Senator asks Gov. Kate Brown to suspend Oregon’s post-fire hazard tree removal program pending an investigation into allegations of mismanagement
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
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Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, has asked Gov. Kate Brown to suspend Oregon’s post-fire hazard tree removal program and initiate an “inquiry” to vet explosive allegations of mismanagement and excessive harvesting by the contractors on the job, which is being overseen by the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The action follows a damning two-hour hearing Wednesday of the Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire Recovery Committee in which whistleblowers, landowners and others described a program with little oversight, unqualified staff, constantly evolving standards for what constitutes a hazard tree, rampant drug use by workers and instances of possible fraud.
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