Wednesday, October 25, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
TRAFFIC: Public
will have chances to
weigh in on plans
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City Council member, raised
the question, “Why would we
direct bikes and pedestrians
to where we’re sending the
trucks?”
The separate bike/pedes-
trian path could hold up the
realignment process, while
waiting for funds for a mul-
tiuse path. The path would
require more right-of-way
acquisition, meaning more
cost.
Chuck Humphries, repre-
senting the bicycle interests,
pointed out that if the City
wants to encourage alterna-
tive modes of travel, then it is
necessary to provide the path
so employees who work in
the industrial park could bike
or walk to work.
Public Works Director
Paul Bertagna clarified for
the committee that sidewalks
would be installed as part
of the redevelopment along
Barclay. As businesses go in,
they pay for the installation
of sidewalks along the front
of their property.
One committee member
raised the question of where
would the separate path lead
and how would it connect
with existing bike routes
already in use.
Bertagna asked for clari-
fication about extending
the proposed three lanes
on Barclay past North Pine
Street, all the way to the
roundabout at Highway 20.
It was agreed that extension
made sense with the future
development of the new U.S.
Forest Service headquar-
ters and possible develop-
ment of the current Forest
Service property when it
sells.
Kittleson presented four
draft concept drawings for
mini and single-lane round-
about options at US 20 and
Locust. The mini round-
about could be completed
in a relatively short time
period and would have a
small price tag of several
hundred thousand dollars,
as it would not require any
right-of-way acquisition of
land.
The concept drawing for a
large roundabout on the trian-
gle of land between Highway
20/Highway 126 proposes
direct access to Buckaroo
Trail and the FivePine cam-
pus, with the eastern arm
extending into the current
Oregon State Parks and
Recreation land between
Highway 126 and Creekside
Drive. This would be a much
larger project, requiring mil-
lions of dollars, so the time-
frame on this project extends
a number of years into the
future.
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NATURALIST: Artist
is working on a
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their finger wouldn’t show
much reaction, especially
the football heroes, many
of those high school ladies
would squeal and howl pretty
loudly.
If you’re careful, and
keep your eye open, you can
run into alligator lizards all
along the costal sand dunes
down by Coos Bay and North
Bend, Wasco and Jefferson
Counties, and other places.
Wherever you find them,
Al St. John would love to
hear from you; he’s always
improving his herp field
guides, so send him a note
and a good voucher photo.
His email is: highdesertal
47@gmail.com. Tell him I
said hello.
World, while alligator liz-
ards are found in the western
Americas, both north and
south, parts of Europe, Asia
and Africa. The
belligerent attitude
of alligator lizards
is quite remark-
able really, when
one considers their
size and lack of
venom.
My introduc-
tion to their tenac-
i t y was d o wn
on the southern
Oregon Coast near
Coos Bay while
conducting field
trips for OMSI
kids in the 1960s.
It was at that
PHOTO PROVIDED
time and place I Two “alligators,” by Dennis McGregor. The Sisters artist will soon launch a Kickstarter
met the equally campaign for a children’s book based on his series of paintings, “You Stole My Name,”
ferocious-looking featuring very different animals with similar monikers.
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staple food for alligator liz-
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