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Do you think the state should require property owners to create defensible space?
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560 Votes

Do you think the state should require property owners to create defensible space?

Yes!

7

No!

6

Yes!

7 Comments
k san
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k san

This question was just posed recently. I think is there is a legitimate issue with a particular property endangering another's, then Yes. However, based on the recent Dpt. of Forestry assessments which were rescinded because they are so outdated, no one should have to bsed on those assessments.

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Les Adams
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Les Adams

We have freedoms in how we manage our own homes but we also have an obligation to be good citizens. When it comes to human lives, that obligation should outweigh personal preferences.

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Jon Krutsch
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Jon Krutsch

I don't know that the state should require it, but I think the insurance companies should.

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Dianne Price
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Dianne Price

It helps your neighbors too!!

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No!

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💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤
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💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤

The government should start with logging the forest so it's not overgrown where ALL fires start!!

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Rick Allen
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Rick Allen

Way to much Government overreach as it is. NO!

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Paul Bianchina
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Paul Bianchina

The bigger risk is the homeless campers off China Hat and in other parts of the county. The state needs to address that problem first before further burdening law-abiding, tax-paying citizens.

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Michael Miller
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Michael Miller

I'll go with "no" on this one. If there's insurance on the house, the insurer could do that. Ditto for any mortgage holder. If neither applies, I don't think we should try to regulate stupidity.

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Steven Daniels
Steven Daniels

And if my neighborhood burns because of the inadequately insured slob next door . . .

Gabe West
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Gabe West

To much government control is a bad thing

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Steven Daniels
Steven Daniels

"To"? Anyone who can't spell a three letter word is unpersuasive.

Les Adams
Les Adams

Well, too much of anything is bad, but protecting people's lives is not too much.

Anonymous
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Anonymous

More laws don't fix everything. Especially when they can't or won't be enforced. People should just do it out of common sense.

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Does the wilderness permit system make you more or less likely to visit?
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130 Votes

Does the wilderness permit system make you more or less likely to visit?

More likely

0

Less Likely

6

More likely

0 Comments
No one has commented yet

Less Likely

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Duane Wyman
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Duane Wyman

Your question really needs to address wilderness camping as that activity impacts greatly the wilderness landscape. Day, permits, visits are far less destructive to the Three Sisters Wilderness and easier to obtain.

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Latterdaysaint
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Latterdaysaint

Your already paying for high gas prices to get there

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Steven Daniels
Steven Daniels

"Your" already paying? Did you think the price of gas included admission to wherever "you're" going? How about Disneyland? "Your" already paying for the gas to go there so it should be free, right? Maybe if you fly they should pay you?

Latterdaysaint
Latterdaysaint

Just one more thing you have to pay for

Duane Wyman
Duane Wyman

It is enforced to preserve the overall wilderness experience to benefit all who recreate and obtain a wild connection to Nature.

Duane Wyman
Duane Wyman

Dude, try to hike the Wonderland Trail at MRNP. It is a lottery for dates - good luck.

Are you seeing more trash on streets in your area?
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361 Votes

Are you seeing more trash on streets in your area?

Yes

1

No

3

Yes

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Jacob Wilton
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Jacob Wilton

The bums are camping in or near the canal by Brookswood. COID is good about expelling them quickly but the trash blows all over the place. People used to walk this trail all the time. Now I see the vagrants smoking crack/meth. My neighborhood that borders this is full of families.

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No

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Latterdaysaint
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Latterdaysaint

I haven't seen any in drw but there needs to be more homeless shelters in bend and they need in ax measure 110

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Steven Daniels
Steven Daniels

Wouldn't it be hard to notice more trash in DRW?

Latterdaysaint
Latterdaysaint

Good point

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