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FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 9 Local & Entertainment Bebe’s word search — Obituaries — CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Bill and Janis started their lives together and were blessed with three Bill children; Ryan John Arlen Ryan born on March 29, 1970, Nancy Ann Ryan Haggard born on July 26, 1972 and much later on Brittany Marie Ryan Conner. Bill leaves behind his wife of 47 years Janis Ryan, his son John, daugh- ter Nancy and her husband Darryl Haggard, daughter Brittany and her husband Chris Conner. He is also survived by his grandchil- dren; AJ Haggard and his wife Kristin, great grand- child Rhys, JD Haggard, older brothers Larry Har- rison and his wife Phyllis, and Veryl Harrison and his wife Harriet. He also has many nieces and nephews he leaves behind. He was preceded in death by his older brother Darwin Harrison, his mother and father Jack and Alta Ryan, and just three days before Bill passed his sister Mary Louise Ryan Lindstrom. Bill enjoyed hunting, fi shing, and discovering new roads to explore. He will be missed for his sense of humor and wit; you didn't always know whether he was serious or just kidding. Should friends and family desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or to a charity of your choice through Coles Tribute Center at 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle for Bill or to leave a condolence for the family, please visit: www.colestributecenter. com. Sumpter CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Executive Session Council agreed to meet Friday at 10:30 a.m. in executive session to review applications for the Groundskeeper position. Flea Market proposal from SVCV Council unanimously voted to approve the SVCV’s proposal to run the Flea Markets. Council Input Clarke stated he would like to start a street main- tenance fund for buying gravel, grading roads, plowing snow and the like. Woolf said she and Bookkeeper Kathi Vinson have been discussing using part of the 3% cannabis tax to go into the street fund. She stated after do- County CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 The bill also requires 25% of money deposited in Housing and Services Department accounts be allocated to provide afford- able housing. Martin discussed with the Board the topic of service animal issues in the Courthouse. She said that certain people had brought animals, The ing some fi guring, they are proposing in the 2017/2018 budget $15,000 from this source for the street fund and $15,000 for the general fund. They are hoping revenue sharing through the state will allow them to put in another $8,000. Wise asked what will happen if they don’t get that much. Jenny Long stated that based on current sales, the City will receive at least that much. McKin- ney said the City received confi rmation that they are good to go with the ordinance passed regard- ing the cannabis tax. She doesn’t know if the City will receive anything this year because there were no cannabis sales in 2016. Clarke stated the squir- rels at the Grounds are out of hand and he’d like to fi nd someone to take care of the problem. There was much discussion regarding poisoning versus shoot- ing. Karen Peters said she doesn’t think shoot- ing them will suffi ciently take care of the problem. Others mentioned concerns with poisoning and po- tential effects on pets and birds. Clarke stated he’d like to see the issue taken care of before the next Flea Market. Public Input Myrna Clarke asked about Resolution 2017-4, on prohibiting marijuana growers in Sumpter. McK- inney explained there is a public meeting on April 20 at 6 p.m. Woolf clarifi ed that testimony must be in written form and must be at City Hall by 5 p.m. that day. which are not necessarily service animals, into the Courthouse building, and McQuisten said that he had observed two sepa- rate incidents, and he has concerns about liability. Harvey asked about sig- nage, and McQuisten said there wasn’t any placed on or in the building yet. In discussing what a County employee could legally ask an animal’s owner, Martin said that the following two questions could be asked: “Is the animal required because of a disability,” or, “What task or service does this animal intend to do?” The Board discussed some general 2017-2018 budget concerns with Cook, PILT (payment in lieu of taxes) and budget carryover issues being two of the top priorities for her, she said. In discussing these and other concerns, Ben- nett said that, as it stands now, there would be a 7% decrease in PILT funding from last year’s amount. SEE COUNTY PAGE 10 Baker County Press Subscribe Today! Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Email address: Phone: E-Only $29.95/yr. Print (Delivery) $39.95/yr. Print (Mail) $49.95/yr. Inside Baker City City Limits Only Outside Baker City City Limits Only 1. Make check payable to: Black Lyon Publishing, LLC 2. 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