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Lawmakers, advocates clash over bill reviving Metolius transferable development opportunity
Summary
Rep. Ken Helm’s bill would revive a long‑standing transferable development opportunity (TDO) tied to protection of the Metolius Basin and allow a large workforce housing project elsewhere in the state; proponents argued it fulfills a legislative promise and secures conservation, while multiple conservation groups and former lawmakers urged rejection.
Representative Ken Helm and supporters framed House Bill 4113 as an attempt to complete a 17‑year‑old bargain tied to the 2009 designation of the Metolius River Basin as an area of critical statewide concern (ACSC). Helm said the bill would revive a transferable development opportunity (TDO) so the state can secure permanent conservation of roughly a square mile of the Metolius headwaters while enabling workforce housing elsewhere in Oregon.
Eric Chancellor, counsel for Metolian LLC, told the committee the measure is intended to convert an unused eco‑resort TDO into…
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