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FR IDAY , APR IL 10 , 2015 Business & Ag FAFA members d iscuss Coun ty ’ s ro le in USFS fores t p lan COUNTY SCHEDULES APR IL 29 WORK SESS ION W ITH FOREST SERV ICE THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3 — Weekly Hay Report — F r ida y , Ap r i l 3 , 2015 — Ea s t e rn O r egon P r i c e s t r end ed g en e r a l ly s t e ady comp a r ed to th e s am e qu a l i ty l a s t w e ek . T r ad e a c t iv i ty and d em and s low ed th i s w e ek . Th e con t inu ed good w e a th e r in s ev e r a l a r e a s o f O r egon h a s s low ed down d em and , a s p a s tu r e g r a s s e s a r e g row ing c au s ing end u s - e r s to b e ab l e to tu rn an im a l s ou t on p a s tu r e r a th e r th an pu r ch a s e and f e ed add i t ion a l h ay . Expo r t h ay bu s in e s s s e em s to s low ly b e p i ck ing up , how ev e r con t inu ed i s su e s w i th f ew con t a in e r s av a i l ab l e and b a ckup o f con t a in e r s n e ed ing to b e lo ad ed a t th e sh ipp ing po r t s con t inu e s to s low down th e ab i l i ty to expo r t h ay ov e r s e a s . S ev e r a l p rodu c e r s h av e so ld a l l th a t th ey p l an to s e l l fo r th i s s e a son . A l f a l f a - L a r g e Squ a r e /P r em ium , 60 ton s , $220 avg . USDA Ma rk e t N ew s S e r v i c e—AMS .USDA .go v B r ian Add i son / Th e Bak e r Coun t y P r e s s B i l l Ha rvey , Cha i r the Bake r Coun ty Boa rd o f Comm iss ione rs , a t tends many Fo res t Access fo r A l l mon th ly mee t ings . He is p ic tu red he re w i th h is w i fe Lo r r i a t the Ap r i l 4 th mee t ing . By B r ian Add ison B r ian@TheBa ke rCoun t yP re s s . com D e f in ing th e ro l e o f lo c a l gov e rnm en t du r ing Un i t ed S t a t e s Fo r e s t S e rv i c e and Bu r e au o f L and M an ag e - m en t l and m an ag em en t p l ann ing p ro j e c t s h a s b e en a fo c a l po in t o f m any coun ty r e s id en t s and a t th e fo r e f ron t o f a t t en t ion a t th e B ak e r Coun ty Cou r thou s e fo r m any y e a r s . Lo c a l op en fo r e s t advo c a t e s Fo r e s t A c c e s s fo r A l l (FAFA ) conv en ed fo r th e o r g an i z a - t ion ’ s mon th ly m e e t ing S a tu rd ay , Ap r i l 4 and th e ro l e o f coun ty gov e rn - m en t and th e p ro c e s s o f gov e rnm en t a l coo rd in a t ion b e tw e en B ak e r Coun ty and th e f ed e r a l l and m an ag e - m en t ag en c i e s w a s th e m a in top i c o f d i s cu s s ion among s t th e 40 m emb e r s in a t t end an c e . “Coo rd in a t ion ” i s a common ly u s ed wo rd bu t wh en u s ed in th e con t ex t o f th e f ed e r a l gov e rnm en t i t t ak e s on a d e ep e r l ev e l o f d e f in i t ion w i th l eg a l s ign i f i c an c e , a c co rd ing to N amp a , Id aho a t to rn ey F r ed K e l ly G r an t , found e r o f S t ew a rd s o f th e R ang e . G r an t i s w id e ly r e cogn i z ed a s on e o f th e n a t ion ’ s l e ad ing au tho r i t i e s on l and r igh t s i s su e s and on th e p ro c e s s o f coo rd in a t ion . G r an t h a s ag r e ed to a t t end FAFA ’ s annu a l b an - qu e t M ay 16 a s th e k eyno t e sp e ak e r and h a s w a iv ed h i s u su a l sp e ak ing f e e to b en e f i t th e lo c a l op en fo - e s t a c c e s s advo c a t e s . “Fo r pu rpo s e s o f th i s sho r t en ed exp l an a t ion o f coo rd in a t ion , th e r e a l ‘k i ck ’ o f coo rd in a t ion i s th a t th e ag en cy mu s t d e a l on an equ a l b a s i s w i th th e coun ty , and th en mu s t m ak e ev e ry l aw fu l e f fo r t to m ak e i t s p l ann ing imp l e - m en t a t ion con s i s t en t w i th th e coun ty ’ s p l an and po l i - c i e s , ” w r i t e s G r an t . “Th i s e l em en t o f con s i s t en cy i s th e r e a l pow e r b eh ind coo rd in a t ion . Th e ag en cy c an ’ t ju s t l i s t en to a coun ty , o r lo c a l gov e rnm en t un i t su ch a s a town , c i ty , s choo l d i s t r i c t o r o th e r un i t o f gov e rnm en t w i th e l e c t ed o f f i c i a l s , and igno r e wh a t i t h e a r s . I t mu s t m ak e ev e ry l aw fu l e f fo r t to a ch i ev e con s i s t en cy . ” Th e coo rd in a t ion p ro c e s s h a s b e en u s ed su c c e s s fu l ly by coun ty and c i ty gov e rn - m en t s , s choo l d i s t r i c t s , and i r r ig a t ion d i s t r i c t s , and m ay b e invok ed by any lo - c a l pub l i c body w i th t ax ing au tho r i ty and th a t co l l e c t s pub l i c t ax do l l a r s , a c co rd - ing to G r an t . Th e in t en t o f coo rd in a t ion i s to p ro t e c t lo c a l e conom i c , h e r i t ag e , and cu l tu r a l in t e r e s t s f rom adv e r s e imp a c t s c au s ed by f ed e r a l l and m an ag em en t d e c i s ion s . Th e coo rd in a t ion p ro c e s s i s m and a t ed w i th in m any f ed e r a l l aw s and r egu l a - t ion s th a t gu id e th e f ed e r a l l and m an ag em en t ag en c i e s in c lud ing th e F ed e r a l L and Po l i cy and M an ag em en t A c t , N a t ion a l Env i ronm en - t a l Po l i cy A c t , N a t ion a l Fo r e s t M an ag em en t A c t , th e End ang e r ed Sp e c i e s A c t , th e c l e an W a t e r A c t , and th e C l e an A i r A c t . “Any o f f i c i a l th a t i s e l e c t ed on th e g en e r a l b a l - lo t , and th e co r r e spond ing en t i t i e s , h av e th e r igh t to d em and coo rd in a t ion , ” a c - co rd ing to K i rk M cK en z i e , found e r o f D e f end Ru r a l Am e r i c a . “Th i s in c lud e s coun ty comm i s s ion e r s , sh e r i f f s , d i s t r i c t a t to rn ey s , f i r e d i s t r i c t s , w a t e r d i - t r i c t s , and mo r e . Bu t on ly i f th e lo c a l commun i ty know s enough abou t i t s r igh t to m ak e th i s r equ e s t . ” G r an t add s , “Th e du ty to coo rd in a t e i s no t sub j e c t to l im i t a t ion s— ex c ep t on e : th e f a i lu r e o f th e coun ty o r lo c a l un i t o f gov e rnm en t to ex e r c i s e i t s au tho r i ty g r an t ed to i t by Cong r e s s . M any b e l i ev e th a t coo r - d in a t ion i s a comp l i c a t ed p ro c edu r e , bu t i t i s no t . I t i s b rough t in to b e ing by lo c a l gov e rnm en t s imp ly adv i s ing th e f ed e r a l ag en - c i e s th a t i s ex e r c i s ing th e au tho r i ty a l r e ady g iv en to i t by Cong r e s s . ” B i l l H a rv ey , ch a i rm an o f th e B ak e r Coun ty Bo a rd o f Comm i s s ion e r s took o f f i c e th i s p a s t J anu a r , and r an on th e p l a t fo rm o f coo rd in a t ion . H e a t t end ed th e FAFA m e e t ing and a l so g r an t ed a sub s equ en t in t e rv i ew to an sw e r th e qu e s t ion s , “H a s th e coun ty fo rm a l ly r equ e s t ed coo r - d in a t ion ? ” And , “Wh e r e i s th e coun ty in th e coo rd in a - t ion p ro c e s s and wh a t a r e th e n ex t s t ep s ? ” “ I ’ l l r em ind you th a t th e r e a r e th r e e comm i s - s ion e r s and th e r e h a s no t b e en a con s en su s y e t . W e h av en ’ t s t a r t ed wo rk ing on i t y e t , ” an sw e r ed H a rv ey wh en a sk ed abou t th e coun ty ‘ s s t r a t egy in d e a l - ing w i th th e USFS on th e B lu e Moun t a in Fo r e s t P l an r ev i s ion . “Th e r e i s a h i s - to ry o f coo rd in a t ion w i th two p r ev iou s comm i s s ion s and I th ink th a t ’ s wh e r e th i s comm i s s ion w i l l go a s w e l l . ” Cu r r en t ly , th e r e a r e a numb e r o f f ed e r a l l and m an ag em en t p ro j e c t s un fo ld ing in B ak e r Coun ty . Th e m a in p ro j e c t s in c lud e th e Un i t ed S t a t e s Fo r - e s t S e rv i c e (USFS ) B lu e Moun t a in Fo r e s t M an ag e - m en t P l an r ev i s ion , Sub - p a r t A and B o f th e 2005 T r av e l M an ag em en t Ru l e wh i ch l e ad s to ano th e r a t t emp t by th e USFS a t a T r av e l M an ag em en t P l an in th e W a l low a -Wh i tm an N a t ion a l Fo r e s t , th e Bu r e au o f L and M an ag e - m en t (BLM ) p ro j e c t on th e Id aho Pow e r 500 -kV e l e c t r i c a l t r an sm i s s ion l in e p l a c em en t , BLM p r ep a r a t ion p l ann ing in an t i c ip a t ion o f th e l i s t ing o f th e G r e a t e r s ag e -g rou s e a s a f ed e r a l ly r e cogn i z ed end ang e r ed sp e c i e s , and th e b eg inn ing o f th e BLM B ak e r R e sou r c e M an ag e - m en t P l an . R eg a rd l e s s o f con s en su s among s t cu r r en t ly s e rv - ing comm i s s ion e r s , p a s t comm i s s ion e r s p a s s ed a r e so lu t ion e s t ab l i sh ing B ak e r Coun ty po l i cy on coo rd in a t ion , and on e o rd in an c e l eg a l ly r equ i r ing coun ty r ep r e s en t a t iv e s to fo rm a r e l a t ion sh ip o f co - o rd in a t ion w i th th e f ed e r a l l and m an ag em en t ag en c i e s du r ing l and m an ag em en t p ro j e c t s . B ak e r Coun ty ’ s l aw r equ i r ing f ed e r a l and s t a t e ag en cy coo rd in a t ion , O r - d in an c e 2001 -01 , b eg in s , “B ak e r Coun ty h a s th e p r im a ry r e spon s ib i l i ty fo r s e cu r ing and p romo t ing th e pub l i c p e a c e , g en e r a l w e l - f a r e , h e a l th and s a f e ty o f th e c i t i z en s o f th e Coun ty th rough p r e s e rv a t ion o f th e i r cu s tom s , cu l tu r e and e conom i c s t ab i l i ty , p ro t e c - t ion and u s e o f th e i r env i - ronm en t , and p ro t e c t ion o f th e i r p r iv a t e p rop e r ty r igh t s . ” Th e o rd in an c e r equ i r e s f ed e r a l and s t a t e l and m an ag em en t ag en c i e s , “T ak e app rop r i a t e m e a - su r e s , w i th th e con cu r r en c e o f th e Coun ty , to m i t ig a t e adv e r s e imp a c t s on coun ty cu l tu r e , cu s tom s , e conom i c s t ab i l i ty , and th e l and and n a tu r a l r e sou r c e s . ” Th e o rd in an c e a l so in c lud e s a s e c t ion id en t i fy - ing en fo r c em en t p rov i s ion s ag a in s t any a c t ion s th a t adv e r s e ly imp a c t coun ty in t e r e s t s . “Th e B ak e r Coun ty Bo a rd o f Comm i s - s ion e r s m ay r equ e s t th e P ro s e cu t ing A t to rn ey to b r ing an a c t ion to en fo r c e th i s o rd in an c e in any cou r t o r adm in i s t r a t iv e t r ibun a l o f comp e t en t ju r i sd i c t ion s and to s e ek cumu l a t iv e r em ed i e s , in c lud ing any c r im in a l o r c iv i l p en a l t i e s a l low ed by l aw , equ i t ab l e r e l i e f and mon e t a ry com - p en s a t ion wh en th e coun ty t ax b a s e o r th e g en e r a l w e l - f a r e o r h e a l th and s a f e ty o f th e c i t i z en s o f th e coun ty i s a t i s su e . ” B ak e r Coun ty ’ s coo rd i - n a t ion po l i cy w a s r e i t e r - a t ed in 2009 by R e so lu t ion 2009 -1020 . Th e bo t tom - l in e w i th in th i s mo s t r e c en t coo rd in a t ion po l i cy s t a t e s , “Th e Po l i cy o f B ak e r Coun ty i s th a t in a l l f ed e r a l and s t a t e ag en cy a c t iv i - t i e s , p r iv a t e p rop e r ty in th e Coun ty b e p ro t e c t ed , th e e conom i c s t ab i l i ty o f th e Coun ty i s p ro t e c t ed , and th e s a f e ty , h e a l th and w e l f a r e o f th e c i t i z en s b e p ro t e c t ed , and th a t a l l th e s e p ro t e c t ion s shou ld b e ad - d r e s s ed and p rov id ed fo r in any f ed e r a l o r s t a t e p l an , po l i cy , o r a c t ion . ” B ak e r Coun ty Com - m i s s ion e r M a rk B enn e t t r e c en t ly f e l t th e h e a t f rom con s t i tu en t s wh en h e w a s quo t ed in a lo c a l n ew s - p ap e r a s advo c a t ing fo r “ co l l abo r a t ion ” w i th th e USFS du r ing th e fo r e s t p l an r ev i s ion p ro j e c t . B enn e t t w a s a l so c a l l ed ou t fo r a r e c en t l e t t e r h e and Comm i s s ion e r T im K e rn s r e c en t ly s en t to USFS sup e rv i so r s . FAFA m emb e r Bobb i e D an s e r w a s among s t tho s e p ro t e s t ing th e l e t t e r . “ I mu s t s ay , I am d i s ap - po in t ed , bu t no t a t a l l su rp r i s ed by th e a c t ion s bo th you and T im K e rn s took by you r l e t t e r s to th e Fo r e s t S e rv i c e , “ D an s e r w ro t e . “D i shon e s ty w i th th e p eop l e who h e lp ed pu t you in to o f f i c e i s no t condu c iv e to h av ing pub i c suppo r t fo r fu tu r e end e av - o r s , wh en you c anno t b e coun t ed on to suppo r t you r con s t i tu en t s in som e th ing so t e r r ib ly impo r t an t to th e c i t i z en s o f B ak e r Coun ty a s th e unw e l com e , and unw an t ed Fo r e s t P l an . ” B enn e t t w a s ou t o f town on an E a s t e r v a c a t ion bu t d id s end to lo c a l m ed i a a c l a r i f i c a t ion on h i s in t en t in d e a l ing w i th th e USFS . “L a s t F r id ay som ehow th e t e rm Co l l abo r a t ion w a s a t t r ibu t ed to m e , th i s w a s no t co r r e c t and h a s l ed to a r e a l f i r e s to rm . My po s i t ion i s th a t th e coun ty shou ld ex e r c i s e coo rd in a t ion (gov e rnm en t to gov e rn - m en t d i s cu s s ion s ) th e r e a r e tho s e in s t an c e s wh e r e w i th th e USFS coop e r a t ion shou ld b e u s ed a s a too l a s coo rd in a t ion i s no t id en t i - f i ed a s an op t ion , ” B enn e t t w ro t e . Coun ty comm i s s ion e r s h av e emp loy ed l and u s e con su l t an t Andy R i eb e r fo r adv i c e on p ro t e c t ing lo c a l a s s e t s du r ing th e fo r e s t p l an r ev i s ion . “M s . R i eb e r w i l l p l ay a m ino r ro l e . W e ’v e on ly con t r a c t ed fo r 10 hou r s fo r h e r to r ev i ew ou r N a tu r a l R e sou r c e P l an so th a t th e NRAC (N a tu r a l R e sou r c e Adv i so ry Comm i t t e e ) w i l l som e th ing to wo rk w i th , ” H a rv ey s a id . H a rv ey s a id th a t th e 14 -m emb e r NRAC h a s no t y e t b e en fo rm ed and th a t fo rm a t ion o f th e comm i t t e e w i l l t ak e p l a c e a f t e r R i eb e r h a s h ad a ch an c e to adv i s e on th e coun ty N a tu r a l R e sou r c e P l an , wh i ch h e exp e c t s to t ak e p l a c e w i th in a w e ek o r two . “W e ’ r e s t i l l wo rk ing on f i l l ing v a c an t po s i t ion s on th e 14 -m emb e r comm i t - t e e , ” h e s a id . On M a r ch 18 , J an K e rn s , L an e P a r ry , D i ck F l em - ing and L au r en e Ch apm an w e r e r e - appo in t ed to th e NRAC . Comm i s s ion e r s inv i t ed USFS r ep r e s en t a t iv e s to a coun ty wo rk s e s s ion Ap r i l 29 . 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MBF i s thou s and bo a rd f e e t lumb e r , n e t s c a l e . P eop l e in t e r e s t ed in s e l l ing log s shou ld c a l l and g e t sp e c i f i c quo t e s f rom s aw m i l l s . Cou r t e s y o f A r v id And e r s en , And e r s en Fo r e s t r y Con su l t ing — Precious Metals Report — P r i c e p e r oun c e , USD Go ld : $1202 .70 S i lv e r : $16 .53 P la t inum : $1 ,164 .75 Pa l lad ium : $759 .09 B loomb e rg . com — Ag Commodities — Co rn : $377 .75 /bu /USD Wh ea t : $521 .00 /bu /USD Soyb ean s : $968 .75 /bu /USD Oa t s : $271 .00 bu /USD Rough R i c e : $10 .67 / cw t /USD Cano la : $451 .20 CAD /mw t L iv e Ca t t l e : $152 .13 / lb . /USD F e ed e r Ca t t l e : $215 .55 / lb . /USD L ean Hog s : $76 .68 / lb . /USD B loomb e rg . com