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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 5, 2017 5A Cottage Grove Retrospective A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago DeFazio drops in on city (1987) I n his fi rst visit to Cottage Grove since his election to the 4th Congressional District seat, Rep. Peter DeFazio met Monday with local residents to discuss wide range of issues being de- cided in Washington, D.C. In a special session for the South Lane Issues Forum, the Demo- cratic congressman discussed such topics as the federal budget, the Bonneville Power Administration, nuclear arms talks and the trade defi cit. More than 60 people packed the Cottage Grove City Hall council chambers for the noon-time session. DeFazio, a former Lane Coun- ty commissioner, defeated Douglas County Commissioner Bruce Long in November to fi ll the seat vacated by fellow Democrat Jim Weaver. DeFazio said the fate of the Bonneville Power Administration and federal timber receipts paid to western Oregon counties were major concerns of his during the congressional budget process. A House budget, which passed April 9, retains revenues from fed- eral forests that are distributed to counties for schools and roads. But those funds, which amount to between $160 and $180 million a year, are at risk in the Senate. Western Oregon counties receive a portion of timber receipts from timber cut on U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and former Oregon & California Railroad lands. One version of the Senate budget plan would change the formula by which the funds are distributed, reducing them by between 60 to 90 percent. This would be a "disaster" to the counties because they would have no way to replace those funds, he said. DeFazio, who was in Oregon during Congress' Easter recess, also criticized Reagan Administration proposals to sell federal assets, including the BPA, to help reduce the federal defi cit. Though such sales would provide a small temporary reduction in the defi cit, the federal Treasury would lose the $530 million in revenues a year from the BPA. The BPA, which supplies power to Northwest utilities, should concentrate on attracting new industry to Oregon by offering them low-cost power, instead of marketing surplus power to California, DeFazio said. "Why not get the jobs here instead of providing them to the L.A. Basin?" he said. In another issue related to jobs, DeFazio defended trade sanctions against Japan aimed at forcing that country to open its markets to POLICE BLOTTER American products. Such sanctions are not protectionism, he said, but only a response to unfair trade practices that bar the sale of U.S. goods in Japan. Though the Japanese have been able to sell fi nished goods in the United States, they have imposed barriers on the sale of U.S. fi n- ished timber products. Last week, the Reagan administration imposed 100 percent tariffs on certain Japanese products. But those sanctions, which only apply to about a third of one percent of Japanese products coming into the United States, do not go far enough, DeFazio said. He said he plans to introduce his own trade bill within the next few weeks that would deal with the situation in a "hardball manner." Following the forum, DeFazio toured the pedestrian covered bridge recently built west of city hall. As a county commissioner, DeFazio advocated maintaining and promoting the county's cov- ered bridges as a tourist attraction. In an interview following the forum, DeFazio talked about his ad- justment to working in Congress. Despite party affi liation, he said, he has found the Northwest's congressional delegation is willing to work together on issues of importance to Oregon, whether it's sup- porting public works projects to dredge Oregon ports or controlling BPA rates. "On things that are specifi c to the state, I think there is very little disagreement," he said. CAPITOL BEAT News from the state legislature and around Oregon • The Oregon State Legislature has been sub- mitting bills for weeks and as we move into April, both houses will begin holding public hearings on potential laws and eventually, debating the issues and taking a vote. If a bill is to become a law, it must be voted out of its committee by April 18. From the legislature • Bills scheduled for public hearings and committee votes include SB 863 which deals with personal information and marijuana. The bills would prohibit retail marijuana shops from keeping personal information such as driver's license numbers, birthdays and other identifying factors of their customers. The bill was originally introduced out of concern for state customers after offi cials in the federal government noted a possible crackdown on marijuana use which is still illegal at the federal level. • Bill 828 is also scheduled for a public hearing. The bills would require employers to pay workers for four hours of work if the employee is scheduled to work but does not work the entire shift due to actions by the employer. • The Oregon Ducks lost their bid to make it to the NCAA championship game on Saturday. The Ducks had made it to the Final Four for the fi rst time since 1939. From around the state Peter DeFazio tours the city back in 1987 during a visit to Cottage Grove. • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Oregon has 90,000 "involuntary part-time workers." It describes these individuals as those who are unable to fi nd full-time work or who work several part-time jobs. • Corey Hancock made headlines this week when he stumbled upon a bear cub while hiking. Hancock thought the bear to be in distress and took it to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Salem. The bear was eventually treated for a mild case of pneumonia but offi cials warned residents that wild animals should be left in their environment and unless residents see the mother die, they should not assume a cub has been left, noting it is not unusual for cubs to be left unattended for long periods of time by their mothers. • Late last week, a Troutdale family's home was vandalized with perpetrators spray painting Middle Eastern slurs over cabinets and walls. "Muslim" was scrawled across a kitchen. The family, immigrants in the country for nearly 10 years, is not Muslim, but Baha’i, a passive religion that promotes tolerance. The family also found bullets holding down a note telling them to leave the country. No arrests have been made. Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504 Drain robbery suspects nabbed April 2nd Cottage Grove authorities completed a wellness check after tak- ing a call noting that a female in a Subaru was slowly rolling through an intersection at Main and 9th St. and appeared to be asleep. Police report receiving a complaint of loud music coming from a vehicle on 6th St. The complaintant noted that after asking the occupants to turn the music down, they "fl ipped her off." An arrest was made on Washington Ave. after a caller reported being threatened with a fi rearm. Police report a "very uncooperative and demanding" call from an individual requesting information on what he had deemed to be an "illegal" landscaping operation or individual. Brandon Linn Wilson, 34, and Terry Leon Trudeau, 46, were arrested on charges of fi rst and second degree burglary, fi rst degree aggravated theft and sec- ond-degree criminal mischief. The arrests come after a rob- bery of the Drain Saw Shop and the Rose Garden Tavern in Drain, according to the Douglas 6 County Sheriff’s Offi ce. Douglas County Sheriff's au- thorities responded fi rst to a call from the Rose Garden Tavern on March 26 at 5:30 a.m. fol- lowed by the Drain Saw Shop where 50 chainsaw blades and chainsaws were stolen. The stolen property was lo- cated in Trudeau's garage. -day A call from Gateway noted that a complaintant had multiple items stolen from her home. April 1st Safeway reported two females who "came into the store and ran out with a case of beer," leaving their backpack behind which staff said "smelled strongly of marijuana." Cottage Grove Police answered a call advising that a duck had gotten its leg stuck in a crack in the middle of the road and the fl ock had gathered around the animal, refusing to move, stopping vehi- cles from passing the area. A call noted that a motor home has been parked near Lincoln Middle School for two to three weeks and garbage is piling up. weather forecast THURSDAY April 6 FRIDAY April 7 58° | 46° 57° | 42° Mostly Cloudy Showers SATURDAY April 8 SUNDAY April 9 47° | 38° 51° | 38° Showers Showers MONDAY April 10 TUESDAY April 11 51° | 37° 60° | 40° Showers Showers State Representatives Transmissions Plus & AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTIES Senator Floyd Prozanski District 4 State Senator PO Box 11511 Eugene, OR 97440 Phone: (541)342-2447 E-Mail : sen.fl oydprozanski@state.or.us Rep. 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