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2B Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Appeal Tribune PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Absolute Storage LLC – Salem located at 2605 Hawthorne Ave. NE, Salem, OR 97301 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in the following units in default for non-payment of rent. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.bid13.com on 3/29/2017 at 12:00PM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. Sherri Arnett unit #518; Alex James unit #528; Edwinna ("Ivory") Lyons unit #1050. All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details. Silverton Appeal March 8 & 15, 2017 JOE KLAMAR, AFP/GETTY IMAGES Migrant workers harvest strawberries at a farm near Oxnard, Calif. PUBLIC NOTICE Silverton City Council opens recruitment for Council vacancy In a Special Meeting on Monday, February 27, 2017, the Silverton City Council voted to hold an open recruitment and accept applications to fill the vacant seat on the City Council. Applications will be received by the City Man- ager’s office through Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 12:00 noon. Interviews will be conducted by the City Council during their Regular Meet- ing on Monday, April 3, 2017 and may be contin- ued to a future meeting if necessary. The term of the vacant seat will expire in January 2019. Interested candidates must meet the minimum qualifications included in the application packet to be eligible for the position. The time and place of the meeting may be subject to change, depending on the number of applications re- ceived. Applications are available online at www.silvert on.or.us/citycouncilapp. For more information on the City Council, please visit the City website at www.silverton.or.us/citycouncil. You may al- so contact the City Clerk at 503-874-2216 or lfigue roa@silverton.or.us. Silverton Appeal March 15 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF SILVERTON SEEKING VOLUNTEERS The City is looking for volunteers to serve on Environmental Management Committee The City of Silverton is seeking two volunteers who would like to serve on the Environmental Management Committee (EMC). Two candidates will be appointed by the City Council in May. The term for the first position will expire in January 2019 and the term for the second position will expire in January 2020. As an Advisory Committee, the EMC makes recommendations to the Council on issues regarding solid waste management, recycling, environmental issues, and other similar matters. Please visit the City website at www.silverton.or.us/emc for volunteer requirements, and more information about the Committee responsibilities. Applications must be submitted online by Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at www.silverton.or.us/emcapp. If you have any questions please contact Lisa Figueroa, City Clerk, at 503-874-2216 or via e-mail at lfigueroa@silverton.or.us. Silverton Appeal March 15, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE Silverton Tourism Promotion Committee Grants available Funding available for organizations promoting tourism in Silverton The City of Silverton Tourism Promotion Committee is accepting grant applications for projects from local organizations promoting tourism in Silverton. Funding may be granted to eligible projects such as Capital Improvement Projects, or Special Events. Applications will be reviewed by the Tourism Promotion Committee, and then forwarded to the Silverton City Council for recommendation of approval. Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm, on Friday April 28, 2017 to the Community Development Department at City Hall located at 306 S. Water St., Silverton, OR. You may access the application on the City website at www.silverton.or.us/tpcgrantapp. For more information about the Tourism Promotion Committee, please visit www.silverton.or.us/tpc . If you have any questions regarding the grant cycle, please contact Community Development Director, Jason Gottgetreu at 503-874-2212 or jgottgetreu@silverton.or.us. Silverton Appeal March 15, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICES POLICY Public Notices are published by the Statesman Journal and available online at w w w .S ta te s m a n J o u r n a l.c o m . The Statesman Journal lobby is open Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can reach them by phone at 503-399-6789. In order to receive a quote for a public notice you must e-mail your copy to SJLegals@StatesmanJournal.com , and our Legal Clerk will return a proposal with cost, publication date(s), and a preview of the ad. LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICE DEADLINES All Legals Deadline @ 1:00 p.m. on all days listed below: ***All Deadlines are subject to change when there is a Holiday. The Silverton Appeal Tribune is a one day a week (Wednesday) only publication • Wednesday publication deadlines the Wednesday prior LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICE RATES Silverton Appeal Tribune: • Wednesdays only - $12.15/per inch/per time • Online Fee - $21.00 per time • Affidavit Fee - $10.00 per Affidavit requested Agricultural panel talks specialty crops, farm labor problems BARTHOLOMEW D SULLIVAN STATESMAN JOURNAL WASHINGTON — An Agricul- ture subcommittee hearing on spe- cialty crops veered into a discus- sion of farm labor and immigration policy Thursday with one multi- state farm produce company wit- ness saying an adequate, legal labor force is the industry’s “most press- ing issue.” About 150,000 seasonal guest workers a year receive Department of Labor H-2A visas, or about 10% of what is required, said James Field, director of business development at Illinois-based Frey Farms, which produces fresh fruits and vegeta- bles in seven states. “The reality is this: The vast ma- jority of the nation’s foreign-born farm workers do not have proper work authorization and the empha- sis on enforcement, without an ac- companying, effective, legal ag guest-worker program, puts our in- dustry in jeopardy,” he said. Chairman Rodney Davis, R-Ill., noted that immigration policy is not under the jurisdiction of the sub- committee on biotechnology, horti- culture and research, which is con- sidering a major reauthorization of the farm bill. Nonetheless, both California Democrats on the sub- committee, Jim Costa and Jimmy Panetta, raised it as a necessary concern. Costa noted that 70% of the agricultural work force in Cali- fornia is undocumented. Witness Sean Gilbert, general manager of Gilbert Farms in Wash- ington state, which produces ap- ples, pears and cherries, also raised the issue. “While not traditionally a topic addressed by the farm bill, I cannot address the impact of federal poli- cies on specialty crop growers with- out mentioning the need for a sta- ble, legal workforce,” he said. “We need a guest worker program that is affordable, reliable and reasonable, and that provides a pathway to legal status for the current workforce so that this expertise is not lost.” The current controversy over the latest immigration enforcement executive order from the Trump White House, and ongoing enforce- ment raids, were not directly refer- enced at the hearing but were clear- ly the subtext of the discussion. Costa said farm workers are un- der “major stress,” and Panetta, hailing from what he called “the sal- ad bowl” along California’s Central Coast, said that, even during the five-year drought, the No. 1 issue for his farmer constituents was the labor force. “I believe more people need to realize that specialty crops and im- migration and labor go hand in hand,” he said. Panetta said the reliance on man- ual labor “stunted us when it came to mechanization.” He said when he sees mechanical equipment in Sali- nas Valley fields and asks where it was made, he often learns it’s from Spain or Portugal, countries that have addressed their farm-labor shortages. Field agreed that a good re- search topic for agriculture would be how to be less reliant on manual labor, and said tying Salinas Valley farmers to Silicon Valley technol- ogy expertise could create a pio- neering “ag-tech” field. He also urged the committee to consider having the H-2A visa program ad- ministered by USDA rather than DOL. The hearing also featured wit- nesses calling for more research on pests and diseases, especially the citrus greening disease decimating Florida citrus. Witnesses also advo- cated for expanding marketing pro- grams, especially the Market Ac- cess Program expanding sales over- seas. Costa pointed out that special- ty crops are not unusual or “exotic,” but “part of everyday’s good nutri- tion.” Oregon bill would regulate emissions from dairy facilities TRACY LOEW STATESMAN JOURNAL Should air contaminant emis- sions from large dairies be tracked and regulated in Oregon? A legislative task force conclud- ed in July 2008 that they should. The Legislature didn’t imple- ment the recommendation, and dairy industry officials say volun- tary actions are better than regula- tions. Buta proposal for a new mega-dairy in Eastern Oregon has prompted legislators to take a sec- ond look. A Senate committee held a public hearing March 9 on SB 197, which would require the Oregon Environ- mental Quality Commission to adopt a program for regulating air contaminants from dairy confined animal feeding operations. In Oregon, dairies and other con- fined animal feeding operations must obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Per- mit, which details how manure will be stored and disposed of. There are no rules, however for air emissions. Dairies have the potential to emit ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, me- thane, nitrogen oxides, volatile or- ganic compounds and particulate matter, according to the task force report. Those can pose a health hazard to neighbors and contribute to climate change and acid rain. In 2005, researchers found ele- vated concentrations of ammonia and other nitrogen compounds in Oregon’s eastern Columbia Gorge. They identified Boardman’s Three- mile Canyon Farms, one of the na- tion’s largest dairies, with about 70,000 animals, as a possible source. More recently, high levels of ozone were recorded in the Hermis- ton and Tri-Cities, Washington area, the Oregon Department of Environ- mental Quality has reported. FRIENDS OF FAMILY FARMERS An aerial view of Threemile Canyon Farms. Another mega-dairy is proposed just east of the operation. Environmental groups worry that a proposed 30,000-animal dairy nearby will worsen air quality. The proposed Lost Valley Ranch would be located on 7,000 acres near Threemile Canyon Farms. Oregon regulators received more than 4,200 comments on the dairy’s proposed NPDES permit. They are finalizing their response to those comments, Wym Mat- thews, Oregon Department of Agri- culture CAFO program manager, said. The bill’s supporters say Oregon should not have weaker standards than neighboring states, or it will at- tract “bad actors” from other states. California passed a law last year that requires the state to cut me- thane emissions from dairy cows and other animals by 40 percent by 2030. Some dairy owners there have threatened to pack up and move to states with looser regulations. Opponents, including Threemile Canyon Farms, say the bill is unnec- essary. “The industry has done a tremen- dous amount of work to solve the problems through voluntary best management practices,” said Leon- ard Bergstein, president of North- west Strategies, a Portland political consulting firm that lobbies for Threemile Canyon Farms. “That happens at such a more rapid pace than anything that can be done in the rulemaking process. Bergstein said he will present re- search at the hearing that will show that large dairies don’t contribute to air pollution. “The causes of air quality prob- lems in Oregon have to do with wood stoves, urban congestion, power plants, and industrial activ- ity in China and Canada,” Bergstein said. “The science should be the thing that drives the policy here, not some sort of ideology against large dairies.” tloew@statesmanjournal.com, 503-399-6779 or follow at Twit- ter.com/Tracy_Loew