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		<title>Legislature passes timber counties road fund bill</title>
		<description>Discuss Legislature passes timber counties road fund bill</description>
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			<title>Legislature passes timber counties road fund bill</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Another band-aid placed over the real problem by an inept Oregon Legislature. All of these counties should budget based on the revenues received from their population. They should have never expected the Federal Government "hand-outs" to go on forever. Those "hand-outs" were put in place to assist the counties during a tough time while they adjusted their budgets. They were not designed to replace the lost timber revenue. But now that they have, the first thing to get cut, when the government threatens to stop those payments, is the funding to patrols, jails and fire. Now they will be allowed to use road funds for vital services while our roads continue to need major repairs. So, where will the money come from to repair the roads next year or the year after when the counties drain the road fund reserves? If these county commissioners cannot prepare a budget based on the revenue they collect, they should resign and let someone who can take their place. It's quite simple - live within your means just like every one of us has too. And yes, I live in one of the counties the list.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Don D</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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