A6 Weekend of February 1-2, 2020
The Dalles Chronicle
TheDallesChronicle.com
FOR THE RECORD
EDITOR’S NOTE: All indi-
viduals arrested are presumed
innocent until proven guilty.
Jan. 28, and six on Jan. 29.
ACCIDENTS
Oregon State Police
FIRE
Mid-Columbia
Fire & Rescue
Jan. 29, 4:44 a.m. - Crew
responded to the 700 block of
Pomona Street on a report of a
carbon monoxide alarm.
The agency also responded to
eight calls for emergency medi-
cal services on Jan. 27, nine on
Jan. 27, 12:16 p.m. - Single
vehicle, non-injury crash,
Interstate 84 eastbound,
milepost 110. Driver struck a
deer while traveling. A report was
taken.
POLICE REPORTS
The Dalles City
An identity theft report was
taken Jan. 27 from the 1700
block of East 21st Street.
Joshua Robert Phillips, 35,
The Dalles, was arrested Jan. 27
in the 700 block of Lincoln Street
on a warrant for failure to appear.
Alexis Jolene Andersen, 24,
Portland, was arrested Jan. 27
in the 400 block of East 7th
Street on a Washington County
warrant for unlawful possession
of heroin.
A hit and run report was taken
Jan. 27 from the 2000 block of
West 7th Street. The suspect was
found later in the evening and
cited and released.
An identity theft report was
taken Jan. 27 from the 3200
block of West 7th Street after a
caller reported someone used his
son’s social security number to
file taxes.
A hit and run report was taken
Jan. 27 from the 1700 block of
East 9th Street.
Police responded to the
regional jail Jan. 27 to serve a
warrant on an inmate for addi-
tional charges.
A theft report was taken Jan.
27 from the 3200 block of West
7th Street after a victim reported
her keys were stolen.
Shane Jeremy Ambrosini, 47,
Goldendale, Wash., was arrested
Jan. 28 on Highway 197 near
The Dalles Bridge and is accused
of failure to perform the duties of
a driver.
A theft report was taken
Jan. 28 from the 1000 block of
Walnut Street after staff reported
a suspect came into the store and
fled with unpaid merchandise.
Duane Edward Christianson,
59, The Dalles, was arrested Jan.
28 in the 2100 block of West
6th Street and is accused of sec-
ond-degree criminal trespass.
William Lee Jensen, 39, The
Dalles, was arrested Jan. 28 in
the 800 block of Pomona Street
and is accused of unlawful
possession of methamphet-
amine and nine counts of parole
violation.
An identity theft report was
taken Jan. 28 from the 800 block
of Home Court after a victim
reported unauthorized transac-
tions on her credit card.
See RECORD, page A7
Public Notices
PUBLIC NOTICE
Bakeoven Solar
Project
Public Hearing on
the Draft Proposed
Order and Request
for Comments
Summary:
Date Notice and
Draft Proposed Or-
der Issued: January
17, 2020
Proposal: Ap-
plication for Site
Certificate (ASC)
from Bakeoven So-
lar, LLC (a wholly
owned subsidiar y
of Avangrid Renew-
ables, LLC; appli-
cant) for a proposed
303 megawatt (MW)
photovoltaic solar
energy facility on
approximately 2,717
acres of arable land
(includes a “reasons
exception” request
to the statewide
policy embodied in
Goal 3, Agricultural
Lands).
Proposed Facility
Location: Wasco
County, southeast of
Maupin
D ra f t Pro p o s e d
Order Review: A
39-day public com-
ment period is now
open on the draft
proposed order
(DPO). Addition-
ally, a third-par ty
hearing officer from
the Oregon Office
o f A d m i n i s t ra t i v e
Hearings (OAH),
appointed by the
Energy Facility Siting
Council (EFSC), will
hold a public hearing
with an opportunity
to submit written and
oral comments on
the DPO.
Public Hearing:
D a t e : Tu e s d a y,
February 25, 2020
Start Time: 6:00
p.m.
End Time: 7:00
p.m., or later based
on public par tici-
pation
Location: Maupin
Civic Center -
Community
Meeting Room
507 Grant Street
Maupin, Oregon
97037
C a l l - i n : 1 - 87 7 -
8 7 3 - 8 0 17 C o d e :
799345
***Please use
caution during winter
travel***
Comment Dead-
line: Februar y 25,
2020 (close of the
public hearing)
Description of
Pro p o s e d Fa c i l i -
t y : Th e p ro p o s e d
f a c i l i t y, i n c l u d i n g
related or supporting
facilities, includes
up to 303 MW of
photovoltaic solar
energy generation
equipment to be
located on approxi-
mately 2,717 acres of
arable land. Equip-
ment includes solar
modules, tracking
systems, posts,
cabling, inverters,
transformers, above
a n d b e l o w g ro u n d
3 4 . 5 k i l o v o l t ( kV )
collection system,
11-miles of overhead
230 kV transmission
line, collector sub-
station, operations
and maintenance
building, 100 MW of
battery storage (lithi-
um-ion or flow), tem-
porary and perma-
nent access roads,
8-feet perimeter
fencing and tempo-
rary laydown areas.
Location of Pro-
posed Facility: The
p ro p o s e d f a c i l i t y
would be located
within a proposed
4,160 micrositing
c o r r i d o r, w i t h i n a
p ro p o s e d 10 , 6 4 0
s i t e b o u n d a r y.
The proposed site
boundary is located
within southeastern
Wasco County, ap-
proximately 5 miles
east of the City of
Maupin and U.S.
Highway 97; and, 5
miles south of State
Highway 216. A map
of the proposed fa-
cility and site bound-
ary is included at the
end of this notice.
Specific locational
maps can be found
in ASC Exhibit C at:
https://www.oregon.
gov/energy/facili-
ties-safety/facilities/
P a g e s / B S P. a s p x
and on ODOE’s on-
line mapping tool:
https://tinyurl.com/
EFSCmap.
Overview: On No-
vember 4, 2019, the
Oregon Department
of Energy (ODOE),
staff to EFSC, re-
ceived a complete
ASC from the appli-
cant. The complete
ASC seeks approval
from EFSC to con-
struct and operate
the Bakeoven Solar
Project (proposed
facility).
U n d e r O re g o n
law, the applicant
must obtain approval
of the ASC and be
granted a site certif-
icate from EFSC in
order to construct
and operate the pro-
posed facility. ODOE
issued a DPO on
the ASC on January
17, 2020. The DPO
recommends EFSC
a p p ro v e t h e A S C
and issue a site cer-
tificate, subject to
recommended con-
ditions of approval.
The purpose of this
notice is to notify
the public of a public
hearing on the DPO
on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 25, 2020 and
of an opportunity to
provide comments
on the DPO, extend-
ing for 39-days from
Januar y 17, 2020
through February 25,
2020.
Public Hearing
and Comment Pe-
riod: A public hear-
ing on the DPO,
conducted by the
EFSC-appointed
third-par ty OAH
hearings officer will
be conducted on
Tu e s d a y, F e b r u -
ary 25, 2020 at the
Maupin Civic Center
in Maupin, Oregon.
The hearing will be-
gin at 6:00 p.m. and
will include a brief
overview by ODOE
staff on the siting
process and pro-
posed facility, fol-
lowed by the hearing
officer, who will pro-
vide an overview of
the hearing format.
W r i t t e n o r o ra l
comment may be
provided at the pub-
lic hearing. Written
comments must be
submitted by mail,
email hand-delivery
or fax to the hearing
officer, in care of:
Sarah Esterson,
Senior Siting Analyst
Oregon Depart-
ment of Energy
550 Capital Street
NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-373-
7945
F a x : 5 0 3 - 37 3 -
7806
Email: sarah.es-
terson@oregon.gov
Written comments
must be received
by the comment
deadline of Tuesday,
February 25, 2020 at
5:00 p.m., or if sub-
mitted at the public
hearing, prior to the
close of the public
hearing. Comments
on the DPO will not
be accepted after
February 25, 2020,
which represents the
close of the record
of the public hearing
f o r t h e p ro p o s e d
facility.
EFSC Review Pro-
cess: The site cer-
tificate process is a
consolidated, com-
p re h e n s i v e s i t i n g
process. The appli-
cant must demon-
strate that the pro-
posed facility meets
EFSC standards es-
tablished under Ore-
gon Revised Statute
(ORS) 469.501 and
set forth in Oregon
Administrative Rule
(OAR) Chapters 345,
Divisions 22 and 24,
as well as all other
applicable Oregon
statutes, rules and
s t a n d a rd s . O D O E
ser ves as staf f to
EFSC and conducts
the application re-
view process.
The proposed fa-
cility is an energy
facility subject to
EFSC jurisdiction
under the definition
in ORS 469.300(11)
(a)(D)(ii). As such,
the proposed facility
must receive approv-
al from EFSC of a
site certificate prior
to construction.
To be eligible to
participate in a con-
t e s t e d c a s e p ro -
ceeding, a person
must raise an issue
either in person at
the public hearing
or in a written com-
ment submitted on
or after January 17,
2020 and received
by ODOE before the
re c o rd c l o s e s o n
February 25, 2020
(5:00 p.m. for writ-
ten comments, or
time at the close of
the public hearing).
Even if a person
commented before
January 17, 2020,
t h a t p e rs o n m u s t
raise an issue(s),
either in person at
the public hearing
or in writing during
the comment peri-
od to be eligible to
par ticipate in the
contested case. For
consideration in the
contested case, is-
sues raised must be
within the EFSC’s
jurisdiction and must
be raised with suffi-
cient specificity so
that EFSC, ODOE,
and the applicant
understand the issue
being raised and are
afforded an oppor-
tunity to respond to
the issue. To raise an
issue with sufficient
specificity, a person
must present facts
that support the per-
son’s position on the
issue. See OAR 345-
015-0016(3).
Please note:
All comments
submitted to ODOE
may be disclosed to
the public, subject
t o O re g o n Pu b l i c
Records Laws (ORS
Chapter 192). Pub-
lic comments may
be available on the
ODOE webpage for
the Bakeoven So-
l a r Pro j e c t a s a n
attachment to the
Proposed Order, to
be issued at a later
date.
Comment sub-
mission does not
register your contact
information to re-
ceive future notices.
If you would like to
receive notices for
this proposed facility
or any other EFSC
facility, and have not
a l re a d y d o n e s o ,
please follow the
information in this
notice to subscribe
to the GovDelivery
email notification list.
EFSC Decision
Pro c e s s : F o l l o w -
ing the public hear-
ing and after the
close of the record
of the hearing on
the DPO, EFSC will
review the DPO and
comments received
o n t h e re c o rd o f
the DPO public
hearing during a
scheduled EFSC
meeting. Following
its review, either at
that meeting or at a
subsequent meet-
ing, EFSC will direct
staff to prepare and
i s s u e a p ro p o s e d
o rd e r. A l o n g w i t h
the proposed order,
ODOE will issue a
notice of contest-
ed case. Following
the contested case
proceeding, EFSC
will issue a final or-
der on the ASC.
The Siting Division
Public Guide con-
tains information on
the EFSC process,
including the con-
tested case process.
To view this infor-
mation on ODOE’s
website, please use
the following link:
https://www.oregon.
gov/energy/facili-
ties-safety/facilities/
D o c u m e n t s / Fa c t -
Sheets/EFSC-Pub-
lic-Guide.pdf
Receipt of this
Notice:
Please note that
you may be receiving
this notice for multi-
ple reasons:
1. You own prop-
erty within or adja-
cent to (within 500
feet) the property
boundary for which
the proposed facility
would be located.
You will automatically
re c e i v e a l l f u t u re
EFSC notices for this
proposed facility.
2. You have pre-
viously signed up
via GovDelivery to
receive email notices
related to the Bake-
oven Solar Project or
all EFSC project-re-
lated notices. You
will automatically
re c e i v e a l l f u t u re
email notices per
your GovDelivery
choices, unless you
unsubscribe via Gov-
Delivery.
More Information:
M o re i n f o r m a t i o n
about the proposed
facility and updates
on the review pro-
cess is available
using any of the fol-
lowing options.
1 ) O re g o n D e -
partment of Energy’s
webpage:
Th e A S C a n d
additional de-
tails regarding the
p ro p o s e d f a c i l i t y
may be found at:
https://www.oregon.
gov/energy/facili-
ties-safety/facilities/
Pages/BSP.aspx
Additional re -
sources to help you
par ticipate in the
state siting process
can be found at:
https://www.oregon.
gov/energy/facili-
ties-safety/facilities/
Pages/Fact-Sheets.
aspx
2) Updates by
email/mail:
Subscribe to Gov-
Delivery, a self-man-
aged, automated
email system that
sends notices and
updates on the
Bakeoven Solar Proj-
ect as well as any
or all other energy
facilities and events
under EFSC jurisdic-
tion. For more infor-
mation, please visit:
http://tinyurl.com/
EFSC-email. To re-
ceive notices by U.S.
Mail, please contact
Sarah Esterson (see
contact information
provided above).
3) In hardcopy:
Hard copies of the
proposed Bakeoven
Solar Project ASC
and DPO on the
ASC are available for
public inspection at:
Oregon Depart-
ment of Energy
550 Capitol Street
NE
Salem, OR 97301
Accessibility in-
formation: ODOE is
committed to ac-
commodating peo-
ple with disabilities.
Fo r re v i e w o f t h e
DPO or attendance
at the public hear-
ing, if you require
any special physi-
cal or language ac-
commodations, or
need information
in an alternate for-
mat, please con-
tact Michiko Mata
at 503-378-3895,
toll-free in Oregon
at 800-221-8035,
or email to michiko.
mata@oregon.gov.
For any other ac-
commodation need-
ed to attend the pub-
lic hearing, please
contact ODOE as
soon as possible so
we may provide the
accommodation.
Feb. 1, 2020
#8729
Figure 1: Proposed Facility Location
ADVERTISEMENT W O R K , h e re i n a f - read aloud. Bids e x p a n s i o n o f t h e
ter referred to as must be submitted Q - L i f e N e t w o r k s
FOR BIDS
CONTRACT NO. Q-LIFE, at the of- on the Cost Forms fiber optic network in
PUBLIC NOTICE: Hearing and
Comment
Period
on the Draft furnished
Proposed Order
Bakeoven Solar
| January
17, 2020
by for Q-Life
The Project
Dalles,
Oregon.
fice
of the
County
2020-01
Q-LIFE NETWORK – Clerk, Wasco County and shall bear the The work to be per-
LONE PINE EXTEN- C o u r t h o u s e , 511 signature of the Bid- formed shall consist
Washington Street, der. First Tier Sub- of furnishing all la-
SION
Separate sealed bids T h e D a l l e s , O R contractor Disclo- bor, equipment and
sure Forms must be materials to place
for CONTRACT NO. 97058 as follows:
2 0 2 0 - 01 : Q - L I F E 2 : 0 0 P M P a c i f i c submitted by 4:00 new fiber optic cable
NETWORK - LONE Standard Time on PM the same date at along existing aerial
a n d u n d e rg ro u n d
said office.
P I N E E X T E N S I O N February 6, 2020
will be received by The bids will then be This project will pro- pathways; construc-
t h e Q - L I F E N E T - publicly opened and vide infrastructure tion of a new aerial
pathway crossing rail
road tracks and lo-
cated with-in railroad
4 place-
right of Page
way;
ment of a new un-
derground segment
that will cross under
the interstate under
an existing interstate
bridge; placement
of new underground
pathway along state
highway right of way;
intercept, proofing
and pulling cable
through an existing
underground path-
way. The scope of
work shall meet or
exceed the specifi-
cations set forth in
the bid documents.
Please note: Splicing
operations not in-
cluded in the scope
of this RFP.
The project bid pric-
ing is structured with
t wo (2) segments
that may be awarded
and constructed
separately.
Segment 1 will in-
clude two (2) in-
dependent work
functions each as
follows:
• Aerial Infrastruc-
ture • Underground
Infrastructure Seg-
ment 2 will include
one (1) work func-
tion as follows:
Underground Infra-
structure
Bidders must regis-
ter and obtain Solic-
itation Documents
online at the ORPIN
website:
https://orpin.ore-
gon.gov/open.dll/
welcome
Opportunity Number
C00330-1-20 Issued
For Wasco County
Government (OR-
CPP)
Bidder must sub-
mit the name of the
person ordering or
obtaining the Solic-
itation Documents
and the name of the
Entity intending to
use them. (Q-Life
will add the name of
the Entity intending
to use the Solicita-
tion Documents to
the list of Bid Plan
Holders.)
B i d d e rs c a n a l s o
view Solicitation
Documents at the
following locations
by appointment only:
• Q-Life Network
(Wasco County)
- 511 W a s h i n g t o n
Street - The Dalles,
OR 97058
County Clerk – (541)
506-2550
• C o m m s t r u c t u re
Consulting, LLC –
811 Railroad Avenue
– Oregon City, OR
97045
Dan McNeely - (971)
266-4432
No pre-propos-
al meeting will be
held regarding this
p ro j e c t . B i d d e rs
are highly recom-
mended to submit
review the project
documents and re-
spond with any and
all questions. Ques-
tions are to be sent
via email to Dan Mc-
Neely via email at the
following address:
dan@commstructu-
reconsulting.com.
All Questions related
to the project must
be received by 5:00
PM on January 31,
2020. Answers to
all questions will be
returned by 5:00 PM
on February 4, 2020
Bidders must be
pre-qualified to pro-
vide communica-
tions infrastructure
construction ser-
vices in accordance
with the laws of the
S t a t e o f O re g o n .
Prequalification
forms must be re-
ceived by
2:00
PM on February
6 , 2020 at the
office of the County
Clerk, Wasco County
C o u r t h o u s e , 511
Washington Street,
Th e D a l l e s , O R
97058. If you have
pre-qualified with
Q-Life on other proj-
ects within the last 2
years, pre-qualifica-
tion is not required
for this project.
The attention of Bid-
ders is particularly
called to the require-
ments as to the dis-
closure of First Tier
Subcontractors con-
tained in Exhibit 1 –
Part 00100 - General
Conditions of the bid
package.
The attention of Bid-
d e rs i s a l s o p a r -
ticularly called to
t h e re q u i re m e n t s
for Prevailing Wage
rates to be paid un-
d e r t h e c o n t ra c t
contained in Exhibit
1 – Pa r t 0 010 0 -
General Conditions
of the bid package.
Q-Life reserves the
right to reject any
and all proposals
not in compliance
with all prescribed
proposal procedures
and requirements
and may reject any
or all proposals upon
a finding by Q-Life
that it is in the public
interest to do so.
Q-Life also reserves
the right to waive
any informality in
connection with said
proposals. No pro-
posal may be with-
drawn after the time
set for the proposal
opening or before
t h e a w a rd o f t h e
Contract, unless the
award is delayed for
a period exceeding
60 days.
Bids will be consid-
e re d , a n d a C o n -
tract awarded within
30 Calendar Days
from the date of Bid
Opening, unless an
extension beyond
that time is agreed to
by both parties and
acknowledged in
writing by the Bidder.
Q-Life Network
Tyler Stone - Admin-
istrator
Feb. 1, 2020
#8734
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Mid-Columbia
Center for Living
announces a Pub-
lic Meeting of the
Tri-County Mental
Health Board on
Tuesday, February
11, 2020 at 11:00
A.M. The Meeting
will take place at
1060 Webber Street,
The Dalles, Oregon
97058. Caller infor-
m a t i o n 971 - 2 5 6 -
0996, conference
code 476363. The
meeting location is
accessible to per-
sons with disabilities.
A re q u e s t f o r a n
interpreter for the
h e a r i n g i m p a i re d
or other accom-
modations for per-
sons with disabilities
should be made at
least 48 hours before
the meeting to Desi-
rae Tarrance at [541]
716.4129 Ext. 5020.
Feb. 1, 2020
#8735
NOTICE OF
PRELIMINARY
DETERMINATION
FOR WATER
RIGHT TRANSFER
T-13081
T-13081 filed by
A & L Vineyard En-
terprises LLC, 5450
Mill Creek Rd., The
Dalles, OR 97058,
proposes an addi-
tional point of appro-
priation and changes
in place of use under
Certificates 88292
and 88293. Certif-
icate 88292 allows
the use of 0.1177
cfs and Certificate
88293 allows the use
of 0.0725 cfs from
the same two wells in
Sec. 18, T1N, R13E,
WM., for primary and
supplemental irriga-
tion within Sec. 18,
T1N, R13E, WM. The
applicant proposes
an additional point of
appropriation within
Sec. 24, T1N, R12E,
WM and to change
the place of use to
Sec. 24, T1N, R12E,
WM. The Water Re-
sources Department
proposes to approve
the transfer, based
on the requirements
of ORS Chapter 540
and OAR 690-380-
5000.
Any person may file,
jointly or severally, a
protest or standing
statement within 30
days after the last
date of newspaper
publication of this
notice February 8,
2020. Call (503)
986-0815 to obtain
additional informa-
tion. If no protests
are filed, the Depart-
ment will issue a final
order consistent with
the preliminary de-
termination.
Feb. 1, 8, 2020
#8736
IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY
OF WASCO
PROBATE
DEPARTMENT
In the Matter of
the Estate of:
LORRAINE T. GABEL,
Deceased
Case No. 20PB00
106
NOTICE TO INTER-
ESTED PERSONS
N o t i c e i s h e re b y
given that Henry
Edward Gabel and
Douglas Lyle Gabel
have been appointed
as the co-personal
representatives of
t h e a b o v e - re f e r -
enced estate. All
persons having
claims against the
estate are required
to present them to
the co-personal rep-
resentatives in care
of the undersigned
attorney at 10 1 SW
Washington Street,
Hillsboro, Oregon
9712 3 w i t h i n f o u r
months after the
date of first publica-
tion of this notice, or
such claims may be
barred.
All persons whose
rights may be affect-
ed by the proceed-
ings in this estate
may obtain addition-
al information from
the records of the
Court, the personal
representative or the
attorney for the per-
sonal representative.
Dated and published
this Februar y 1,
2020.
S a ra A . K e a rs l e y,
Attorney for P r onal
Representative
AT TO R N E Y F O R
PERSONAL REPRE-
SENTATIVE: Sara A.
Kearsley, Attorney,
OSB # 114304
McKean & Knaupp
Attorneys, LLC
101 SW Washington
Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Telephone: 503-846-
0707
Fax: 503- 419-4912
Email: sara@mck-
eanknaupp.com
Feb. 1, 8, 15, 2020
#8737
PUBLIC NOTICE
Northern Oregon
C o r re c t i o n s , 2 01
Webber Street, The
Dalles, OR 97058 is
soliciting Requests
for Qualifications
(RFQ) from individ-
uals or firms inter-
ested in providing
Legal Services. A
detailed RFQ is avail-
able on the website
www.norcor.co. The
deadline for Sub-
missions is Feb. 7,
2020. Inquiries to
541-298-1576.
Jan. 8, 11, 15, 18,
22, 25, 29, Feb. 1,
5, 2020
#8718
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC AUCTION
P E R S U A N T TO
ORS CHAPTER 819
Notice is hereby
given that the fol-
lowing vehicle will be
sold, for cash to the
highest bidder, on
2/10/20.
Th e s a l e w i l l b e
held at 10:00am by
S TAT E S TO W I N G
LLC/BISHOP TOW&R
91610 Biggs Rufus
Hwy WASCO, OR
2019 POLAR
TRAILER VIN -
1PMS54324Kl050
360
Amount due on lien
$9843.25
Reputed owner(s)
HERITAGE EQUIP-
MENT LEASING
INDIAN RIVER
TRANSPORT CO
SIGNATURE FINAN-
CIAL AND LEASIN
Feb. 1, 8, 2020
#8732
PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE
THE 2020 FARM
BOARD OF REVIEW,
AND ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO THE
COUNTY ASSES-
SOR, WILL MEET ON
WEDNESDAY FEB-
RUARY 5TH IN THE
HARDING HOUSE,
LOCATED ON THE
CORNER OF 4TH
A N D C O U R T S T,
BEGINNING AT 9:00
A. M. .
INCOME FACTORS
AND EXPENSE
I T E M S U S E D TO
ARRIVE AT A FARM
USE VALUE WILL BE
CONSIDERED.
THE PUBLIC IS IN-
VITED TO ATTEND
AND SHARE THEIR
VIEWS ON FARM
USE VALUES.
Feb. 1, 2020
#8733
