Corvallis City government:
http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121&Itemid=87
Mayor: Charlie Thomlinson 541-766-6901
Ward 1: Mark O’Brien 541-766-6491
Ward 2: Patricia Daniels 541-766-6492
Ward 3: Richard Hervey 541-766-6985
Ward 4: Dan Brown 541-766-6494
Ward 5: Mike Beilstein 541-766-6495
Ward 6: Joel Hirsch 541-766-6496
Ward 7: Jeanne Raymond (541) 766-6497
Ward 8: David Hamby 541-766-6498
Ward 9: Hal Brauner 541-766-6499
Albany City government:
http://cityofalbany.net/council/
Sharon Konopa, Mayor 926-6812
Dick Olsen, Ward I(a) 926-7348
Floyd Collins, Ward I(b) 928-2961
Ralph Reid, Jr., Ward II(a) 928-7382
Bill Coburn, Ward II(b) 928-0649
Bessie Johnson, Ward III(a) 791-2494
Jeff Christman, Ward III(b) 926-0528
Benton county:
Benton County Board of Commissioners
408 SW Monroe Avenue
Suite 111 (located on the mezzanine)
PO Box 3020
Corvallis, OR 97339-3020
Phone: 541-766-6800
Fax: 541-766-689
Linn county:
Linn County Courthouse, Room 201
Hours: 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Mon - Fri
Phone: 541-967-3825
Oregon government:
Governor:
Governor Kulongoski |
PHONE |
Senate Bill 1009, introduced by Senators Jason Atkinson (R-Central Point) and Mark Hass (D-Beaverton), represents a significant first step in addressing the problems created by the proliferation of single-use bags. It would go a long way toward reducing Oregon’s annual use of 39 million plastic bags which require 150,000 barrels of oil to produce, unnecessarily fill our landfills where they don’t biodegrade, and cause significant litter along roadways, waterways and beaches where they harm wildlife. Jurisdictions around the world, including China, Ireland, Bangladesh, Mexico City, San Francisco and even Washington DC, have laws in place designed to limit their use. Oregon would become a leader in the U.S. by establishing the first statewide ban.
Oregon Legislature convenes in January 2011, state lawmakers may be considering outlawing the use of plastic bags to carry groceries across the entire state.
Seattle passed this about a year ago. And it might be the one where you can use plastic bags if you pay for them. The only problem is is that I think it's still not being enforced. So not only do we need to get these laws passed we need to get them enforced too. Seattle has successfully passed the no non-biogradeble containers for take food law. So now when you get food to-go in Seattle, it comes in a compostable container.
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