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'age One <br /> Councilwoman Nancy Nathanson <br /> _ last week originally joined Robinette <br /> r - in voting against the ordinance, citing <br /> 1 similar concerns about the lack of a <br /> public hearing. She later switched her <br /> T " - I vote, she explained Tuesday, "because <br /> generally supportive I'm su ortive of the need to <br /> do something about the most egregious <br /> = examples of tree cutting." <br /> Nathanson said she still wants to <br /> ``- see a public hearing on the ordinance <br /> but doesn't know whether she'd sup - <br /> m port Bascom's veto to assure it. <br /> A -, , ` Vollmer said the home builders' as <br /> w ! sociation had no inkling that the new <br /> ordinance was under consideration. <br /> We are not opposed to protecting <br /> trees, and we're certainly happy to <br /> Ruth Bascom have protection against abuse of the <br /> First veto in a decade urban treescape," he said. "But we'd <br /> like the chance to talk very specificai- <br /> prove without a public hearing. But he ly about what works and what doesn't <br /> said he doesn't support a veto, in part work." <br /> because of its adversarial nature. <br /> "I'd like to think we could work in In her election campaign last fall, <br /> an environment where the could work <br /> a Bascom received a $250 contribution <br /> veto would come up," he said. from the Committee to Build a Better <br /> ouln never Oregon, a home builders' political ac- <br /> v eto that may not c the real world. said. <br /> tion committee supported in part by <br /> "Rather than a veto, a better ap- members of the Lane County associa- <br /> proach would be to have some hear - tion. The group also contributed to . <br /> ings, find out the concerns, and then if Bascom's opponent, Mary Burrows, <br /> we want to make some changes, and to council candidates Nathanson <br /> change it." and Eben Dobson. <br />