BCRW Bag Ban Forum - Support for repeal grows

On Monday, March 25th, the Benton County Republican Women held a Bag Ban Forum at the Comfort Inn Suites in Corvallis with representatives from local businesses, the Corvallis City Council and Voters for Effective Environmental Policy (VEEP). The audience was welcome to ask questions and express their views on the ban on single use plastic bags and related issues. See story and videos at Corvallis TidBits: Plastic Bag Ban Challenge Closer to Becoming Reality. ✧ Visit Voters for Effective Environmental Policy (VEEP) online: https://sites.google.com/site/veepcv/".

BCRW offers its appreciation to Susan McMahon, owner of Donna Bella Lingerie; Catherine Mater, civic, business leader with sustainability expertise; Wiatt Kettle, Milt Weaver and Bruce Harmon of VEEP and; Corvallis City Councilor Biff Traber of Ward 8.

UPDATE NOTICE: Representatives from Voters for Effective Environmental Policy (VEEP) will be the guest speakers at a special meeting of Benton County AFP on Saturday, April 13th, from 11AM to 1PM at King Tin Restaurant, 1857 NW 9th St., in Corvallis. VEEP is circulating a petition to repeal the bag ban ordinance. Read More......

Is the Corvallis LWV presenting facts and full information?

Motto: The League of Women Voters believes that democracy can work only when voters are able to base their decisions on facts and full information.

The Corvallis League of Women Voters will hold a "forum" on "YES on 66 and 67" tomorrow, January 13th, at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library in the main meeting room from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. They promise "Learn the Facts about Measures 66 & 67" in their "handout. Apparently, there are no facts they want you to learn on the "NO on 66 & 67" side of the argument from anyone representing the 'No' side. So what happened to that "...full information" part of their motto? These community representatives will present the facts: Katherine Cleland (D), Sara Gesler[sic] (D), Annabelle Jaramillo (D), Jock Mills (?) and Anne Schuster (D). Former state representative, Tony Van Vliet (former Republican now an Independent) will serve as the Panel Moderator. The panel is certainly stacked with Democrats. Let's hope that Mr. Van Vliet shows fairness during the Q&A section of the program. He's always been known as a fair man.

The Benton County Republicans and Benton County Republican Women recommend a "NO VOTE" on Measures 66 & 67. Please vote early & help pass out "NO on 66 & 67" literature at the Library from 6:15pm to 7:15pm on Wednesday the 13th. Read More......