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POSITIONS
Education and Advocacy
The League of
Women Voters of Oregon is a grassroots, nonpartisan political
organization which encourages the informed and active participation of
citizens in government. The state League’s purposes are to
influence public policy through education and advocacy.
National
League of Women Voters - Positions
Oregon
League of Women Voters - Positions
LWV of Lincoln County
– Summary of Positions – 1975-2006
Fall 2006 POSITION: Homeless Youth
LWV Lincoln
County supports state and local programs and
services which intervene to prevent conditions that lead to homelessness.
LWVLC supports the
ASF (Adoption and Safe Families Act), which provides funding to local programs
and services. LWVLC supports ASF’s long
range goal-- to put at risk children into a permanent healthy family environment
through adoption, or when possible, education and treatment for parents to
return the children to their families, or to place them with other family
members.
LWVLC supports state,
county, city and private programs, specifically including schools, which
attempt to identify children at risk before the situation becomes critical.
LWVLC supports and
encourages proactive programs to assist youth and families, including
affordable housing and emergency shelters, daycare centers for children and
improved public transportation systems.
Child Health
Position:
2005
1. The LWV of Lincoln County supports
the mission, goals and legislated responsibilities of the state Department of
Human Services to provide health, childcare and safety services for children
and families. The LWVLC also supports
the county goals identified by the Lincoln County Children and Families
Commission particularly Goal II – Healthy Thriving Children.
2. The LWVLC supports
adequate public funding at the national, state and local levels for health and
safety services, which include adequate staffing of schools and the child
welfare agency; and adequate funding for food and shelter for all children in
the County. Specifically the LWVLC
supports the widest inclusion of families in the OHP by supporting adequate
national funding for Medicaid and expanding health care access of children and
families through public clinics with sliding fee scale payment options.
3. The LWVLC supports
the Oregon’s
Progress Board’s Benchmark Project as a method for identifying and measuring
outcomes of services such as the Child Well-Being Index.
4. The LWVLC
supports the development of three needed services in the county:
A
crisis-center for children and families that could provide emergency child care
Accessible
dental care for children
Mental
health services for children and families regardless of income or health
insurance eligibility
5. The
LWVLC supports a healthy, safe environment for all the children in Lincoln County.
Land Use and Natural Resource Issues in Lincoln County 2001
1. The LWVLC supports
all the statewide planning goals of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation
and Development, with particular emphasis on Goal 5 (open spaces, scenic and
historic areas, and natural resources); Goal 17 (coastal shorelands); and Goal
18 (beaches and dues). We advocate the
cooperation and compliance of local jurisdictions in meeting these goals,
conducting periodic reviews, and revising local codes and ordinances as
appropriate.
2. The LWVLC supports
preservation of open spaces in the coastal shoreland, including bays and
estuaries.
3. The LWVLC
supports the preservation of Highway 101 as a National Scenic Byway. We advocate the study of costs and benefits
of proposed economic developments prior to approval of proposed developments in
the Highway 101 corridor. We support
action to maintain a viable economy while preserving the natural beauty and
environmental integrity of the area, such as preservation of native flora and
fauna, removal of noxious weeds, reduction of intrusive signs and overhead
utility lines, and removal of derelict buildings.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Education and Services
2001
The LWV of Lincoln County supports the need for alcohol and
substance abuse education in schools and in the community, and services for
alcoholics in Lincoln
County, including a
medically-supervised detoxification facility, in-patient and out-patient care,
and centralized leadership and coordination.
(Updates position adopted in 1982, by adding substance
abuse.)
Lincoln County
School District:
1985
The LWV of Lincoln County studied Lincoln County
School District
curriculum, organization, and financing in 1984-85 and continue to invite
speakers and hold programs to keep us informed.
We recognize the need for an update of this position but do not have
resources to do so at this time.
Note: We are able to take action on some issues
under the LWVOR position on K-12 School District Finance, which we studied this
year. The revised version adopted by the
LWVOR states:
“The LWV of Oregon believes:
1.
The major portion of the cost of public schools should be borne by the
state.
a. The
state should provide sufficient funds to give each child an equal, adequate
education
b. All
specifically-mandated programs should be financed by the state.
2.
Local districts should be allowed funding alternatives to provide
educational programs.
3.
Apart from state mandates, local control of the educational programs
should be maintained.
4.
A stable state system for financing public schools is crucial for
long-range planning.
Post Secondary Education
1985
The LWV of Lincoln County believes the primary goal of Oregon’s post secondary
education should be to provide a broad spectrum of higher education for
professional, vocational, and personal enrichment to all qualified and
motivated individuals.
Port District
1983
Support use of prudent economic development strategies by
port districts within the county when undertaken with public knowledge and
participation, and are consistent with adopted land use planning
guidelines. We believe the port
districts should do a better job of educating and informing the public about
port business.
Domestic Violence
1979
The LWV of Lincoln County believes that resources should be
available throughout the county to provide shelter, referral and counseling
services to women and children who are victims of domestic violence. We support legislative domestic violence laws
and ask that they be enforced. We
believe that there should be cooperation at all levels among agencies providing
services.
Libraries
1975
The LWV of
Lincoln County supports county-wide public library services.
Siletz Indian Tribe Restoration
1977
The Lincoln County League of Women
Voters supports legislation to restore the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians of Oregon as a federally recognized Sovereign Indian
Tribe and also to restore to these Indians, Federal Services and
benefits furnished to federally recognized American Indian Tribes.
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