Random Sampling

Today we offer a sampling of comments on the Clatsop County Commission:




I appreciated the "people" that showed up for this bocc meeting, unfortunately it seems the elected people minus Commissioner Roberts did not hear them, only patronized them. Face it folks, this club of four just doesn't get it, and they had no idea of the millions of dollars sitting in that room, and the hardworking people that were going to get up in 3 hours to go to work in the woods. Lee's comment "This is democracy and he appreciated all the comments except the irresponsible rhetoric" just made me sick. The embarressment they have already caused us, let alone the dollars they are costing us now and in future is not something that we can tolerate for 4 years.

....And this observation

How long till forest harvesting will cease to exist under these so called advocates. They do not speak for me and do not represent the masses. The Port of Astoria better watch out because once they lock up the forests your deep draft port will cease to exist. (Public and Private) They are loose cannons with unknown sources of black powder. Who is funding their socialist maneuvers??? Anyone willing to make a guess??? They cannot keep doing what they are doing without this backing. Shorebank?? Marc??Gov funds??

...And this letter from concerned fishermen

Lower Columbia Alliance
for Sustainable Fisheries
Bernie Bjork
P.O. Box 1204
Astoria, OR 97103
May 14, 2011
Subject: Support For Clatsop State Forest Plan.


Dear Mr. Weeks;


This letter is written in support of the Oregon Department of Forestry's Clatsop State
Forest plan.
My name is Bernie Bjork, and I am the grassroots coordinator of the Lower Columbia Alliance for Sustainable Fisheries. We are a coalition of over 100 like minded entities formed back in 2003 to work in our common interest of keeping as much ocean open to fishing as possible. We are made up of mostly commercial and sport fishing family run businesses and businesses that cater to the industry. In the past our stance has been supported by the Port Districts of Astoria, and Ilwaco and Chinook Washington, and the cities of Astoria and Warrenton, and also the Clatsop County Commission.


Our reason for supporting the plan is that we feel that the Oregon Department of Forestry has done a fine job of managing our state forests. We feel that there is no reason for our Clatsop County Commission to weigh in on this subject. This is due to the simple fact that, besides Commissioner Roberts, they personally know nothing about the subject.


Over the last 11 years the members of our Alliance have had to endure one lawsuit, and one closed to fishing area after another, and more and more fishermen leaving the industry, for really no good reason. We see similar environmental entities lining up to do to the logging industry, what they have done to our local fishing industry. Our Alliance feels that the environmental community needs to step back, take a breath, and truly try to comprehend what their paid minions have done, and what more they are capable of doing. Locking up all of our natural resources, from business that create sustainable family wage jobs, is truly not the answer.


Thank you for allowing our Alliance to weigh in on this very important subject.


Truly;


Bernie Bjork