Measure 49 Fixes Measure 37

In case there was any question that we have to fix Measure 37…

One of the sneaky “genius” features of Measure 37 is that it was structured in a way that made it very difficult to track its true impact on the Oregon landscape.  Claims could be filed in multiple jurisdictions, in different formats, with differing levels of detail.

Well, just in case there was any doubt of the terrible damage in store for Oregon’s farmland, forests, water resources and quality of life, here it is in living color.  We have compiled the location of claims of 100 acres or more and plotted them across the Oregon map, so you can see where the damage will be done.  And remember:  these are just the claims of 100 acres or more.  There are literally thousands of smaller ones across the state.

One of the reasons that Measure 49 is so important is that it distinguishes between these huge, disfiguring developments and those claims where people truly just want to put a few houses on their land for their kids or their retirement.  Measure 49 will stop the big development claims where they simply don't belong, while protecting property rights, and property value, for everyone else.

The claims indicated by purple dots on these maps are only those 100 acres or greater in size. There are literally thousands of smaller claims across the state. Combined, there have been over 7,500 Measure 37 claims filed on more than 750,000 acres. Most claims are on property that before Measure 37 was protected forest or farmland. To date, demands for compensation under Measure 37 total more than $20 billion dollars.

From the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies at Portland State University. Region/County Number of Claims Number of Acres NW/Willamette Valley 4,811 292,954 Benton 140 11,765 Clackamas 1,048 33,490 Columbia 182 10,673 Hood River 233 13,786 Lane 412 34,857 Linn 494...

          
Central Oregon is particularly hard hit by Measure
37. Hood River, Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and
Crook Counties have a total of 671 Measure 37
claims, covering over 112,000 acres. For the sake
of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers
85,952 acres of land.

A few examples of Measure 37 Claims in Benton and Linn Counties:

Productive Farmland Turned Into Subdivision
Hubbard Farms, Inc. Eight Hundred and three acres zoned for exclusive use in Benton County would be turned into a housing subdivision. Claimant demands over $74 million if not granted permission to build.

7,006 Acres for 33 Subdivisions 
Timber Service Co. Timber Service Co. has made 33 different claims for housing subdivision, totaling 7,006 acres - more than twice the area of the city of Lebanon.

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. Fifty one 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.

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Lane County:

• Pete Hanson and Sons: this claim carves up 900 acres of productive farm and ranch land for a 180-lot subdivision.

• Steven Wildish: this claim would subdivide property into 300 buildable parcels for residential and commercial uses on a scenic mountain next to a popular park along the Willamette River.

Examples of Yamhill County Measure 37 Claims:

• W & H Pacific: 7,600+ acres of subdivisions, larger than the size of McMinnville.

• Another owner would creat 21 subdivisions, totaling 7,647 acres in size.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Marion County:

• Gravel Pit. James Coulter. Intends to develop 550 acres of productive farmland into an unregulated gravel extraction site and a housing subdivision. If permission is not granted, $42 million in compensation is demanded.

 

 

The facts on Measure 37 claims in the Willamette Valley

• The Willamette Valley is particularly hard hit by Measure 37. Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties have a total of 2,259 Measure 37 claims, covering nearly 167,000 acres. For the sake of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers 85,952 acres of land.

• Marion County was the top agricultural county in Oregon in 2006, generating over $585 million in income. Linn, Yamhill, and Polk counties were also in the top 10. Across the states, Measure 37 would take hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland permanently out of production by paving over them for subdivisions.

• About 10% of Yamhill County's agriculturally zoned land involved Measure 37 claims. Marion County could be the site of more than 251 new subdivisions.

In Washington County, there are 902 total development claims,
covering 73,899 acres (115 sq.miles). The vast majority of claims
are for housing subdivisions on farm and forest land - the
equivalent to 51/3 new Beavertons in size.

Claims for development cover 70,370 acres of existing farmland and forests. That's bigger than the area covered by Beaverton, Gresham and Hillsboro combined. The total compensation amount demanded from Washington County if claimants are not allowed to develop: at least $2,271,000,000.

Counts of Measure 37 Claims by County

From the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies at Portland State University. Region/County Number of Claims Number of Acres NW/Willamette Valley 4,811 292,954 Benton 140 11,765 Clackamas 1,048 33,490 Columbia 182 10,673 Hood River 233 13,786 Lane 412 34,857 Linn 494...

          
Central Oregon is particularly hard hit by Measure
37. Hood River, Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and
Crook Counties have a total of 671 Measure 37
claims, covering over 112,000 acres. For the sake
of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers
85,952 acres of land.

A few examples of Measure 37 Claims in Benton and Linn Counties:

Productive Farmland Turned Into Subdivision
Hubbard Farms, Inc. Eight Hundred and three acres zoned for exclusive use in Benton County would be turned into a housing subdivision. Claimant demands over $74 million if not granted permission to build.

7,006 Acres for 33 Subdivisions 
Timber Service Co. Timber Service Co. has made 33 different claims for housing subdivision, totaling 7,006 acres - more than twice the area of the city of Lebanon.

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. Fifty one 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.

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Lane County:

• Pete Hanson and Sons: this claim carves up 900 acres of productive farm and ranch land for a 180-lot subdivision.

• Steven Wildish: this claim would subdivide property into 300 buildable parcels for residential and commercial uses on a scenic mountain next to a popular park along the Willamette River.

Examples of Yamhill County Measure 37 Claims:

• W & H Pacific: 7,600+ acres of subdivisions, larger than the size of McMinnville.

• Another owner would creat 21 subdivisions, totaling 7,647 acres in size.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Marion County:

• Gravel Pit. James Coulter. Intends to develop 550 acres of productive farmland into an unregulated gravel extraction site and a housing subdivision. If permission is not granted, $42 million in compensation is demanded.

 

 

The facts on Measure 37 claims in the Willamette Valley

• The Willamette Valley is particularly hard hit by Measure 37. Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties have a total of 2,259 Measure 37 claims, covering nearly 167,000 acres. For the sake of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers 85,952 acres of land.

• Marion County was the top agricultural county in Oregon in 2006, generating over $585 million in income. Linn, Yamhill, and Polk counties were also in the top 10. Across the states, Measure 37 would take hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland permanently out of production by paving over them for subdivisions.

• About 10% of Yamhill County's agriculturally zoned land involved Measure 37 claims. Marion County could be the site of more than 251 new subdivisions.

In Washington County, there are 902 total development claims,
covering 73,899 acres (115 sq.miles). The vast majority of claims
are for housing subdivisions on farm and forest land - the
equivalent to 51/3 new Beavertons in size.

Claims for development cover 70,370 acres of existing farmland and forests. That's bigger than the area covered by Beaverton, Gresham and Hillsboro combined. The total compensation amount demanded from Washington County if claimants are not allowed to develop: at least $2,271,000,000.

Central Oregon

          
Central Oregon is particularly hard hit by Measure
37. Hood River, Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and
Crook Counties have a total of 671 Measure 37
claims, covering over 112,000 acres. For the sake
of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers
85,952 acres of land.

A few examples of Measure 37 Claims in Benton and Linn Counties:

Productive Farmland Turned Into Subdivision
Hubbard Farms, Inc. Eight Hundred and three acres zoned for exclusive use in Benton County would be turned into a housing subdivision. Claimant demands over $74 million if not granted permission to build.

7,006 Acres for 33 Subdivisions 
Timber Service Co. Timber Service Co. has made 33 different claims for housing subdivision, totaling 7,006 acres - more than twice the area of the city of Lebanon.

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. Fifty one 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.

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Lane County:

• Pete Hanson and Sons: this claim carves up 900 acres of productive farm and ranch land for a 180-lot subdivision.

• Steven Wildish: this claim would subdivide property into 300 buildable parcels for residential and commercial uses on a scenic mountain next to a popular park along the Willamette River.

Examples of Yamhill County Measure 37 Claims:

• W & H Pacific: 7,600+ acres of subdivisions, larger than the size of McMinnville.

• Another owner would creat 21 subdivisions, totaling 7,647 acres in size.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Marion County:

• Gravel Pit. James Coulter. Intends to develop 550 acres of productive farmland into an unregulated gravel extraction site and a housing subdivision. If permission is not granted, $42 million in compensation is demanded.

 

 

The facts on Measure 37 claims in the Willamette Valley

• The Willamette Valley is particularly hard hit by Measure 37. Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties have a total of 2,259 Measure 37 claims, covering nearly 167,000 acres. For the sake of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers 85,952 acres of land.

• Marion County was the top agricultural county in Oregon in 2006, generating over $585 million in income. Linn, Yamhill, and Polk counties were also in the top 10. Across the states, Measure 37 would take hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland permanently out of production by paving over them for subdivisions.

• About 10% of Yamhill County's agriculturally zoned land involved Measure 37 claims. Marion County could be the site of more than 251 new subdivisions.

In Washington County, there are 902 total development claims,
covering 73,899 acres (115 sq.miles). The vast majority of claims
are for housing subdivisions on farm and forest land - the
equivalent to 51/3 new Beavertons in size.

Claims for development cover 70,370 acres of existing farmland and forests. That's bigger than the area covered by Beaverton, Gresham and Hillsboro combined. The total compensation amount demanded from Washington County if claimants are not allowed to develop: at least $2,271,000,000.

Benton and Linn Counties

A few examples of Measure 37 Claims in Benton and Linn Counties:

Productive Farmland Turned Into Subdivision
Hubbard Farms, Inc. Eight Hundred and three acres zoned for exclusive use in Benton County would be turned into a housing subdivision. Claimant demands over $74 million if not granted permission to build.

7,006 Acres for 33 Subdivisions 
Timber Service Co. Timber Service Co. has made 33 different claims for housing subdivision, totaling 7,006 acres - more than twice the area of the city of Lebanon.

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. Fifty one 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.

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Lane County:

• Pete Hanson and Sons: this claim carves up 900 acres of productive farm and ranch land for a 180-lot subdivision.

• Steven Wildish: this claim would subdivide property into 300 buildable parcels for residential and commercial uses on a scenic mountain next to a popular park along the Willamette River.

Examples of Yamhill County Measure 37 Claims:

• W & H Pacific: 7,600+ acres of subdivisions, larger than the size of McMinnville.

• Another owner would creat 21 subdivisions, totaling 7,647 acres in size.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Marion County:

• Gravel Pit. James Coulter. Intends to develop 550 acres of productive farmland into an unregulated gravel extraction site and a housing subdivision. If permission is not granted, $42 million in compensation is demanded.

 

 

The facts on Measure 37 claims in the Willamette Valley

• The Willamette Valley is particularly hard hit by Measure 37. Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties have a total of 2,259 Measure 37 claims, covering nearly 167,000 acres. For the sake of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers 85,952 acres of land.

• Marion County was the top agricultural county in Oregon in 2006, generating over $585 million in income. Linn, Yamhill, and Polk counties were also in the top 10. Across the states, Measure 37 would take hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland permanently out of production by paving over them for subdivisions.

• About 10% of Yamhill County's agriculturally zoned land involved Measure 37 claims. Marion County could be the site of more than 251 new subdivisions.

In Washington County, there are 902 total development claims,
covering 73,899 acres (115 sq.miles). The vast majority of claims
are for housing subdivisions on farm and forest land - the
equivalent to 51/3 new Beavertons in size.

Claims for development cover 70,370 acres of existing farmland and forests. That's bigger than the area covered by Beaverton, Gresham and Hillsboro combined. The total compensation amount demanded from Washington County if claimants are not allowed to develop: at least $2,271,000,000.

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. Fifty one 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.

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Lane County:

• Pete Hanson and Sons: this claim carves up 900 acres of productive farm and ranch land for a 180-lot subdivision.

• Steven Wildish: this claim would subdivide property into 300 buildable parcels for residential and commercial uses on a scenic mountain next to a popular park along the Willamette River.

Examples of Yamhill County Measure 37 Claims:

• W & H Pacific: 7,600+ acres of subdivisions, larger than the size of McMinnville.

• Another owner would creat 21 subdivisions, totaling 7,647 acres in size.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Marion County:

• Gravel Pit. James Coulter. Intends to develop 550 acres of productive farmland into an unregulated gravel extraction site and a housing subdivision. If permission is not granted, $42 million in compensation is demanded.

 

 

The facts on Measure 37 claims in the Willamette Valley

• The Willamette Valley is particularly hard hit by Measure 37. Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties have a total of 2,259 Measure 37 claims, covering nearly 167,000 acres. For the sake of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers 85,952 acres of land.

• Marion County was the top agricultural county in Oregon in 2006, generating over $585 million in income. Linn, Yamhill, and Polk counties were also in the top 10. Across the states, Measure 37 would take hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland permanently out of production by paving over them for subdivisions.

• About 10% of Yamhill County's agriculturally zoned land involved Measure 37 claims. Marion County could be the site of more than 251 new subdivisions.

In Washington County, there are 902 total development claims,
covering 73,899 acres (115 sq.miles). The vast majority of claims
are for housing subdivisions on farm and forest land - the
equivalent to 51/3 new Beavertons in size.

Claims for development cover 70,370 acres of existing farmland and forests. That's bigger than the area covered by Beaverton, Gresham and Hillsboro combined. The total compensation amount demanded from Washington County if claimants are not allowed to develop: at least $2,271,000,000.

Lane County

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Lane County:

• Pete Hanson and Sons: this claim carves up 900 acres of productive farm and ranch land for a 180-lot subdivision.

• Steven Wildish: this claim would subdivide property into 300 buildable parcels for residential and commercial uses on a scenic mountain next to a popular park along the Willamette River.

Examples of Yamhill County Measure 37 Claims:

• W & H Pacific: 7,600+ acres of subdivisions, larger than the size of McMinnville.

• Another owner would creat 21 subdivisions, totaling 7,647 acres in size.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Marion County:

• Gravel Pit. James Coulter. Intends to develop 550 acres of productive farmland into an unregulated gravel extraction site and a housing subdivision. If permission is not granted, $42 million in compensation is demanded.

 

 

The facts on Measure 37 claims in the Willamette Valley

• The Willamette Valley is particularly hard hit by Measure 37. Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties have a total of 2,259 Measure 37 claims, covering nearly 167,000 acres. For the sake of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers 85,952 acres of land.

• Marion County was the top agricultural county in Oregon in 2006, generating over $585 million in income. Linn, Yamhill, and Polk counties were also in the top 10. Across the states, Measure 37 would take hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland permanently out of production by paving over them for subdivisions.

• About 10% of Yamhill County's agriculturally zoned land involved Measure 37 claims. Marion County could be the site of more than 251 new subdivisions.

In Washington County, there are 902 total development claims,
covering 73,899 acres (115 sq.miles). The vast majority of claims
are for housing subdivisions on farm and forest land - the
equivalent to 51/3 new Beavertons in size.

Claims for development cover 70,370 acres of existing farmland and forests. That's bigger than the area covered by Beaverton, Gresham and Hillsboro combined. The total compensation amount demanded from Washington County if claimants are not allowed to develop: at least $2,271,000,000.

Yamhill County

Examples of Yamhill County Measure 37 Claims:

• W & H Pacific: 7,600+ acres of subdivisions, larger than the size of McMinnville.

• Another owner would creat 21 subdivisions, totaling 7,647 acres in size.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Marion County:

• Gravel Pit. James Coulter. Intends to develop 550 acres of productive farmland into an unregulated gravel extraction site and a housing subdivision. If permission is not granted, $42 million in compensation is demanded.

 

 

The facts on Measure 37 claims in the Willamette Valley

• The Willamette Valley is particularly hard hit by Measure 37. Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties have a total of 2,259 Measure 37 claims, covering nearly 167,000 acres. For the sake of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers 85,952 acres of land.

• Marion County was the top agricultural county in Oregon in 2006, generating over $585 million in income. Linn, Yamhill, and Polk counties were also in the top 10. Across the states, Measure 37 would take hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland permanently out of production by paving over them for subdivisions.

• About 10% of Yamhill County's agriculturally zoned land involved Measure 37 claims. Marion County could be the site of more than 251 new subdivisions.

In Washington County, there are 902 total development claims,
covering 73,899 acres (115 sq.miles). The vast majority of claims
are for housing subdivisions on farm and forest land - the
equivalent to 51/3 new Beavertons in size.

Claims for development cover 70,370 acres of existing farmland and forests. That's bigger than the area covered by Beaverton, Gresham and Hillsboro combined. The total compensation amount demanded from Washington County if claimants are not allowed to develop: at least $2,271,000,000.

Marion County

Examples of Measure 37 claims in Marion County:

• Gravel Pit. James Coulter. Intends to develop 550 acres of productive farmland into an unregulated gravel extraction site and a housing subdivision. If permission is not granted, $42 million in compensation is demanded.

 

 

The facts on Measure 37 claims in the Willamette Valley

• The Willamette Valley is particularly hard hit by Measure 37. Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties have a total of 2,259 Measure 37 claims, covering nearly 167,000 acres. For the sake of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers 85,952 acres of land.

• Marion County was the top agricultural county in Oregon in 2006, generating over $585 million in income. Linn, Yamhill, and Polk counties were also in the top 10. Across the states, Measure 37 would take hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland permanently out of production by paving over them for subdivisions.

• About 10% of Yamhill County's agriculturally zoned land involved Measure 37 claims. Marion County could be the site of more than 251 new subdivisions.

In Washington County, there are 902 total development claims,
covering 73,899 acres (115 sq.miles). The vast majority of claims
are for housing subdivisions on farm and forest land - the
equivalent to 51/3 new Beavertons in size.

Claims for development cover 70,370 acres of existing farmland and forests. That's bigger than the area covered by Beaverton, Gresham and Hillsboro combined. The total compensation amount demanded from Washington County if claimants are not allowed to develop: at least $2,271,000,000.

Willamette Valley

The facts on Measure 37 claims in the Willamette Valley

• The Willamette Valley is particularly hard hit by Measure 37. Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties have a total of 2,259 Measure 37 claims, covering nearly 167,000 acres. For the sake of comparison, the entire City of Portland covers 85,952 acres of land.

• Marion County was the top agricultural county in Oregon in 2006, generating over $585 million in income. Linn, Yamhill, and Polk counties were also in the top 10. Across the states, Measure 37 would take hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland permanently out of production by paving over them for subdivisions.

• About 10% of Yamhill County's agriculturally zoned land involved Measure 37 claims. Marion County could be the site of more than 251 new subdivisions.

In Washington County, there are 902 total development claims,
covering 73,899 acres (115 sq.miles). The vast majority of claims
are for housing subdivisions on farm and forest land - the
equivalent to 51/3 new Beavertons in size.

Claims for development cover 70,370 acres of existing farmland and forests. That's bigger than the area covered by Beaverton, Gresham and Hillsboro combined. The total compensation amount demanded from Washington County if claimants are not allowed to develop: at least $2,271,000,000.

Washington County

In Washington County, there are 902 total development claims,
covering 73,899 acres (115 sq.miles). The vast majority of claims
are for housing subdivisions on farm and forest land - the
equivalent to 51/3 new Beavertons in size.

Claims for development cover 70,370 acres of existing farmland and forests. That's bigger than the area covered by Beaverton, Gresham and Hillsboro combined. The total compensation amount demanded from Washington County if claimants are not allowed to develop: at least $2,271,000,000.