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Goals For Clatsop County Government in 2008

by Tryan Hartill

So I’m not a Commissioner, but I can pretend to be…right?

Here are some Goals that I would pick for 2008…..

• Finish the Mitigation Plan

Whatever who said what when or where, this thing is going to have to get done right away, unless of course you agree with my editorial a few weeks ago. Which I know none of the Commissioners do, so now is the time to go full speed ahead.

• Work out something with Josh Marquis

Yeah I know this is a very tough issue to tackle, but it’s time to push the egos aside and come up with something that will put this issue behind us.
The people of the County need to put this to rest.

• Put Meeting Audio Online

2 reasons for this. One, it will be very hard to spin anything said or not said. Two, someone is already writing up meeting notes and posting them on the website. This person could easily record the meeting and even separate every issue into 5-10 minute sound bites as they are recording. Yeah you won’t be able to charge the outrageous fee of $5 for the audio, but I still think it’s worth it.

• Get The Downed Timber

The County is way behind at this point. There really is nothing done along the lines of figuring out what to do with the downed timber. Sure it’s not worth much, but it will be a pain in the rear to deal with 12-18 months from now. The City of Astoria will be ready to remove their Timber by June and probably sooner if they really had to. That article I linked to above is already on the Timber Buy Sell website and is sending potential logging outfits to NCO to read about it.

• Save Money

I know things look OK for the next Budget year, but after that, even the most positive forecast looks pretty grim.

Things that can move off the list

• By-Pass

Really is any explanation needed? It isn’t gonna happen, so don’t worry about it. If you really want it, then call for higher gas taxes so ODOT has the money to fund it.

• Drugs

Yeah I’ve read the hype, but the reality is that drugs are not “Destroying the County” like some say. Local drug use is a little higher than the rest of Oregon and Oregon is a little higher than the rest of the country, so what? The only people that are making the noise are people that have a financial stake, or those that are trying to score political points. You know who you are.
And if you must “Do Something” give money to places like Thugz off Drugz, we know they need it.

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