Andy Maggi's Blog Posts

With just a few days left till Christmas you may be finishing up your shopping, having put a lot of thought into the holiday gifts you will be handing out to friends and family.

At the same time, while you might not say so, you anticipate what gifts will be waiting for you throughout the holiday season. While some will wow, there are those that force your mind into a bewildering wave of confusion and dread. You know the ones. They may end up as white elephant gifts and without a doubt cause what can best be called "present face."

Land use gets a lot of recent  ink in local papers

It ain’t over till the fat lady sings is a phrase we all know well and like the phrase the Urban and Rural reserve planning process continues. The hotbed of activity for these discussions remains the farmland north of Hillsboro in Washington County, as well as the Stafford area in Clackamas County--which has been in the news lately.

After announcing that he was not running for re-election to the Lane County Commission, Bill Fleenor faced a tidal wave of support and requests from his West Lane County constituents to reconsider his decision. 

OLCV worked hard to get Fleenor elected to the West Lane County seat in 2006 and we know that the board has moved forward on a range of environmental priorities because of Bill Fleenor’s strong support. We would definitely be facing a challenge without Bill on the commission and without Bill in the race this spring.