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Enviro group wants county out of land use association.(Government Local)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
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May 14, 2009
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Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard
Environmentalists are turning up the pressure on Lane County to pull its longtime membership in the Association of O&C Counties, calling the group a radical, pro-timber lobby that uses taxpayer dollars to promote clear-cutting of forests.
The association said it has soundly represented county interests on federal timberland in Western Oregon for 80 years. But the county Board of Commissioners chairman is highly critical and said the county's fiscal challenges have put membership back at the forefront of debate.
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