Hood River
Both Hood River and Central Oregon are particularly hard hit by Measure 37. Hood River, Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and Crook Counties have a total of 671 Measure 37 development claims, covering over 112,000 acres. For the sake of comparison, the entire city of Portland covers 85,952 acres in land.
Examples of Hood River Measure 37 claims:
- Mt. Hood Meadows. Developers have proposed a project to convert 891 acres of forestland high off the flanks of Mt. Hood into over 900 recreational housing units. This land includes a watershed which provides drinking water for over 25% of Hood River County. Otherwise, the developers are demanding cash compensation or development rights on public land.
- Mining Operation on Protected Forestland. Katherine Green. 51 acres of protected forestland would be converted into a mineral extraction operation.
- Huge Subdivision on Farm and Forestland. Bill Bayless. Would turn over 332 acres of forest and farm into a huge subdivision.
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