Wednesday, November 1, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SHERIFF CALLS:
Bike patrol set for
summer in Sisters
SKI INN: Clean-up
planned before
renovation
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mental-health services within
the state, patients are “cut
loose” with no place to go.
The other large increase
is evident in the number of
motor-vehicle accidents both
with and without injury in
Sisters. For 2016, there were
five accidents with injury; 16
so far in 2017. There were
60 non-injury motor vehicle
accidents in Sisters in 2016,
81 so far in 2017.
Significant decreases in
the number of calls are evi-
dent in several areas: bar
checks, 120 down to 39;
follow-up calls, 629 down to
457; and drug offenses, from
35 down to 14. Prowler calls
decreased from 184 to 109
so far this year. Traffic stops
to date in 2017 are down by
almost 200.
As Garrison reported last
month, a bike patrol officer
will be on Sisters’ streets
starting next summer. This
will provide a greater police
visibility in the community,
with an officer who is able
to quickly roll up on situa-
tions. Garrison envisions the
officer will be on site to take
a report before a phone call
will even be made. The bike
patrol will also allow for a
more personable relationship
between the officer and the
citizens.
“Presence is the best deter-
rent,” cited Garrison.
Officers in cars may soon
be more noticeable as the
department begins speed
surveys around town in an
attempt to curb speeding
through the downtown streets
and as traffic approaches and
exits town.
purchase by Pacwest, the
City Council adopted, on
September 27, 2017, City
ordinance No. 479, an ordi-
nance amending the nui-
sance, abandoned vehicle,
and dangerous building pro-
visions of several chapters of
the Sisters Municipal Code.
The chapters had been deter-
mined to be outdated and dif-
ficult to efficiently and effec-
tively administer. The ordi-
nance became effective 30
days from date of adoption,
or October 26, 2017, one day
after the City Council and
URA meeting.
The City Development
Department intends to ini-
tially work cooperatively
with property owners whose
properties are found in viola-
tion of the ordinance.
The Ski Inn, as it stands
now, is in violation of the
new ordinance. Davenport
contacted Jim Yozamp of
Pacwest Builders, and a
Sisters resident, to discuss
possible solutions to miti-
gate the violations prior to
work beginning on the new
building.
One possible solu-
tion would be for Pacwest
Builders to apply for a URA
grant to demolish and remove
the building, not a solution
originally sought by Yozamp.
He preferred to work with the
existing remains of the Ski
Inn and equipment contained
therein. The request for the
URA grant came following
discussions with Davenport.
Currently, the County
assesses the property at
$31,000 real value and levies
$600 a year in property tax. If
PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD
The City of Sisters declined to offer a grant for demolition of the Ski Inn, but the building — abandoned since a
ponderosa pine fell on it several years ago — is expected to be cleaned up soon.
the building is totally demol-
ished, that action removes it
from the tax rolls. Pacwest’s
preliminary designs for the
property include incorpo-
rating the existing structure
because it has value.
Demolition is estimated
to cost $7,590 (the amount of
the URA grant request), not
including costs of removal of
the septic tank, propane tank,
temporary fencing, asbes-
tos inspection, and County
permits.
Members of the URA
declined the grant request,
citing former difficulties
with some previous URA
grants and wanting to avoid
regression in their URA
policies.
Davenport and Yozamp
met last Thursday to find
a reasonable and equitable
solution to the need to abide
by the amended nuisance
ordinance until construc-
tion begins in the spring on
the new building, and yet
minimize the expenses for
the owner to temporarily
improve the appearance of
the building over the winter.
Davenport reported that
Yozamp’s interim solution
would attempt “to make the
building look more vacant
than abandoned,” a subjec-
tive measure. The work will
probably include the removal
of the denim jeans, the boots
sticking out of the roof vent,
and perhaps painting parts or
all of the building, and a new
door.
“I’m glad they are going
to clean up the property,”
said Davenport. “Yozamp is
a local guy who cares about
the community. I anticipate
the final project will be a
quality one.”
Yozamp informed the
City he anticipates beginning
the clean-up within several
weeks. Davenport said he
is “cautiously optimistic”
that the work will soon be
underway.
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