Support the Metolian

Please help us bring stewardship-based development to Oregon

In December of 2006 Jefferson County adopted a new Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code. The County implemented Goal 8 of the Statewide Planning Goals and Guidelines (recreation) and identified two sites in Jefferson County as “destination resort eligible.” Since then the County’s adopted plan and code have been working through the appellate system, most recently making their way to the Oregon Supreme Court.

Governor Kulongoski has requested that the Department of Land Conservation and Development create an Area of Critical Concern (ACC) that would cover the entire Metolius Basin. This ACC designation would prohibit resorts from the Metolius Basin despite Jefferson County’s economic policy decision to permit such uses on two discrete sites in the county. No other county in Oregon has been overruled in this way.

Over the next few months the ACC issue will be debated in a number of public forums. Your support is sought to fight this unprecedented attack on Jefferson County’s ability to self-govern, the State’s Planning System and the Metolian project.

We believe it's important to:

• Preserve local control
• Treat counties in Oregon equitably
• Rely on and be consistent in our use of Oregon's proven land use system
• Support economic development
• Take a new approach to development

We encourage you to testify in opposition to this proposed designation. This website is providing a Writer's kit to help you understand the issues and make it easier for you to make your voice heard.

Download our Writer's Kit for a discussion of the major issues, names and addresses of people you may want to contact (including email addresses), and more background information. For more detailed information about our project, please consult the Metolian application materials.

Thank you for your support.