Suzanne L. Penegor and Gienie Assink
Oregon counties find themselves in a budget dilemma as a result of the inability to use our O&C Lands to provide funding for public safety and federal Forest Service timberlands to provide funding for vital public services such as road maintenance and schools.
The reality is that Oregon taxpayers cannot make up the huge difference in the lost timber receipts that used to finance these important county services, and…