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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN class=522031120-10042009>Private Forests News
service members:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN class=522031120-10042009>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.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>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: </FONT></DIV><A
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>SCHEDULED MEETINGS </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV></STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>April 20th - Lincoln City<BR>Lincoln City
Cultural Center<BR>6:00 - 9:00 p.m.<BR><BR>April 21st - Portland<BR>Portland
Community College<BR>Cascade Campus Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building
Auditorium<BR>6:00 - 9:00 p.m.<BR><BR>April 23rd - Salem<BR>State Capitol,
Hearing Room F<BR>(Video links to communities TBD)<BR>6:00 - 9:00
p.m.<BR><BR>April 29th - Bend<BR>Location TBD<BR>6:00 - 9:00 p.m.<BR><BR>April
30th - Ashland<BR>Southern Oregon University<BR>Stevenson Union, Rogue River
Room<BR>6:00 - 9:00 p.m.<BR><BR>May 1st - Eugene<BR>University of
Oregon<BR>Prince Lucien Campbell Hall, Room 180<BR>1:00 - 4:00 p.m.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=522031120-10042009><FONT face=Arial size=3>A<SPAN
class=574042120-10042009>n information sheet</SPAN> explaining the Oregon
Department of Forestry's reductions proposed to meet a 30 percent General Fund
reduction target for 2009-2011 <SPAN class=574042120-10042009>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</SPAN>.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=522031120-10042009><SPAN class=574042120-10042009><FONT
face=Arial size=3>Thank you --</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=522031120-10042009><FONT face=Arial size=3>Kevin Weeks
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<DIV><SPAN class=522031120-10042009><FONT face=Arial size=3>Public Information
Officer / Private Forests Division </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=522031120-10042009><FONT face=Arial size=3>Oregon Department of
Forestry </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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