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The Broughton site has an active railway and highway (SR-14) running through the middle of it. Who would want to live next to a busy railroad? Since it's located in a windy area famous for windsurfing, any camping could pose a tremendous fire danger. Indeed, there was a fire there last September. I can't see how this project is viable at the proposed location. A better solution would be to return it to nature.

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The Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature, which suggested the annual session trial run, also wrote the bill LC 1568 to create a nonpartisan legislature. It's online at http://www.leg.state.or.us/pcol/final_report/lc_1568_nonpartisan_legislature.pdf.
The commission urged that it be considered during the special session, but it appears to have gotten nowhere. Given the partisan bickering that marked this session, it would be interesting to hear Senators Courtney and Atkinson respond to why the bill didn't reach the floor for a vote.

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