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LETTER #1
June 27, 2007
Linda Duffy, District Ranger
Ashland Ranger District, USFS
645 Washington Street
Ashland, OR 97520
Re: Mt. Ashland Ski Area Expansion Project Activities
- Specific Direction Regarding the Timber Settlement Sale Contract
Dear Linda,
This letter regards the current change in practice arrangement relative to the Mount Ashland Ski Area
Special Use Permit and is not intended to influence the ongoing appeal process or injunction status.
As you are aware, the City"and Mt. Ashland Association (MAA) have been in and out of mediation
discussions with regard to the process with which to move forward on expansion activities. The Forest
Service has honored the City's October 3, 2006 request for a change in practice with regard to the
relationship between the USFS and the City, and the City's l~ MAA, for CWTent expansion
activities "with the Special Use Permit (SUP) and expansion boundaries. That change in practice
requested that the USFS deal directly with the City for all ski area expansion related permits and plans.
This change in practice only relates to the expansion process, not to routine winter or summer
operation of the ski area.
The City expects, absent unforeseen circumstances or compelling legal mlings, to authorize the MAA
as the "Name of the Purchaser" on the USFS Timber Sale Settlement Sale Contract. We will issue a
letter to this effect following the release of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal opinion on the expansion
if the Timber Sale activity is not affected by the court ruling. The City would take up to two days to
review the final opinion to determine this.
This does not change any other portion of the October 3, 2006 letter, or our intent to remain involved
with all ski area expansion rel~ plans and permits, including review of all of the documents related
to the Settlement Sale itself
The City and MAA are proceeding with the formation of the Quality Assurance/Quality Control
(QNQC) Team and look forward to your cooperation with that venture. We fully realize and respect
that the QNQC Team does not infringe upon or change your responsibilities to manage the forest, but
hope that it will aid you in the technical discovery of the best m$18gement practices and adaptive risk
mitigation dwing the Timber Settlement Sale and future construction and monitoring activities.
The City remains gravely concerned that the surety bond restoration value of $200,000 is not adequate
to protect the City's drinking water or correct any potential adverse environmental dam~ge as a result
of tree cutting, tree removal and follow-on construction related to soils erosion, sediment transport, or
other associated concerns. Currently, the Special Use Permit requires a $200,000 bond for ski area
restoration in the unlikely event that the operations/operators, currently MAA, declare bankruptcy and
a subsequent decision is made to abandon the ski area.
LETfER #1
As you reiterated in your Oct~ber 6, 2006 letter to the City, the USFS Record of Decision for the ski
area expansion activities require that the "... bond or assets available amount under the SUP will be
proportionally adjusted to account for the increase in developed area, and the subsequently increased
need for funding for reclamation (above the current amount) in the event of ski area closure." The
USFS received a copy ofMAA's outline for the construction process I work plan, forwarded by the
City, and the USFS is in the process of reviewing an internal work draft of the operations I
implementation plan (at this point without formal City comment or forwarding guidance). With this
information and once the City has formally commented on the operations / implementation plan, the
City strongly urges you to reconsider the restoration amount. We would appreciate time to sit with you
to discuss our concerns and have the USFS establish and secure a restoration-specific bond prior to
timber sale activity.
I encourage you to continue your discussions and plannitlg with Paula Brown as the primary contact
for the City. Should MAA need USFS direction, Paula will be happy to be part of those discussions.
Paula can be reached at 541-552-2411 or paulauvashland.or.us. Please let me know if you need
anything else from me or our staff.
Sincerely,
Martha Bennett
Ashland City Administrator
Cc: Mayor and member of Ashland City Council
Scott Conroy, Forest Supervisor RRNF
Paula Bro~ Public Works Director I City Engineer
Kim Clark, MAA
LETTER #1
June 27, 2007
Linda Duffy, District Ranger
Ashland Ranger District, USFS
645 Washington Street
Ashland, OR 97520
Re: Mt. Ashland Ski Area Expansion Project Activities
- Specific Direction Regarding the Timber Settlement. Sale Contract
Dear L~
This letter regards the current change in practice anangem.ent relative to the Mount Ashland Ski Area
Special Use Permit and is not intended to influence the ongoing appeal process or injunction status.
As you are aware, the City and Mt. ARbland Association (MAA) have been in and out of mediation
discussions with regard to the process with which to move forward on expansion activities. The Forest
Service bas honoR;d the City's October 3, 2006 request for a change in practice with regard to the
relationship between the USPS and the City, and the City's ~ MAA, for current expansion
activities with the Special Use Permit (SUP) and expansion boundaries. That chaDge in practice
~ that the USPS deal directly with the City for all ski an:a expansion reJated pcmbts and plans.
This change in practice only relates to the expansion process, not to routine winter or summer
operation of the ski area. .
The City expects, absent unforeseen circiun~ or compelliug legal rnlin~ to authorize the MAA
as the "Name of the Purchaser" on the USFS TDD.ber Sale Settlement Sale Contract. We will issue a
letter to this effect following the decision of the Wmth Circuit Comt of Appeal on the injunction of the
Timber Sale.
This does not change any other portion of the October 3, 2006 letter, or our intent to remain involved
with all ski an:a expansion related plans and permits, including review of all of the documents related
to the Settlement Sale itselt:
The City and MAA are ~ing with the formation of the Quality AssuranceIQuality Comrol
(QAlQC) Team and look fOrward to your cooperation with that venture. We fully realize and respect
that the QAlQC Team does not iDfriuge upon or chaDge your responsibilities to ~e the forest, but
. hope that it will aid you in the tecImical discovery of the best maoaganeot practices and adaptive risk
mitigation during the TlDlber Settlement Sale and future construction and monitoring activities.
The City remains gravely concerned that the surety bond restoration value ofS200,OOO is not adequate
to protect the City's drin1ci..g water or correct any potential adverse environmeotaJ damage as a result
of tree cutting, tree removal and follow-onCODStructi.on related to soils erosion, sediment ttaDsport, or
other associated concerns. Currently, the Special Use Permit requires a $200,000 bond for ski area
restoration in the unlikely event that the operatioDsIopemtors, curreotly MAA, declare bankruptcy and
a subsequent decision is made to abandon the ski area.
As you reiterated in your October 6, 2006 letter to the City, the USFS Record of Decision for the ski
area expansion activities require that the "... bond or assets available amount under the SUP will be
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proportionally adjusted to account for the increase in developed area, and the subsequently increased.
need for funding for reclamation (above the current amount) in the event of ski area closure." The
USFS received a copy ofMAA's outline for the COIIStI1dion pocess I wmk plan, fOrwarded by the
City, and the USPS is in the process of reviewing an internal work draft of the Ope.atiODS I
implementation plan (at this point without formal City comment or fOrwarding guidance). With this
information and once the City has formally commented on ~ operations I implementation plan, the
City strongly mges you to IeCOmIider the restoration amount. We would appeciate time to Bit with you
to discuss our concerns and have the USPS establish and secure a restoration-specific bond prior to
timber sale activity.
I encourage you to continue your msc.JSSious and pIann"-g with Paula B~wn as the primary contact
for the City. Should MAA need USPS direction, Paula will be happy to be part of those discussious.
Paula can be reached at 541-552-2411 or paula@ashland.or.us..Please let me know if you need
anything else from me or our staff.
Sincerely,
Martha Bennett
A~hland City Administrator
Cc: Mayor and member of ~sh1end City Council
Scott Conroy, Forest Supervisor RRNF .
Paula Brown, Public Works Director I City Engineer
Kim Cl~ MAA
TIMELINE & REQUIREMENTS RE: MAA TIMBER SALE
This chart is intended to clarify what activities are contingent on having the timber sale purchaser
assigned and what is the minimum amount of time after the contract is signed between MAA and the
USFS that timber sale activity can be~ presuming no injunction. It uses the handwritten list of tasks
that Paula discussed with MAA and USFS on May 31, 2007. It asswnes that the contract will be
assigned at some point to MAA.
Task
1. Cost recovery-Federal requirement
for SUP holderlleasee to pay full cost
of USFS work on SUP-related tasks
2. Timber Sale
a) Secme subcontractor (bids and/or
sign contract
b) Subcontractor plan submittal
c) -Activity begins
d Bond Posted b B er
4. US Army Corps of Engineers Permit
etlands Delineation?
5. Submission of Required Plans per
ROD
Operating Plan
Erosion Control Plan
Storm Water Management Plan
Monitoring Plan (?)
Development Schedule (yrs 1-3)
Mitigation Plan
Spill Plan
Duties and Responsibilities
a) MAA Internal process to point of
submittal to City
b) City submits to USFS
c USFS Review
5. Development of Civil Disobedience
Plan
6. City RFP QAlQC
a) Finalize RFP
b) Receive proposals
c) Selection
d) Resolve questions about funding,
etc.
NOT ON LIST
7. City work with USFS to establish
restoration cost estimate (this may cost
mone due to full cost 8CCOun: · law
6/27/2007
How 10111 it
takes
Put in place
one month ago
a) 0-14 days
?
a) EstimJlted
complete 6/29
b) 0-1 day
c) 7 da s
Estiniated
co lete 6/29
a)
b) 21 days
c) 5-14 days
d)?
Responsible
USFS
MAA
b) - d)
Subcontractor I
MAA
MAA
USFS
Require MAA as
eoDtraet urcbaser?
No
a) No
b) Cannot happen until
contract issued
c) post court decision
d with contract si ·
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
a) City No
b) City No
c) Undetermined No
d) CitylMAA No
No
Cate's Goals:
1. Ensure that restoration and mitigation is guaranteed:
a. Costs are estimated appropriately with contingencies for variables
b. Assets and resources exist to complete it
c. Monitoring in place
2. Ensure that the MAA has a viable plan to complete the expansion before disturbance happens
3. Ensure that City does not signal comt that we believe the injunction should be lifted before
watershed protection issues are resolved
Tools:
1. Voluntary cooperation on resolution components failed
2. Mediation failed
3. Change in practice One-time Leverage is MAA's ability to conduct Timber sale as quickly as
possible
4. Meeting with USFS to adjust restoration cost estimates will cost city money
5. QAlQC Team will cost city money
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Draft from Mayor Morrison
June 26, 2007
June 27, 2007
Linda Duffy, District Ranger
Ashland Ranger District, USFS
645 Washington Street
Ashland, OR 97520
Dear Linda,
In the interest of moving forward with the ski area expansion and future mediation with MAA, the City is
authorizing the USFS Timber Sale Settlement Sale Contract with MAA as the, "Name of the Purchaser."
This does not change any other portion of the City's October 3, 2006 request regarding the relationship
between the USFS, the City, and MAA for current expansion activities with the Special Use Permit (SUP)
and expansion boundaries. It is the City's intent to remain involved with all expansion related plans and
permits, including review of all the documents related to the Settlement Sale itself.
The City and MAA are proceeding with the formation of the Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QNQC)
Team and look forward to your cooperation with that venture. We hope the QNQC Team will aid you in the
technical discovery of the best management practices and monitoring activities for this expansion. We
would appreciate you working with City staff in the weeks ahead as this team is identified.
Currently, the SUP requires a $200,000 bond for ski area restoration in the unlikely event that MAA was to
declare bankruptcy and a subsequent decision is made to abandon the ski area. The City remains concerned
that this bond is not adequate to protect the City's drinking water or correct any potential environmental
damage as a result of tree cutting, tree removal and follow-up construction related to soil erosion, sediment
transport, or other associated concerns.
As you reiterated in your October 6, 2006 letter to the City, the USFS Record of Decision for the ski area
expansion activities requires that the, "... bond or assets available amount under the SUP will be
proportionally adjusted to account for the increase in developed area, and the subsequently increased need
for funding for reclamation (above the current amount) in the event of ski area closure." The City forwarded
to you a copy ofMAA's outline for the construction process/work plan and it is our understanding that the
USFS is in the process of reviewing an internal work draft of the operations/implementation plan. With this
information, the City strongly urges you to reconsider and increase the restoration amount. We would
appreciate time to sit with you to discuss our concerns and have the USFS establish and secure a restoration
specific bond prior to timber sale activity.
Thank you for your time and consideration. Please let me know if you need anything else from me or City
staff.
Sincerely,
Martha Bennett
City Administrator
cc: Mayor and City Council
Scott Conroy, Forest Supervisor RRNF
Paula Brown, Public Works Director
Kim Clark, MAA
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Linda Duffy, District Ranger
Ashland Ranger District, USFS
645 Washington Street
Ashland, OR 97520
Re: Mt. Ashland Ski Area Expansion Project Activities
Specific Direction Regarding the Timber Settlement Sale Contract
Dear Linda,
This letter modifies the current change in practice arrangement relative to the Mount Ashland Ski Area
Special Use Permit and is not intended to influence the ongoing appeal process or injunction status.
As you are aware, the City and Mt. Ashland Association (MAA) have been in and out of mediation
discussions with regard to the process with which to move forward on expansion activities. The Forest
Service has honored the City's October 3, 2006 request for ~ change in practice with regard to the
relationship between the USFS and the City, and the City's.subleas~ MAA, for current expansion
activities with the Special Use Permit (SUP) and expansion boundaries. That change in practice
requested that the USFS deal directly with the City for all ski area expansion related permits and plans.
This change in practice only relates to the expansion process, not to routine winter or summer
operation of the ski area.
With good faith and in response to the threat of a lawsuit on breach of the Lease the interest of moving
forward with the ski area expansion and future mediation with MAA, the City is authorizing the USFS
Timber Sale Settlement Sale Contract to be authorized with MAA as the "Name of the Purchaser."
This does not change any other portion of the October 3, 2006 letter, or our intent to remain fully
involved with all ski area expansion related plans and permits, including review of all of the
documents related to the Settlement Sale itself.
The City and MAAare proceeding with the formation of the Quality Assurance/Quality Control
(QA/QC) Team and look forward to your cooperation with that venture. We fully realize and respect
that the QA/QC Team does not infringe upon or change your responsibilities to manage the forest, but
hope that it will aid you in the technical discovery of the best management practices and adaptive risk
mitigation during the Timber ~ettlement ~ale and future construction and monitoring activities. We
would appreciate you working with City staff in the weeks ahead as this team is identified~ and would
very much appreciate you or one or more members of your staffbeing willing to assist in the selection
of team members.
The City remains gravely concerned that the surety bond restoration value of $200,000 is not adequate
to protect the City's drinking water or correct any potential adverse environmental damage as a result
of tree cutting, tree removal and follow-on construction related to soils erosion, sediment transport, or
other associated concerns. Currently, the Special Use Permit requires a $200,000 bond for ski area
restoration in the unlikely event that the operations/operators, currently MAA, declare bankruptcy and
a subsequent decision is made to abandon the ski area.
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DRAFT #2 Add is underlined; Removed is italics
As you reiterated in your October 6, 2006 letter to the City, the USFS Record of Decision for the ski
area expansion activities require that the "... bond or assets available amount under the SUP will be
proportionally adjusted to account for the increase in developed area, and the subsequently increased
need for funding for reclamation (above the current amount) in the event of ski area closure." The
USFS received a copy ofMAA's outline for the construction process / work pl~ forwarded by the
City, and the USFS is in the process of reviewing an internal work draft of the operations /
implementation plan (at this point without formal City comment or forwarding guidance). With this
information and once the City has formally commented on the operations / implementation plan, the
City strongly urges you to reconsider the restoration amount. We would appreciate time to sit with you
to discuss our concerns and have the USFS establish and secure a restoration-specific bond prior to
timber sale activity. reach an understanding of the restoration needs and values.
I encourage you to continue your discussions and planning with Paula Brown as the primary contact
for the City. Should MAA need USFS direction, Paula will be happy to be part of those discussions.
Paula can be reached at 541-552-2411 or paula@.as111and.or.us. Please let me know if you need
anything else from me or our staff.
Sincerely,
Martha Bennett
Ashland City Administrator
Cc: Mayor and member of Ashland City Council
Scott Conroy, Forest Supervisor RRNF
Paula Brown, Public Works Director / City Engineer
Kim Clark, MAA
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO CITY OF ASHLAND PROPOSAL
JUNE 27, 2007
OVERVIEW: SYSTEM INTEGRATION
1. STRATEGIC
PLANNING
OMission
o Goals
o Annual
Performance Plan
2. POLICY DEVELOPMENT
o Board Process Policies
o BoardlExecutive Relationship Policies
o Executive Accountability Policies
o Stratejlic Direction Policies
3. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
o Annual Review Process
o Interim Review Process
1. SAMPLE GOVERNANCE POLICY
Policy I: Job Description Policy
Type: Board Process Policy
The job of the council is to represent the citizens and taxpayers and to lead the city by
determining and requiring appropriate and excellent organizational performance. To
distinguish the council's own unique job from the jobs of the City Manager and staff,
the council will concentrate its efforts on the following:
1. Determining and using proactive strategies to ensure constructive two-way
dialogue for input from staff and citizens as a means to link the entire city
around goal achievement; and
2. Developing written policies which, at the broadest levels, address:
a. Council Process Policies: how the council will conceive, carry out and
monitor its own work;
b. Council/Executive Relationship Policies: how authority is delegated and its
proper use monitored; the City Manager role, the City Recorder role and
their authority and accountability;
c. Executive Accountability Policies: constraints on executive authority which
establish the practical, ethical and legal boundaries within which all staff
activity and decision-making will take place and be monitored; and
d. Strategic Direction Policies: what the council intends for the city to achieve.
3. Ensuring City Manager performance by monitoring ofthe Annual Performance
Plan and the City Manager's Executive Accountability Policies.
4. Ensuring City Recorder performance by monitoring of the City Recorder's
Executive Accountability Policies.
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5. Ensuring council performance through monitoring Council Process Policies
and CounciVExecutive Relationship Policies.
6. Ensuring that the Annual Performance Plan is the focus of organizational
performance.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, nothing in this or any other City Council Rule or
Policy shall change any collective bargaining agreement, employment contract or "at
will" employment of any city employee.
Adopted:
Monitoring Method: Council Self-Assessment
Monitoring }'requency:
2. STRATEGIC PLANNING MODEL
I
City Goals
Developed by
City Council
I
nt Department Department
es Objectives Objectives
by Developed by Developed by
am with Management Team with Management Team with
put Employee Input Emplovee Input
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EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE
S ACTION PLANS ACTION PLANS
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nput - with Supervisor Input - with Supervisor Input
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Core [ Position Employee
Competencies Standards Action Plans
Compensation
Adjustment and
Other
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City of Ashland, BaUot Measure, September 18
Interim Funding Ashland Public Library
Caption:
Local Option Tax Levy Interim Funding for Ashland Public Library
Total 10 words (10 word~ permitted per ORS 250.(35)
Question:
Shall Ashland levy up to $.58 per $1,000 assessed value for two years beginning July I. 2007 for
library operations?
Total 20 words (20 words permitted per ORS 250.(3520)
Summary:
This measure may be passed only at an election with at least a 50 percent voter turnout. (Required
language per ORS 240.036 and not counted towards overall word count.) This tax levy is an
interim funding solution to operate the Ashland branch public library for no more than two years.
"LILlQ ..58 cents.per $1.000 of assessed property valuqmlv he levied if this measure paSSl~S. This
Ie~)s expected to generate $1.032 million annually. The a~l~clge aSSf~sed value.lt)r a single
fami" lmme in ~\2hJand i~ m)l1ro\inlcttely $W7.0CJO. 'llld thi~ l1()llsclwlJ wuukin<i.Y $12Qper v ear
if this measure passes,
Funds genl:rated under this ky)\yiIJpnlybe usedJo prO\ide librclTyseryices. The City Ivilllwt
Il:\\ thisIa.\ if Jackson LOllllty JCceiv~s federal fundingJ.Qr~JlLe_lilmlr\ ,
rOJ2J2fn.thl~ Ashland lihrary ,lll.:~jty of Ashl,!nd andJaek.son C\lunt\must nee.otElte anQ al1J2rQI'l'
,lnilllcrgll\, e rn m en 1 c\ I ag rl'<cme n t .
"
LibrclT~ieesjJl_-""~hIdllQ II ilWncludefue followini!, at a minimum,;
· .40 upen hours per week with professional stafT.
· Existing public terminals for internet access.
· .'-Jewspaper and magazine subscriptions.
· Access to materials currently in the Ashland library.
· 400 new books per year.
· Children's proe.rams dnJ r('ferelle(' services.
Total r3" wordl' (/75 words permitted perORS 250.(35)
Explanatory Statement:
Passage of this levy will operate the Ashland public library Jar a maximum of two years. It is,a
stop gap measure to keep the Ashland library open until a permanent funding solution is
developed to fund county libraries. If the measure passes the library will likely open in October
of this year. "
To open the Ashland libran. the Citv of Ashland and Jackson County must negotiate and apprO\ e
,!n.i.J1l(;l'~r1Ill(,lltal ael'eeITll'J1l.
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j Deleted: financial Impact on an
! Ashland household WIth an assessed
i property \allle lIf $250.000 would be
~lInately $145 per year
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r-o;l'~'~- f'oI-;h'~"I'ib-~~ry and cannot be 1
~l\'erled to other Clt)' services. ._"~~
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l Ji' other funding: IS found fur the library J
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l,_C~unty to ope~ate the Ashlan~ library _ 'm__~
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described above
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rD~I~: The City will contrac.t.;:l;;; l
: Jackson County to operate the library in I',
: Ash land
,
Libran servi<:~jjrr ,'\shland \\ill indude the filllu\, in~.ilLiLJ1Jinimum;
· 40 llpen hpurs per \\cck\\ilh prokssiunal staff.
· .E;.Jsting rurdie' terminals j()i: internet acces:;,
· Ne\\spaperand magaLinesllbscriptiuns.
~\cce"Jp nlat~x!als current" in the Ashland lihran.
...__'illO n-':'-VJ1()< )i-.srcr "GIL
· Children's prugram~<ln<lrd'ercnce smin'"
The ('it\' intends tp ch,lr~e a fl.:e j()r non-residew, 1<> ohtain a libraI" card, Ihese fcc, and anI'
Jevy funds not needed for base services may be used to offset additional services such as:
· Access to thc Central Library collection.
· New materials.
· fVJditiQfl<lbt<Jllil)t' aSlJeededto sUPport inln:ase<l..llse.
· Additional Internet workstations and other eljUipnlenl nee.<ledJ(l)urrOrl addili(mal us<:,.
T
What's nex(')
The City will continue to advocate for a county-wide library system and actively participate on
study groups with other communities in Jackson County to identify library funding options.
These options might include. but are not limited to. forming a special library district (by law
special districts can only be formed during even numbered years). or implementing an income
tax.
How much will it cost me?
To determine how much your household will pay in additional taxes, refer to your property tax
statement issued by the county and find your tax assessed property value. (Your tax assessed
value will be signijicanlly lower that your market assessed value.) ~Ihe a\'erat,!e asst;~~s:\.L~,ll~lt;
l~lril singh: family residl'ncein ,\shlilnd is arprn\imalcly S207,(}()(j, The4dditional pmrert; ta\
paid hi th(,.' "a\ erag.c-:-h"usehtiliJ.lv()uld be S 12() pIT.}e.<!U.2D7 times 58 (:s:nj;J.
Results ora 'No:- Vote
If this local option Icvy does not pass. the Ashland public library will remain closed until an
alternative funding solution is developed.
Tota/ 3~~1 words (500 words permitted per ORS 246. 150, 251,305 & 251.325 5(0)
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i from non-Ashland reSIdents and
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What we know:~
~ #->More than 20,000 library I.:ards were
issued and actIve through the Ashland
Public LibraI)! prior 10 closure,~
<..#:.>Library use In Ashland constItuted
20% ofJibrary use in the County ~
<#-:>previous staffing levels and hours of
operatIOn were considered minima1.~
<#>Thls two year levy WIll apply to
property taxes collected In November of
2007 and in November of 2008 The use
of the taxes will explTe in June of 2009 ~
~
What we don'! know'~
<#>The number of non-Ashland usels
who will viSIt the Ashland library since II
may be the first or only open library in
Jackson County ~
<.#> Whether the library staff m Ashland
, will be the same as the previous stafr~
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! $250.000, multiply 250 by $.58 You
! would pay an additional $145 in property
, tax in November 0/'2007 and 2008
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