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Newsletter Archive
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September, 2007
- 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, 2005
- 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, 2005
- 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, 2004
- 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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