Senate Bill 745 Passes Unanimously to the House Floor
Update 19th May
Senate Bill 745 (full details below) has passed out of committee and onto the House Floor for further consideration! This a great step forwards for our fire-ravaged communities.
We Need Your Voices NOW to Help Pass Senate Bill 745!
Visit the link below to view the legislative history of Senate Bill 745 which will allow the Blue River Water District to form a Sanitary District. This is a vital step in advancing the development of a community sanitary system that will enable the town to rebuild better.
With less of our properties dedicated to individual septic systems space would be freed up to build larger homes and outbuildings plus your property prices should increase. A community sanitary system will also allow businesses to prosper here and god knows we need an eatery of some kind and some new businesses to draw people off the highway and spend their money in town.
How You Can Help
There is a Public Hearing on the bill at the committee level this coming Friday 7th May at 10:00am.
WE NEED RESIDENTS TO TESTIFY in this meeting to give the Bill the best chance of passing.
Preregistration is required!
We have copied the detailed registration instructions and links below and the full webpage and agenda for the meeting is here. Representatives from the McKenzie CDC will testify as well as the Blue River Park Board and the Water Board but WE NEED RESIDENTS TO TESTIFY in this public meeting to give the Bill the best chance of passing. You can submit written testimony electronically or testify in person to make sure they understand the importance of this bill to our recovery after the Holiday Farm Fire.
Registration Instructions
Submit written testimony on a bill or topic scheduled for a public hearing: Written testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours after the meeting start time.
• Electronic: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2021R1/Testimony/HWREC
• Mail: House Special Committee on Wildfire Recovery,
900 Court Street NE, Room 453, Salem, OR 97301
Register to testify live remotely:
• Registration is required to testify by phone or video.
• Register online: https://survey.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0gdUHn1bM661aC
You will see a confirmation screen and be sent an email with information on how to join the
meeting. If you do not, contact the committee assistant.
• Register by phone: 833-588-4500 (U.S. toll-free). You will be given a phone
number to call into the meeting.
• Registration closes at the time the meeting is scheduled to begin.
• A public access kiosk is located outside of the State Capitol Building for anyone without access to a phone or computer to join a meeting by video.
Again, the Public Hearing information is all here you can submit your testimony at the links above and the meeting will be streamed live here.
After the Hearing, a Work Session will be held and then if the bill is given a ‘Do Pass’ it will advance to the House Floor then another ‘Reading’ will occur. Then it will move to an up or down vote. Once it’s through the House it goes to the Governor’s desk for her signature. Should all go well and ‘the stars align’ we hope to have the authority to form a Sanitary District by Fall 2021.
Add your voice to this effort and Blue River will have a bright future!
