[ODF_Private_Forests] Statewide budget hearings announced

[WEEKS Kevin]

Private Forests News service members:

The Ways and Means Committee of the Oregon Legislature has announced the times & places of several public hearings being held throughout Oregon to hear public comment on the 2009-2011 budget and the proposed state agency budget reductions submitted to the Legislative Fiscal Office.

Members of the committee have indicated that public response to the proposed cuts will be vital to their decision-making process.  Lists of proposed cuts can be found at:
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SCHEDULED MEETINGS

April 20th - Lincoln City
Lincoln City Cultural Center
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

April 21st - Portland
Portland Community College
Cascade Campus Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building Auditorium
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

April 23rd - Salem
State Capitol, Hearing Room F
(Video links to communities TBD)
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

April 29th - Bend
Location TBD
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

April 30th - Ashland
Southern Oregon University
Stevenson Union, Rogue River Room
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

May 1st - Eugene
University of Oregon
Prince Lucien Campbell Hall, Room 180
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

An information sheet explaining the Oregon Department of Forestry's reductions proposed to meet a 30 percent General Fund reduction target for 2009-2011 has been developed -- please contact me if you would like to have that information e-mailed to you to assist conversations about potential service reductions.

Thank you --

Kevin Weeks
Public Information Officer / Private Forests Division
Oregon Department of Forestry
kweeks at odf.state.or.us<mailto:kweeks at odf.state.or.us>
(503) 945-7427
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