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size=3>Private Forests News list members:</FONT></P>
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size=3>*** Updated information on presentation of Oregon Department of
Forestry’s budget and public hearing time***</FONT></P>
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size=3>PUBLIC HEARING</FONT></P>
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size=3>The public hearing day for the ODF budget before the Ways and Means
Natural Resources Subcommittee is Wednesday May 6 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm in
Hearing Room 170 of the State Capitol. The Subcommittee has added an additional
day of public hearing for the ODF budget on this Thursday, May 7<SUP>th</SUP> –
same time and hearing room. H-170 is one of the smaller hearing rooms, so the
schedule and space will likely be quite full; early arrival is
recommended.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>BUDGET PRESENTATION SCHEDULE</FONT></P>
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size=3>ODF’s budget presentation to the Ways and Means Natural Resources
Subcommittee is scheduled for the following days from 1:00pm to 2:30pm in H-170
State Capitol:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Tuesday, May 5th – </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Following opening remarks by Board of Forestry chair John Blackwell and
State Forester Marvin Brown, presentation of the State Forests Division will
conclude from Monday’s presentation of the State Forests overview.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Wednesday, May 6th – </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Public Testimony<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Thursday, May 7<SUP>th</SUP></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Private Forests Division and ODF Agency Administration</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
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size=3>If you cannot attend hearings in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Salem</st1:City></st1:place>, the hearings are videocast over the
Internet at: </FONT><A href="http://www.leg.state.or.us/listn/"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.leg.state.or.us/listn/</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> -- then select 170 from the Hearing Rooms
list.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>NEW ANALYSIS CHART AVAILABLE</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Agency Affairs has developed a chart which shows staff fulltime
equivalent (FTE) levels for ODF’s Private Forests Division (and the predecessor
Forest Practices program) from 1980 to 2009 while comparing key events in
the <SPAN class=700382915-05052009>development</SPAN> of Oregon’s forest
and resource protection rules. The chart also visually expresses what proposed
budget reduction levels for staffing <SPAN class=700382915-05052009>within
Private Forests </SPAN>would look like in the 10 to 30 percent General Fund
budget reduction plans requested by the Legislature.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>The chart is available at this link --</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p><A
href="http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/docs/PFstaffingchartMay09.pdf"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/docs/PFstaffingchartMay09.pdf</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Additional information about ODF’s budget development process is
available at:</FONT></P>
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href="http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/budgetdevelopment.shtml"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/budgetdevelopment.shtml</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Questions? Please feel free to contact me.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Kevin Weeks</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Public Information Officer / Private Forests
Division<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Oregon Department of Forestry<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="mailto:kweeks@odf.state.or.us"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>kweeks@odf.state.or.us</FONT></A></P>
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face="Times New Roman">(503)
945-7427<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>