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Do you think $3-5 is a fair price for wilderness access fees?
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559 Votes

Do you think $3-5 is a fair price for wilderness access fees?

Yes

7

No

12

Yes

7 Comments
M Davis
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M Davis

Pay to play. Our forests are being loved to death and we need a plan, oversight and enforcement if the forest is going to continue to be enjoyed by everyone.

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John Driscoll
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John Driscoll

Nothing is free. If anything, the fee is too low.

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Ben Wiborg
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Ben Wiborg

As long as it’s used to maintain trails and others wilderness areas as needed.

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Mou Chat Reed
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Mou Chat Reed

And double for out of state folk.

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Stephanie Finch
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Stephanie Finch

It’s awful to see the deterioration of these areas due to overuse and irresponsible people- maybe a fee would deter some of the lazier ones? Would absolutely support a local discount though too...

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sharder8
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sharder8

I would have said no, if people weren't leaving all their trash in the woods. I'm getting tired of cleaning up after others! Now they can pay a fee to use what should be free.

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Roger Mathus
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Roger Mathus

Fees are needed and should be used for trail maintenance and for education on protection of the wilderness areas. How people trash out the wilderness areas and make new paths is irresponsible.

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No

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kel arn
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kel arn

We all own this land,government fleecing of america. No more taxes to enjoy land. Remove all fee sites.

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Kevin Crabtree
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Kevin Crabtree

Just another tax that will do nothing Forest Service is just another Government Entity that is full of Fraud Waste and Abuse

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Judy Ostrom-Dixon
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Judy Ostrom-Dixon

We already pay taxes for this....stop already!!!

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Brad Livsey
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Brad Livsey

Our taxes pay for et al in the forest costs......always has. Just has to do with waste and mismanagement by the USFS and their addiction for more.....more......more...! Haven't paid and never will!

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Karen M Newcomb
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Karen M Newcomb

I voted no because the public owns the land. I remember a time when I wanted to show my children a special public site, and the fee was too high. I probably won't make use of the trails.

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Patricia Brady-McKinney
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Patricia Brady-McKinney

We own this land and should not have to pay a fee to use it. How about we quit promoting this place (Visit Bend) so that fewer people come and abuse the land.

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Lucin McGarry
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Lucin McGarry

Absolutely not, people wonder why very little are spending time outdoors anymore. This is why! Almost every outdoor activity or place to enjoy nature has a price tag on it. What happened to Gods gift?

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Raymond Meskill
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Raymond Meskill

It belongs to the people

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NotENuf Tea
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NotENuf Tea

access to public lands should not be charged for. permitted if necessary but no charge to access or go in and camp in undeveloped sites.

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Brad Cheney
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Brad Cheney

They dont use the money they already get wisely,paying a fee wont make people clean up after themselves and we all know the forest service wont be out there cleaning up peoples left behinds.

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Paul Gauthier
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Paul Gauthier

These fees will make it very difficult for groups, such as meetups and hiking groups, to make reservations for group hikes in advance. They cannot collect the fees until the day of the hike.

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Heidi Owen
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Heidi Owen

We should not have to pay for our own land use. It's getting out of hand.

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Do you think ODOT layoffs should be avoided by raising fees and taxes?
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178 Votes

Do you think ODOT layoffs should be avoided by raising fees and taxes?

YES

0

NO

6

YES

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NO

6 Comments
Latterdaysaint
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Latterdaysaint

No to more taxes, people are taxed enough!

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JB Demaris
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JB Demaris

ODOT, and other state agencies need to live within a reasonable budget and the state needs to stop raising taxes!

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John Conway
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John Conway

ODOT Leadership is totally incompetent! They spend a billion dollars they don’t have and come to the taxpayers to bail them out. As far as increasing gas tax and registration fees we already pay.40 cents per gallon and our gas prices are $2 per gallon more than the rest of the country. No more mone!

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Garry Aklin
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Garry Aklin

We are taxed enough ! Oregon needs to balance the budget!

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Jim Hipp
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Jim Hipp

We are taxed to death and I'm sick of it. Let Tina cover it out of her pocket!

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Pam Ferguson
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Pam Ferguson

We are paying enough. The odor people have NOTbeen doing their jobs the last few years. You never see them out working like you used to and there are a lot of "mistakes" it started going down hill when they went to "teams" no boss system

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Do you think a managed homeless camp will help alleviate issues from nearby "unmanaged camps"?
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139 Votes

Do you think a managed homeless camp will help alleviate issues from nearby "unmanaged camps"?

YES

2

NO

0

YES

2 Comments
Deb Jacobs
0
Deb Jacobs

We need a 'No Camp Zone ' radius around urban and sub urban areas and then have a few managed campsites within the new limit. Only 2 options. The risk to property owners and the option to live on the fringe is not right. Not a problem before 2020 and it's over time to get back to before.

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Robin Leavy Werdal
0
Robin Leavy Werdal

“As ye do unto the least of these, ye do unto me.”

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NO

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