also the Supremacy Clause U.S. Constitution Article VI Clause 2.

The resolution had overwhelming citizens support but regardless,​Commissioner Sweet adamantly refused to vote in favor of it, quoting, "I don't feel comfortable voting other peoples conscience on this matter.”  The commission then scheduled a work session for May 13th​ to discuss it further​.

Commissioner Main and many resolution supporters were present for the work session but it was cancelled just two and a half hours beforehand because both Commissioners Sweet and Cribbins did not attend. 

  The very next day, Governor Brown signed SB 941 into law. 

  ​Draw your own conclusion, but one could surmise that our attempt to pass the resolution was intentionally sabotaged in order to allow the passage of SB 941.

  ​Obviously Commissioner Sweet does NOT honor his sworn oath to support and defend the U.S. or Oregon Constitutions.  Not only is this offensive and cowardly, it's downright illegal!  See Oath of Office U.S. Constitution Article VI Clause III and Oregon Constitution Article XV Section 3.

  ​Infuriated citizens ​decided to initiate a recall of Coos County Commissioner John Sweet which was then filed on July​7th. 

  ​It's truly sad to know that our forefathers used the rifle to do what he won’t even do with the pen. What an insult to their honor for what they and theirs sacrificed for all of us! ​

  Since he refuses to interpose tyranny and stand for our liberties, we the people must do it ourselves then remove him from office.

  ​ ​The right to keep and bear arms shall NOT be infringed~by anyone.

  Visit www.CoosCountyWatchdog.com, where you can download a copy of the petition to sign to recall Commissioner John Sweet.

http://www.cooscountywatchdog.com/uploads/8/7/3/0/8730508/crjs_electronic_signature_sheet_aproved_july_7_2015.pdf

  Tom McKirgan
  Coquille

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