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Greg Walden: “I would point out, too, that his comment about the high-tech millionaires is perhaps taken in a different context than I…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2000
I would point out, too, that his comment about the high-tech millionaires is perhaps taken in a different context than I meant it, which is that this is not the center of industry in that respect. But he is very right in the sense that those who do have that wealth are eyeing this mountain because as people saw on this floor, the views from there are extraordinary, the pressures to sell off parcels on this mountain are only increasing; and there could be over 200 buildable lots on this mountain that even under Oregon's fairly restrictive land-use laws could be accessed, and you could have trophy homes built on. So indeed the investment we are making today is one for the future, to protect and preserve the best of this mountain and preserve the lifestyle.
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Greg Walden
Republican · Oregon

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Discussing land use and development pressures on a mountain in Oregon.

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