More information about Measure 34-106

FOLLOW THE MONEY

(This information is taken from Citizens for Responsible Growth's
campaign finance reports, dated April 8th and May 4th.)

The May 4th campaign finance report is shown below. Click on an image to view each document full-size. Most images are about 145KB.

The Citizens for Responsible Growth's mailing address is in Beaverton, not North Plains.  Their April 8th report shows a $2,500 donation from Polygon Northwest -- their only donor to date.  Their treasurer has twice been charged with filing late campaign contribution reports.

CFRG has already spent over $22,000 to convince voters that this annexation will be good for the town and its residents.  But they only have $2,500 -- where will they get the rest of the money?

Where has the money gone?  To rent meeting halls for catered events, and to print and mail brochures.  And then there's $10,000 paid to "Hirst Consulting!"

Are you surprised by any of this?  You shouldn't be.  CFRG is funded by the developers who will profit from this annexation.  And it appears that its Director is being paid handsomely to sell this annexation to North Plains.  Her duties apparently include:

• filing complaints with the Secretary of State against groups who distribute information they don't want you to know, and

• authoring letters and brochures attacking FoNP and other citizens who dare to speak out against annexation.

Friends of North Plains is publishing this information as part of our mission: to help our members become more knowledgeable about growth-related activities in North Plains.  We believe that voters should know who is paying for the information they receive so they can view it in that context.  We believe that informed citizens will make better decisions about the issues that affect their community.

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