June 17, 2011


NEWS RELEASE

INCORPORATION GROUP RELEASES POLLING DATA

Friends of Local Control (FoLC), a community group that has
been studying the feasibility of forming a city in the area
between Milwaukie, Gladstone, the Willamette River, and
Oatfield Ridge, announced today the results of their recent
poll. Random interviews were held with 300 registered voters
between May 9--21, 2011. Polling was conducted by Intercept
Research of Tigard, Oregon. The sampling error is +/- 5%.

The survey found that 81% of the people in the Oak Lodge area
are satisfied or very satisfied with the level of growth,
planning and public services. 71% recognize the Clackamas County
Board of Commissioners as the governing body for the area,
and 66% prefer that the area be kept unincorporated.

In a related question: If voters in the area had to choose
between incorporation and annexation, 38% prefer to form a
city, 32% prefer to annex to a neighboring city, and 30% are
undecided.

"Our objective has been to provide data to the community on
the issue of incorporation." said William Wild, President of
Friends of Local Control. "We did not embark in a public
education program prior to the poll, or create some gloom
and doom scenario to scare people into forming a city. We
wanted to find out, given what people know about the issue
today, what the level of support for incorporating as a city
would be. People in the area clearly prefer their current
governance structure."

Survey results also indicate that the public would like more
information on the issue. "We are a resource for the community,
not an incorporation advocacy group." said Wild. "Our mission
is to educate area residents about city formation. FOLC will
look again at the feasibility of incorporation if there is
interest expressed in the community. Until then, the group
plans only to maintain its role as a resource."

Survey results have been posted on the Friends of Local Control
web site, http://www.friendsoflocalcontrol.org.

For further information contact William Wild, FriendsOfLocalControl@gmail.com.

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Friends of Local Control, Ltd.
PO Box 68786
Oak Grove, OR 97268
http://www.FriendsOfLocalControl.org
FriendsOfLocalControl@gmail.com