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Park support surfaces at Wildish hearing.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-NOV-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Park support surfaces at Wildish hearing.(Government)(But critics say the gravel company wants too much money for the land)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard

Residents urged the Lane County commissioners Wednesday to buy 1,200 acres near Mount Pisgah offered by Wildish Land Co., during a hearing continued from Tuesday on whether land use rules hurt the land's value and entitle the company to compensation.

But critics say the Eugene company wants too much for the land and hasn't shown that it deserves compensation under Measure 37, the voter-approved property-rights law.

Wildish has given the Lane County commissioners two options for the land: buy it for $26 million, as a park named for the Wildish family; or grant the company a claim under Measure 37, which provides...

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