You might be looking at this new publication and wondering “who is the Oregon Property Owners Association and why am I getting their newsletter?” The answer is because we have exciting news – Oregonians In Action is now the Oregon Property Owners Association, and this is the new (and hopefully improved) Looking Forward which you’ve received for years!
For decades, we have mailed the Looking Forward to thousands of Oregon property owners across the state, detailing the work our charitable non-profit organization does for Oregon property owners. But despite our track record and decades of work, one of the main questions we get “what exactly is Oregonians In Action and what do you do?” We get that question partly because our name is not very descriptive.
The OIA Board has talked in the past about changing our name to better identify our mission and the focus of our work. In December, the OIA Board of Directors unanimously approved the name change to Oregon Property Owners Association. We hope that our new name will give people a better idea of who we are and who we represent, and make it clear that our work is for all Oregon property owners.
What does the name change mean for our mission and work? Absolutely nothing. Our focus hasn’t changed. We’ll still work tirelessly to represent Oregon property owners in the legislature, in the courts, and with the media, just as we’ve done for over 30 years. We’ll still continue our fight to reform our state land use and property laws, to defend every Oregonian’s right to own and use property, and to make people aware that private property ownership is a foundation of our nation and our economic system.
From rural to urban, farmers to developers, companies with thousands of acres of holdings to the husband and wife with a single family dwelling – we work for all Oregon property owners in every city and county in our great state.
We’ve also created a new website to replace our existing OIA website. You can find our new website at www.oregonpropertyowners.org. We love the new site – it’s informative, up to date, and has some really great information on Oregon property ownership that should be useful to everyone who owns or is looking to buy property in Oregon. Check it out!
So if you start hearing people talking about some new group called the Oregon Property Owners Association, you’ll know that it’s OIA – same great organization, same people, same mission. And if you get a chance, spread the word to all Oregon families and businesses – there’s one organization that can help you with property related questions and defend your property rights – it’s the Oregon Property Owners Association!