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hose. We also remembered the drive-in
in Condon where we shared a milk
shake — perhaps the biggest financial
splurge of the trip. And we laughed to
recall our arrival in Fossil, where our
friend Kim Humphreys said she had al-
ready received phone calls from the
Condon ranch wife and from the drive-
in, alerting her that her bicyclists were
on the way. The people of Wheeler and
Gilliam Counties are a tight-knit bunch,
eager to share news.
If you drive to Madison Butte via that
route you might stop to camp along the
John Day River at Cottonwood Canyon,
the huge new state park. Or you could
stay instead in the luxury of the Hotel
Condon, a century-old boutique inn in
the heart of downtown Condon.
Then drive to a Y-junction at the
southern end of Condon, but instead of
forking to the right toward Fossil, veer
left on Highway 206 toward Heppner.
This is an extremely quiet and extreme-
ly beautiful paved road, passing ghost
towns, wind farms and canyon ranches.
After 31 miles, at a derelict settlement
marked “Ruggs,” turn right on Highway
207 toward Spray. Follow this paved
road 16 miles, climbing into ponderosa
pine woods to Anson Wright Memorial
Park, a county campground with show-
ers. Continue another 0.3 mile past the
park and turn left on gravel Sunflower
Flat Road.
At this point you’re obviously in a for-
ested mountain range, but which range
is it? Maps don’t name it. Locals claim
it’s part of the Blue Mountains, but
those peaks are 100 miles to the east.
Anyway, follow gravel Sunflower Flat
Road for 3.6 miles, fork left onto gravel
Tupper Lane 673 for 3.4 miles to an X-
shaped junction, and turn left, following
a “Tupper Work Center” pointer for 1.3
miles to a dirt parking spur on the left
marked “Madison Butte Tr 3054.” If you
have a GPS app on your phone, the loca-
tion here is 45.068 -119.4949.
The trail to the fire lookout tower on
Madison Butte gains 1,500 feet in 4.3
miles, but you can turn back at earlier
viewpoints if you like. The first 0.8 mile
is a steep climb through sparse ponder-
osa woods to a rocky meadow slope
with a brown post. Theoretically a spur
trail to the left climbs to Tupper Butte, a
lesser knoll, but that path is awfully
faint.
Instead continue straight on the
main trail, which soon levels out, cross-
es a wire gate that leaves all trace of cat-
tle behind, and enters a magical wood-
land of Douglas fir and larch, with big
white lady slipper orchids, orange
paintbrush and red columbine.
The trail continues up and down and
up again another 2.5 miles to a dirt road
at Bottle Spring. Parts of this path are
just faint enough that some routefind-
ing skill comes in handy, especially be-
cause patches of snow really do linger
until June. From Bottle Spring (a piped
seep amid tall grass), follow the dirt
road up to the right for a mile to its end at
Madison Butte’s summit lookout, eleva-
tion 5,707 feet.
Although the lookout at the top of the
30-foot tower is usually locked, you can
climb the metal staircase most of the
way up. Mount Hood is a dim white
ghost on the horizon to the west. To the
east, forested hills extend all the way to
the Elkhorn Range of the Blue Moun-
tains. To the south, across the arid can-
yonlands of the John Day River, a faint
pyramid on the horizon is Strawberry
Mountain. Where else can you see so
much of Eastern Oregon at once?
Now you have to decide how to drive
back to civilization. When Janell and I
returned from Fossil on bicycles in 1974,
I’m afraid I did not lead her on an easy
route. Instead, we left the paved road at
Clarno and took a dirt track south onto
the private Goon Ranch to explore the
John Day River’s canyon. Part of that
area was later bought by the Bowerman
family, and part has become the Spring
Basin Wilderness.
We forded the John Day River, carry-
ing our bicycles to the Muddy Creek
Ranch — the hardscrabble cattle spread
that would later be bought by a guru
from India and renamed Rajneeshpu-
ram. When we finally limped back to
paved roads at Mitchell, puncture
weeds had riddled our tires so badly
that we were riding on the rims.
Then, with freshly patched tires, we
headed west through Prineville and
across McKenzie Pass to university
studies in Eugene.
Janell and I had scandalized our fam-
ilies because we were not married when
we undertook that three-week bicycle
trip. The fact that she still was interest-
ed in me after such an adventure speaks
volumes about the success of our long
marriage since then.
I’m not saying that every road trip to
Fossil is going to be romantic. It just
helps to find someone who is willing to
explore with you all the way to the last
unhiked trail in the state, at Madison
Butte.
William L. Sulllivan is the author of
21 books, including “The Ship in the
Sand” and the updated “100 Hikes” se-
ries for Oregon. Learn more at oregonhi
king.com.
FORM UR-1
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2021
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3B
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
A public meeting of the Silverton Urban Renewal Agency will be held on June 21, 2021 at 6:00 pm through a virtual meeting platform Zoom. The
purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fi scal year beginning July 1, 2021 as approved by the Silverton Urban Renewal Agency Budget
Committee. Any person may attend the meeting. Written comments are encouraged to be submitted by mail, city drop box or email to fi nance@
silverton.or.us. Written comments will need to be received by the City no later than 3:00 PM on June 21, 2021. Additional meeting information will
be available on the City’s website at www.silverton.or.us. A summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of the budget may be inspected or
obtained online at: www.silverton.or.us. This budget is for an annual budget period. This budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is the
same as used the preceeding year.
Contact: Kathleen Zaragoza
Telephone: 503-873-5321
Email: kzaragoza@
silverton.or.us
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RESOURCES
TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS
Actual Amount
Adopted Budget
Approved Budget
2019-2020
This Year 2020-2021
Next Year 2021-2022
Beginning Fund Balance/Net Working Capital
All Other Resources Except Division of Tax & Special Levy
Revenue from Division of Tax
Total Resources
Materials and Services
Capital Outlay
Debt Service
Contingencies
Unappropriated Ending Fund Balance
Total Requirements
1,542,783
85,698
659,263
2,287,744
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION
3,747
638,511
0
1,645,486
2,287,744
STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
Estimated Debt Outstanding
July 1, 2021
LONG TERM DEBT
Other Borrowings
Total
1,602,637
66,900
2,273,348
32,696
664,045
2,333,582
778,187
3,084,231
25,545
1,926,037
0
382,000
15,600
2,668,631
0
400,000
2,333,582
3,084,231
Estimated Debt Authorized, But
Not Incurred on July 1
$0
$0
$0
$0
OR-0000399962
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
A public meeting of the Silverton Fire District will be held on June 8, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at 819
Rail Way NE, Silverton, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the
fi scal year beginning July 1, 2021 as approved by the Silverton Fire District Budget Committee. A
summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained
at 819 Rail Way NE, Silverton, Oregon between the hours of 8:00 a.m., and 5:00 p.m., or online at
www.silvertonfi re.com. This budget is for an annual budget period. This budget was prepared on
a basis of accounting that is: the same as the proceeding year.
Bill Miles, Fire Chief/Budget Offi cer (503) 873-5328 billmiles@silvertonfi re.com
FINANCIAL SUMMARY—RESOURCES
Actual Amounts
Actual Amounts This
2019-2020
Year: 2020-2021
TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS
Approved Budget
Next Year:
2021–2022
1. Beginning Fund Balance/Net Working
2,037,059
1,681,813
1,957,064
Capital
2. Fees, Licenses, Permits, Fines,
93,677
356,420
61,450
Assessments & Other Service
3. Federal, State & all Other Grants, Gifts,
2,140
151,000
152,500
Allocations & Donations
4. Revenue from Bonds & Other Debt
0
0
0
5. Inter fund Transfers/Internal Service
194,000
182,000
170,000
Reimbursements
6. All Other Resources Except Current Year
171,085
144,853
170,990
Property Taxes
7. Current Year Property Taxes Estimated to
1,810,528
1,865,420
1,902,979
be Received
8. Total Resources—add lines 1 through 7
4,308,489
4,381,506
4,414,983
FINANCIAL SUMMARY—REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION
9. Personnel Services
871,930
1,269,652
1,158,322
10. Materials and Services
407,155
739,056
728,750
11. Capital Outlay
567,000
254,798
153,437
12. Debt Service
380,088
384,353
393,333
13. Inter fund Transfers
194,000
182,000
170,000
14. Contingencies
0
135,000
125,000
15. Special Payments
0
0
0
16. Unappropriated Ending Balance and
1,888,317
1,416,647
1,686,141
Reserved for Future Expenditure
17. Total Requirements—add lines 9 through
4,308,489
4,381,506
4,414,983
16
FINANCIAL SUMMARY—REQUIREMENTS AND FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (FTE) BY
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OR PROGRAM*
Name of Organizational Unit or Program
FTE for Unit or Program
Fire and EMS Services
4,308,489
4,381,506
4,414,983
FTE
7.00
8.00
7.50
Total Requirements
4,308,489
4,381,506
4,414,983
Total FTE
7.00
8.00
7.50
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ACTIVITIES AND SOURCES OF FINANCING*
There are no major changes in activities or sources of fi nancing for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year.
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES
Rate or Amount
Rate or Amount
Rate or Amount
Imposed
Imposed
Approved
(2019-2020)
(2020-2021)
(2021-2022)
Permanent Rate Levy (Rate Limit 1.0397 Per 1.0397
1.0397
1.0397
$1000)
Local Option Levy
Levy for General Obligation Bonds
343,921.00
365,780.00
357,743.00
STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
Long Term Debt
Estimated Debt Outstanding Estimated Debt Authorized, but
on July 1
not Incurred on July 1
General Obligation Bonds
3,346,475
Other Bonds
0
Other Borrowings
53,698
Total
3,400,173
OR-GCI0656761-01
FORM LB-1
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
A public meeting of the City of Silverton will be held on June 21, 2021 at 6:00 pm at 421 S Water, Silverton, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is
to discuss the budget for the fi scal year beginning July 1, 2021 as approved by the City of Silverton Budget Committee. Any person may appear at
the meeting, however the number of individuals may be limited. Written comments are encouraged to be submitted by mail, City dropbox or email to
fi nance@silverton.or.us. Written comments will need to be received by the City no later than 3:00 PM on June 21, 2021. Additional meeting information
will be available on the City’s website at www.silverton.or.us. A summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of the budget may be inspected or
obtained at 306 S Water, Silverton OR, between the hours of 9 am and 1 pm or online at: www.silverton.or.us. This budget is for an annual budget period
and was prepared on a the same basis of accounting used the preceding year.
Contact: Kathleen Zaragoza
Telephone: 503-873-5321
Email: kzaragoza@silverton.or.us
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RESOURCES
TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS
Actual Amount
Adopted Budget This Approved Budget Next Year
2019-2020
Year 2020-2021
2021-2022
Beginning Fund Balance/Net Working Capital
33,218,668
36,767,581
39,358,168
Fees, Licenses, Permits, Fines, Assessments & Other Service Charges
9,810,699
9,654,655
9,929,910
Federal, State and all Other Grants, Gifts, Allocations and Donations
1,357,129
3,304,465
2,931,160
Revenue from Bonds and Other Debt
Interfund Transfers / Internal Service Reimbursements
6,231,436
10,952,845
7,233,184
All Other Resources Except Current Year Property Taxes
2,451,888
1,201,679
344,214
Current Year Property Taxes Estimated to be Received
3,120,024
3,155,655
3,276,479
Total Resources
56,189,844
65,036,880
63,073,115
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION
Personnel Services
Materials and Services
Capital Outlay
Debt Service
Interfund Transfers
Contingencies
Special Payments
Unappropriated Ending Balance and Reserved for Future Expenditure
Total Requirements
FORM ED-1
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
A public meeting of the Silver Falls School District 4J School Board will be held on June 14, 2021 at 7:00 pm and will be held
electronically due to social distancing guidelines per the governor’s executive order. Meeting dates/times will be posted on the
districts website: https://silverfallsschools.org. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fi scal year beginning July
1, 2021 as approved by the Silver Falls School District 4J Budget Committee. A summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of
the budget will be available at https://silverfallsschools.org. This budget is for an annual budget period. This budget was prepared
on a basis of accounting that is the same as the preceding year.
Contact: Steve Nielsen - Business Manager
Telephone: (503) 873-5303
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RESOURCES
TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS
Actual Amount
Last Year
2019-20
38,415,610
56,189,844
6,321,433
6,047,586
32,111,263
1,270,773
10,952,845
3,350,676
6,554,716
5,072,835
32,926,886
1,277,434
7,233,184
4,110,238
4,982,304
65,036,880
5,897,822
63,073,115
Approved Budget
Next Year 2021-22
$7,261,472
$5,605,697
$5,892,733
Current Year Property Taxes, other than Local Option
Taxes
12,332,307
12,888,500
13,438,800
Other Revenue from Local Sources
Revenue from Intermediate Sources
Revenue from State Sources
Revenue from Federal Sources
lnterfund Transfers
0
0
0
3,891,198
4,756,395
7,227,250
1,121,381
1,150,000
1,200,000
38,230,286
42,444,126
42,920,186
1,765,749
2,186,000
4,355,000
630,000
335,000
480,000
All Other Budget Resources
Total Resources
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS AND FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (FTE) BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OR PROGRAM *
Name of Organizational Unit or Program
FTE for that unit or program
City Council
28,489
57,100
60,725
FTE
0.00
0.00
0.00
City Management
445,439
498,879
510,261
FTE
2.90
2.90
2.90
Finance
535,341
601,761
622,290
FTE
4.38
4.38
4.38
Police
2,694,749
3,020,556
2,962,949
FTE
19.00
19.00
19.00
Community Enforcement
47,821
76,345
85,160
FTE
0.74
0.76
0.76
Community Development
301,614
270,836
241,497
FTE
1.80
1.45
1.45
Facilities Maintenance
253,577
288,840
327,218
FTE
0.89
0.89
0.89
Parks and Recreation
470,080
880,250
643,316
FTE
2.44
2.44
2.94
Computer Services
58,107
66,700
74,200
FTE
0.00
0.00
0.00
Inspection Services
303,601
341,804
353,078
FTE
2.30
2.55
2.55
Trolley Operations
69,968
206,019
225,517
FTE
1.18
1.57
1.57
Administration
829,281
772,735
809,111
FTE
3.95
3.95
3.95
Maintenance
1,101,078
2,348,728
2,439,950
FTE
8.58
8.25
8.75
Operations
1,313,012
2,055,836
1,940,239
FTE
5.52
5.60
5.26
Street Improvements
92,830
2,887,558
5,550,301
FTE
0.00
0.00
0.00
Storm Water Improvements
11,780
1,342,342
1,875,907
FTE
0.00
0.00
0.00
Sewer Improvements
317,376
7,098,918
8,036,546
FTE
0.00
0.00
0.00
Water Improvements
150,427
7,714,537
8,635,973
FTE
0.00
0.00
0.00
Park Improvements
0
2,617,238
2,938,765
FTE
0.00
0.00
0.00
Not Allocated to Organizational Unit or Program
47,165,274
31,889,898
24,740,112
FTE
0.00
0.00
0.00
Total Requirements
56,189,844
65,036,880
63,073,115
Total FTE
53.68
53.74
54.40
Adopted Budget
This Year 2010-21
Beginning Fund Balance
Current Year Local Option Property Taxes
5,511,607
3,199,018
1,600,446
1,231,727
6,231,436
Email: nielsen_steve@silverfalls.k12.or.us
$65,232,393
0
0
$69,365,718
$75,513,969
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION
Salaries
$23,501,640
$26,058,221
16,583,182
18,098,937
17,757,505
Purchased Services
8,610,766
9,583,161
11,500,047
Supplies & Materials
2,446,390
4,017,691
3,889,362
Capital Outlay
3,266,833
1,187,500
1,268,270
595,016
739,706
738,200
6,012,091
6,281,300
8,445,000
Other Associated Payroll Costs
Other Objects (except debt service & interfund transfers)
Debt Service*
lnterfund Transfers*
630,000
335,000
480,000
0
1,284,500
1,328,216
Operating Contingency
Unappropriated Ending Fund Balance & Reserves
Total Requirements
$27,755,377
0
1,779,702
2,351,993
$61,645,918
$69,365,718
$75,513,969
FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS AND FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (FTE) BY FUNCTION
1000 Instruction
FTE
2000 Support Services
FTE
3000 Enterprise & Community Service
FTE
4000 Facility Acquisition & Construction
$31,793,555
$35,597,545
295.99
315.11
$37,236,397
319.62
18,807,810
21,444,671
22,871,893
128.29
127.24
130.41
1,144,288
1,528,000
1,608,200
11.50
11.50
11.50
3,258,174
1,115,000
1,192,270
0.00
0.00
0.00
6,012,091
6,281,300
8,445,000
630,000
335,000
480,000
0
1,284,500
1,328,216
FTE
5000 Other Uses
5100 Debt Service*
5200 lnterfund Transfers*
6000 Contingency
7000 Unappropriated Ending Fund Balance
Total Requirements
Total FTE
0
1,779,702
2,351,993
$61,645,918
$69,365,718
$75,513,969
435.78
453.85
461.53
* not included in total 5000 Other Uses. To be appropriated separately from other 5000 expenditures.
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ACTIVITIES and SOURCES OF FINANCING *
Awarded $1.15 million grant from EDA for a water capital improvement project related to the SilverCreek Intake and transmission line.
Rate or Amount
Imposed
Rate or Amount Imposed
Rate or Amount
Approved
$4.5458
$4.5458
$4.5458
$3,987,154
$4,217,938
$4,309,278
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES
Permanent Rate Levy
(rate limit 3.6678 per $1,000)
Local Option Levy
Levy For General Obligation Bonds
LONG TERM DEBT
General Obligation Bonds
OR-0000399946
Other Bonds
Other Borrowings
Total
Rate or Amount Imposed Rate or Amount Imposed
2019-2020
This Year 2020-2021
3.6678
3.6678
Rate or Amount Approved
Next Year 2021-2022
3.6678
275,000
275,000
275,000
0
0
0
STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
Estimated Debt Outstanding
on July 1.
$0
(rate limit $4.5458 per $1,000)
Local Option Levy
Levy For General Obligation Bonds
STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
LONG TERM DEBT
Estimated Debt Authorized, But
Not Incurred on July 1
$9,700,001
$0
Estimated Debt
Outstanding on
July 1.
General Obligation Bonds
$25,295,000
Other Bonds
$9,657,999
Other Borrowings
$639,586
$10,339,587
Permanent Rate Levy
Total
OR-0000399967
$2,932,437
$37,885,436
Estimated Debt Authorized, But Not Incurred
on July 1