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Newsletter Archive

This page contains archived OCVA newsletters.  Click the title to read the web version of the newsletter.  To view the document in Adobe PDF format, click the icon next to the title.  To download the document, right-click the icon and choose "Save..." or "Save Target As...".

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September, 2007View or download the PDF version

  • 2007 Legislative Wrap Up - Jerry Ritter
  • Annexation reform 2007-style - success!
  • Other annexation-related legislation
  • Beaverton gets spanked ... again
  • Some progress on addressing growth's impact on schools
  • Message from the Chair - Richard Reid
  • Annexation and referenda
  • Open board positions
  • Message from the Treasurer - Brian Beinlich
  • North Plains VoA update

November, 2005View or download the PDF version

  • Annexation reform takes center stage
  • Other annexation legislation
  • SDC reform (not)
  • OCVA helps cities with annexation issues
  • Message from the Acting Chair - Richard Reid
  • Bill Bodden reports from Deschutes County
  • Mt. Angel wins "the vote"
  • Farewell, Jim
  • Brookings considers doubling SDCs
  • Message from the Treasurer - Brian Beinlich
  • VoA in action in North Plains

January, 2005View or download the PDF version

  • From the Secretary
  • 2005 Officers
  • Voter Annexation
  • ORS-195
  • OCVA goes beyond Oregon
  • SDC update
  • SLAPP-Happy in Josephine County?
  • The November Election
  • More Local Shenanigans
  • Message from the Chair - Jim Thompson
  • Message from the Treasurer - Brian Beinlich

March, 2004View or download the PDF version

  • From the Secretary
  • 2003 Legislative wrap-up: VOA still intact. No success on SDC reform. ORS-195 related bills (pro and con) introduced, but neither passed.
  • Lebanon Voter Annexation Initiative
  • Turner recall fails
  • Klamath Falls UGB annexation
  • Canby and Salem vote down annexations
  • ORS-195 annexation attempts
  • Changes at DLCD
  • Message from the Acting Chair - Jim Thompson
  • Message from the Treasurer - Brian Beinlich
  • No dues in 2004!
  • Electronic newsletter distribution

March, 2003

  • Chairman Lamb resigns
  • 2003 dues are due!
  • Legislative update: no anti-VOA bill on the horizon...yet.  ORS-195 related bills (pro and con) introduced.
  • Corvallis Voter Annexation Forum
  • Lebanon Voter Annexation Initiative
  • Happy Valley VA ordinance partially suspended
  • System Development Charges: the tide is turning!
  • Message from the Acting Chair - Jim Thompson
  • Message from the Treasurer - Brian Beinlich

October, 2002 - Election Special

  • The budget crisis continues
  • The root cause of budget problems is runaway growth that doesn't pay its way
  • What's the fix? OCVA's campaign to change the 20-year land supply law and allow SDCs to fully fund services
  • OCVA candidates up for election
  • Voter annexation update
  • Growth battle heats up in Eugene
  • State candidates that need your support!

June, 2002

  • Board meeting report
  • Presentation by Oregonians for Immigration Reform (OFIR)
  • City reports:  North Plains, Happy Valley, Salem, Eugene, and Metro
  • 2003 Legislative agenda
  • The special sessions continue...Jeff and Jerry's commentary on growth subsidies

February, 2002

  • Voter annexation initiatives in Joseph and La Grande
  • Fun with implementing ordinances in Salem, Grants Pass, and Sandy
  • Time to allow full SDCs and repeal the 20-year land supply law!
  • Salem doubles the registration fee on fuel-efficient vehicles
  • America's failed immigration policy
  • OCVA members and friends gear up for 2002 elections
  • 2002 dues are due!

July, 2001

  • The voter annexation battle
  • Victory on anti-SLAPP legislation!
  • ORS-195 amendment
  • Measure 7 revisited
  • School SDCs
  • Mike Swaim for the Oregon Senate!
  • West Linn ugliness
  • How to get rich quick (and lose your soul)
  • People & places
  • FLASH: Grants Pass lumps 15 of its upcoming 16 annexations into one vote!

May, 2001

  • HB-3767, which would vacate voter annexations, is dead -- for now
  • HB-2460 (anti-SLAPP) bill passes House, moves to Senate.  Call Judiciary to get a public hearing!
  • HB-3331's (amends ORS-195) chances are slim
  • School SDCs: "Fair Funding For Schools" coalition PAC established; HB 2288 is dead

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