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At the June 6, 2016 City Council
Meeting:
Council Adopts 2016-17 Budget – The
Council held a Public Hearing and fol-
lowing no public testimony, passed
Resolution 04-16, adopting the 2016-17
budget. The budget was approved by
the Budget Committee on May 5 and
amended before the adoption. The total
budget is for $9, 223, 456.
Council Gives Approval to Move For-
ward on Sewer Project – Council gave
consensus to move forward on the full
California Avenue/Spencer Hill Sewer
Project. The project includes installa-
tion of infrastructure to allow industrial
development on private property along
California Avenue and also reroutes
sewage from the Spencer Hill neighbor-
hood to pump station 3 instead of send-
ing it across the Nehalem River to pump
station 2 and then pumping it back for
treatment. Staff told Council the infra-
structure for the California Avenue por-
tion of the project could be paid for with
Systems Development Charges (SDC)
funds. The remaining funds needed for
Vernonia City News...
the project will come from reducing the Mayor Appoints Wilcoxen to Cem-
amount in the sewer contingency line etery Committee – With approval from
the rest of the Council and a recommen-
item.
dation from the Cemetery Committee,
Council Approves Grant Administra-
Mayor Randy Parrow appointed Darlene
tion Contract – Council approved the
Wilcoxen to the Cemetery Committee.
contract with Columbia Pacific Eco-
nomic Development District to admin- Council Approves IGA for Water
ister the Rose Avenue Project grant and Gauge – Council approved the renew-
authorized the City Administrator to al of an Intergovernmental Agreement
(IGA) between the City and the Oregon
sign it.
Water Resources Department for main-
Council Approves Request to Inhabit
tenance and operation of a river gauge at
Travel Trailer – Council approved a re-
the Rock Creek Bridge. The agreement
quest for a permit from Michael Kelly
calls for the City to pay $5,200 with a
to allow a family member to live in a
3% increase annually for the service.
travel trailer on his property at 1248 2 nd
City Administrator Report – City Ad-
Avenue. The permit is for six months.
ministrator Josette Mitchell updated the
Council Denies Request to Inhabit
Council on the Wastewater Treatment
Travel Trailer – Council denied a re-
Plant project and told them the DAF has
quest for a permit from Terry Miller and
been fixed and passed testing.
Jodie Malcolm to inhabit a travel trailer
Mitchell told the Council she
for six to eight weeks at 888 Jefferson, on
toured parts of the City damaged in last
property owned by Gene Winningham.
winter’s high water event with FEMA
City staff did not recommend approval
representatives. Mitchell said the City
of the permit request. No one involved
will receive a 75% reimbursement for
in the permit request was in attendance
repair projects approved by FEMA; the
at the meeting.
City should receive the reimbursement
Readers Lend Their Voices...
continued from page 4
It is time to stop playing with the
people of Columbia and Clatsop County.
Get some teeth and step aside. Natives of
these communities have lived in an area
that flourished with timber jobs, saw
mills, pulp mills, plywood mills where
thousands of people were employed.
Now our resources that made us strong
are being sent to China and the result
was the closure of all those mills and the
loss of thousands of jobs.
Now, we are losing access to
land we have enjoyed and respected for a
hundred years, as the big Timber Giants
and their bought and paid for politicians
walk over the top of us. What really
upsets people is when a local politician
like yourself “pretends” to care and
“pretends” to come up with some lame
ideas that will do nothing.
Brad, if you want the continued
support of your district I would highly
suggest you step up and take direct
action. No excuses and political BS
Police Blotter
June 1-13, 2016
REPORTS TAKEN
• June 2, 2016 Other Agency Assist
near North St.
• June 6, 2016 Arrest on a Warrant
near Bridge St.
• June 7, 2016 Death Investigation
CITATIONS/OTHER
• June 1, 2016 Cited for Defective
Lighting, Failure to Carry Registration/
Insurance near Bridge St.
• June 9, 2016 Cited for Violation of
the Speed Limit 47/20 near Maple St.
• June11, 2016 Cited for Violation of
the Speed Limit 49/35 near Rose Ave.
Vernonia Police Department
responds to calls that do not
always end in Arrest, Report,
or Citation. 06/01/2016 through
06/13/2016 VPD had 70 calls for
service.
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answers or it is time for us to find one
who can. The Governor of Montana was
able work out a deal where they were
able to keep open access to its citizens
on Weyco property. So what does that
say about you? About your associates
and your Governor?
Bart Miller
Scappoose
Admin for “Pacific Northwest Stands
United Against Weyerhaeuser”
Vernonia City
Council Meetings
and Closures
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by the end of June.
Mitchell told the Council the
City has had no further contact from the
Nickerson Ridge Estate representatives.
Mitchell told the Council that
bidding on the trailer at the Airport
would end on June 10 and that the cur-
rent high bid was $3,600. Following the
close of the bidding it was reported that
the trailer was sold for $10,500.
Mitchell told Council that plans
are moving forward for construction of
a picnic pavilion at Spencer Park using
materials the City salvaged from the
Washington Grade School demolition.
Design and engineering of the structure
is nearing completion.
Topics From the Floor – Jeff Grant
asked to discuss the reasons why he has
been trespassed from the city library
property. He was told a City Council
meeting was not the appropriate place
for that discussion. Grant was encour-
aged to come to City Hall during busi-
ness hours to review his situation with
City staff.
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