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# 25. Jacqueline Danos (Individual, Yachats, Oregon)

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## TL;DR  *(generated · confidence: high)*

Jacqueline Danos, a Yachats resident, urges the Prosperity Council to redefine prosperity beyond GDP and invest in education, local entrepreneurs, and regenerative agriculture rather than large corporations. She advocates maintaining Oregon's land conservation legacy and growing the outdoor economy while ensuring economic benefits remain local.

**Key points** *(each cites a PDF page)*:

- Submitter advocates for tax incentives and financial support strengthening K-12 schools, universities, colleges, and small business incubators rather than chasing large corporations ([p. 263](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=263))
- Cites examples of sustainable local enterprises as models: Central Coast Food Web in Newport, Oo-Nee Sea Ranch, farm-to-fiber networks throughout the state, and Sustainable Northwest Wood ([p. 263](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=263))
- Calls for regenerative farming and organic systems to be viewed as economic drivers worthy of investment to grow local jobs and economies ([p. 264](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=264))
- Warns that prioritizing large corporations while de-funding education is 'a race to the bottom' with short-term economic gains but long-term livability decline ([p. 264](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=264))
- Advocates building on Oregon's 50-year track record of Urban Growth Boundaries and land conservation work to maintain livability and quality of life ([p. 264](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=264))
- Argues that investing locally keeps financial benefits within Oregon rather than enriching distant corporate headquarters ([p. 263](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=263))
- Notes that Oregon's outdoor industry and tourism have grown to outweigh previous economic foundations in extractive industries such as timber ([p. 264](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=264))

Dates/FTE: April 4, 2026 · Programs: Urban Growth Boundaries · Parties: Jacqueline Danos · Governor Kotek · Oregon's Prosperity Council · Department of Land Conservation and Development

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> **Source:** PDF [pp. 263-264](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=263) · raw: [263](../../.extracted/pages/page-0263.txt) · [264](../../.extracted/pages/page-0264.txt)

Breadcrumb: Appendix E: Submissions & Feedback > 25. Jacqueline Danos (Individual, Yachats, Oregon)

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April 4, 2026
To: Prosperity.Roadmap@oregon.gov
Cc: Governor Kotek
From: Jacqueline Danos, resident Yachats, Oregon
Dear Members of the Council,
For decades GDP has been used as the benchmark for economic growth and
prosperity. Wiser ways to look at prosperity exist and, in my opinion, Oregon
would benefit moving in those wiser directions. Slow and steady beats fast
and hectic every time. Focusing on one or two large industries such as tech
and corporate farming, which might bring some jobs and economic benefit,
have lasting detrimental environmental effects.
Communities across this country have suffered through catastrophic
economic downturns due to the collapse of a single economic driver. They
have suffered environmental pollution and increased health problems and
watched as these same corporations receive millions of dollars in incentives
to build or come to a state.
There is a better way.
Oregon has been able to save its agricultural lands, beaches and forests.
These lands, once destroyed through overdevelopment and pollution, cannot
be recovered. Just look across the country in places where development has
taken over these precious natural resources.
Oregon’s Prosperity Council would do better investing in our people
through tax incentives and financial support strengthening K-12 schools,
universities and colleges, and small business incubators. We should be
helping entrepreneurs develop new ways to sustainably cultivate Oregon’s
resources and keep the businesses and their financial benefits locally.
Examples of these kinds of entrepreneurial endeavors can be seen in the
Central Coast Food Web in Newport, Oo-Nee Sea Ranch, the growing farm
to fiber networks throughout the state, and Sustainable Northwest Wood to
name just a few. These are industries that grow local jobs and economies
without destroying the lands Oregon has worked so hard to save.

Smaller family farms have been the backbone of Oregon. The movement
towards regenerative farming and organic systems should be viewed as an
economic driver and worth investing in and supporting, in turn growing
local economies through environmentally beneficial practices. Investing
locally keeps the financial benefit within the state rather than seeing most
earnings go to benefit corporate headquarters located far from Oregon.
Oregon’s Urban Growth Boundaries and the work of the Department of
Land Conservation and Development foreshadowed what places around the
country have come to see and do themselves. Building housing where jobs
and transportation are located is integral to not only saving valuable
agricultural lands but creates places, like Oregon, where tourism and the
outdoor industry have grown to outweigh previous economic foundations of
extractive industries such as timber.
Chasing large corporations and de-funding our educational system is a race
to the bottom. Oregon might see a short-term bump in its economy, but it
will then see a long-term decline in livability. Investing in our people,
through locally built, locally derived, and local environmentally beneficial
prosperity would make Oregon a leader once again in creating a state
where people want to live because their quality of life is not only about GDP
but about health, happiness, and communities. Oregon would be creating a
sustainable and resilient place as we navigate these incredibly challenging
times.
Please, re-think what prosperity means. To most people prosperity includes
a strong community, a healthy place to live, and a lifestyle that includes the
great outdoors. Oregon has worked to build that. We need to continue the
work started 50 years ago and strengthen it. We should not be fooled into
believing the values of protecting lands and local businesses is not as
beneficial as jumping on the newest trend in economic development.
Sincerely,
Jacqueline Danos
Yachats, Oregon

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Parent: [Appendix E: Submissions & Feedback](./INDEX.md) · PDF: [pp. 263-264](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=263)