Governor Atiyeh discusses Measure 37 and Measure 49 (updated)

I spent an hour interviewing former Oregon Governor, Vic Atiyeh recently. The conservative Republican is a co-chair for Yes on 49.

Atiyeh spent some time discussing some of the overreaches by land-use proponents -- forgetting the D - Development in LCDC -- during the 1990's that led to Measure 37, which he described as a de facto "end around" Senate Bill 100.

Then he went into the following:

Atiyeh, along with former Governor, Tom McCall, opposed earlier efforts to repeal SB 100 during his 2 terms in Mahonia Hall.

update: Thanks to Kari of Mandate Media, who helped boost the sound to something more audible.

Read the transcript below the flip...

But the people voted for 37 because they were thinking about that farmer, they were thinking about the lady on skyline lane. They weren't thinking about subdivisions. That's what 49 cures. Says you can have 3. You can have up to 10 but you have to go through a little more. But that's it.

No big huge subdivisions. No more cutting down a whole lot of trees. No more covering up good ag land. I opposed 37, I support 49.

Actually, there were 3 of us, Barbara Roberts, me, and John Gray who were part of a group that met Oregonians in Action.

It was a good series of meetings, but we came to no conclusion. But I think we honestly approached it.

I honestly believe, though certainly they would probably never admit it, that they -- Oregonians in Action -- didn't think that that bill (measure 37) was going to do what it it was going to do. You know, really wreck land use in Oregon.