Lyneil Vandermolen is a third-generation Oregonian and lives on a farm near Tualatin.

Lyneil is one of the people that voted for Measure 37. It sounded good to her, but she’s regretted voting for it ever since because of its unintended consequences.

Measure 37 was sold as a property rights bill, but the rights are only for some property owners. It circumvents neighborhood input and provides no relief to neighbors when outrageous claims devalue their own property. Everything in real estate is about location. Those of us, like Lyneil, who have made later and more expensive investments in our land stand to lose from spotty zoning and conflicting economic activities right next to each other.

Lyneil’s farm is a great example. On one side is a tiny Measure 37 claim for a retirement house on a lot that some farmers bought adjacent to their property. That’s a no-brainer. No one opposes that.

But on the other side of her property, Lyneil has a gigantic subdivision claim that threatens her property directly. Her neighbors are outraged about that one. The situation facing Lyneil and her neighbors is not unlike that faced by Oregonians in each corner of the state.

This large subdivision threatens Lyneil’s working farm. She raises horses. Where there’s horses, there’s flies, lots of them. It’s noisy and dusty. Lyneil dumps manure in the pasture. It’s not paradise; it’s just how she makes her living.

If Lyneil has a big subdivision next door, she’s worried that she will suddenly have neighbors calling to complain about her farm operation. Horses are easily disturbed by noise and traffic. What about Lyneil’s right to make a living?

Lyneil didn’t vote for Measure 37 so that she would have to face this. She believes that Measure 37 needs to be fixed. Measure 49 will provide the fairness and balance that voters wanted.

Lyneil doesn’t want her story to sound overly dramatic, but her farm lies right in the middle of the Measure 37 mess. On one side is a claim that is what voters intended. On the other is a claim that illustrates the flaws and unintended consequences of Measure 37.

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