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Home My WebLink About2012-0717 Documents Submitted at Mtg FARMERS AND BUSINESSES WHO SUPPORT BAN ON GMO CROPS IN JACKSON COUNTY FARMERS Anam Cara Gardens,Ashland BUSINESSES "I totally support the ban on GMO in Ashland and Jackson Autumn Woods,Ashland Growers&Crafters Market, County." "Keep it natural,keep it normal,keep it safe." Barking Moon Farm LLC,Applegate. Fulcrum Dining,Applegate Bigham Farms,Central Point Green Planet Organics,Medford Blue Fox Farm,Applegate Green Springs Body Works;Ashland- Dfggin' Livin'Farm and Apiary,Takilma(Cave Junction) Higher Power -- Raw Foods,Ashland "Say no to GMO." Montra Foods,Ashland' Fusion Farm,Ashland 0rganicos Bakery,Phoenix Hensel Family Farms;Rogue River- Out Of The Flame ,Talent "GMO/transgeniccrop[s]threaten my livelihood." Ravenscroft Essentials- ,Grants Pass(Jackson Co vendor) Illinois Valley Organics, Selma "Thank you!" Happy Days Products,Central Point(grows beets for seeds)- Southern O regon CarnivnrousPlants ,Jackson Co Mama Terra Micro Creamery,Williams "l don't trust genetically alteredplants,Therehasn'tbeen Nolte Family Farm & Nursery,Central Point Peace Farms,Applegate enough test of time." Pennington Farms,-Applegate Vida Picosa(salsas),Ashland P-holia-Farm Creamery,-Rogue River- We're All Nuts ,Phoenix - Runnymede Farm,Rogue River Ward's Wonder Dirt, LLC ,Jacksonville Seven:Seeds:Farm,Williams "Sanity please_Pro-labeling of food" "We are directly affected by the planting of GMO's&their MaeLevins Whole Foods Resta\y rant,Jacksonville potential to cross-pollinate&thereby contaminate our organic "A GMO Free Restaurant" seed crops." Ashland Food Coop, Ashland The Cherry Orchard,Winston Andy's Alchemy,Talent "Yeah!" K-rebsbach Fine-Foods,Jacksonville/Talent The Farming Fish,Winner/Rogue River "Yes,I support it!!" IJR'Organic/WesfMedford=Farm Team, Prospectand Miae,Ashland == Medford Amuse Restaurant,Ashland. "GMO pollen is terrorizing organic farmers and threatening our Hidden Springs Wellness Center,Ashland livelihood. We've grown chard&spinach seed for years&this Amy's Kitchen,Waite City is directly affecting our private property rights&business Deux Chats Bakery,Ashland interests." My Sweet OP Etcetera Bakery,Ashland Village Farm,Ashland Standing Stone Brewing Eoxppay,Ashland Whistling Duck Farm,Grants Pass Strathfrelds Restanratt-eM4 Bar,Ashland "This is about trespass." W-dd Bee Internationalgle Rbint Willow-Witt Ranch,Ashland Sensational Sweet,Inc.,Eagle Point _ Abbie-Lane-Farm;Gotd Hill Samantha D.Malloy,PC,Ashland Meadowlark Family Farm,Ashland_ Jackson Well Springs,Ashland White Oak Farm, Williams Health Research Institute,Ashland Barn Dog Farm,Williams- Talent Car Wash,Talent Fry Family Farms,Talent Steve Fry says"Stand up and be Counted" Pheasant Hill Vineyard,Talent Little Sprouts Farm, White City Elk Creek Gardens,.Trail White Oak Farm, Williams as of July 14,2012 5,v"t`�A Draft RPS Plan Population ".r INM-Proilections ons - Comp Plan - 30,326 ' RPS Draft - 24,918 _ 2040 Proiections Comp Plan - 26,bw RPS Draft - 23,056 t Historic Population —Comprehensive Plan Projection —RPS Projection ---- Linear(Historic Population) • • • mk • ' ' ' , ' • • , • Ashland Population Projections 30900 I 27500 �r 25000 --- -�'- r- r- 22590 _ --_ 2040 Proiections 200D0 - Comp Plan - 26,586 RPS Draft - 23,056 17500 RPS-Adopt - ,5090 - _ otecio tns _ -'" 12 Comp Plan - 30,326 500 - - -RPS U raf291 10000 RPS Adopted - 31 ,633 M ..n m M rn CI C) ^ — O— O- ^7 —C — —Go- — —C — s —7 -- N o o NU I N J 11 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O N (N N f�: N N N N N N N N N N N Histone Populator. Comprehensive Ran Projection Jackson Counts-AshlanC ProiecGen fadopted) ----Linear Q:[Vgnq Population) ft,&R�Uq , gu�b t � -7//IJ,z Council Communication Woea on July 17, 2012 Business Meeting AUTHORIZATION & RESOLUTION for City Council to put an advisory question on the November, 2012 Ballot letting citizens decide about campaign finance reform. FROM: Citizens of Ashland, Spokesperson, John Tyler, 812 Plum Ridge Drive, Ashland. Thank you for this opportunity to speak on behalf of Move to Amend. The reason we are here tonight is to request your support to give the citizens of Ashland an opportunity to express their views on the US Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case, which decided that corporations are people, and that money is the same as speech and cannot be regulated. To make clear what they meant,just three weeks ago the Supreme Court threw out a 100 year old Montana law prohibiting corporate money in state elections, saying any limitation on spending in elections is unconstitutional. We all know that money influences elections, and these decisions give wealthy contributors an unfair advantage over the average voter. Enormous sums of money are already being spent on national, state and local elections all around the country in this election year. Some are predicting that over two billion dollars will be spent in the Presidential race alone. This Council is the only way we have to bring this matter before the citizens of Ashland. Similar groups all over Jackson County are asking their city councils to support the passage of a constitutional amendment that corporations are not people and money is not speech. This is a national movement. Six state legislatures have already passed resolutions calling on Congress to pass this Constitutional Amendment. We have canvassed voters in Ashland, and have received an overwhelming positive response to our petitions. These are copies of petitions signed by several hundred Ashland voters. When we marched in the 4`n of July parade wearing our Move to Amend yellow t-shirts,the crowds on the sidewalk applauded and cheered as we marched by. The citizens of Ashland want to be heard on this issue. I believe that Citizens United is the most dangerous threat to our democracy we have faced in a long time. Unless we can overturn it and reinstate common sense regulation of our electoral process, our government will be for sale to the highest bidder. We know how lobbying money influences what goes on in Washington. I was part of a conference call to Senator Merkley last week to discuss this. The Senator clearly stated that the Senate will not pass any legislation calling for a Constitutional Amendment unless there is strong public pressure from an outraged citizenry to do so. Between now and the Fall election, we plan to offer several information Forums to educate the public and encourage them to express their opinions. I urge you to take action to give yourselves the authority to place this question on the ballot in November: "Shall Ashland voters instruct Congress to amend the United States Constitution to limit political campaign spending and provide constitutional rights only to people?" Thank you.