Measure 49 Fixes Measure 37

Maralynn Abrams Rushes for "Vested Rights" Before Elections

Maralynn Abrams was one of the first to file a development claim after Measure 37 passed in 2004. The claim calls for $20,500,000 in "lost revenue compensation."  The claimant owns three separate tax lots in designated Exclusive Farm Use land in Yamhill County, and is seeking the right to divide the property into one-acre or smaller residential parcels, as well as "some urban type commercial use."

Abrams is rushing construction because Measure 49 would restrict what she wants to do.  The "vested rights" law, in this context, implies that if construction is far along enough (sewer, water, and foundation systems installed ) she has the right to continue construction, regardless of  any new statutes. This is why we are seeing more and more developers rush to gain vested rights on their projects before the elections.