Settlement called a ‘ransom note’

Klamath Falls Herald and News

January 25, 2008

Garrard

   State Rep, Bill Garrard, R-Klamath Falls , said Thursday he has serious doubts about the equity of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement.

   "The water settlement looks more like a ransom note," he said.

   Garrard criticized the amount of benefits the Klamath Tribes would receive if the agreement were implemented versus other stakeholders, specifically irrigators. 

   He also said he had doubts about the possibility of moving the agreement along as quickly as initially suggested, citing the need to secure PacifiCorp’s cooperation and clear up any other problems. 

   Despite his misgivings, if a majority of irrigators in the Klamath Basin end up supporting the agreement, Garrard said he would support it as well. 

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