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Stimson Lumber Contributes $375,000 to "Stop 49" - Calls Their Measure 37 Claims "Political Leverage"

       

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Stimson Lumber has contributed another $175,000 to the campaign against Measure 49, Oregonians In Action reported Wednesday morning. The Portland-based lumber company, the top supporter of the opposition to the measure, has now contributed $375,000. Read the full story from the Oregonian.

Stimson Lumber has filed Measure 37 claims on over 100,000 acres (36,000 in Washington County alone) and demanded nearly $270 million in compensation from Oregon taxpayers if the timber company is not allowed to build subdivisions on protected forest land.

At a recent Willamette Week endorsement interview, Stimson Lumber CEO Andrew Miller represented No on 49.  He stated the companies Measure 37 claims are "political leverage" -  referring to his distaste with logging regulators. Read the full story from the Willamette Week.