FRIDAY, ARIL 10, 2015
Classifieds / Local
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7
HELP WANTED
HERBICIDE GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT
MISC.
MISC.
RECREATION
RESERVE POLICE
OFFICERS WANTED!
For 2015, Baker County Weed District will again be giving
out herbicide on the following locations, dates, and times.
This fully mixed, ready-to-go herbicide will be targeting
whitetop and scotch thistle. Folks need to bring chemical-
resistant containers, preferably gas or oil cans, and a pair
of chemical-resistant gloves. Please, no food containers.
There will be a five gallon limit imposed for each res -
dence. Note!!! New location for Baker City Giveaways!
Where
Date / Time
Huntington Service Station
April 17, 8:00-11AM
Richland/Halfway-Wildflower Corner May 8, 7-12 Noo
Baker City - Old ODOT Building
May 16, 7-12 Noon
1050 S. Bridge
Baker City - Old ODOT Building
May 23 7 - 12 Noon
1050 S. Bridge Street
Hereford Hall
June 5, 9 AM
Hereford
Unity Hall
June 5, 10:30 AM
Unity
AIR
COMPRESSOR.
Worthington, bumper hitch
towable air compressor.
Comes with lots of hose,
50-100 feet, pneumatic drill
and bits (3). Runs on gas.
$1,500. It will need new
tires. Call 541.519.5035.
FINE CERAMICS. Two
cups and two saucers,
each set in its original box
with paperwork included.
Never used or displayed.
From the legendary Genma
kiln in Japan. Each two-
piece set (one cup, one
saucer) retails for approx.
$500 U.S. dollars.
Genma blue and orange
butterfly design. Makes a
great gift for someone who
has everything!
Letting both sets go for
$500. Call and leave a
message at 541.519.0572
if interested.
BOAT! For Sale, 1972 Sea
Ray 20' Boat with trailer,
spare tire, licensed through
2015. Motor needs work,
winterized. Includes fish
finde , covers and bimini.
$1,000 OBO. 541-523-
3604.
Reserve Police Officer –
City of Baker City, OR is
accepting applications for
Reserve Police Office . This
is an unpaid, volunteer po-
sition that will require the
completion of reserve police
academy and field training
program; applicants must
pass physical agility, written
and oral exams, and back-
ground check. Applications
are available in person at
the Baker City Police De-
partment, 1768 Auburn Av-
enue, EEO Employer.
CEMETERY SPACE.
Space at Mt. Hope Cem-
etery with perpetual care.
Current value $1200 for
$900 OBO. Grave 2,
Lot No 409 in Northwest
Cleaver Endowed section.
This area may only have
flat headstones. Leaving
area and must sell. 541-
523-3604.
YARD SALES
OUR GARAGE
SALE ADS
ARE FREE!
VISIT OUR
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SVRR land transfer
proposed to County
By Todd Arriola
Todd@TheBakerCountyPress.com
The main focus of the
Baker County Board of
Commissioners’ bi-
monthly work session held
Wednesday, April 8, 2015,
at 9 a.m., at the Baker
County Courthouse, was to
consider a proposal for the
transfer of ownership from
the Baker County Parks
and Recreation Depart-
ment to the Sumpter Valley
Railroad Restoration, Inc.
(SVRR), of the Sumpter
Valley Railroad Park, lo-
cated five miles southeast
of the City of Sumpter.
Present from the Board
were Chair Bill Harvey,
Commissioner Mark Ben-
nett, Commissioner Tim
Kerns, and Executive As-
sistant Heidi Martin.
Karen Spencer, from the
Baker County Parks and
Recreation Department,
was present to discuss the
proposal with the Board.
She said she received the
proposal on March 29,
2015, and the document
describes the property as:
“Land in Baker County,
Oregon in T.10S, R.37E.,
W.M.
“Sec. 12: That portion of
the SW ¼ SE ¼, held by
Baker County, lying West
of the Huckleberry Loop
Road, formerly Dredge
Lane Loop Road (approx.
39 acres).
“Sec. 13: That portion
of the NW ¼ NE ¼ lying
West of the Huckleberry
Loop Road, formerly
Dredge Lane Loop Road
(approx. 15 acres).
“Exhibit 1: As well as a
strip of land described as a
15.4 acre m/l parcel of land
identified as Tax Lot 600 in
Section 18, Township 10S,
Range 38E. Willamette
Meridian: more particu-
larly described as: That
portion of the abandoned
Sumpter Valley Railway
right of way lying in the
NE ¼, NE ¼ SE, and E
½ NW ¼ Secton 18, T.
10S, R. 38E, W.M. Baker
County, Oregon.
“Exhibit 2: As well as the
sewer lagoon and associ-
ated property lying East of
Huckleberry Loop Road,
formerly Dredge Lane
Loop Road (approx. 10
acres).
“Exhibit 3: Upon trans-
fer, the Sumpter Valley
Railroad Restoration, Inc.,
will accept full financial
responsibility for the main-
tenance and upkeep of the
Sumpter Valley Railroad
Park, as well as all inspec-
tion costs and associated
liability. At this time the
current twenty-five (25)
year lease between Baker
County and the Sumpter
Valley Railroad Restora-
tion, Inc. is set to expire on
June 4, 2021.”
Spencer described the
proposal, and explained
that the original lease
agreement was signed in
1996, with an amendment
signed in 2000, and an-
other amendment signed in
2002. She said the current
lease agreement is through
2027.
She said this transfer
would include the McEwen
Depot, and infrastructure
buildings associated with
the property.
Bennett said to Spen-
cer that a more detailed,
overall map would be
helpful in order to make a
decision (to be made at a
regular session) concern-
ing the proposal, and she
responded that some issues
need to also be addressed,
including some landlocked
County property, and that a
better map could be made
Kerry McQuisten / The Baker County Press
County Commissioners heard a proposal from the SVRR that would transfer
property in Sumpter from the County to the Sumpter Valley Railroad.
available.
Bennett voiced some
concerns about potential
zoning issues in the area,
and mining extraction pos-
sibilities, and whether the
County would be able to
reacquire the property if,
for example, the Sumpter
Valley Railroad Restora-
tion, Inc. were to be dis-
solved.
Spencer responded with
some positive details
regarding the concerns,
and what the benefits could
be to the County, and said
she would investigate the
matter further.
Kerns asked why the
Sumpter Valley Railroad
Restoration, Inc. drafted
the proposal, and Spencer
responded that the property
would be an asset, and
would be helpful in the
area of writing grants.
Lorri Harvey, one of the
session attendees, com-
mented about the high cost
of maintaining the Sumpter
Valley Railroad Park and
Construction continues on Loop road
Submitted Photo.
Placing geogrid and backfill along FSR 39
BAKER CITY, OR
– Work on the Wallowa
Mountain Loop Road—
also known as Forest Ser-
vice Road (FSR) 39 —will
resume April 13.
Tidewater Contractors
from Brookings, OR, will
first plow the alternate
route, Forest Service Road
(FSR) 66, and gate off the
seasonal snowmobile route
that follows FSR 39 by
April 15, weather permit-
ting.
The 18-mile construction
area between the junction
of Highway 86 and the 39
Road heading north to the
junction of the 39 Road
and the 66 Road will be
gated closed until June
16. Contractors hope to
have the 66 Road detour
route cleared of snow by
April 15, but there may be
delays.
Beginning June 16,
FSR 39 will be closed to
passenger vehicles from
8 a.m. Tuesday to 5 p.m.
Thursday to allow campers
and others to use the route
on the weekends. The 39
Road is not maintained for
passenger travel until after
June 15.
Beginning July 1,
through completion of
construction, visitors can
expect rough surfaces and
delays of up to one hour on
FSR 39, or use the alter-
nate route (FSR 66).
“We appreciate the con-
tractor’s efforts to mini-
mize the inconvenience
to motorists and consider
them a partner in our effort
to improve the visitor ex-
perience along this Scenic
Byway,” Forest Supervisor
Tom Montoya said.
Slated for completion
this fall, the $5.3 million
project is funded by the
Federal Highway Admin-
istration and is the largest
of its kind in the Forest
Service system.
Baker County Com-
missioner Bill Harvey and
Wallowa County Commis-
sioner Mike Hayward said
they look forward to the
re-opening of the roadway,
which is a popular visitor
route.
Crews began reconstruct-
ing 13 miles of FSR 39 be-
ginning at the junction of
Highway 86 (10 miles east
of Halfway) and northward
to the junction of FSR 66
in 2013.
An additional five miles
were added to the project
in the summer of 2014,
for a total of 18 miles of
reconstruction.
The detour route, FSR
66, is 30 miles in length
and is a well-maintained
single-lane gravel road
with pullouts, but it is not
recommended for motor
homes.
First designated as a
National Forest Scenic
Byway in 1992, the Wal-
lowa Mountain Loop Road
was named a State Scenic
Byway in 1996.
In 2000, the Federal
Highways Administra-
tion established the Hells
Canyon All-American
Road for its qualities of ex-
ceptional scenery, widely
varied terrain, recreational
opportunities, and histori-
cal significance
associated structures, that
repairs are necessary.
A decision concerning
the proposal is expected
to be made at a future
regular Commission ses-
sion. The regular sessions
are held on the first and
third Wednesday of each
month, at 9 a.m., and the
work sessions are held
on the second and fourth
Wednesday of each month,
also at 9 a.m. The public is
invited and encouraged to
attend all sessions.
I-84
delays
ahead
Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT)
contractor Oregon Main-
line Paving is continuing
work on the freeway im-
provement project between
the Kamela Interchange at
Exit 246 and the Second
Street undercrossing in
La Grande, near mile post
260.
Work on the project
began in 2013 and will be
completed by the end of
this year. Improvements
include: resurfacing the
left (fast) lane with new
asphalt and placement of
concrete in the right (slow)
lanes of the freeway; re-
placement of functionally
obsolete median barrier;
bridge repairs; truck chain-
up area improvements;
rock fall upgrades; plus the
construction of a west-
bound truck climbing lane
along the Spring Creek
grade near mile post 247.
During construction ac-
tivities this year on the $43
million project, travelers
can expect lane restric-
tions, reduced speeds,
traffic pattern changes and
minor delays between Hil-
gard State Park at Exit 252
and mile post 245, west of
the Kamela interchange.
