Our govenor on Salmon recovery

[fishbane]

Check this out.
If really want something to be done we sure can't trust our presidnet

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_0501_news_kitzhaber_salmon.437ee09f.html

[Phish_on]

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[Wild Chrome]

Imagine the counts at Bonneville!

[Thumper]

So the Guv wants another half billion bucks (billion, with a "b") for Columbia salmon, while he closes three hatcheries in the Tillamook area, thereby literally destroying fishing and the trickle-down economy in that whole area, all for a few hundred thousand in savings. Hard to figure that guy.

[garyk]

Thumper, I note you're from the great state of WA.

The issue is easy to figure once you understand that it's two separate and very distinct pots of money.

The coastal hatcheries are funded by the state's general fund. They have to vie for the money out of the same pot that funds schools, state police, some health care, etc.

Columbia funding is from the Federal government as part of their commitment to sustain and restore runs impacted by the Federal dams. In choosing to NOT breach the 3 Snake R. dams, the Feds. made promises to do certain things. These promises have not been kept and I'm grateful that Gov. Kitzhaber has the backbone to stand up and say the hard words - if the dams stay and the promises aren't kept, the fish will be lost.

Rather than trying to trash Kitzhaber, how about contacting your Gov. Locke and asking him to pressure the Bush administration to keep the Fed's promises? That's something positive and we'll all be better off.

BTW, with 90% of the fall run being river-spawned fish, closing those three hatcheries is not going to destroy the fishing and economy, and I'll add that I am a Tillamook county tax payer.

[ 05-01-2002, 04:46 PM: Message edited by: garyk ]

[Thumper]

"BTW, with 90% of the fall run being river-spawned fish, closing those three hatcheries is not going to destroy the fishing and economy, and I'll add that I am a Tillamook county tax payer."

Wow GaryK, that is good news indeed. Guess we have nothing to worry about for the folks in Tillamook county!

[Dan Christopher]

are gov. is pointing fingers again.he needs to stand in front of a mirror to point fingers.he cares enough for fish ,he is trying to help us out by closeing are hatcheries ,then pointing the finger to another area to to get the heat off.sounds like some smoke and mirrors to me.are gov.(s :tongue: :tongue: ks)

[Phish_on]

if "the other guy" had been elected, maybe all the hatcheries would be closed by now. Government waste and all ...

[Wild Chrome]

WARNING: REMOVAL OF THE FOUR LOWER SNAKE RIVER DAMS WILL DESTROY THE OREGON COASTAL ECONOMY!!!!!

Everyone would be fishing the Columbia.

[garyk]

Good one Wild Chrome, just please don't leak that argument to the Army Corp of Engineers.

[Mojo]

WARNING: REMOVAL OF THE FOUR LOWER SNAKE RIVER DAMS WILL DESTROY THE OREGON COASTAL ECONOMY!!!!!

errr...Jumpstart the economy in Idaho. SEND THEM HOME TO ME!!! :grin:

Breach 'em and let's get to fishing!!!

I like your guy better than our guy.......

[ 05-02-2002, 07:21 PM: Message edited by: Mojo ]

[AngleThis]

Kitzhaber is a clown. Lacking in forsight, judgment, or leadership he is just another undequalified overpaid tax and spend state of Oregon employee, voted in by a small minority of votes; the few that have not already given up and don't want to see thier welfare checks reduced. If you want fish from this guy, use him for chum.

[Dan Christopher]

:grin: i couldn't have said it better my self :grin: