CITIZEN
INVOLVEMENT SERIES
Introduction by Jim Just, Executive Director, Goal One Coalition
In July 2006 the Oregon Task Force
on Land Use Planning (the "Big Look" task force) identified six topic areas that
it will analyze and make recommendations to the 2009 Legislative Assembly and Governor.
The task force appointed members to work groups for each topic area. In early
September,
all but one of those workgroups sent out questionnaires to selected
"stakeholders." Goal One Coalition was asked about its views on the role of
citizens in the land use planning process. Its
response begins with lamenting the task force's failure to take a "big look,"
and then argues that it is people's responsibility as citizens to participate actively and
fully in the decisions that will shape our future (Publications - Response to Big Look
Questionnaire on Citizen Involvement - web link - http://www.goal1.org/publications.htm).
The
Citizen Involvement Series has five sub-links.
